Taking beer cans on a plane
Mar 15, 2005 | 3:18 pm
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Taking beer cans on a plane
My husband wants me to bring a few cans of VB (beer) for him from SYD to LAX. I have visions of my bag being thrown around my baggage handlers and the cans exploding, soaking all my clotes in beer. I am wondering how they would go in an overhead compartment. Any ideas?
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Mar 15, 2005 | 4:41 pm
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Wrap the beer cans in clothing or something else that's soft, and put them in your carry-on luggage. I carry on bottles of wine in my rollaboard this way on my trips back from California and have never had a problem.
Mar 15, 2005 | 5:16 pm
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Definitely carry-on. There's also the chance that someone inspecting baggage" for your protection" might decide to take a souvenir.
My husband and I are headed for Scotland next month and the whisky we bring back will all be carried aboard.
My husband and I are headed for Scotland next month and the whisky we bring back will all be carried aboard.
Mar 16, 2005 | 2:37 am
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I brought back a fair amount of beer when I was in Germany last year. I split it up between carry on and checked luggage. These were all bottles, so a bit fragile. I boxed and wrapped them carefully and had no problems at all. (Wrapped, boxed and secured inside a sturdy luggage along with clothes).
Mar 16, 2005 | 12:13 pm
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I've brought back bottles of beer from all over the world (I write for a couple of beer magazines so I can get away with calling that "research") on airline flights and never lost a one.
Cans (or tinnies as the Aussies would say) are probably better than bottles (or stubbies as the Aussies would say) for what you've got in mind. Pack them in your carryon unless you're bringing back a couple dozen or more and you should have no problems.
Cans (or tinnies as the Aussies would say) are probably better than bottles (or stubbies as the Aussies would say) for what you've got in mind. Pack them in your carryon unless you're bringing back a couple dozen or more and you should have no problems.
Mar 16, 2005 | 2:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Athena53
Definitely carry-on. There's also the chance that someone inspecting baggage" for your protection" might decide to take a souvenir.
My husband and I are headed for Scotland next month and the whisky we bring back will all be carried aboard.
My husband and I are headed for Scotland next month and the whisky we bring back will all be carried aboard.
if your trip includes Edinburgh, please please ensure you pay the Whisky Society a visit - you won't regret it!
a tad OT, but hey, it's a whisky tip!
Mar 16, 2005 | 3:00 pm
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I brought back beer from the UK last year as a Christmas present for my son. I packed a dozen bottles and 4 cans in my carry-on. I had a sore shoulder by the time I got home. Remember, they have weight and volume. Don't get carried away.