Travelling with Climbing Kit

[atree]

So what hints and tips have you got for travelling with your climbing kit?(people who have done it)

 

What gear do you take etc?

 

I got most all of mine(basic stuff,harness,rope,helmet,few wee bits,chainsaw trousers,jacket,No spikes or boots)in 70l bag..just need to weigh it.Posting it back to NZ as its way cheaper than plane.

 

Be useful info for everyone who seems to want to go and work in OZ/NZ

[will.morris]

I'd be interested to know as well. Havn't looked into it yet but I'd like to post all my kit off when I go out to Auckland.

[Dan Earp]

would it not be cheaper to send it via sea. it would take a month or so and ud only pay part of the price for a shipping container if not dhl, when i was in iraq and afgan i used them i think it was around $100 for a 25kg box.

[Jake Andrews]

Just got a quote for Bristol to Melbourne via air. need 2 boxes as my kit weighs over 35kg............£290:sneaky2: Not happy but it has to be done,cant do it via sea as i need it the week after i arrive and its too late now.

 

Jake:thumbup1:

[DrewB]

take it on the plane and declare it as sports equipment-half the price of excess normal cost.....

[Mike Hill]

If you are going to New Zealand.Get everything spotless,then clean it again,them once again,because the Officials at the Airport take no chances.If they see even one tiny peice of Sawdust on or in your gear,they might consider it a Seed and off all your stuff goes to be heat treated at your cost.

 

Travelling with climbing gear,I would say take the bare minimum of stuff,you can always borrow a flip line and most companies have a spare pair of Spikes knocking about.

 

Over the years the new guys who arrived with the most stuff,generally transpired to be the most lacking in the skill department.

[Ewan Murray]

Dont send it sea im still waiting on something posted in january, I came out with bare minimum had my harness and just attached what i could to it, then had my helmet, boots and trousers aswell. I washed everything including my harness which i threw into a machine at the local laundrette Oz customs are okay aslong as you declare it and as mike said make sure you clean everything till you are willing to eat off it i wouldn't bother taking a silky as getting all the crap of them so they look new is a PITA

 

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[DrewB]

I've never known stuff to be heat treated, as long as you declare it they just bath it in solution- at least that is what happens to my gear every time I fly with it abroad and come back to NZ.as mike said though, just bring a harness, rope, lanyard spikes helmet etc..ie the basics and just for the rest to get here. There are shops in NZ and oz....

[-Mikey-]

I took my equipment on the plane with me to australia last year.

20+kg in a 70l mountain equipment bag. Booked with BA and their excess baggage policy was £40 for an extra bag, but the flight was handled by qantas (so qantas rules apply) and they wanted to charge per kg; after negotiating for a while i got a fixed price of around £130 (at the airport, best to organise before).

 

I would advise checking excess or extra bag costs before booking your flight as the difference in ticket price may be recouped.

As DrewB says, check if sport equipment is a lower rate.

Ask what your employer can provide (and what you are willing to trust!).

Keep your kit under 20kg, i really wanted to take my poison hyvee and this was by far the heaviest piece of kit.

 

On arrival to Melbourne you are asked if you have any clothing/items that have been in contact with soil/organics and may still be dirty. I declared my boots and handsaw (the rest was new); they take these items and clean them in a solution. A very quick procedure and our responsibility as tree professionals to inhibit the spread of disease and fungi from one tree to another (let alone another country).

 

Once I had finished working and planned to travel around I sent my equipment and other stuff back by air freight using a local company. Organised for a friend to recieve it in england. I sent 32kg and it cost me AUD 360.

 

This is just from my experience with little organisation. I would be interested to know times/costs for shipping or other cheaper methods.

[atree]

Thanks for the feedback,I got a quote for 140pounds(including insurance) for 10kg,

 

Im going travelling on the way bag also and dont want to be carrying it about with me,and excess baggage was about 250+pounds

 

My basic kit was about 13kg