Recently, when I was double checking if I could bring scissors in my carry-on, I came across some random rules for what you could and counldn’t put inside your carry-on and checked luggage. Here are some specific items that might surprise you:
What you Can Bring
Carry-ons
- Liquids & personal care aerosols under 100ml/3floz
- Contact lens solution and medical gels & creams over 100ml
- Baby food, formula, water and juice over 100ml {until child is 24months}
- Scissors {with blades measuring 6 cm/2.4 in.}, cuticle clippers, nail clippers, tweezers and disposable razors
- Razor blades in a cartridge
- Gel-filled bras and similar prosthetics
- Toy weapons like squirt guns that do not look like real weapons
- Dry ice {up to 2.5 kg per person in a labelled package must permit the release of carbon dioxide gas}
- Duct tape
- Lawn darts {measuring 6 cm/2.4 in. or less}
- Whips {may be permitted by airline carrier provided certain conditions are met}
- Bricks of cheese, meats, nuts, fruits & veggies {anything liquid like yogurt must be under 100ml}
Checked Bags
- Ammunition
- Arrows used in crossbows & crossbows
- Axes
- Belts made with fake bullets
- Bullet casings
- Firearms {unloaded}
- Sabres, swords and scuba knives
Other: batteries are allowed in your carry-on but NOT in your checked bag. For your carry-on, aside from what’s already in your walkman electronics, you’re only allowed 2 spare batteries per person.
{Trip Styler Tip: for a full list of what you can and can’t bring go to Catsa’s Pack Smart in Canada and the TSA’s they-don’t-have-a-cool-name-for-it in the US.}
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[photo by shamanic shift]
You can’t buy lawn darts in Canada anymore [do to their dangeritude]… But you can still bring them in your carry on luggage… LOVE IT!
Can’t bring a full 500ml bottle of water through security, but can bring a whip and duct tape….talk about random.
i know. i just had to talk about the “rediculosity” of it. what about bringing ammunition in your checked bag. bananas. maybe i’m not tapped into the hunting scene enough?