The Pearl Jam 2016 Poster Experience!

Amongst the Ani

CH255210 said:

CM189191 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

I have carried on tubes. It can go in the overhead or under your seat. I've seen plenty of architects and what-not who fly with large drafting documents. It shouldn't be an issue.

Any extra costs? Sorry for all the questions, will be first time flying with posters.

I flew back on United from Boston with another carry to go with the tube and there was no charge for it.

EdsonNascimento

Alpine Bound said:

CH255210 said:

CM189191 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

I have carried on tubes. It can go in the overhead or under your seat. I've seen plenty of architects and what-not who fly with large drafting documents. It shouldn't be an issue.

Any extra costs? Sorry for all the questions, will be first time flying with posters.

No, it is a personal item or a carry-on. If you are flying one of the cheap carriers (Frontier, Spirit), then I have no clue how those guys treat it.

I have only once had a problem carrying on a tube, and that was after 2013 Philly when I flew Frontier. As I was sitting in the waiting area a Frontier attendant told me I would have to check my tube. I basically told her there was no chance in hell I was checking this artwork, because it was too valuable to let out of my site. (confession, they were jsut a set of Philly posters, so not THAT valuable, but what does the attendant know). Needless to say, she recognized that I was serious and backed down. Haven't had an issue since.

I've only had the problem coming back from PJ20 AV with the huge tube for the Movie Posters... No choice but to check those with the inevitable result upon pick up.

CH255210

Alpine Bound said:

CH255210 said:

CM189191 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

I have carried on tubes. It can go in the overhead or under your seat. I've seen plenty of architects and what-not who fly with large drafting documents. It shouldn't be an issue.

Any extra costs? Sorry for all the questions, will be first time flying with posters.

No, it is a personal item or a carry-on. If you are flying one of the cheap carriers (Frontier, Spirit), then I have no clue how those guys treat it.

I have only once had a problem carrying on a tube, and that was after 2013 Philly when I flew Frontier. As I was sitting in the waiting area a Frontier attendant told me I would have to check my tube. I basically told her there was no chance in hell I was checking this artwork, because it was too valuable to let out of my site. (confession, they were jsut a set of Philly posters, so not THAT valuable, but what does the attendant know). Needless to say, she recognized that I was serious and backed down. Haven't had an issue since.

Nice! I'm flying Frontier! I'll figure it out one way or another.

EdsonNascimento

CH255210 said:

Alpine Bound said:

CH255210 said:

CM189191 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

I have carried on tubes. It can go in the overhead or under your seat. I've seen plenty of architects and what-not who fly with large drafting documents. It shouldn't be an issue.

Any extra costs? Sorry for all the questions, will be first time flying with posters.

No, it is a personal item or a carry-on. If you are flying one of the cheap carriers (Frontier, Spirit), then I have no clue how those guys treat it.

I have only once had a problem carrying on a tube, and that was after 2013 Philly when I flew Frontier. As I was sitting in the waiting area a Frontier attendant told me I would have to check my tube. I basically told her there was no chance in hell I was checking this artwork, because it was too valuable to let out of my site. (confession, they were jsut a set of Philly posters, so not THAT valuable, but what does the attendant know). Needless to say, she recognized that I was serious and backed down. Haven't had an issue since.

Nice! I'm flying Frontier! I'll figure it out one way or another.

Do you have a back pack? Just stick it in there (hanging out top obviously), and shouldn't be an issue.

droptheleash9

If you're flying a carrier that won't allow you to bring them on and you know you'll be in town early to pick up your merch before the show, then it's always an option to find a post office and ship them back. Better to trust people who ship things professionally for a living rather than risk your posters clanging around at the bottom of an airplane.

Bladamus Maximus

WEAPONX24 said:

14 most likely for Mr. Cub Ernie Banks who passed away a few months ago....

He passed a year and a half ago...January, 2015 but who's counting?

Sarava

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

My wife and I had 3 poster tubes as carry on's when we flew back from the MSG shows in May. They were fine. We just put them in the cabins above us.

twhite1221

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

If you have more than one tube, buy some shrink wrap and wrap them up together to make it easier to carry them. You can even make a strap with the wrap and attached to tubes. It looks ghetto as hell but it works. I traveled from FL shows with 4 tubes wrapped together with no problem on flights.

Worst case scenario, if you had to ship something back home....you can ship a large (4 inch diameter) poster tube almost anywhere is US for $15ish USPS priority 2 day. $50 insurance is included and a couple of hundred $'s more of insurance is only $4-$5 more.

CH255210

twhite1221 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

If you have more than one tube, buy some shrink wrap and wrap them up together to make it easier to carry them. You can even make a strap with the wrap and attached to tubes. It looks ghetto as hell but it works. I traveled from FL shows with 4 tubes wrapped together with no problem on flights.

Worst case scenario, if you had to ship something back home....you can ship a large (4 inch diameter) poster tube almost anywhere is US for $15ish USPS priority 2 day. $50 insurance is included and a couple of hundred $'s more of insurance is only $4-$5 more.

