Flying with my Monopod
Aug 27, 2014 14:31:40 #
Crap! I clicked on this thread in the hopes of seeing someone flying with a monopod similar to a witch on a broom.
Aug 27, 2014 14:56:13 #
frozenhermitphoto wrote:
Crap! I clicked on this thread in the hopes of seeing someone flying with a monopod similar to a witch on a broom.
:lol:
Aug 27, 2014 15:02:08 #
mongoose777
Loc: Frisco Texas
I travel around the country and always leave mine on the side of my think tank as I always use the overhead bin.
I even have a Markins ball head attached to it as I never had a problem.
The only thing is I get a lot of what is that thing that is attached to the mono.
I even have a Markins ball head attached to it as I never had a problem.
The only thing is I get a lot of what is that thing that is attached to the mono.
Aug 27, 2014 16:44:50 #
dancesneaker wrote:
Will the airlines let me carry my monopod onboard with my camera equipment??? Traveling soon and don't want to pack it in my suitcase
This summer I've gone through security at 5 US airports and a couple in Europe. I always put my monopod in my checked bag. Collapsed, with ball head removed it fits perfectly diagonally in a 25" bag and parallel to the side in a 27". I've seen several monopods and tripods attached to large camera bags and backpacks brought on as carry-ons.
Technically, here is what you get if you put "monopod" in the "Can I Bring My..." tool on this web page http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/prohibited-items#7:
Search Results For:
monopod
Check or Carry-on
You may transport this item in carry-on baggage or in checked baggage. For items you wish to carry-on, you should check with the airline to ensure that the item will fit in the overhead bin or underneath the seat of the airplane.
But there's also this:
To ensure a travelers security, Transportation Security
Officers (TSOs) may determine that an item not on the
Prohibited Items List is prohibited.
My main concern is that even though there are "uniform" TSA rules, those rules are sometimes vague and it only takes one TSA agent who's having a bad day to decide that a monopod like mine that has a large cork ball on the ball head threads and a carbide tip that's only covered by a quickly removed rubber foot constitutes a prohibited item.
Since you go through security after your bags are checked, the only option would be to surrender the "weapon".
Aug 28, 2014 04:29:10 #
amehta wrote:
There are standardized regulations: TSA.
The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) a department of U.S.A Homeland Security, and is unique to the U.S.A and has no jurisdiction in the rest of the world. When I travel to the U.S.A. from Europe, I have to ensure all my security complies with the TSA, elsewhere the TSA does not apply. The airline itself will dictate what you can take into the aircraft itself and what is allowed in the baggage hole. When going through customs (USA) if your luggage does not comply with the TSA regulations, they can refuse entry into the country of the USA.
http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/prohibited-items
Aug 28, 2014 06:55:25 #
Hydro47
Loc: NW Indiana
A lot of whether or not something is allowed through screening is at the discretion of the TSA agent. I ran my carry on through the x-ray at the airport in South Bend Indiana last year. The agent asked me if I had a digital caliper in my bag. I answered in the affirmative. He told me that he was OK with that (obviously I didn't intend to measure someone to death) but he told me that the other agent working that day would have refused to allow me to carry it on as it was longer than six inches. The TSA rules will allow you to carry tools, including a screwdriver if it is less than six inches long. Apparently some agents want to err on the side of caution. So I now pack my calipers in my checked bag. I still carry a twelve inch metal ruler in my briefcase but that has never caused a problem. Go figure.
Aug 28, 2014 07:25:00 #
dancesneaker wrote:
Will the airlines let me carry my monopod onboard with my camera equipment??? Traveling soon and don't want to pack it in my suitcase
I don't fly very often, but the two times I did, this worked. I had a friend make a fancy looking cane handle which fastens to the monopod. Then it looks like a cane and I fake a limp to get through TSA. So far, not questions asked.
--Bob
Aug 28, 2014 08:26:50 #
amehta wrote:
There are standardized regulations: TSA.
Perhaps so but, they are certainly interpreted differently by different airlines. That said I have both checked and carried on my tripod and never had a problem.
Aug 28, 2014 09:42:42 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
346pak wrote:
Perhaps so but, they are certainly interpreted differently by different airlines. That said I have both checked and carried on my tripod and never had a problem.
When does an airline ever open your carry-on bag to check the contents?
Aug 28, 2014 10:01:02 #
amehta wrote:
When does an airline ever open your carry-on bag to check the contents?
Fairly often. I usually carry a lot of electronics and they can really see what they want on the X-ray machine so I would say probably 30% of the time they want to rummage through my stuff. I am always tempted to tell them "yes there are sharp objects in there" but....
Aug 28, 2014 10:02:22 #
Bear2
Loc: Southeast,, MI
Funny!
frozenhermitphoto wrote:
Crap! I clicked on this thread in the hopes of seeing someone flying with a monopod similar to a witch on a broom.
Aug 28, 2014 10:06:56 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
346pak wrote:
Fairly often. I usually carry a lot of electronics and they can really see what they want on the X-ray machine so I would say probably 30% of the time they want to rummage through my stuff. I am always tempted to tell them "yes there are sharp objects in there" but....
That is TSA, not the airline.
Aug 28, 2014 10:29:48 #
Bazbo
Loc: Lisboa, Portugal
dancesneaker wrote:
Will the airlines let me carry my monopod onboard with my camera equipment??? Traveling soon and don't want to pack it in my suitcase
I put my monopod into my tripod carrying case (along with the tripod) and have never had an issue. I have not done it on international flights yet, but I going to France in two weeks and will see if it is an issue.
Aug 28, 2014 12:36:03 #
Aug 28, 2014 14:16:47 #
Los-Angeles-Shooter
Loc: Los Angeles
I don't use a monopod but I've flown many times domestic and intl on many carriers and carried on a sturdy tripod and never been bothered.
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