Flying to a comp and need to get some equipment there

Capt ron · 01-03-2010, 08:05 AM

First off, Happy New year to all. Question is: How do I get some kitchen equipment to a comp if I am flying to the comp? I want to take me usual cooking utensil (knives, temp probes etc) and other accessories but don't want them lost or confiscated. Everything will be in a tool box... How do I go about get it there without having any issues???

Thanks... Have a safe and prosperous 2010!!!

Butcher BBQ · 01-03-2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt ron

First off, Happy New year to all. Question is: How do I get some kitchen equipment to a comp if I am flying to the comp? I want to take me usual cooking utensil (knives, temp probes etc) and other accessories but don't want them lost or confiscated. Everything will be in a tool box... How do I go about get it there without having any issues???

Thanks... Have a safe and prosperous 2010!!!

Last year I flew to a contest in Arizona, I had a cooker being supplied by a local cook ( thanks again Thom) , I packed a box with supplies in it and shipped it UPS 2 weeks earlier to him, he brought it to the site. I got with the air lines and read there rules of carry ons and pre trimmed and packed my briskets, ribs, and chicken. I carried them on and bought butts when I was there. Hope this helps.

BBQchef33 · 01-03-2010, 08:53 AM

why not just check it in with the luggage? You can transport those things in cargo, and pick it up at baggage claim.

ThomEmery · 01-03-2010, 09:07 AM

Because he shipped about 200 pounds of stuff

Butcher BBQ · 01-03-2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ThomEmery

Because he shipped about 200 pounds of stuff

HA HA! Might not have been 200 pounds but it might have made a difference on your gas milage.

Scottie · 01-03-2010, 11:14 AM

I've done it a couple of times. I pack stuff in empty coolers or my luggage. I'll also take my meats in a cooler. I've even brought parsley, because we fly Southwest and can bring extra bags/coolers. You can also pay them $25 for an extra bag. Which is cheaper than using UPS. Plus I get an extra cooler. When shipping your knives, just plan on seeing one of those TSA letters in your luggage, because they opened it.

smknwhlswife · 01-03-2010, 11:18 AM

With our trips to NY this year, we checked them twice and shipped them once. In the future we will most likely ship them. We did like that they searched our bags, you never know what might end up missing. We used UPS and shipped it to another team that made sure we would get it.

smknwhlswife · 01-03-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Scottie

I've done it a couple of times. I pack stuff in empty coolers or my luggage. I'll also take my meats in a cooler. I've even brought parsley, because we fly Southwest and can bring extra bags/coolers. You can also pay them $25 for an extra bag. Which is cheaper than using UPS. Plus I get an extra cooler. When shipping your knives, just plan on seeing one of those TSA letters in your luggage, because they opened it.

UPS was actually cheeper for us than checking a bag.

Diva Q · 01-03-2010, 11:30 AM

I pack my tool box and my knife roll in my hockey bag- never had a problem yet.

Dan - 3eyzbbq · 01-03-2010, 12:28 PM

Capt.

You talking about Little Rock? If so, I can probably find room for a couple items as we are driving. If not Little Rock, never mind....

G$ · 01-03-2010, 12:31 PM

I love how Thom is a "local" to a contest that he lives 250 miles from.
Hardest workin' man in BBQ,

.

kurtsara · 01-03-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomEmery

Because he shipped about 200 pounds of stuff

I think he is saying that to the original poster

Candy Sue · 01-03-2010, 01:47 PM

If it is NLR, Capt'n Ron, you can use my trailer if you want. I'm not cooking it (going to be a judge!). It even has a coffee pot!

swamprb · 01-03-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Diva Q

I pack my tool box and my knife roll in my hockey bag- never had a problem yet.

Hockey bags will get the red flags flyin' on the West Coast-BC Bud!

Butcher BBQ · 01-03-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Candy Sue

If it is NLR, Capt'n Ron, you can use my trailer if you want. I'm not cooking it (going to be a judge!). It even has a coffee pot!

Hey what about us. Just leave your pork instructions on the wall.

