WOB0.01J
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How do you all pack your CCR’s for flights? I was even thinking just to wear the unit on my back and rent the bottles at the destination.
How to travel with a CCR?
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WOB0.01J
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Poseidon Se7en is the unit. I haven’t book the flight yet, but planning on next year.
@doctormike might have good input here, I only tried once with a sidewinder so 
If you can get bottles at the destination them skip on taking off the valves for flying nd all the extra weight anyways
If you can get bottles at the destination them skip on taking off the valves for flying nd all the extra weight anyways
missionmtb
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I found it best to break it down. Keep the loop hoses easily accessible, these get a lot of questions from xray since they have anti-crush wire inside. Shown is a cheap Amazon basics carryon 22" bag, this kept people from asking too many questions.
You can get nice covers for the head from tecme.de.
This unit is arguably the easiest backmount to travel with IMHO, but not the best travel unit compared to chesties or sidewinders. G/L and get out there!
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First, Check your destination and what they can supply. A CCR support center like ours will have everything but others may not have much or you get stuck with cylinders you dont like. Other places (like ours) you could even just bring your head and use one of our units.
Personally I have traveled a lot with a Poseidon back in the day and I just put everything (except cylinders) in a box or pelicase and checked it in. Now I travel mostly with a JJ-CCR and I do the same thing.
Put the Poseidon battery in your carry on in a ziplock bag. The rest packs down small enough you can fit it in a large size carry on case.
If you want to do the whole unit carry on then take the backplate and wing off and put them in with the rest of your scuba gear (fins, wetsuit and so on) and you can even take the first stages off to get the weight down. I the past i used to take a jacket on the plane with my carry on and the pockets of the jacket were full of first stages.
Now I just put it all in the box and pay excess baggage.
Personally I have traveled a lot with a Poseidon back in the day and I just put everything (except cylinders) in a box or pelicase and checked it in. Now I travel mostly with a JJ-CCR and I do the same thing.
Put the Poseidon battery in your carry on in a ziplock bag. The rest packs down small enough you can fit it in a large size carry on case.
If you want to do the whole unit carry on then take the backplate and wing off and put them in with the rest of your scuba gear (fins, wetsuit and so on) and you can even take the first stages off to get the weight down. I the past i used to take a jacket on the plane with my carry on and the pockets of the jacket were full of first stages.
Now I just put it all in the box and pay excess baggage.
Nosmosis
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I haven't done tons of travel with my unit (Divesoft Liberty). A few trips to Florida. I usually dive the Heavy DIR, which is very unfriendly for travel - unless car is an option. I have found not many places have 7Lx2 for rent. I have a conversion kit which is for the Liberty Light which brings the weight down quite a bit and you are on 2x3Ls. For that configuration, I pack it all in a suitcase and pay a little overweight charges...not bad though. So two checked bags....1/2 bag for dive gear and clothing (not CCR), 1 bag for CCR. Carry on the CCR head and Lithium batteries, etc.
Inspiration diver here. Loop and head carry on, the rest dispatch, within a hard light case Normally use a travel frame for air transport
lermontov
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Revo and JJ - goes in suitcase without too much problem - pack all the spaces with clothes or foam - i did have a heavy duty box but it's oversized and UA charge an extra $200 so went back to suitcase, I sometime put the loop in a seperate case and all computer stuff i take in carry on
I travelled extensively with a ChOptima in a carry on bag (counter lungs separated from head, whole electronics attached, loop attached) and oxygen bottle in the checked in bag — no need for dil bottle because I dive with off board dil (and sometimes oxygen) but I would also bring that one if I needed to.
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