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I have had back problems on and off. Not sure how the walk will affect me. This is my first walk and I'll start training.In June 2022 and again in January 2023 I fell and broke my back. Needed two surgeries! .... My pain management doctor told me to start using a cane, which I prudently did....
When I later told him of my plan to revisit the Camino in October 2023 he gave me a letter. "You'll want this," he declared. The doctor's letter said that I needed to use a came as a "mobility device" due to permanent back injury. I presented that letter (together with the cane, for examination) to airport security and had no trouble whatsoever, either leaving the US or coming home.
So: how's your back
If the cane looks like a cane, and does not have a pointy steel tip (good for stabbing), your story is that this is a walking device to assist you in walking. I tell the TSA folks that this is a cane to help with my equilibrium (I am 70 and can pull this off).Someone made ma a walking cane that I would like to bring to the Camino for my walk. It is about 5 feet tall and in one piece. I am traveling form the United States. Has anyone brought a cane on board the plane and if so how did you accomplish that? I would be blessed to have this on my pilgrimage. It has carvings on it that share my faith.
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I mustI have never heard of a five foot tall staff used as a necessary mobility device, but I hope it works for you to bring it on board with a doctor's note.
I assume it could be checked in the hold with a tag attached as an alternative if need be.
I think the conversation went in that direction. I do not use it for a mobility device.I have never heard of a five foot tall staff used as a necessary mobility device, but I hope it works for you to bring it on board with a doctor's note.
I assume it could be checked in the hold with a tag attached as an alternative if need be.
I would call that a hiking staff.I apologize as I think I led everyone to think it was for my mobility from injury. I think I should have used the term hiking cane maybe
Ditto. However, as I read some of the follow-up posts it appeared to me that the suggestion was that you get your doctor to write you a Note that you do require it as a mobility device - then perhaps you will successfully get it through security!@cwalden, I understood all along that it was a walking/hiking staff/stick; not a true "cane" for mobility use.
I have seen baby strollers folded, etc. a few times stored inside the aircraft near the front as you enter before turning the corner to head down the aisle. I suppose the staff could stand on end in that area and secured by a flight attendant, but I wouldn't count on it.I'm trying to think of where in an airplane cabin such as staff would be stored!
But they aren't five feet long!I have seen baby strollers folded, etc. a few times stored inside the aircraft near the front as you enter before turning the corner to head down the aisle. I suppose the staff could stand on end in that area and secured by a flight attendant, but I wouldn't count on it.
I am afraid that will be considered a weapon. Actually, walking staffs like this were used as such during the Middle Ages. Did you ever see a Robin Hood film?I apologize as I think I led everyone to think it was for my mobility from injury. I think I should have used the term hiking cane maybe. This is all new to me - the Camino, hiking, the cane, etc.
It is only wood, no metal parts. It is 5 feet tall.
I am addling pictures of it.
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But the cabin height is over 5 feet tall! I mentioned it could possibly "stand on end" against that first wall on the right side as you enter the aircraft before turning right to go down the aisle. I can envisionBut they aren't five feet long!
That's the best answer yet!I am afraid that will be considered a weapon. Actually, walking staffs like this were used as such during the Middle Ages. Did you ever see a Robin Hood film?
Plan ahead to check the staff as baggage. It is too long for the cabin. Consider pre-wrapping it in bubble wrap.
Hope this helps.
Tom
Yep, but the others are far more fun.That's the best answer yet!
I think that I'd want more than bubble wrap to protect a precious one of a kind staff like that. Maybe you could get a tube or tubes taped together long enough to fit it to check it inPlan ahead to check the staff as baggage. It is too long for the cabin. Consider pre-wrapping it in bubble wrap
Great research but something tells me that at five feet (1.5 meters) tall they may not accept it as a regular cane or walking stick. Although one can always ask.“You can take a cane or a walking stick on a plane if it is carried by a passenger using it as a mobility aid and if it’s a regular cane or walking stick and not a “tactical” cane that doubles as a weapon. Your cane will need to undergo x-ray screening. Walkers, crutches, canes or other mobility aids and devices must undergo X-ray screening.”
Good point.Great research but something tells me that at five feet (1.5 meters) tall they may not accept it as a regular cane or walking stick. Although one can always ask.
A walking staff is, sadly, more likely to be classified as a tactical item.
Because let's face it, as mentioned above, historically it was most definitely one of their purposes!
It's unlikely you will be able to take it onboard due to it's length. Simply add it to your checked baggage.Someone made ma a walking cane that I would like to bring to the Camino for my walk. It is about 5 feet tall and in one piece. I am traveling form the United States. Has anyone brought a cane on board the plane and if so how did you accomplish that? I would be blessed to have this on my pilgrimage. It has carvings on it that share my faith.
Any additional comments on this thread? I added pictures of the cane.
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