01-03-2010, 08:05 AM	#1
Capt ron On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-21-06 Location: Columbia, PA	Flying to a comp and need to get some equipment there First off, Happy New year to all. Question is: How do I get some kitchen equipment to a comp if I am flying to the comp? I want to take me usual cooking utensil (knives, temp probes etc) and other accessories but don't want them lost or confiscated. Everything will be in a tool box... How do I go about get it there without having any issues??? Thanks... Have a safe and prosperous 2010!!! __________________ Capt Ron "Smokin' ain't no habit...It's an art!" http://www.freewebs.com/susquehannabluesmoke

01-03-2010, 08:53 AM	#3
BBQchef33 Grand Poobah and Site Admin Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Long Island, NY Name/Nickname : Phil	why not just check it in with the luggage? You can transport those things in cargo, and pick it up at baggage claim. __________________ Site Administrator and Grand PooBah CBJ with a Fuzzy Blue Hat, 18 Foot Competition Trailer, Customized Klose BYC, Custom Built Shirley built to feed our Veterans(A.K.A "Abrams"), 1 Double Barreled Lang 84, 1 Heavily Modified Bionic Bandera, 1 Custom Super Medium Stickburning Spicewine w/stoker, 2 XL BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 2 Pit Barrel Cookers, 3 WSMs, 3 Weber Kettles, an NB Hondo, A Modified Brinkman Horizontal, DCS 48" Grill, a Broilmaster P3, a Blackstone 36 and 17, a covered, pellet pooping FEC100, and our duck died. :( News Flash: "A mans worth is judged by the weight of his integrity " You know your getting older when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy Smoke on KC. WWW.BBQ-BRETHREN.COM

01-03-2010, 09:07 AM	#4
ThomEmery Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-20-05 Location: Indio Ca.	Because he shipped about 200 pounds of stuff __________________ Catering, Contests, and Community Service Team What Wood Jesus Que? Www.bbqthom.com

01-03-2010, 11:14 AM	#6
Scottie Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 11-03-06 Location: Chi-Town	I've done it a couple of times. I pack stuff in empty coolers or my luggage. I'll also take my meats in a cooler. I've even brought parsley, because we fly Southwest and can bring extra bags/coolers. You can also pay them $25 for an extra bag. Which is cheaper than using UPS. Plus I get an extra cooler. When shipping your knives, just plan on seeing one of those TSA letters in your luggage, because they opened it. __________________ cancersuckschicago.com FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA BBQ TOUR Red Jambo one off FE 100 FEC 100 WSM Homer Simpson 22 " Weber Kettle Red 18 1/2" Weber Kettle Black 26 3/4" Weber Kettle

01-03-2010, 11:18 AM	#7
smknwhlswife is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-05-06 Location: Kansas City, KS	With our trips to NY this year, we checked them twice and shipped them once. In the future we will most likely ship them. We did like that they searched our bags, you never know what might end up missing. We used UPS and shipped it to another team that made sure we would get it. __________________ Kim Wife of HoDeDo Smoke On Wheels www.smokeonwheels.com Yoder Cookers YS-640 & YS-480 & YS-1320 / Coming Soon* YS Q-Kitchen with YS-1500, YS-640 & YS-Charcoal Grill/ $25 Hasty-bake Model 410 / Weber Kettles

01-03-2010, 11:30 AM	#9
Diva Q is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-20-07 Location: Barrie,ON,Canada eh!	I pack my tool box and my knife roll in my hockey bag- never had a problem yet. __________________ [URL="http://divaq.ca/"][B]Diva Q Website[/B][/URL] Follow me on [URL="https://twitter.com/DivaQBBQ"][B]Twitter[/B][/URL] and like us on [URL="http://www.facebook.com/DivaQBBQ"][B]Facebook[/B][/URL]. Checkout my new Cookbook on [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Diva-Qs-Barbecue-Recipes-Cooking/dp/0147529824"][B]AMAZON[/B][/URL] [CENTER][SIZE=3][B]Life is too short for bad BBQ[/B][/SIZE]®[/CENTER]

01-03-2010, 12:28 PM	#10
Dan - 3eyzbbq is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 10-10-07 Location: Owings Mills, MD Name/Nickname : Dan	Capt. You talking about Little Rock? If so, I can probably find room for a couple items as we are driving. If not Little Rock, never mind.... __________________ Dan Hixon 3 Eyz BBQ Thanks to our sponsors: The BBQ Guru, The Grill Center, Grizzly Coolers, Make it Meaty and Natures Own Charcoal

01-03-2010, 12:31 PM	#11
G$ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 01-01-05 Location: Southern Arizona	I love how Thom is a "local" to a contest that he lives 250 miles from. Hardest workin' man in BBQ, .

01-03-2010, 01:47 PM	#13
Candy Sue is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-03-09 Location: Pine Bluff, AR	If it is NLR, Capt'n Ron, you can use my trailer if you want. I'm not cooking it (going to be a judge!). It even has a coffee pot!

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