Okay, what's the latest on what I can and can't bring on an airplane these days?

[LeftyMom]

Can I bring a shampoo bottle in my carryon, or do I still have to check them and let them explode?

After my last suitcase got mangled and I never did get paid for the damned thing I'd really rather carry my stuff on, but I need more than 3 oz of shampoo.

Oh, and will the TSA folk freak if I have food in my bag? I can't imagine they would, but is some overzealous sort going to decide that hummus or a little bit of earth balance constitutes a potentially explosive gel?

Are they still snatching makeup away?

I am so very sick of this fake security nonsense. :sigh:

[Kutjara]

1. Here's a link to the relevant Stasi website:

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

It's still all about the 3 oz bottles in a clear plastic baggie.

[lost-in-nj]

2. Darn it

I can't bring my cattle prod on board....
have to check it.


:cry: :cry:

lost
BTW thanks for the link
it answered a question for me!!!

[Darth_Kitten]

33. My catapult and bikini wax will just have to stay home I guess.

don't ask. :)

[LeftyMom]

35. posing for a boris valejo calendar?

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

3. Shit.

I feel so safe now. :sarcasm:

[KitchenWitch]

50. Can I bring my Trebuchet?

I really want to bring my Trebuchet!

If I cannot bring that, can I bring my nunchuks?

[pitohui]

4. sorry the kip hawley baggies are still being enforced

and in a new, evil twist, at some airports, you now have to take out not just your laptop but ALL electronics, cell phones, digital cameras, etc.

it is a mess! i had a TSA agent look at my camera so hard that i thought he was thinking of buying one like it

if it's a liquid, gel, or creme, it's supposed to be in the baggie

as for food, sometimes peanut butter and pumpkin pie are okay, and sometimes they're gels, and who the hell knows about hummus, sounds like a suspicious middle eastern thing if you ask ke

a lot of times now the "harder" make-up like chapstick is going thru unchallenged, instead of being automatically seized, but no guarantees, so i carry on the cheap brands or the ones that are about to be used up anyway

you can get away w. a lot, and when i can't quite everything in the kip bag, i'll slip the extra item down in a side pocket in the carryon somewhere, and so far so good, but only do this w. items you can afford to lose -- also don't yell at them if they find it and take it, just say you were sorry and forget it was in there, no use getting written up or something

[gratuitous]

5. Everybody flies nekkid

Of course, it doesn't do a damn thing about "terrorism" or whatever the bogeyman of the moment is, but it makes the government look like it's doing something and comforts some unidentified rubes in the hinterlands.

[mainegreen]

6. flvegan. I hear he tends to cause planes to not go where there supposed to.

And he doesn't fit in the overhead bin.
To much time a the gym.

[LeftyMom]

9. Yeah, but I wouldn't have to worry about Security Agent McGrabbyhands.

:shrug:

[jmowreader]

7. Don't bring ANYTHING with you!

Get to the distant end and BUY everything you need. Shampoo. Makeup. Your toothbrush. Most of your clothes.

Stick like one change of clothes, one lipstick, a comb, two pair of socks, a set of underwear and your wallet in the smallest carry-on bag you can muster, fly to the distant end, go straight to Target, buy all the stuff you'll actually need, and MAIL it back to California when you're about ready to go home.

And speaking of hummus...my wife has suddenly developed a craving for this food item. Oh. My. God. She found some really low-grade hummus somewhere that's infused with onions, garlic, horseradish and a few other lovelies. Eating that will solve the energy crisis.

[LeftyMom]

10. I'm considering it.

Hummus is the best stuff ever.

[jmowreader]

18. Not THIS hummus

[pitohui]

36. that's way too expensive in time and money

during my precious week in paris i don't plan to spend my time in the store, and the dollar is so weak anyway that you are just paying way too much

a better plan is to learn how to re-package things in small hotel sized shampoo bottles and also how to get by w. less product

also you may need to switch to solid product for some make-up items

ask at cosmetic counters, get on mailing lists for samples, you'd be amazed how much it helps

[Critters2]

43. Yeah, but if you fly with too little luggage

they're likely to get suspicious, too.

[pitohui]

46. crutters, i HAVE been question for having too little luggage on return flight but it was quick

yeah, i got questioned at customs "where's your clothes?" but the great thing about not having a lot of luggage is that it's quick for them to search or swab if they like

on many of my trips i may fly with a carry-on bag, of SMALL amounts of toiletries, and OLD clothes, and then on the way back, since i do not shop, i have very little to carry, because i have used up the toiletries and i have thrown away the clothes except for what i am wearing

but at the end of the day it is not as strange as checking into a motel without luggage, you can explain it with a giggle as "i travel light" or "i gave the stuff away in nairobi" and even if they don't believe you, because you have so little stuff, it only takes a short while for them to swab your remaining items

if you were smuggling something, would you travel light or would you have it concealed in a bag with oodles of irrelevant stuff to dilute the scent going to the beagle's nose? i rest my case

they are curious when you travel light but it is not going to seem all that sinister, it is more that they are joking with you

[LostinVA]

8. Remember to take the batteries out of your

toys.

