I don't fly enough to visualize -- would a pair of ski boots, unbagged, fit under an airline seat?
I'm thinking not, but I must have dropped too much acid back in the hippy days, because I can't recall for the life of me. I snapped up a too-cheap-to-ignore, non-stop ticket from Philadelphia to Denver, but it's one of those new basic economy tickets. No carry-ons! Just what can fit under the seat in front of you. I have custom boots that I ALWAYS put in my 22" carry-on, rather than check them, but my wings are clipped on that front.
I've seen guys board planes with their boots hanging around their neck, but I never bothered to look what they did with them (presumably stowed them above). I could put them with the rest of my checked luggage, but you know how Murphy's Law goes, and my boots are the one essential bit of gear in my logistics train.
I'm thinking not, but I must have dropped too much acid back in the hippy days, because I can't recall for the life of me. I snapped up a too-cheap-to-ignore, non-stop ticket from Philadelphia to Denver, but it's one of those new basic economy tickets. No carry-ons! Just what can fit under the seat in front of you. I have custom boots that I ALWAYS put in my 22" carry-on, rather than check them, but my wings are clipped on that front.
I've seen guys board planes with their boots hanging around their neck, but I never bothered to look what they did with them (presumably stowed them above). I could put them with the rest of my checked luggage, but you know how Murphy's Law goes, and my boots are the one essential bit of gear in my logistics train.