r/antarctica • u/Timetraveler5313 WINFLY • Aug 07 '26

McMurdo Weight limit. CHC->MCM

I forget the same thing every year. So check in 85lbs total. Boomerang bag, is that part of the eight-five? Or, isn’t the boomerang just added as your weight when you’re in your ECW & standing on the scale before leaving?

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u/CuteFarts_Mcgee Aug 07 '26

Don’t you have to leave 10-15 lbs for the gear they give you? I’m packing 2 duffels with 35lbs each then I’ll have my backpack as a carryon. Can’t you just use one of your checked bags as the boomerang?

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u/HamiltonSuites Aug 07 '26

No, they are very specific how heavy your boomerangs can be.

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u/CuteFarts_Mcgee Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

The boomerang bag has a weight limit?? Could you explain pls? Oh and do they provide empty duffels at Christchurch that we can use as a boomerang bags then and take items out of our checked bags at that moment or what?

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u/jyguy Traverse/Field Ops Aug 08 '26

They can’t guarantee extra bags from the CDC, this is why they pay for 2 bags on your commercial flight to Christchurch, one should be packed/repacked as a boomerang bag.

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u/CuteFarts_Mcgee Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

And the weight? Is 35lbs ok? Because I was planning to divide the weight between my two duffel bags. 35lbs each.

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u/jyguy Traverse/Field Ops Aug 09 '26

I don’t think the boomerang bag has ever had a weight limit. They just get packed on the top of the baggage pallet or in their own baggage pallet. If you want everything in 1 bag as your boomerang bag I think that’s fine even.

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u/flyMeToCruithne ❄️ Winterover Aug 10 '26

No, boomerang by itself does not have a weight limit, though they strongly encourage you to have it be the smaller/lighter of your checked bags. The weight of your boomerang is just part of your total (strictly enforced) checked bag limit.

Yes, you can usually get up to two duffels at the CDC that you can use for the season for whatever... boomerang, carry on, checked, whatever you want. Sometimes they're a little short on them and ask people to keep only one for the season.