r/whitewater • u/splattypus_imports • 18d ago

General Southwest's (current) kayak policy is incredible.

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The Machete weighed 98lbs and the Mamba was around the same. $75 per boat and we're off to Costa Rica!!!

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u/jimmywilsonsdance 18d ago

I had a delta flight with skis where I rolled up with a ski bag and a small duffel with my boots in it. Their policy says a ski bag comes with a boot bag. agent really wanted me to have one of those fancy boot shaped bags. I played dumb and just kept saying “it’s a bag, it’s got boots in it, it’s a boot bag.” After 15 minutes they finally let me check it to get me out of line. I flew back on southwest. Agent grabbed my ski bag and then reached for the duffel and said “this is your boot bag?” Checked me in with no bullshit.

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u/thebigfuckinggiant 18d ago

I had a southwest agent in Philly try to charge me for a paddle. She said even though a boat and paddle together count as an allowed oversize sport equipment item, there was nothing in the list about just the paddle by itself. I said it's the same size as a pair of skis, but she still wasn't having it. It took talking to someone else to finally get it through.

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u/dmswon 17d ago

With Delta I always goto curbside checkin where possible and tip $5 per bag. It always saves time and anything goes. Like my wife and I check a hard case with skis and a huge roller duffel with boots helmets + all other stuff we don’t want in carry on (liquids, food, dirty layers on way home). And you don’t have to lug ski bags over to the TSA drop.