New Travel Restrictions - Camera/Laptop Bag?!

[xipetotec]

Hello all, I'm sure as Canadians going to the US, you're all aware of the new travel restrictions imposed by the TSA. I was wondering if anyone has faced these yet?

Most particularly, I have a small conundrum I'm not sure about.

They say you can bring a laptop on board if it's in a regular laptop case.
They also say you can bring a camera, if it's in a regular camera carrying case.
But you can't bring luggage or even a laptop bag that duals as a suitcase.

I have a LowePro 350 Camera Bag. it's specifically a Backpack-Camera Bag with a pouch for a laptop on the back. So it doubles as a Camera Bag and a Laptop Bag. But it is the size of a standard backpack... Any idea if this will be a problem to bring on board?

[cpbjgc]

I have the same bag and will be bringing it when we go next week. I think it will qualify as a "purpose-designed carrying case". I am not, however, taking a laptop (too easy to do work if we do that) so I don't know how the screening folks would react to carrying both the laptop and camera equipment in the same bag, given the specific prohibition to backpack style laptop bags.

[laxcdn]

Call the airline or airport. I am taking a laptop back with a camera and kids psp and DS in it.

[tarstar]

If you go to the catsa site, you can down load a very specific list of what is allowed through airport security as "carry on".
Laptops are only allowed in briefcase type carriers "laptop computers and accessories
in regular carrying cases * they * it because there is a picture of what is acceptable below this written description.

and cameras are allowed like the following:

cameras (still and video) and accessories in purpose-designed
carrying cases
-- includes film, lenses, spare batteries, chargers, cables
-- includes large, professional-grade cameras and equipment

Hope that helps. I'll be flying out of YYZ myself on the 30th, and I'm traveling with a 5yr old and a 5month old so I've really got to watch what i'm bringing in.

[MkyMws]

Hello folks

I left Thursday (6th) from Toronto & returned yesterday(12th) & used my regular backpack for my electronic equipment & only my electronic equipment (except a couple of magazines).

They didn't say anything about the bag...it had a DSLR, a point & shoot, replacement lens, flash, IPOD & MP3 player. I had to prove that it all worked during the search, but no issue with the bag.

i was more concerned that all of the electronics started up & the batteries weren't dead..

tim

[laxcdn]

http://www.catsa.gc.ca/file/library/71/english/ExemptItems08jan10EN.pdf

[momof2blondes]

Thanks for the link, I put the document in my disney file so I can refer back to it when its time to pack.