Well, I'm searching around for some hard sided luggage and/or Pelican type boxes for travel but the more I search the more disappointed I am in the extremely high prices they seem to be asking for even the smallest of them.
Anyway, my question is, will the airlines/security have a problem with me using a hard plastic cooler as a piece of checked luggage. You know the kind you take camping and to the park for BBQ's. Heck, it will do the exact same job as a comparable box that would cost me over $250.00 just because it has wheels and a brand name on it. Anyone know if this would be allowed? Of course I'd probably have to duct tape it to keep it from coming open during the luggage handling process which might be a problem with security as they may think its a bomb or something.
When I went to Grand Cayman in 1995 we did this with a cooler and stuffed it with food and they had no problem with us taking it but after 9/11 and with the new security at the airports I'm just curious if anyone knows.
Your thoughts?
Anyway, my question is, will the airlines/security have a problem with me using a hard plastic cooler as a piece of checked luggage. You know the kind you take camping and to the park for BBQ's. Heck, it will do the exact same job as a comparable box that would cost me over $250.00 just because it has wheels and a brand name on it. Anyone know if this would be allowed? Of course I'd probably have to duct tape it to keep it from coming open during the luggage handling process which might be a problem with security as they may think its a bomb or something.
When I went to Grand Cayman in 1995 we did this with a cooler and stuffed it with food and they had no problem with us taking it but after 9/11 and with the new security at the airports I'm just curious if anyone knows.
Your thoughts?
