Taking camping chairs on Ryanair

bigfer

Has anyone ever taken a couple of collapsible camping chairs on a Ryanair flight . I mean within their own bags tied together and checked into the hold. Would they be classed differently to the 10kg luggage (£29.99) or could I say it was baby equipment (£15). Weight wise it would be around 6kg and would probably appear to be something like a cot. TIA

Westin

Two camping chairs can’t be classed as baby equipment so I would knock that line of direction off.

You are unlikely to get away with just tying two chairs to the outside of your checked bag.  The object design you would create and the fact you have rope/or ties used would likely create a handling issue with baggage handling. I can see that being rejected at check-in with even the out of gauge belt not being an issue. You really don’t want to break ‘the Norm’ with Ryanair or you will financially lose out.

If the chairs won’t fit into a case I think the other option is to box them, then check the sealed cardboard box in.  This of course would necessitate a payment for that extra checked luggage.

It may be cheaper to just buy a couple of cheap camping chairs at your destination then donate them to a worthy cause or another holiday maker at the end of your holiday.

bigfer

Yes, we do normally do that, but the price of camping chairs at Decathlon has shot up this year and I am tired of donating without ever receiving the benefit ever. I was not proposing to just tie them on to another piece of luggage but cable tie them together. 
I could always say it was a feeding chair?

TELLIT01

Just accept that you are going to have to pay to put them through as hold luggage, and make sure they are well packaged.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

bigfer said:

Yes, we do normally do that, but the price of camping chairs at Decathlon has shot up this year and I am tired of donating without ever receiving the benefit ever. I was not proposing to just tie them on to another piece of luggage but cable tie them together. 
I could always say it was a feeding chair?

True but equally Ryanair could just say it wasn't.

Westin

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

bigfer said:

Yes, we do normally do that, but the price of camping chairs at Decathlon has shot up this year and I am tired of donating without ever receiving the benefit ever. I was not proposing to just tie them on to another piece of luggage but cable tie them together. 
I could always say it was a feeding chair?

True but equally Ryanair could just say it wasn't and charge you £40+ at the airport if you want the chairs to travel with you, or point you in the direction of a bin to leave them in.

small adjustment

Grumpy_chap

bigfer said:

Has anyone ever taken a couple of collapsible camping chairs on a Ryanair flight . 
could I say it was baby equipment (£15). 

bigfer said:

I could always say it was a feeding chair?

I am frankly astounded that anyone would have the idea to try to kid the airline staff that camping chairs are actually baby equipment - to be honest it seems quite offensive to the staff involved as it is fundamentally questioning their intelligence and there seems absolutely no reason to treat them with such disdain.  Nor should the staff have to put up with such behaviour.

The options are either to take the chairs and pay the proper baggage fee (£30? as per the OP), or not take the chairs and pay while in resort.  Either hire from the resort / beach etc., or buy cheapo budget chairs and treat as disposable, donate on departure.  There is always a bargain shop and, typically, camping chairs are on offer "2 for £10" or similar.  You might have to walk away from the very beach-front shops...

bigfer said:

the price of camping chairs at Decathlon has shot up this year and I am tired of donating without ever receiving the benefit ever. 

The price of camping chairs at Decathlon is irrelevant - for just a short term use on holiday, buy from whatever local "bargain shop" there is in the area near the resort.
And you are not donating without receiving the benefit - you will have had a holiday's worth of use of the camping chairs.
If you don't want to buy and throw (which I'd understand from a "green" perspective), then either pay the baggage fees or hire locally on resort.

Whatever you do, please do not lower yourself to treating the airline staff with the total contempt and disrespect of suggesting that camping chairs are a cot / feeding chair / baby equipment. 

TadleyBaggie

When I read the thread title, I assumed someone was trying to get round the Ryanair charge for selecting a seat....

mr_stripey

bigfer said:

Yes, we do normally do that, but the price of camping chairs at Decathlon has shot up this year and I am tired of donating without ever receiving the benefit ever. I was not proposing to just tie them on to another piece of luggage but cable tie them together. 
I could always say it was a feeding chair?

Seems a bit of a stretch. Maybe would get away with one chair, if you were travelling with a baby - perhaps - if they were feeling very generous. But since you can feed a baby from a variety of chairs, and given that chairs and seats are widely available in most locations, it seems a bit unlikely to need to carry one with you!

bigfer

Grumpy_chap said:

bigfer said:

Has anyone ever taken a couple of collapsible camping chairs on a Ryanair flight . 
could I say it was baby equipment (£15). 

bigfer said:

I could always say it was a feeding chair?

I am frankly astounded that anyone would have the idea to try to kid the airline staff that camping chairs are actually baby equipment - to be honest it seems quite offensive to the staff involved as it is fundamentally questioning their intelligence and there seems absolutely no reason to treat them with such disdain.  Nor should the staff have to put up with such behaviour.

