2 bags in travel bag.. would the airlines care?

[Tigershot]

I am head out to Vegas and want to and can put my wife and mine golf bag in One travel bag. Continental states that a travel bag can only have one set in one bag in the travel bag/case.

Anyone have any experience in doing so? I don't want to lug around 2 travel bags and luggage?

leaving from syracuse to vegas

[CPSOX]

No way will it be under 50 lbs. It gets expensive after that, unless you grease the skycap's palm.

[Ed Settle]

Even if they are carry/stand bags it will be over weight.

[JSunGolfPharmD]

It'll be overweight and TSA almost always opens up travel golf bags to inspect whats inside. You might be able to get away but you'll be paying for the bag and its added weight.

[coldsoul]

Definitely weigh it, as said above it will be over weight. You will be much better packing two travel bags so you don't have to pay for being overweight.

[RickK]

I have done it and on Continental. I used two stand bags with a soft sided travel cover. There was nothing in there except bags, clubs and some towels for protection. I used a couple of straps to bind the 2 bags together. As far as balls, gloves, shoes...they had to go in one of the suitcases. I'm not real sure my wife's bag had 14 clubs in it. Mine did. Hers may have had only 12 or 13 clubs. She has some clubs she just never tries to hit. The trick is to keep it under the weight limit. Whenever I travel with a suitcase or clubs or anything for more than just a day or two...I weigh my stuff at home right after packing.

[HappyG]

Might be cheaper to UPS one of the bags.

[Tigershot]

[quote name='RickKimbrell' post='2126840' date='Dec 15 2009, 02:19 PM']I have done it and on Continental. I used two stand bags with a soft sided travel cover. There was nothing in there except bags, clubs and some towels for protection. I used a couple of straps to bind the 2 bags together. As far as balls, gloves, shoes...they had to go in one of the suitcases. I'm not real sure my wife's bag had 14 clubs in it. Mine did. Hers may have had only 12 or 13 clubs. She has some clubs she just never tries to hit. The trick is to keep it under the weight limit. Whenever I travel with a suitcase or clubs or anything for more than just a day or two...I weigh my stuff at home right after packing.[/quote]

Thanks Rick, that is exactly what I will do. I just weighed my clubs (14) in the bag with no shoes and no balls and it was only 19.5 lbs. My wifes bag will be less (I assume) as she only has 11 clubs and all graphite shafts. Both the bag are the Nike extreme lite and extreme element.
I assume the cover bag will not be more than 5 lbs and should be able to fit the shoes and a coupleof balls.
Can you believe it?
But has anyone had a problem with the airlines wanting to check the contents?

[TML]

[quote name='Tigershot' post='2127120' date='Dec 15 2009, 01:52 PM'][quote name='RickKimbrell' post='2126840' date='Dec 15 2009, 02:19 PM']I have done it and on Continental. I used two stand bags with a soft sided travel cover. There was nothing in there except bags, clubs and some towels for protection. I used a couple of straps to bind the 2 bags together. As far as balls, gloves, shoes...they had to go in one of the suitcases. I'm not real sure my wife's bag had 14 clubs in it. Mine did. Hers may have had only 12 or 13 clubs. She has some clubs she just never tries to hit. The trick is to keep it under the weight limit. Whenever I travel with a suitcase or clubs or anything for more than just a day or two...I weigh my stuff at home right after packing.[/quote]

Thanks Rick, that is exactly what I will do. I just weighed my clubs (14) in the bag with no shoes and no balls and it was only 19.5 lbs. My wifes bag will be less (I assume) as she only has 11 clubs and all graphite shafts. Both the bag are the Nike extreme lite and extreme element.
I assume the cover bag will not be more than 5 lbs and should be able to fit the shoes and a coupleof balls.
Can you believe it?
But has anyone had a problem with the airlines wanting to check the contents?
[/quote]
TSA is the only one that would open them up. Not sure they would care. The issue will be if you make a claim for lost or damages. They will not assume liability for 2 golf bags, if they accept responsibilty.

[rlheiman]

As TML said, No insurance from the airline is goes missing or damaged. They clearly state one bag, 14 clubs and 1 dozen balls, that all they cover. So if the whole works gets lost, it will only cover 1/2 of what's in the travel bag and if there is damage, they might not cover anything since it is against their policy.

[apprenti23]

Went to Dallas about a week ago with a buddy flying American Airlines...

We both used Sunday bags (with prob 17 clubs in each lol) and put both of them along with: a cart cover, cart heater (no propane tank), two pairs of shoes, 2 towels, and three dozen balls in my Club Glove XXL travel bag. It weighed a ton!

We each had 1 check in bag and they charged me only $30 for the clubs which is the standard 2nd checked bag fee.

[Lumpy_22]

I travel every year, my bag with a couple dozen balls and a pair of shoes, extra putter and driver always come in around 43-45 lbs..

Only way it would work is a very big travel bag, or sunday bag and no balls or extras...it would be tough to get under 50 lbs though... very tough