Yeah, most likely getting more than one poster.

derbydave

CH255210 said:

twhite1221 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

If you have more than one tube, buy some shrink wrap and wrap them up together to make it easier to carry them. You can even make a strap with the wrap and attached to tubes. It looks ghetto as hell but it works. I traveled from FL shows with 4 tubes wrapped together with no problem on flights.

Worst case scenario, if you had to ship something back home....you can ship a large (4 inch diameter) poster tube almost anywhere is US for $15ish USPS priority 2 day. $50 insurance is included and a couple of hundred $'s more of insurance is only $4-$5 more.

Yeah, most likely getting more than one poster.

If you're transporting more than one or two posters...
think about picking up a larger "bazooka" tube!!

Paul-Jam

Sarava said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

My wife and I had 3 poster tubes as carry on's when we flew back from the MSG shows in May. They were fine. We just put them in the cabins above us.

How about a little consolation? Instead of carrying 3 just carry 1. Worked well coming back from BOS. Easier to keep track of, for me that would be too much of a risk forgetting one. I finally pulled the trigger and bought a hard plastic poster carry tube on Amazon for about 20$. It will definitely give me peace of mind should I ever have to put it in the baggage bin. Also, added bonus, now I have a place to put all those PJ show stickers that have been adding up in my drawer!

CH255210

derbydave said:

CH255210 said:

twhite1221 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

If you have more than one tube, buy some shrink wrap and wrap them up together to make it easier to carry them. You can even make a strap with the wrap and attached to tubes. It looks ghetto as hell but it works. I traveled from FL shows with 4 tubes wrapped together with no problem on flights.

Worst case scenario, if you had to ship something back home....you can ship a large (4 inch diameter) poster tube almost anywhere is US for $15ish USPS priority 2 day. $50 insurance is included and a couple of hundred $'s more of insurance is only $4-$5 more.

Yeah, most likely getting more than one poster.

If you're transporting more than one or two posters...
think about picking up a larger "bazooka" tube!!

Sounds like a winner! Probably have to buy somewhere else, yeah?

buck502000

I have put tubes inside my checked baggage in the past

EdsonNascimento

buck502000 said:

I have put tubes inside my checked baggage in the past

I put a tube IN my checked bag from Fenway to SF and back to NYC without issue.. But, I have sturdy luggage, so I wasn't the least bit concerned. I assumed the question was about checking it on its own. If you can fit it in a non-canvas checked bag that's large enough, you should be fine.

bradklausen

EM194007 said:

UH OH, Brad Klausen's webites domain addy hasn't been re-uped. The site is down, and the addy is parked. http://www.artillerydesign.com/main.php

should be back to normal soon... domain re-registration proving to be sort of an unnecessary pain... register.com has some screwy procedures

CH255210

derbydave said:

CH255210 said:

twhite1221 said:

CH255210 said:

Anyone ever travel with poster tubes on a plane? Should I find a post office, UPS store? Thanks for any info.

If you have more than one tube, buy some shrink wrap and wrap them up together to make it easier to carry them. You can even make a strap with the wrap and attached to tubes. It looks ghetto as hell but it works. I traveled from FL shows with 4 tubes wrapped together with no problem on flights.

Worst case scenario, if you had to ship something back home....you can ship a large (4 inch diameter) poster tube almost anywhere is US for $15ish USPS priority 2 day. $50 insurance is included and a couple of hundred $'s more of insurance is only $4-$5 more.

Yeah, most likely getting more than one poster.

If you're transporting more than one or two posters...
think about picking up a larger "bazooka" tube!!

Also, first time having to buy multiple posters and was unsure if putting them in same tube would cause issues.

EM194007

bradklausen said:

EM194007 said:

UH OH, Brad Klausen's webites domain addy hasn't been re-uped. The site is down, and the addy is parked. http://www.artillerydesign.com/main.php

should be back to normal soon... domain re-registration proving to be sort of an unnecessary pain... register.com has some screwy procedures

Just checked, looks like it's back up and running again Brad. Looking forward to seeing your print/poster tomorrow. Thanks for touching base with us about your website.

StAmsar20

Flew home through Spirit this April after the Tampa show and just carried the tube on. No bubbles, no troubles. Put it in overhead, no extra charges. Oh, I also recommend never flying Spirit

bflynn1

StAmsar20 said:

Flew home through Spirit this April after the Tampa show and just carried the tube on. No bubbles, no troubles. Put it in overhead, no extra charges. Oh, I also recommend never flying Spirit

I flew Spirit with a group of 6 back in April. We took a friend to LA for his bachelor weekend. The flight was surprisingly pleasant there and back.

tjk895

TA243471 said:

Did everyone guess 14, for how many balloons there were? Or 86 since there were 8 balloons above Ed, and 6 below him?

I went with 15, included the girl as a floating balloon as well.