lotalota

I'll be over on the alcohol, he wants a bottle of Makers Mark too, but I'm not concerned about that. I'd like to keep them in their very redneck box, but will need I guess to engineer some kind of protective device around them. Both to keep the liquid contained if they burst, but also to keep the AMS ramp monkeys from opening up his cold ones.

Quickfire

The cargo hold is pressurized to the same altitude as the rest of the cabin.

Rejuvenated

Sometimes my relatives in HK would request me to bring them some Canadian Maple Syrup Bottles from Toronto. I usually wrap them with those plastics that have pimples on them (don't know what they are called) and place them in my checked-luggage. At the end they've always turned out to be fine. No cracks.

N965VJ

Bubble wrap! Or just get some of these padded envelopes (can't beat the price).

Rejuvenated

Thanks for the terminology. Also love the popping sound when you squeeze them with your fingers.

SD-Flyer

I do this all the time. CA wine for friends in Europe, British beer for friends in US. French wine for me!

I just wrap whatever I am checking in clothes and pack it into the suitcase. The most I ever checked in one bag was 9 bottles of wine / champagne, which made the bag a bit heavy, but it arrived without incident.

Mr. Vker

http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/index.shtml

MatthewClement

I can share a rather unfortunate story that starts with a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau and ends with a suitcase full of pink clothing...

dchristiva

I have transported cases of beer from WI back to NY without incident. These were aluminum cans, not bottles.

Hawkeye79

Being a beer can collector, I have transported full aluminum beer cans in my checked bags from all over without any problems except from MTY. When security searched my luggage before checking it in, they have tried to confiscate my beer. They said that the aircraft compartment wasn't pressurized and the cans would explode. They had the Mexicana ticket agent confirm this nonscense. I ended up taking the beer out and draining it in the bathroom rather than let the thirsty security agents have it.

mersk862

I tend to check a 6-pack or two of Alaskan Amber back to wherever I'm going when I'm on the West Coast.

Keys are to use a rollaboard (not a duffel bag, gets banged up more that way) and to wrap each bottle in dirty laundry.

sc flier

After meeting beckoa and others up in ANC on a business trip, I hauled a couple cases of Cheerwine up there during a followup visit last week.

I was quite proud of my packing job! I took the cans out of the 12-pack boxes and wrapped them in reused bubble wrap. I could wrap a line of 3 or 4 cans with one piece of bubble wrap while still keeping them from touching each other. Each case then went into a trash bag that I tied shut and sealed with packaging tape. Then into a reused Amazon.com box. (I love Amazon Prime!) Grocery bags provided additional filler in the box. I taped the box closed and put some extra tape around the corners and edges for extra protection from the baggage handlers and two connections including an airline change.

I was kind of sorry to give up the cool bubble wrap, though. Most of it was sticky on one side, and it was perfect for rolling up a few cans at a time. I saved it from when I ordered some English china bowls before my anniversary back in October. I knew that I'd find a good use for it before Christmas!

beckoa

Quite an impressive & through packaging job indeed ^ I was impressed with the bubble wrap too ... I kinda had to work to get out a can tonight (its actually still unpacked laying downstairs in the hall .

I think the awesome packaging did double duty, insulating the beverages from the near zero degree weather we were experiencing in ANC

Thanks again sc flyer!

Cadburysmom

Is this a really stupid idea? My son's fav soda is not offered on our upcoming cruise so I was considering bringing a 12 pack(cans) in the checked luggage, wrapping it in bubblewrap of course.

Our hotel is not near any stores where we can pick up some after we land and we're relying on hotel shuttle from airport to hotel to cruise port.

So has anyone flown with a 12 pack of cans which survived the trip?

Thanks for your help!

Mom from NC

FWAAA

Lotsa times.

Just make certain that it's wrapped well and I'd recommend a hard-sided suitcase to ensure that it won't be crushed.