Buying vinyl while on vacation is as beautiful as it can be stressful. Should you put your records in your suitcase? Do you need to declare them at customs? Some do's and don'ts for globetrotters.
Sage advice! As someone that's worked in aviation for almost 30 years now, I can confirm that luggage gets banged up at almost every step along the way. Not always due to carelessness or negligence, but because of the machinery of luggage sort systems and the way luggage is loaded onto aircraft.
My first experience doing this came last fall on a trip back from NYC. For whatever reason, I had to buy a copy of Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Solar Fire (just typing that makes me wonder about myself again) plus a copy of The Moody Blues' Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, and I used the layering method you described. All went smoothly until I got home, checked my vinyl vault, and discovered that I already had that Moodys album. So yay for packing, nay for memory!
The last time I flew (2019) I used the layering method and all worked out well! Since then, for trips by car or just around town, I've been using this awesome Technophobe DJ bag my wife gave me. It's very sturdy, thickly padded, and holds probably 10 LPs easily.
๐ More records than clothes... thatโs the way to go!
Sage advice! As someone that's worked in aviation for almost 30 years now, I can confirm that luggage gets banged up at almost every step along the way. Not always due to carelessness or negligence, but because of the machinery of luggage sort systems and the way luggage is loaded onto aircraft.
Aww thankyou for the mention, that's so kind of you!
My first experience doing this came last fall on a trip back from NYC. For whatever reason, I had to buy a copy of Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Solar Fire (just typing that makes me wonder about myself again) plus a copy of The Moody Blues' Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, and I used the layering method you described. All went smoothly until I got home, checked my vinyl vault, and discovered that I already had that Moodys album. So yay for packing, nay for memory!
I can still feel the panic I had at the airport when returning from Germany with LITERALLY 17 vinyl records in my carry on ๐ ๐ - great post!
The last time I flew (2019) I used the layering method and all worked out well! Since then, for trips by car or just around town, I've been using this awesome Technophobe DJ bag my wife gave me. It's very sturdy, thickly padded, and holds probably 10 LPs easily.