[LeftyMom]

11. You nervous yet?

[LostinVA]

19. Yeah -- but we've also been too busy to be really nervous

The two of us have been working on this stuff since 9am.

[treestar]

58. Can you bring a gameboy on to play on during the flight?

I am a white knuckle flier and this is one of the few things that takes my mind off my surroundings.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

12. Can't you buy shampoo when you get there?

Or are you going someplace they don't have stores? :shrug:

[LeftyMom]

13. Finding vegan toiletries that I'm not allergic to is a tremendous pain in the ass.

So yeah, I pretty much have to bring them along- there's only one shampoo I can use without serious scalp drama- think horrible old man dandruff- and it's hard to find. I could probably track some down, but who wants to spend half their day looking for someplace to buy shampoo?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

14. I understand...

Maybe Fed Ex them to yourself? :shrug:

[LeftyMom]

17. I might check a small bag instead.

Find some old beater bag I'm not terribly attached to and throw that and not much else in it.

Though I might be able to get by if I split it into several of the regulation 3 oz bottles so I can check it.

[DS1]

15. Tofu might look like C4 to some people

[LeftyMom]

16. There goes my tofu wired to an alarm clock dinner idea. nt

[GOPisEvil]

20. I do have a suggestion if this location is one to where you will return frequently.

Such as Madrone's house is for me. :D Anyway, my first trip up, I took large bottles of everything I need and left them there. I haven't had to bring any personal items with me. It works. Oh yeah, that first trip, everything went into large zip top bags and it all survived.

[LeftyMom]

23. Nah, nothing like that.

If I were going to the fella's I'd know where a store with suitable toiletries is.

None of that until I get a school break though.

[MnFats]

21. does this rule out my Swiss Army knife?

how about my Zippo lighter?
REally need to know! No kidding!

[LeftyMom]

24. yeah, they're both verboten nt

[Crazy Dave]

22. Well...not that 8-track tapes are still around

But if they were I wouldn't recommend trying to bring one of these along with you

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

25. You can drink most explosives anyway without any instant effects.

With the exception of nitroglyricin and gasoline. The NG can cause flushing and headaches, and gas will burn and taste bad like a motherfucker.

Although if you're going to blow yourself up in an hour, any effects aren't going to really make a difference unless you drop dead on the spot.

[datasuspect]

26. canisters of sarin gas

[havocmom]

27. Fly naked. Carry your papers. Show your receipts

My daughter could not take souviner honey home to a friend because it was five ounces instead of four.

!@*$)#&@#)$&)$*!@*&_#*#&)##%(#&$9 terrorist bees!

[DarkTirade]

28. You're not even allowed to bring yourself on the plane

if your name happens to match that of someone on a no-fly list... even if that someone is a 34 year old and you are 78. Or in one case recently, it was a 7 or 8 year old child who shared a name with a 40ish person on a no-fly list.

[LeftyMom]

30. Trust me, I know that.

I don't have a common name, and at least as of April they don't hassle me about getting on planes.

This whole security clusterfuck is out of hand.

[DarkTirade]

31. My name is a very UKish name with an irish last name

despite not being of UK descent as far as I know. (Long story) I'm just worried that there'll be some irish terrorist of some sort with my name.

Of course, the only irish part of my name is the last name so I'm probably safe. First name is welsh, middle name is english. And no irish terrorist would have an english middle name. :)

[Danger Mouse]

29. Seems like you can't bring much of anything these days.

:eyes:

[Kali]

32. pour some of the shampoo out of the bottle and then squeeze a LITTLE of the air

out. Put the cap back on and put whole thing into a good quality ziploc bag and put it in your checked luggage. I have carried all kinds of shit in checked luggage and never had a spill.

[LeftyMom]

34. Well, to be fair, my suitcase did look like it was run over by Hummers with snow tires on.

I don't think there was much I could have done to protect contents of the darned thing.

The whole situation was a bummer, since the airline never did reimburse me, and it was borrowed so I had to buy another more expensive one to get my goodies home and then an equivalent bag to replace my friend's suitcase. Oh, and we spent darn near an hour in the baggage claim office filing out the paperwork on the thing, while the girl behind the counter had some long crying fit- it was not the best start to an otherwise nice trip.

Different airline this time- I guess I should give them a shot before I assume they're going to wreck my stuff.

[LynneSin]

37. These says I think you have to strip naked and subject to full cavity search

that is, of course, if you forget to give them your receipt first.

:eyes:

You can only have 3oz or less but that doesn't mean you can't take a couple of bottles of the stuff.

Your main limit is a gallon ziploc bag. And don't forget to put things like lipgloss in the bag. Most makeup is powdered base and not an issue. But lipgloss is borderline and since I have a selection from Dior, Chanel and MAC - not about to have them swipe that.

As for food - that's a very grey area. I think as long as it's dry food you should be ok. Once you get into anything liquid or jell like and you can kiss that stuff goodbye

[Gormy Cuss]

38. No pit bulls.

Seriously, the hardest part after checking that you're in compliance with the latest TSA directives is picking the shortest security line.

