Anyone take their monopod or tripod as carry-ons for a plane?

skinrock · 07-17-2011, 11:55 PM

I never check anything in, especially my camera equipment, for fear of it getting lost. I always just take a duffel bag of what I need and my camera backpack.

Will I run into issues if I have a monopod packed inside the camera bag? TSA says you can bring one bag of photo equipment, so it would technically fall under that category, but I can see them being weird about it.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this.

rodi · 07-17-2011, 11:57 PM

can it actually fit in your carry-on?
and i remember reading on the TSA site that all tripods/monopods must be checked.

skinrock · 07-17-2011, 11:59 PM

Well I didn't buy it yet, but it's about 16" collapsed, so it would fit in the bag.

M_Six · 07-18-2011, 07:37 AM

Last trip I packed my monopod in checked baggage, but then I saw a woman board with a tripod attached to her camera bag. I think a monopod would be more likely to be seen as a potential weapon, but it probably depends on the whims of the TSA folks you encounter.

dcstep · 07-18-2011, 09:44 AM

I put mine inside of my luggage.

rodi · 07-18-2011, 11:57 AM

check the TSA site!

ShopVac · 07-18-2011, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcstep

I put mine inside of my luggage.

+1, as did I...

Carried the camera and lenses on board though.

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dcstep Brigadier General Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,934 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [4.00]	I put mine inside of my luggage. __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.

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rodi . . . Drives: your FACE! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta proper Posts: 2,391 iTrader: (-1)	check the TSA site! __________________ 2009 135i \| space grey \| sport \| navi \| hifi \| heated dinan stage 2 software \| bmw performance exhaust kw v2 \| hotchkis front sway \| vmr v710

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skinrock Agent Smith Drives: 2013 Fusion AWD Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: The Matrix Posts: 2,850 iTrader: (9) Garage List 2007 335i [3.45]	Well I didn't buy it yet, but it's about 16" collapsed, so it would fit in the bag.

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