Travel and Vaping Flying with gear

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The TSA Blog: TSA’s 2017 Spring Break Travel Tips

My TSA - Home Airport

Whatever you do DON'T try to hide anything.
I was an Operations Manager for an airline at O'Hare for over 10 years, we would test security on their screening.

Make sure all your eliguid is not in it's tanks, put in bottles in a zip lock bag. Your batteries need to be inside a case where they cannot touch each other or anything else in you carry on. Don't keep them in your mod(and definitely not a battery charger).
When in doubt you can always ask the TSA yourself. The airlines will not allow batteries in your checked luggage and you cannot vape during the flight.(check with your airline.
Hope this helps.


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i have flown a few alot in the last 2 years and never had a issue as long as you follow the TSA and airline guide lines.

 

And you only allowed a total of 100ml of liquid

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I flew in and out of 6 airports in the US last summer, and had no trouble at all...taking my mods, tanks, eliquids, etc. in my carry-on.

I took 3 mods that had internal batteries, as well as a couple eGo 1100mAh batteries. I just made sure they were absolutely positively turned off.

I tool (3) 50mL bottles of eliquids in plastic dropper bottles. All were in the same 1 quart sized Ziplock baggie with my other liquids, gels, or pastes. However, you can take up to 3.4oz bottles of liquids (about a 100mL bottle). There is no limit on the total ozs. you're taking, as long as they all fit in that 1 baggie.

Never had a screener even question those things in my carry-on, nor did I have to remove the whole baggie at 5 of the airports going through screening. Just 1 airport had the sign that everyone needed to remove their baggie from carry-ons when going through screening.

 

Is that a new regulation? Where did you find that? And does it apply to only eliquids? Or is it 100mL including ALL liquids, gels, pastes, in your baggie?

 

I don't see how they can ban lithium batteries. They're in cell phones, laptops, etc., too. So...that means people can't take those on a plane any more either? Or...is the regulation only about extra, loose batteries, not installed in a device?

 

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Sorry, I assume for some reason that it was a first time flyer Q.
So, it's the airline that is saying you cannot take liion batteries onboard in the cabin with you and not the TSA. One is a federal rule and the other is the airline's rule.
I would call the specific airline and talk to a live representive and ask them. If TSA is cool with it, then it's air carrier specific.

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@Tonee N -

Does it apply to only eliquids? Are you sure it's 100mL total? Not just it can't be any bigger than 3.4oz. = 100mL? Or is it 100mL including ALL liquids, gels, pastes, in your baggie?

I'm going to have to go look at that in any event. Is it at your link above?

 

That applies to loose batteries, internal would be laptop, cell, electric razors, etc.

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@JCinFLA, it should be in the link. Whatever is on their page has to be current.

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I would much rather see you miss something on the airline's page(LOTS of fine print) than you get to the airport and have them tell you that you have to ditch your gear. That would not go well with me.

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From TSA website just now:

My TSA - Home Airport (Search results for Liquids)

"You may carry liquids, gels and aerosols in your carry-on bags only if they adhere to the 3-1-1 rule:
containers must be 3.4 ounces or less;
stored in a 1 quart/liter zip-top bag;
1 zip-top bag per person, placed in the screening bin.

Larger amounts of non-medicinal liquids, gels, and aerosols must be placed in checked baggage."

ETA: Page also has exclusions to those size regulations that apply to medical liquids, baby formula, breast milk, etc.

 

I should have been more specific. How many 3.4oz bottles can you put in a 1 quart zip lock bag? I'm not arguing, just trying to help.

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Don't mention the word "armed" either. Lol

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