Originally Posted by prometa

I second this recommendation. We lost several strap pads the first time we gate checked the stroller and went with a bag afterward.

Note that you can also gate check a collapsible wagon. Handy when the kids are big enough to be out of the stroller but still too small to make the 1 mile or so walk from door to gate at airports like IAD. Ours holds the kid plus a carryon and backpacks.