This year I had the opportunity to unload the truck twice, Middletown
& Greenville.
Let me tell you, it is hard work! ANY person that complains about
how bags are handled needs to "share in the fun". The early arriving
volunteers do the best they can.
Advice from a baggage gorilla: Pack securely, pack in waterproof
containers and don't pack your bag too heavy. The heavier, they are,
the harder the fall.
Respectfully, Woshigary


--- In gobagroup@yahoogroups.com, putittakeit <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Now I've got another question. My father's heard something about a
> > possible weight limit on luggage/bags. Is this true? We're not
> planning
> > on being outrageous (my dad's a pro at this) but we wanted to be
> sure
> > we didn't skirt close to the limit without knowing it.
>
>
> No one weighs the luggage and GOBA allows 1 large or 2 small bags.
It
> is advisable to hang colored ribbon or paint or some way of making
> your bags more visible to you, finding one bag among hundreds can
be
> difficult especially if it is a green duffel. What you see the most
> of are Army type duffell bags. Here is how it works.
>
> Semi trailers are provided by GOBA and everyone loads their own
> luggage onto the truck. Steps are provided at the back of the
trucks.
> When you arrive and register you are assigned a luggage truck by
the
> color of the tag they give you. There is a time set for the luggage
> trucks to leave for the next camp destination, so you must have
your
> stuff on by then. The unloading is done by the riders who are
already
> at the next camp, and the method is "CRUDE" that is the driver of
the
> luggage truck slowly rolls the truck down the parking area and the
> volunteers throw the luggage off the back of the truck. If you have
> any items that can be damaged then take special care to protect
them
> when packing your luggage. I have seen a lot of these young men
> (riders) get into contests to see who can throw the luggage the
> farthest from the truck. Sometimes the unloaders quit omce they
find
> their own luggage. I guess my only complaint is that GOBA makes no
> effort to supervise the unloading or even to post some guidelines
> about how to unload a truck of peoples personal belongings. If the
> bags were merely allowed to fall off the back of the truck then a
lot
> less damage would occur. One year they broke my camera and light.
> Also try to pack your dry items in plastic bage, because you might
> find your luggage in a puddle if it rains. I appreciate the riders
> who volunteer to unload the luggage, however some minimal amount of
> supervision is needed.