I also have a flight (domestic) coming up; my first since becoming a vaper.
As it happened, my trip was cancelled (yay!) and I was able to meet with my Sen & Rep's staffers here in my hometown instead (about the use of live animals in military medical trauma training, alas, not e-cigs -- and since one of our party was the chief neurosurgeon at our largest hospital, and the other a rep of Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine out of DC, we decided to stick to the issue at hand, since politically we disagreed so widely on many other points!)
I certainly will put my juices in the one quart baggie and separate the attys and batteries. But the more I think about it, the more concerned I am about taking my new Prodigy through airport security. I know very little about explosives, but doesn't the Prodigy housing look pretty much like a pipe bomb?
I don't know much about pipe bombs myself, but I do know I get some pretty strange reactions to my Prodigy. "Is that a crack pipe??" LOL! I've become so accustomed to walking around with it in my hand (there's really no convenient way to stow it -- maybe I'll crochet myself a "holster" to fit on my waist pouch) and just taking a hit absentmindedly whenever I feel like it, that it sort of startles me that it startles other people! Even when I try to be discreet, there's no hiding the Prodigy!
I wonder if it is safe even in my checked luggage? They are X-rayed and sometimes opened. Anyone have any information and/or opinions on this?
I wouldn't trust it in checked luggage. If I were you, I'd print out a fact sheet about e-cigs, maybe about the Prodigy in particular, and carry it with me. When asked about it, which you surely will be, simply whip that out and explain its use. (Hint: Maybe Casey or some other creative supporter could draft up something like this for the cause?) Offer to leave it with them (bring several copies). You can print out the
list of prohibited items and argue that the device does not fit any category. Bring a sturdy, self-addressed, postage-paid envelope with you in case all else fails and you have to send it home (and have your chosen backup with you, of course). Worse comes to worse, you'll be stuck vaping a substitute (like nonfat milk to heavy cream), or, God forbid, smoking until you can make it home. My prayers are with you!
[NOTE: If the words and phrases used here have triggered any Homeland Security cyber monitoring, please know that I am (and we all are) only talking about an
electronic cigarette, one of the larger ones sold
here. Its intended purpose (and as used by me) is merely to inhale flavored nicotine vapor. Thank you.]
You are so cute. And this would be funny if it weren't so damned sad, and serious.
Best of luck -- let us know how it goes!
Cheers,
~~Cheryl
An adapter you screw on in place of the atomizer adapter that has an LED flashlight. Perfect solution. Throw it in your carry on with your atomizers and adapters and you're good to go. As much as I have to fly I'd pay for a flashlight adapter.
