[Pokato]

Hi guys, I travels very often, and would like to bring my portable setup with me on the plane, but have anyone ever had issue with airport security? To a non-headfier, would the looks of ipod-cable-amp cause any alarm?

 

[dridiot]

Just travelled with my Tomahawk, no problems....

 

[Nebby]

As long as the setup doesn't look like a poorly made DIY rig (wires/cables sticking out of a box with circuit boards visible, etc) and looks like a commercially made product, then you are safe. I know it sounds bad, but from personal experience seeing the folks that they do pull over, this seems to be the case.

 

[rxc]

You should also disassemble your rig prior to the security check and then reassemble it after you cross.

 

[MrJoshua]

I remember a story on here a year or so ago about someone travelling on what I seem to remember was his honeymoon.

Someone had made him an amp as a wedding gift, and it got confiscated at airport security.

So, IMHO, don't try taking a mint tin CMOY through security... Something professional (Tomahawk etc) should be fine.

 

[rhymesgalore]

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Originally Posted by dridiot /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just travelled with my Tomahawk, no problems....

You mean a 20ft. cruise missile in your hand luggage didn't evoke suspicion?

 

[EFN]

We all will know for sure when I fly to LA -> Seattle in Feb 2008. I will be carrying this with me:

 

[fatcat28037]

I've traveled several times with my C&C Box amp and have never had a problem, not ever a second look.

 

[Pokato]

Thanks for the reply guys...yea, the last thing I wanted to happen is my gears get confiscated by the security

I guess if EFN's stuffz passed the check point I should be ok lolz

 

[chriscu1]

No troubles here when travelling with my Ipod hooked up to the Total Airhead.

 

[wgr73]

Yeah, i have flown many times over the past year and have not had a single problem!

 

[stevenjchang]

Quote:

Originally Posted by EFN /img/forum/go_quote.gif We all will know for sure when I fly to LA -> Seattle in Feb 2008. I will be carrying this with me:

dude, nice set up
i'd confiscate that thing!

oh i wonder if any mean head-fi's work at airport security and confiscate people's rigs when they see a nice one, lol, i mean, i dont think people would do that but....hmmm

 

[Zorander]

Quote:

Originally Posted by EFN /img/forum/go_quote.gif We all will know for sure when I fly to LA -> Seattle in Feb 2008. I will be carrying this with me:

If you don't post here for a long time after, we know the answer already.

 

[kiwirugby]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokato /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the reply guys...yea, the last thing I wanted to happen is my gears get confiscated by the security I guess if EFN's stuffz passed the check point I should be ok lolz

I take my iMod+SuperMacro through US security 20 times a year and so far only one person has looked at it (and wanted to know how to get one...another head-fier now, I hope!). The last two time I went to the UK (last year and this), I decided not to take my rig with me. I did notice how fewer iPods there were on those two flights.

One suggestion, I take a stamped, addressed envelope with me just in case I have problems with security. (I keep having to add postage!!!)

 

[OverlordXenu]

How can they just consfiscate it? That hardly seems legal...