Hey mate, not being rude, just helpfull advice, SEARCH: kite/ golf/ bag. as your key words.

Sporting equipment gets you extra allowances, etc. fins, and anything small and heavy, pack in your hand luggage.

Mystic, used to be awesome for what youre after.

Another option is to just buy a good regular bag & carry your board separate in a lightweight cover. This works if your airline carrier doesn't charge per piece, or you take surfboards. I travel with one of these. Great quality for the price. (N.B. USA website)
http://www.costco.com/fū;l-30%22-Hybrid-Drop-Bottom-Wheeled-Duffel.product.100033728.html
2 kites, bar & wet gear in bottom section of duffle. Clothes, and pump in top. room in outside pouches for other stuff.
3rd (small) kite if needed I take as carry on in this. I only paid half the $RRP
www.thule.com.au/details.php?p_id=71&listid=8&slistid=&seo=TCDP-1_40_Litre_Duffel_Pack&menuid=&submenuid=
I use both bags regularly even when not kiting. This setup doesn't leave you scrounging through giant bags and gives you a bit of versatility. It's easy to carry and wheel everything by yourself without a trolley.

Hey Puppet, what bag would you recommend (not worried if its what you sell!) for 2 TTs (135, 137), 2 kites, wetsuit, harness, helmet + beach stuff?

SOLD

but eppo it only takes 2 kites

I just bought a Cabrinha Golf Bag for a recent trip. Fitted two kites 14 and an 11 a 146 TT board, harness, impact vest, control bar, pump, 2 wetsuits (full length steamer and a springy), reef shoes and towel. All under the weight limit for the airline. Got it on no questions asked. I could have easily fitted an extra twin tip but wold have exceeded the weight limit on the bag.

Yes...you can get away with 30kg if you get a good check in person who like you or have Gold or Platinum status on most airlines but 25kg to be safe.

The thing I learnt on my last trip is the more air you can get out of your kite when packing it actually makes a difference to the weight of your gear. I did not think air had a weight but it clearly does. So packing your kites really flat with little to no air is key to giving yourself an some extra wiggle room on weight and of course saving space. Most kite bags claim you could get three kites and two twin twips into them. From a space perspective you probably could at a squeeze but not from a weight perspective. Not a chance in hell of that happening.

When I was looking teamex I did not find much of a difference between the brands other than a zip here or a pocket there. IMO it comes down to quality of the bag (is it going to stand up to the punishment airline baggage handlers are going to give it) and personal preference. I looked at half a dozen bags and settled on the Cabrinha Golf Bag as it was a couple of bucks cheaper than the other and I could not differentiate the other bags.

kitebt said..

When I was looking teamex I did not find much of a difference between the brands other than a zip here or a pocket there. IMO it comes down to quality of the bag (is it going to stand up to the punishment airline baggage handlers are going to give it) and personal preference. I looked at half a dozen bags and settled on the Cabrinha Golf Bag as it was a couple of bucks cheaper than the other and I could not differentiate the other bags.

I ended up going with the Naish golf -mostly due to what was in stock at the moment i visited the store (didn't have time to order online). seemed to offer th most protection with an added pouch here or there. Other options where the prolimit stacker i think and the north combibag. North bag was pretty basic and while the prolimit looked good the naish has a couple of extra bells and that

dave...... said..

Hey mate, not being rude, just helpfull advice, SEARCH: kite/ golf/ bag. as your key words.

Sporting equipment gets you extra allowances, etc. fins, and anything small and heavy, pack in your hand luggage.

always been worried about fins maybe considered like a weapon or something and packed them in checked in.. are they good to go in carry on?