Packing carry on bag now for flight in AM

[Luvchefmic]

Yes I am a last minute silly goose Flight SW FL to NY haven't been on a plane in 5 years A few questions and I have been searching the internet Only bringing a carry on bag, no checked luggage

Not planning to bring shampoo etc is a solid regular size deodorant ok in bag ? Disposable razors ? Curling iron ?

How about my camera, batteries, SD cards in a seperate bag will they be damaged going through x-ray ?

Appreciate all help THANKS !!

 

[Kandi76]

As far as I know the deodorant has to be no more than 3 oz. all the other items you mentioned should be fine I so believe razors aren't allowed but you can go to the tsa website and it should list everything that you can bring.

 

[Luvchefmic]

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/3-1-1-carry-ons


not getting much info there at all as the deodorant is not a liquid, aerosol, or a gel and can't find an answer re-camera etc

 

[Kandi76]

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/3-1-1-carry-ons not getting much info there at all as the deodorant is not a liquid, aerosol, or a gel and can't find an answer re-camera etc

I'm honestly guessing the camera would more than likely be fine. I know people can bring their iPads and such.

 

[Luvchefmic]

I'm honestly guessing the camera would more than likely be fine. I know people can bring their iPads and such.

Thanks I have learned not to put things off that's for sure

 

[Kandi76]

I know what you mean. My flight is this weekend but I had to read up on everything that can just be checked. The items in My purse on the other hand I definitely had to be sure of.

 

[bumbershoot]

The camera stuff will be fine. As far as I know the only camera stuff that has the potential of being damaged is film, and I believe it's film that has already been exposed. Digital stuff won't be harmed.

Disposable razors are fine. Straight razors are not.

Deodorant that is a solid and holds its shape is FINE. It's the gel kind that squishes up through holds in the top that isn't fine, because it wouldn't hold its shape if you took it out of the holder.

 

[stitchlovestink]

I used to think that the 3 oz rule applied to my deodorant but found out I was incorrect if it is a solid like the kind I use (which is Lady Speed Stick...that kind is considered a solid). If it is a true liquid (i.e. roll on) or aerosol, yes the 3oz rule would apply.
Yes you can take shaving razors and curling irons in your carryon.

Camera, and the other related equipment you mentioned will be fine going thru the scanners! Main thing you wouldn't want going thru the scanner would be high speed film (800iso or higher). It will ruin that.

 

[stitchlovestink]

The camera stuff will be fine. As far as I know the only camera stuff that has the potential of being damaged is film, and I believe it's film that has already been exposed.

I am NOT a professional photographer...
But YEARS ago when I used to invest a SMALL FORTUNE in my photos from my trips to Disney... I would shoot about 16 to 20 rolls of 800 speed film... the camera shop told me that they could not be certain that Xray machines did not damage unexposed film so they always recommended getting film hand examined in both directions because you will never know for sure what caused the damage to your film once it happened. Besides the fact that you just lose out on the loss of the photos...

 

[Luvchefmic]

No film here...just the SD disks

Thanks new & old friends ...God I wish I had the time to DRIVE !

 

[goofy4tink]

Just to be clear here...it isn't truly 3 ozs...it's 3.4oz, or 100ml. Yes, everyone says 3oz but it's 3.4.

 

[stitchlovestink]

Just to be clear here...it isn't truly 3 ozs...it's 3.4oz, or 100ml. Yes, everyone says 3oz but it's 3.4.

Good point!

 

[figment_jii]

How about my camera, batteries, SD cards in a seperate bag will they be damaged going through x-ray ?

Given that you mention an SD card, I'm going to guess you have a digital camera which means no film. Digital cameras and all of the stuff that go with do fine going through the scanner. I take my camera, a dozen or so SD cards and all of the others accessories (lenses, chargers, etc.) with me as carry-on and I've not had any problems. Same goes for iPads, laptops, etc. You have to take the laptop out and put it in it's own bin. I've have a camera bag, but I just put that through the scanner like any other bag (I don't pull out the camera and put it in a separate bin).

 

[stitchlovestink]

Given that you mention an SD card, I'm going to guess you have a digital camera which means no film. Digital cameras and all of the stuff that go with do fine going through the scanner. I take my camera, a dozen or so SD cards and all of the others accessories (lenses, chargers, etc.) with me as carry-on and I've not had any problems. Same goes for iPads, laptops, etc. You have to take the laptop out and put it in it's own bin. I've have a camera bag, but I just put that through the scanner like any other bag (I don't pull out the camera and put it in a separate bin).

