Taking camping chairs on Ryanair

sheramber

You would need to be travelling with a baby to claim baby equipment.

soolin

sheramber said:

You would need to be travelling with a baby to claim baby equipment.

That was what I was thinking and I assumed I missed the bit about having a baby on the booking- but a baby is definitely not mentioned.

joebob

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. 

Love it . what we did this year was buy the beach chairs when we got there and negotiated a buy back price . Bought two for 40 euros got 25 euros back .

onashoestring

When I read the title of the thread I thought it was a money saving suggestion for avoiding the Ryanair seat selection charges - BYO chairs 😆 

sheramber

soolin said:

sheramber said:

You would need to be travelling with a baby to claim baby equipment.

That was what I was thinking and I assumed I missed the bit about having a baby on the booking- but a baby is definitely not mentioned.

https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360017825078-Travelling-with-Infants

Baby Equipment

You can carry 2 items of baby equipment free of charge per child (1 pushchair + car seat, booster seat or travel cot)

Buggy/Pushchair

Children's pushchairs can be used up to the aircraft steps and after landing the pushchair will be available at the aircraft steps (provided local conditions permit this). Please remember to ensure that your pushchair is tagged at the baggage drop desk or at the boarding gate.

Car seat

You can bring a car seat onboard for use by an infant or child as long as it is approved for aircraft use and has a 5 point harness. If you are using a car seat for an infant under 2 you will need to purchase a separate seat for them.

Add infant equipment

soolin

sheramber said:

soolin said:

sheramber said:

You would need to be travelling with a baby to claim baby equipment.

That was what I was thinking and I assumed I missed the bit about having a baby on the booking- but a baby is definitely not mentioned.

https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360017825078-Travelling-with-Infants

Baby Equipment

You can carry 2 items of baby equipment free of charge per child (1 pushchair + car seat, booster seat or travel cot)

Buggy/Pushchair

Children's pushchairs can be used up to the aircraft steps and after landing the pushchair will be available at the aircraft steps (provided local conditions permit this). Please remember to ensure that your pushchair is tagged at the baggage drop desk or at the boarding gate.

Car seat

You can bring a car seat onboard for use by an infant or child as long as it is approved for aircraft use and has a 5 point harness. If you are using a car seat for an infant under 2 you will need to purchase a separate seat for them.

Add infant equipment

I think the point was at no point did the OP actually state they had a baby on the booking, it could be implied as they mention ‘family’ in another context, but it would seem unlikely that any baby equipment could be checked in unless the booking showed an eligible aged child. 

sheramber

If travelling with a baby would they not need to take equipment for it, probably using up  part  or all of the two free items items allowed. allowed.

bigfer

Many thanks for everyone's input. Just to clarify this issue, I do not have an infant, I was just exploring the feasibility of  using the £15 baby equipment option to check a couple of collapsible beach chairs into the hold of a Ryanair flight.
Given the responses, I assume no one has, or considers it a worthwhile exercise, although there does appear some areas of uncertainty if you did have a child as to the specific allowances.

I have now modified the beach chairs to be worn as leg braces. 

onashoestring

@bigfer decathlon have a sale on https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/folding-camping-hiking-armchair/_/R-p-13372

bigfer

Yes I know. 20 euros in Spain, hence my enquiries into avoiding the additional cost.