New hard sided golf travel bag

[golfer1]

I just bought one of these on Ebay for about $60. Anyone familar with them?

http://www.golftelebag.com/http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Deluxe-Golf...ryZ36187QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The nesting feature is nice and for the price I hope it holds up better than the canvas bags I have been using.

 

[Andy_79]

Are travel / protective bags such as these now compulsary on most / all airlines ? Not that I wish to travel without some form of good protection for my clubs, but I was just wondering.
Off to Portugal in March, so need to sort something in that way. They're raather a lot of ££ for the very few times you are likely to use them, are they not ? Seems you have a deal though, budd...

 

[golfer1]

I agre with you

Not being an active airline traveler (with clubs anyway) I do know that the airlines are not happy about taking golf bags. If you do not have a hard sided case, they will ask you to sign a damage waiver if your travel bag is made of canvas or vinyl. With my old clubs I didn't really care about them.

But this year I bought new irons, driver and bag which cost me close to $1,000 so I figure it's worth the money.

But you can spend over $250 for a Club Glove or Bag Boy Case.

 

[Farquod]

I do know that the airlines are not happy about taking golf bags. If you do not have a hard sided case, they will ask you to sign a damage waiver....

I have a canvas travel bag, and toted my clubs several times this year on Continental and Delta. I was never asked to sign a waiver.

No damage to the clubs. The woods had covers, and the irons had a towel snaked through them.

In waiting for my clubs, often at oversized claims areas, I would say that the canvas bags were more common than the hard covers. At times, the ratio was perhaps 2 or 3 to 1.

FWIW.

 

[Pa Jayhawk]

My wife and I use the Club Glove Burstproof (about $180) soft bag. Never had a problem. I believe Club Glove will actually warrant damage too your clubs even if the airline will not. Just got back from Arizona and they did not make us sign a waiver on the way out, but they made my wife (not me) sign a waiver on the way back since it is a soft bag. Kinda weird.

Great bag. The only thing I do is put a Shower curtain rod in the bag and extend it out so if the drop it on the head they will not damage the shafts. They make a similar protector for about $30, but the shower curtain rod only cost $8. Plus it is probably not necessary.

 

[Big Brother Dunk]

I'm not familiar with it, but it looks pretty good. I expect it'll do the job very nicely.

I'm starting to think about getting a new hard-sided bag. Mine is starting to get a little beat up. After my most recent trip, one of the latches missing.

 

[dave.]

can't you rent them?

 

[golfer1]

Got it!

The new Telebag arrived yesterday and it fits perfectly! For the what you would pay for a good canvas bag, it is very well made and I believe offers more protection from those gorilla baggage handlers.