Portfolios and canvas paintings?

[AMZJ 61]

So I have a portfolio (Large and flat) that I want to bring with me. I'm wondering if I can just take it as excess baggage? It won't fit in any of my shipping boxes and would make it heavy. I guess it's around 20-30lbs. I also have a canvas painting I want to take, was wondering if I can just wrap it and attach it to the portfolio to bring with me... Does anyone have any experience of doing similar?

[TBoneTX 46,126]

Sounds like it's worth bringing. Have you consulted your airline for their rules and ideas?

[AMZJ 61]

Sounds like it's worth bringing. Have you consulted your airline for their rules and ideas?

Not yet, because I have no idea what airline I'll be using.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

We had some large painting shipped (as in cargo ship- takes about 3 months); it's cheap, and you can pay to have them wrap the paintings securely too, even if they are behind glass. Probably only worth it if you have other stuff to, we basically moved a household, so toys, some furniture etc.

My mother brought one painting as excess bagage with Delta, she had to pre-book it due to size and it was hard to carry through the airport. She also got some minor hassle at customs as to its value, but it all worked out.

[AMZJ 61]

We had some large painting shipped (as in cargo ship- takes about 3 months); it's cheap, and you can pay to have them wrap the paintings securely too, even if they are behind glass. Probably only worth it if you have other stuff to, we basically moved a household, so toys, some furniture etc.

My mother brought one painting as excess bagage with Delta, she had to pre-book it due to size and it was hard to carry through the airport. She also got some minor hassle at customs as to its value, but it all worked out.

That'd be annoying since i painted it myself so it's probably not worth anything. I might see about binding the portfolio and the painting together and when I know what airline I'm with ask them if I can count it as one bag like that. I do have other stuff to move but not big things so am using smaller shipping boxes with a company. My other option would be to find out how much it would cost to post it. But that's going to be a nightmare since it's pretty big and I don't think royal mail would take it.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

You should be able to bind them together, or find/ make a cardboard box where they both fit in? My mom had a cardboard box made by a shipping place for the acrylic painting she brought (a painting by my dad, who is regionally known but not world famous or anything; painting was about 1.5m squared)) to fit it exactly, I imagine unless the portfolio is very thick, you could easily fit it with a painting. We also considered shipping by mail/Fedex/ UPS btw, but due to the size, even though it was light and thin, it would have been hugely expensive.

[AMZJ 61]

You should be able to bind them together, or find/ make a cardboard box where they both fit in? My mom had a cardboard box made by a shipping place for the acrylic painting she brought (a painting by my dad, who is regionally known but not world famous or anything; painting was about 1.5m squared)) to fit it exactly, I imagine unless the portfolio is very thick, you could easily fit it with a painting. We also considered shipping by mail/Fedex/ UPS btw, but due to the size, even though it was light and thin, it would have been hugely expensive.

Yeah I found a quote and it was about £100. Which I am not happy with at all. I can't fit the canvas inside the portfolio but I'm pretty sure that I can attach them together. I assume I'd pay excess baggage fees for them. I can't take more than 4 bags with me because greyhound only accept one excess baggage and it's looking increasingly likely that I will be getting a bus across country.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

I would definitely invest in a good cardboard box then... rememeber this won't be handlugage, and those bagage handlers can be rough.