Comments on: Packing Light: A peek at my 3-1-1 liquids bag http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/10/20/packing-light-a-peek-at-my-3-1-1-liquids-bag/ Gadgets, gear, and greatness for people on the go Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Till http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/10/20/packing-light-a-peek-at-my-3-1-1-liquids-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-2414 Till Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:57:48 +0000 http://www.practicalhacks.com/?p=7790#comment-2414 http://www.1bag1world.com/obow-light-travel-forum/post/922386?lastPage=true The above link leeds to my results for traveling liquid free. Thanks to Kieran for the great suitcase spray tip and to Kevin for the idea with the contact lens containers. I found some great ones at Target. Screw top with magnifying glass built in. Come in different color versions if you have more than one product to pack this way. $3 or so. http://www.1bag1world.com/obow.....tPage=true

The above link leeds to my results for traveling liquid free. Thanks to Kieran for the great suitcase spray tip and to Kevin for the idea with the contact lens containers.

I found some great ones at Target. Screw top with magnifying glass built in. Come in different color versions if you have more than one product to pack this way. $3 or so.

]]> By: Till http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/10/20/packing-light-a-peek-at-my-3-1-1-liquids-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-2401 Till Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:45:43 +0000 http://www.practicalhacks.com/?p=7790#comment-2401 Exact same reason for which I prefer zip ties, too. Keep in mind two tips I read on FT. First use colored zip ties. The TSA has standard black on hand to replace, so you won't notice any interference. Second, don't put the zip ties for the return trip in the checked bag. They can just use one of your own zip ties to replace and again you won't be the wiser. You can also use TSA locks with Search Alert feature. They throw a colored indicator switch when they have been opened with a key. I got two of those (Brookstone in nice neon orange, great bag identifier, too). They work great. More on topic, I just got my American Crew Fiber hair gel, KoS Alpha oil and lip balm tube through security without a problem, meaning I didn't have them in a 311 bag and didn't present them in any other form. However, they did examine my lighter. Exact same reason for which I prefer zip ties, too. Keep in mind two tips I read on FT. First use colored zip ties. The TSA has standard black on hand to replace, so you won’t notice any interference. Second, don’t put the zip ties for the return trip in the checked bag. They can just use one of your own zip ties to replace and again you won’t be the wiser.

You can also use TSA locks with Search Alert feature. They throw a colored indicator switch when they have been opened with a key. I got two of those (Brookstone in nice neon orange, great bag identifier, too). They work great.

More on topic, I just got my American Crew Fiber hair gel, KoS Alpha oil and lip balm tube through security without a problem, meaning I didn’t have them in a 311 bag and didn’t present them in any other form. However, they did examine my lighter.

]]> By: Kieran http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/10/20/packing-light-a-peek-at-my-3-1-1-liquids-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-2399 Kieran Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:31:32 +0000 http://www.practicalhacks.com/?p=7790#comment-2399 Apologies for going off topic but worth pointing out that I use ties in preference to padlock because I'll know if anyone has interfered with my bag after I have to check it in or leave it unattended eg in overhead locker. (Padlocks are easily broken or picked, so are pretty useless anyway.) Then I can check it before any authorities do. Not to get too paranoid but there are a few people in foreign prisons who claim they had contraband put into their baggage, Australian Schapelle Corby being a famous example. Smuggling dope INTO Bali - that's, er, a tad unusual I gather. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby Apologies for going off topic but worth pointing out that I use ties in preference to padlock because I’ll know if anyone has interfered with my bag after I have to check it in or leave it unattended eg in overhead locker. (Padlocks are easily broken or picked, so are pretty useless anyway.) Then I can check it before any authorities do. Not to get too paranoid but there are a few people in foreign prisons who claim they had contraband put into their baggage, Australian Schapelle Corby being a famous example. Smuggling dope INTO Bali – that’s, er, a tad unusual I gather. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schapelle_Corby

]]> By: Kieran http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/10/20/packing-light-a-peek-at-my-3-1-1-liquids-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 Kieran Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:03:30 +0000 http://www.practicalhacks.com/?p=7790#comment-2398 Thanks for the praise - always welcome, even (or especially) if undeserved! I take the clippers because I prefer them to scissors for my nails and having sharps makes me nervous at security - some airports might allow them, others not. Heathrow, for example, does NOT allow scissors: http://www.heathrow-airport-guide.co.uk/security.html Thanks for the praise – always welcome, even (or especially) if undeserved!
I take the clippers because I prefer them to scissors for my nails and having sharps makes me nervous at security – some airports might allow them, others not. Heathrow, for example, does NOT allow scissors:
http://www.heathrow-airport-gu.....urity.html

]]> By: Kevin http://www.practicalhacks.com/2009/10/20/packing-light-a-peek-at-my-3-1-1-liquids-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-2397 Kevin Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:59:33 +0000 http://www.practicalhacks.com/?p=7790#comment-2397 Kieran, Great ideas... thanks for commenting. I sometimes use zip ties on my golf travel bag, and throw extras in the inside pocket for the return journey. I have a Utili-key on my keyring, and use it for cutting the ties when I arrive. If TSA wants to look at the clubs, of course, they cut the ties. No biggie. kc Kieran,

Great ideas… thanks for commenting. I sometimes use zip ties on my golf travel bag, and throw extras in the inside pocket for the return journey. I have a Utili-key on my keyring, and use it for cutting the ties when I arrive. If TSA wants to look at the clubs, of course, they cut the ties. No biggie.

kc

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