The options are either to take the chairs and pay the proper baggage fee (£30? as per the OP), or not take the chairs and pay while in resort.  Either hire from the resort / beach etc., or buy cheapo budget chairs and treat as disposable, donate on departure.  There is always a bargain shop and, typically, camping chairs are on offer "2 for £10" or similar.  You might have to walk away from the very beach-front shops...

bigfer said:

the price of camping chairs at Decathlon has shot up this year and I am tired of donating without ever receiving the benefit ever. 

The price of camping chairs at Decathlon is irrelevant - for just a short term use on holiday, buy from whatever local "bargain shop" there is in the area near the resort.
And you are not donating without receiving the benefit - you will have had a holiday's worth of use of the camping chairs.
If you don't want to buy and throw (which I'd understand from a "green" perspective), then either pay the baggage fees or hire locally on resort.

Whatever you do, please do not lower yourself to treating the airline staff with the total contempt and disrespect of suggesting that camping chairs are a cot / feeding chair / baby equipment. 

Blimey, if I wanted a full on rant I would have used the wrong bath towel and allow the wife to let rip. If you are so outraged at my question, your blood pressure must be up to high doh after 10.7k posts.

The information i was trying to ascertain was if anyone had managed to check in a pair of beach chairs under the heinous crime of paying for the Ryanair fee for baby equipment. The beach chairs in question are in their own plain carrying bag and have a similar weight and profile to a portable sleeping cot. Does the check in attendant open up every item of baby equipment that is checked in? How would they know? I appreciate this is considered fraud, but then there is no love lost between me and Ryanair after they abandoned my family in Pisa, they are the Satan I need to use as a last resort. My comment regarding the feeding chair was tongue in cheek as I would accept if the bag was opened up, I would have little option to sacrifice the chairs.

Not wishing to poke the bear, but with specific responses to Mr Grumpy_chap, "the price of camping chairs at Decathlon is irrelevant" is incorrect. I have a back complaint and find their chairs very comfortable and the warehouse is adjacent to the car hire pick up. Also, if you can produce a list of these bargain shops with chairs at 2 for £10 in the South of Spain I would appreciate it.

With regards to everyone else's comments and suggestions, many thanks. I am now going to use the wrong towel and for the full five minute argument, I am going to leave it un-hung up on the bed. 

f4phixeruk

bigfer said:

Grumpy_chap said:

bigfer said:

Has anyone ever taken a couple of collapsible camping chairs on a Ryanair flight . 
could I say it was baby equipment (£15). 

bigfer said:

I could always say it was a feeding chair?

I am frankly astounded that anyone would have the idea to try to kid the airline staff that camping chairs are actually baby equipment - to be honest it seems quite offensive to the staff involved as it is fundamentally questioning their intelligence and there seems absolutely no reason to treat them with such disdain.  Nor should the staff have to put up with such behaviour.

The options are either to take the chairs and pay the proper baggage fee (£30? as per the OP), or not take the chairs and pay while in resort.  Either hire from the resort / beach etc., or buy cheapo budget chairs and treat as disposable, donate on departure.  There is always a bargain shop and, typically, camping chairs are on offer "2 for £10" or similar.  You might have to walk away from the very beach-front shops...

bigfer said:

the price of camping chairs at Decathlon has shot up this year and I am tired of donating without ever receiving the benefit ever. 

The price of camping chairs at Decathlon is irrelevant - for just a short term use on holiday, buy from whatever local "bargain shop" there is in the area near the resort.
And you are not donating without receiving the benefit - you will have had a holiday's worth of use of the camping chairs.
If you don't want to buy and throw (which I'd understand from a "green" perspective), then either pay the baggage fees or hire locally on resort.

Whatever you do, please do not lower yourself to treating the airline staff with the total contempt and disrespect of suggesting that camping chairs are a cot / feeding chair / baby equipment. 

Blimey, if I wanted a full on rant I would have used the wrong bath towel and allow the wife to let rip. If you are so outraged at my question, your blood pressure must be up to high doh after 10.7k posts.

The information i was trying to ascertain was if anyone had managed to check in a pair of beach chairs under the heinous crime of paying for the Ryanair fee for baby equipment. The beach chairs in question are in their own plain carrying bag and have a similar weight and profile to a portable sleeping cot. Does the check in attendant open up every item of baby equipment that is checked in? How would they know? I appreciate this is considered fraud, but then there is no love lost between me and Ryanair after they abandoned my family in Pisa, they are the Satan I need to use as a last resort. My comment regarding the feeding chair was tongue in cheek as I would accept if the bag was opened up, I would have little option to sacrifice the chairs.

Not wishing to poke the bear, but with specific responses to Mr Grumpy_chap, "the price of camping chairs at Decathlon is irrelevant" is incorrect. I have a back complaint and find their chairs very comfortable and the warehouse is adjacent to the car hire pick up. Also, if you can produce a list of these bargain shops with chairs at 2 for £10 in the South of Spain I would appreciate it.

With regards to everyone else's comments and suggestions, many thanks. I am now going to use the wrong towel and for the full five minute argument, I am going to leave it un-hung up on the bed. 

Leave the toilet seat up and the shampoo lid off. May as well make it worth your while ;-)