Carry on baggage question

I am about to travel within the US. I haven't traveled recently. My
question is about what is and what isn't allowed in carry on luggage. I
tried the TSA site but my specific questions were not answered.

I have a lot of camera equipment I'll be taking. This is digital
equipment with re-chargeable batteries. Are battery chargers allowed
(these have cords for plugging into an outlet)? How about adapters for
charging batteries in the car lighter/power plug? How about external hard
drives? Related USB cables etc?

Thanks for your help

bob <bob@home.now> wrote:

> I am about to travel within the US. I haven't traveled recently. My
> question is about what is and what isn't allowed in carry on luggage.
> I tried the TSA site but my specific questions were not answered.
>
> I have a lot of camera equipment I'll be taking. This is digital
> equipment with re-chargeable batteries. Are battery chargers allowed
> (these have cords for plugging into an outlet)? How about adapters for
> charging batteries in the car lighter/power plug? How about external
> hard drives? Related USB cables etc?

All are acceptable in either carry-on or checked luggage. Note that loose
lithium batteries are no longer allowed in checcked baggage, so you should
carry any spare camcorder or computer batteries in your carry-on luggage.

Some airports require all electronic equipment in your carry-on baggage to
be removed and passed through the xray machines separately, plus the
inspectors might want to look more closely at bundles of wiring and charges
when they see them on the scanners, so I suggest packing them such that
they are easily found, in case your bag has to be opened. I have a couple
of smaller zippered pouches to put these things in, which can be readily
pulled out for inspection.

Larry in AZ <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:

> James Robinson <wascana@212.com> said:
>
>> Some airports require all electronic equipment in your carry-on
>> baggage to be removed and passed through the xray machines
>> separately,
>
> I haven't seen a single US airport that requires "all" electronic
> equipment to be removed from bags. Just laptops and video cameras.

I have. They wanted all computers, and video cameras, plus radios, MP3
players, and so on removed as well. I can't remember where now, but it
might have been Cleveland or Detroit.

It might also have been only for a short time. Detroit was big on asking
everyone to remove their belts at one time, when I can't recall other
airports doing the same. Some people couldn't hold their arms out for the
wand sweep, as they couldn't let go of their pants without a belt.

In any event, in case they want to look at any electronics or wiring after
passing through the scanner, it's a good idea to keep them in an accessible
place in your bag so you or they don't have to dig around for them.

In article <p_OdnXVuldbNi63VnZ2dnUVZ_t7inZ2d@earthlink.com> ,
bob <bob@home.now> wrote:

> I am about to travel within the US. I haven't traveled recently. My
> question is about what is and what isn't allowed in carry on luggage. I
> tried the TSA site but my specific questions were not answered.
>
> I have a lot of camera equipment I'll be taking. This is digital
> equipment with re-chargeable batteries. Are battery chargers allowed
> (these have cords for plugging into an outlet)? How about adapters for
> charging batteries in the car lighter/power plug? How about external hard
> drives? Related USB cables etc?
>
> Thanks for your help

Yup. I just got back from a trip to Florida. I carried on a backpack
that's designed to hold camera gear and a laptop. My backpack was
crammed with stuff: a 15" MacBook Pro, a dSLR with three lenses, an
external flash, some spare AA batteries for the flash, my point and
shoot camera, my iPod nano and chargers for both cameras' batteries,
plus the charger for my laptop. No problems at all.

In article <Xns9AA26696F2D39thefrogprince@69.28.173.184>,
Larry in AZ <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:

> Waiving the right to remain silent, James Robinson <wascana@212.com> said:
>
> > Some airports require all electronic equipment in your carry-on baggage to
> > be removed and passed through the xray machines separately,
>
> I haven't seen a single US airport that requires "all" electronic equipment
> to be removed from bags. Just laptops and video cameras.

Me neither, and I do a lot of traveling. Without exception, I am always
asked to remove my laptop from its case and have that scanned separately.

"Shawn Hirn" <srhi@> wrote in message
news:srhi-039B76.22470919052008@newsgroups....
> In article <Xns9AA26696F2D39thefrogprince@69.28.173.184>,
> Larry in AZ <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:
>
>> Waiving the right to remain silent, James Robinson <wascana@212.com>
>> said:
>>
>> > Some airports require all electronic equipment in your carry-on baggage
>> > to
>> > be removed and passed through the xray machines separately,
>>
>> I haven't seen a single US airport that requires "all" electronic
>> equipment
>> to be removed from bags. Just laptops and video cameras.
>
> Me neither, and I do a lot of traveling. Without exception, I am always
> asked to remove my laptop from its case and have that scanned separately.


You wont be asked if you go thru Heathrow.

--
Steve