Cleaning Rod OK to as Carry On
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Well, generally speaking, they’ll allow it. But the TSA is like a woman: you never know what you’re going to get…and neither do they. Make sure to ask for a supervisor and be real nice if you get any trouble.
How long?
Edited to add: make sure it doesn’t have a tip of any kind on it and don’t refer to it as a “tool” at any point and have a plan in case they say no. Your odds are 60/40 depending on who you talk to.
How long?
Edited to add: make sure it doesn’t have a tip of any kind on it and don’t refer to it as a “tool” at any point and have a plan in case they say no. Your odds are 60/40 depending on who you talk to.
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Yeah, Thats the winner. Not a chance, It will be considered a potential safety issue due to being long and capable of stabbing.
It’ll pass just fine. Put it in a PVC tube if it’s one piece, and send it in through the X-ray. If it’s multi-piece it’ll be even easier. Make sure there are no solvents, oils, etc with it. It’ll 100% go through in checked baggage.
Or you can try sneaking it through in your ass.
Or just order a cleaning rod online and send it to your son.
Or you can try sneaking it through in your ass.
Or just order a cleaning rod online and send it to your son.
This is such an odd item it would probably depend on both the airline and the TSA agent you get.
They allow people to carry on fishing poles all the time. You can also carry on knitting needles. Both of those could be just as much of a weapon.
But a cleaning rod, that will always have bits of residual oil and chemical on them may end up being different.
They allow people to carry on fishing poles all the time. You can also carry on knitting needles. Both of those could be just as much of a weapon.
But a cleaning rod, that will always have bits of residual oil and chemical on them may end up being different.
Order it online. Better yet, send him a link and have him order it himself. Even better still. Tell him to find the one he likes and order that one. Never too early (or late) to instill a bit of self reliance…
I just imagine this cleaning rod is like a Christmas fruit cake that gets exchanged between family members every year.
It’ll pass through just fine in carry on. Make sure it’s clean. The only issue I see is if it’s a one piece rod and too large to fit in overhead. I’d just ask at the ticket counter.
I'd check with the airline. TSA is fickle and told me I couldn't bring an antique handvise with me. It's a 19th Century jeweler's tool Amazon image that "could be used to hit someone with." I asked if I could bring a roll of quarters. "Yes." "Well, I could hit someone with that."
Why the fuck would you invite all kinds of potential hassles at the airport when you can seal it in a PVC tube and cardboard box and send it to him in the mail/UPS/fedex
U must not fly very often..........
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He lives in the very small town of Nocleaningrodsforyou, Kansas.
I was just there a few weeks ago, strange little town
I bet everyone in that town vapes.
Dunno. Haven't traveled for years now b/c my stuff is always f*cked with by them. Wind-up shaver broken, bottle of shampoo opened and never closed tightly, knife stolen (from checked-in luggage), etc. They even tried to fine me for flying with an "undeclared" flintlock in check-in luggage. It was declared but to them it was a #s game. I told the investigator that I knew the rules (po-po with 2A stuff for training classes), have flown with firearms and to look up the definition of firearm which doesn't include muzzleloaders or replicas thereof. Heck, the touch-hole wasn't even drilled so it couldn't be used other than as a club. "Look Congress on how many times we made it safer, how many criminals we caught and fined, blah, blah, blah. Now give us more $$$ for next year and we'll do even better." It was a learning experience on how high-school grads with no job skills are given awesome federal powers by DC over the common man and how gleefully they wield it to show how big their d*ck is now.
Don't fly often to the tune of doing 120K miles a year. Don't have time to be slowed down by TSA and my carry on does not include anything that gets trough easily. TSA is fickle. What one agent requires another prohibits. No rhyme or reason. Can see some TSA A**Hat saying that a one piece 44"rod is a weapon. Chances probably 50/50. Guess I would have to give myself enough time to go back to the car to drop off the rod if they said no.
Of course I can mail it but shipping would probably be $30 or more - not so much the weight but 'oversize'. At that point it would be easier to have him buy his own. Just that I have extra cleaning rods.
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She must be clenching like crazy to keep that thing from going up her ass.
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