Will a Turbo Booster fit in a carry on?

oregonmamashannon · Mar 2, 2008

I decided to take a Turbo Booster for travel. I am wondering now how to carry it on the airplane. Does anyone know if it might fit into a regulation size carry on, the kinds with wheels and a handle? Or are there any other tricks to make it work as a carry on? Would it be acceptable to pack the back and carry the bottom?

sfeitler · Mar 2, 2008

I think a lot of times, people pack the back and carry the bottom on. Just put the back in the middle of a suitcase surrounded by lots of clothes...

Otherwise, I think it might work as 2 carry-ons, but I don't think it would fit into one.

-Sarah

Defrost · Mar 2, 2008

My son carried his backless TB as a carry-on, and it fit in every overhead compartment we encountered, even the small ones. The smallest overhead compartment we encountered required a bit of wiggling, but once it was in it was fine. I think you could easily get the back into a carry-on with wheels, but then of course you'd have two carry-ons instead of just one. I'm not sure you could fit both the base and the back into a carry-on, considering the height.

I think your best bet would be to carry the base, then pack the back into a bag however it will fit, and hopefully have some room to pack his other carry-on items around the back.

Oh, and if you do end up carrying the base separately, you might want to get a strap of some sort for it. We took a FPSV booster and a TB, and I found the FPSV was much easier to carry because it had the belt-positioner strap on it. I tied that strap to the seat and had a "handle."

my3sweeties · Mar 2, 2008

I got the base to fit in a carry-on but I guess it depends upon the depth of your carry-on. Those handles on the TB base stick up kind of high.

GL!

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