Actually I found out if the laptop is the ONLY THING in the case you do NOT HAVE to remove it from the case. I now put my laptop cables in the front pocket of my carryon bag and leave my laptop in its case. I still put it in a separate bin but I have done this several trips now after being advised to do so by TSA and have never had any problems! They have never pulled it to be examined or anything. After going through TSA I put the cables back in with the laptop. Works like a charm!

 

[figment_jii]

Actually I found out if the laptop is the ONLY THING in the case you do NOT HAVE to remove it from the case. I now put my laptop cables in the front pocket of my carryon bag and leave my laptop in its case. I still put it in a separate bin but I have done this several trips now after being advised to do so by TSA and have never had any problems! They have never pulled it to be examined or anything. After going through TSA I put the cables back in with the laptop. Works like a charm!

Interesting, but I think it depends on the bag. I've read that the TSA just needs a clear view of the laptop through the scanner, so as long as the bag isn't filled with other stuff, you can leave it in the bag and send it through. If I only had a few cables I might do this, but I a computer bag/backpack combo, so the backpack part has lots of other stuff and it would be a bigger problem to pull out all of the loose stuff and then try to get it back into the bag afterwards. It's easier to pull out the laptop and send it through by itself.

 

[bumbershoot]

Actually I found out if the laptop is the ONLY THING in the case you do NOT HAVE to remove it from the case. I now put my laptop cables in the front pocket of my carryon bag and leave my laptop in its case. I still put it in a separate bin but I have done this several trips now after being advised to do so by TSA and have never had any problems! They have never pulled it to be examined or anything. After going through TSA I put the cables back in with the laptop. Works like a charm!

I think the question here would be...what do you mean by "its case"? Do you have a very very simple briefcase-type of laptop carrier? That's likely why you're allowed to do that. Do you, by chance, have one of the laptop-can-stay-in cases that are sold now?

If you carry your laptop in a backpack with a laptop area, though, you'll need to take it out. Unless you end up in the Pre line. Then don't.

 

[stitchlovestink]

I think the question here would be...what do you mean by "its case"? Do you have a very very simple briefcase-type of laptop carrier? That's likely why you're allowed to do that. Do you, by chance, have one of the laptop-can-stay-in cases that are sold now?

If you carry your laptop in a backpack with a laptop area, though, you'll need to take it out. Unless you end up in the Pre line. Then don't.

My case is going on four years old. It's a laptop case...I don't know how simple or complex that can make it. It holds the laptop and the related accessories. I can put a notebook or two in there as well. It's not a full backpack, so I wouldn't try carrying textbooks with it.

 

[figment_jii]

My case is going on four years old. It's a laptop case...I don't know how simple or complex that can make it. It holds the laptop and the related accessories. I can put a notebook or two in there as well. It's not a full backpack, so I wouldn't try carrying textbooks with it.

Maybe your laptop case is close enough to the "butterfly style" check point friendly bags that they don't make you take your laptop out of the case/bag all of the time. Basically, they want to have an unconstructed view of the laptop when using the scanner. So if you had nothing else in your bag after removing the cables, that would probably be enough. When I travel, I often have a laptop backpack, which along with the laptop and accessories also has a bunch of other stuff (e.g., books, music player, pens, paper, snacks, trading pins, 3-1-1 bag, etc.), so it's easier to pull the laptop out and leave everything else in the bang.

I know the last time I had a laptop in a laptop briefcase bag (only big enough for the laptop, cables, and a mouse) they asked me to take the laptop out of the bag, but it could remain in the sleeve.

Maybe it also depends on the airport and the TSA agents. Perhaps some airports allow travelers to leave the laptop in their bags while others are more inclined to ask people to place them in a bin.

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/checkpoint-friendly-laptop-bags

 

[mickey1968]

I think I have also heard that if your laptop doesn't have a hard drive and runs off of flash storage like the MacBook Air then you also don't have to remove it from your bag. Same for iPads and tablets.

http://blog.tsa.gov/2010/04/traveling-with-e-readers-netbooks-and.html

Here is another entry about the deoderant:
http://blog.tsa.gov/2010/09/gel-aerosol-and-stick-deodorant-which.html