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Posted by Bill S on March 26, 2008 at 8:45:14 pm EDT
In reply to Stratagies for protecting backpack as checked luggage? posted by WISam on March 25, 2008 at 9:59:22 am EDT

travelnate, it's good to have an industry insider's view. Keep reading and posting. This type of question comes up all the time.

I'm curious how you got away without TSA confiscating the stove. I have heard of people "getting away with" stoves in their checked luggage. But I also have had the experience of having an "extra" inspection triggered by the "sharpies" in the bags, and about a quarter of the time traveling with climbing and backpacking gear finding my indicator-type TSA lock on the duffel showing "RED" (indicates that TSA opened the bag) along with a card in the bag saying they had inspected it (nothing ever confiscated, though - apparently on the return flights, they are put off by the "aged for 30 days" stinky long johns and socks that I put right on the top). Returning from foreign destinations, I have also had the Agriculture people (who stand alongside the Customs folks) ask about whether I had been on farms (since they spot the boots in the duffel - I usually pack them in the duffel on the return trip, but wear them on the outbound trip, since I can't easily buy climbing boots at the destination).

Maybe that's one of the privileges that airline employees get? Like free tickets for themselves and family members?

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