It stinks to think that you may have to check a bag just for shampoo.

[krispos42]

39. Just go naked

buy some clothes at one of the stores inside.

It's easier that way... :eyes:

[revkat]

40. multiple bottles

It may not help if you have lots of liquid stuff (lotion +conditioner +toothpaste +shampoo, etc.) but you can put the same thing in more than one of those little 3oz bottles. I have a lotion I use lots of so I always fill several small bottles with it. No one has ever asked what was in the bottles, just made sure the 1qt bag was closed.

[Kutjara]

You're not supposed to have any more than one bottle of a single substance...

...but I suppose most of the security drones aren't really focused on that atm.

[pitohui]

48. that isn't correct

you can have more than one bottle as long as each bottle is 3 oz. or less and the total of the bottles fits into the kip bag

examples: three "airport" bottles of jack black -- no problem

three bottles of conditioner (i'm always worried a hotel will offer shampoo but no conditioner) -- no problem

if you are really worried, then put a different brand in ea. bottle but i've traveled a lot since this crap started and trust me it is not true that you have to have a different liquid in each of the bottles

[Kutjara]

51. You're right. I was told that by a security bod at LAX last year...

...that I could only have one of each kind of substance, but there's nothing on the TSA site to back that up. Just another misinformed flunky, I guess. :shrug:

[pitohui]

52. there are a LOT of misinformed TSA flunkies this time of century

i hadn't encountered that particular variety but i've heard some of the other crap (we have to take your deodorant even tho it's a solid and a solid is probably not a liquid, gel, or plasma, hello, middle school physics!) :-)

we just have to do the best we can and hope for the best, sometimes there will be self important "P.E. teacher" type but what do you do?

[eyesroll]

53. How would they even know?

Since they don't examine the travel bottles for what's in them, and depending on the brand, many products look alike anyway, I can't imagine it would be a problem.

[Kutjara]

55. Well, I had a shampoo and a shower gel...

...that looked the same, so the guy gave me grief for having "two of the same thing." I managed to convince him that they were in fact two different things, but from the look on his face I could tell his little mind was short-circuiting at the effort it was required to expend dealing with the concept.

[gate of the sun]

41. no vibrators

[Xipe Totec]

42. Don't wear a short skirt

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/07/southwest-airlines-f.html

[Critters2]

44. There's what they call the 3-1-1 rule:

All fluids in 3 oz bottles. All bottles in a 1 qt. plastic bag. 1 bag per person.

I flew twice in July and had no problem. I don't know what vegan brand of shampoo you use, but I bought travel-size bottles of BWC shampoo, conditioner, and lotion, and also had lip balm in the bag. Got the travel bottles here:

http://www.internatural-alternative-health.com/SCAT/BEAUTYWITHOUTBEAUTY_046G.cfm

Good luck!!

[LeftyMom]

45. I used to be able to use bwc, now it gives me the scalp drama. Lately I stick with earthscience.

The 3 oz thing is nuts- I have long, thick hair. I'd be lucky to get two washes out of that little.

I'm gonna have to deal and check the bag.

[Critters2]

47. I understand. I had scalp problems in college,

but seem to have outgrown them. And yes, 3 oz isn't much with long hair. I actually had shampoo in both my carry-on and my checked bag, just in case.

Wish I could offer more help, but they're really insistent on the 3 oz bs.

[grace0418]

49. It's however many 3 oz. bottles you can fit into the quart bag. Can you just

fill all of them with shampoo or do you need a lot of other liquidy toiletries? Bed Bath and Linens and Things and Beyond has FDA-approved packs of 3 oz. containers inside a quart size bag if you want to go that route. No guess work on figuring out whether the bottle is the right size.

We're going to Italy in a few weeks and we are dead set on only bringing carry-on bags (half of our trip with be a train voyage so we don't want to have to drag a whole bunch of luggage down those narrow train aisles). We've figured out the clothing, now we're figuring out the toiletries. Luckily, I have short hair that needs very little product. We're bringing one container of lotion (I make one at home with aloe and coconut oil), one shampoo, and the rest camp suds that can be used for washing bodies, clothes and dishes.

[MissMillie]

54. if you're going on vacation

maybe you could mail yourself a package ahead of your trip

I don't fly very often and have never, not once (knock wood) had any trouble w/ my luggage, so I never understand why so many people have trouble packing their toiletries. Nearly everyone I know seems to worry about it.

Hotels will hold a package for someone who has a room reserved. If you're visiting w/ friends, that shouldn't be a problem I wouldn't think.

[billyskank]

56. You cannot take anything at all. You have to get on board naked.

And you have to shave yourself as well.

[leeroysphitz]

57. Cigarette lighters are ok again but bombs and guns are still frowned upon.

[Seabiscuit]

59. Matchbooks but no bottled breastmilk.

[LeftyMom]

60. Boobie milk is okay, per the TSA link.

Mine reverted to their ornamental state some time ago anyhow, but it's good that they relented about that.