Travelling from Switzerland with my new rEvo

sdwenham

I am hopefully doing my rEvo mod 1 with Dave Cooper and Zero Gravity Diving at the end of May.

I am trying to workout the best way to get there and back to the UK with my new rEvo. How have others done it?
Did you drive or fly?
If you flew which airline did you use and how did it go. Did you have to pay massive excess baggage?

I am planing to get a SS mini rEvo with the 3L tanks (can't afford titanium ) (Paul - You managed to convince me at LIDS to go for the mini)

Thanks

Sam

Janos

I did my MOD 3 with Dave in Switzerland and drove. It took about six hours from Calais, but driving abroad is a pleasure compared to the UK which is a chore (well Southern UK is, it gets pleasureable again North of Manchester).

Janos

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Nad

The rEvo isn't so heavy. If you choose British Airways you can have 20kg or sporting baggage for free. The rest, normal buggage.
If I'm not wrong, BA fly direct to Geneva from London.
Cheers
Nad

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paulraymaekers

hello Nad, I heard lately that swiss airports refuse any tanks taken on their planes... don't know if it is exxact..

a stainless steel mini with the short 3 liter tanks is around 26.5 kg

paul

ps: sam, wise decision :-)

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Decodiver

Paul,

We have not heard of any problems with cylinders on flights in hand luggage, valves removed.

Sam,

When Janos says six hours that's six hours to my house, Geneva is a bit longer say 9 hours or so.

Cheers,

Dave.

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Nad

Hi Paul,
As Dave wrote, I didn't noticed or get any info about that. I think important is to have the valve removed.
Anyway, sporting buggage between 21 and 32 it cost something like 20£? (If I remember correctly).

Cheers

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AndyP

Hi,

I drove and it is a sodding long way. That being said, it is a pretty easy journey. Nine hours is about right'ish.

Andrew

Gary Graham

Hi Sam,

if you PM Martin Vincent (pieater on Rebreather World) he might be able to help. He's just been over to do his rEvo training with Dave Cooper and I think he flew over from Manchester. I'm sure he'll be willing to give you any advice. He's good like that

Dive safe and enjoy the course,

Gary

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wookey

hi sam,

I don't know where you live in the uk but I'd like to inform you that easyjet has many daily flights with cheap fares between bristol and geneva.

J. V.

I have to look for a plane Genève/Bruxelles. Genève airport website says : "diving tanks OK if empty". EasyJet website say "diving tank forbiden". I phone to EasyJet, not "easy" to have a human, but when I found one she said me "diving tanks forbiden". Even enmpty? "Diving tanks forbiden!"
So if you want to take EasyJet, be sure you can...
There is an other airport closer my house, Lyon airport (Satolas). I've try Air France. Air France website says : "diving tanks forbidden". I phone to Air France (there is a little more human than in EasyJet). A women said me : there is a possibility for "diving equipment". That need to declare it, tanks are permited if emptry and regulators not fited. Max weight of the equipement is 20 kg (not included the ordinary free 20 kg, so total permited is 40 kg), price is 20 (twenty) euro one way (Lyon Bruxelles).
I think I'll take this solution.

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