[pct-l] Hiking Poles

[Randy Forsland]

Are you talking carry-on as in the passenger area? Or checked in as in under
the plane?

I workrd for TSA for a few years and I know that any type of pole other than
those used for valid medical conditions are prohibet in the passenger
area..Unless they've changed o rules in the last 4 years...

BTW, knives and tent stakes are allowed in checked baggage (as are firearms
if they are properly declared and unloaded)
see this link under sporting goods:

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#5

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 3:20 PM, ruffwork <ruffwork at ruffwork.com> wrote:

> I've taken my hiking poles carry-on several times, I just put my whole pack
> w/poles into a duffle bag and they never have
> stopped me.  They are carbon fiber poles so maybe they don't show up on the
> screens?  I mail my knife and tent
> steaks ahead (actually I forgot once and carried both on and was not
> stopped either ;-/ ).
>
> ruffwork
>
> The road goes ever on and on...
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