Moving boxes as checked luggage
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I had AS force me to repack my goods once. Think I had a case of gatorade taped to paper towels. It was well secured, but didn't meet some "unpublished" rule. This was heading to a friend in BRW where things cost 3x as much, if not more. I readjusted items and got it to work
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I have used boxes as checked luggage many times and have never had a problem; an excellent means of transporting things one-way (like if you are bringing gifts or something). L+W+H must be 62" or less; there is a standard sized box you can buy at Home Depot or Staples or U-Haul that measures 20x20x20, so that's how you could maximize volume subject to the size limits. Boxes are a highly effective means of carrying things, and since a box weighs very little, it helps you stay under the weight maximum (many pieces of luggage weigh several pounds, a box weighs maybe a pound). You will need to sign a waiver, but again, I have never had a problem.
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I did this a bunch of times during my BOS->SEA move; I'd put anything that needed real protection in a hard-sided suitcase (if checked) or my rollaboard (for electronics/valuables), then fill a U-Haul book, small, or medium size box with clothes/towels/books/etc to take advantage of the extra checked bags I got as a PM. (I later made 1MM and DM because of all those SEA-BOS RTs.)
I don't remember the BOS desk ever asking me to sign a waiver for them, either.
I don't remember the BOS desk ever asking me to sign a waiver for them, either.