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Rucksacks in the hold
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I'm planning to go travelling in europe in a couple of months. One slight worry I have is as I'm backpacking and flying to/from the UK to my start and finish destinations, I have to put my rucksack in the hold. How do the airlines treat rucksacks, and is there anything I can do to protect the bag and my stuff in it during the flight?
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You can wrap it in plastic but I've never bothered.
I think backpacks are a lot less likely to pop open on the conveyor belt than suitcases.
Also - make sure anything breakable is wrapped up in socks in the middle in case it breaks :yes:.
You can get travel bags for rucsacs that pack up really small, but you put the whole rucsac inside it. You can also use them for keeping things in while you're stopped in one place, it's a lot easier to keep your day to day frequent use stuff in a bag that zips fully open while you're stopped somewhere than it is rumaging round a rucsac every time you need something. They are usually £10-20. I've got one, I love it, I've used and abused it and it's looked after my rucsac well. Even if there's no obvious damage the wear and tear they get going through baggage handling is unbelievable. I love my rucsac, it's a really nice one and I want to look after it well.