Are lead weights legal in carry on luggage

[aquatic ape]

I will be going to Hawaii for business for a few days and I will be traveling carry on only. I am wondering if I can get away with bringing my weight belt. Last time I did not have a problem with my fins, but I checked my weight belt not wanting to get hassled. In that case I was carrying checked in luggage, so it was not a problem.

Thanks

[Alison]

Hi
Yes you can carry your weight belt but only in your suitcase, you wont be allowed to carry it as hand luggage unless it is under the allowed weight for a paticular airline (I wouldnt want that landing on my head if it fell out of a locker) nor will you be able to wear it for security reasons. Easiest way is to telephone the airline and get their view, they may or may not be able to help you

[samdive]

I've carried mine on board a few times. they usually ask to look at it as it shows up on the security screening but no one has ever stopped me with it - but mine's only about 2kg max

S

[Ricky Eiken]

Hi there :Wave

What I normally do is to bring just the rubber belt and then at the destination I find a local dive center and ask them if I can rent some lead, if you approach them in a nice manner and explain the situation they normally like to help and often don’t charge you as long you remember to return it.
Have a great time on the islands.

[octopus]

I carried 6kg weigth belt in hand luggage on one occasion. It was checked by airport security. I was warned that it should probably be kept under my feet, due to health and safety regulations (e.g. falling out of overhead locker). Although I have to say that probably half the people on the plane had heavier hand luggage than I did.

I do occassionally have problem with check-in staff regarding my monofin. Officially, I should check it in. I tend just to ignore them and take my monofin with me. I have never had problem with staff on the plane. They have always been most kind.

[Alison]

Originally Posted by octopus

I have never had problem with staff on the plane. They have always been most kind.

I take it you didnt cross my path then

To be fair, if your straight with the check in staff and cabin crew they will go out of their way to help. Ricky Eiken has the safest idea for my money

[Huan]

I went to Greece last summer and brought 6kg of lead with me too , I wasn't sure if the Island would have lead.....Silly me
Any way I taped the leads together with duct tape and put it in a padded cloth bag.
I was not allowed to bring it onboard with me but instead was allowed to put it in the oversized baggage dept along with my speargun(both unweighed)
the staff informed me that the lead could be used quote" as an implement"
anyway in greece they didn't even bat an eyelid when I brought the gear in. I also left the leads in a shop down there.

[nickw]

Coming back into the US I had my bullet weights confiscated. I guess the security people were divers....

nick

[Spearingfish]

Yes but most airlines have a domestic 50pound limit, a new rule change different from 2 years ago 70 pounds limit for baggage.

eugene

[BennyB]

Does anyone have any experience with taking neckweights on flights? I assume that they would not be allowed as carry-on, but has anyone ever been hassled by security even with their neckweight in their checked-in luggage?

Cheers,
Ben

[jome]

Yeah...This did not happen to me, but a buddy.

Inspector: "Whoa whoa whoa, what's that?"
Diver: "It's a neck weight"
Inspector: "a what?"
Diver: "a weight used for diving, you see it keeps you balanced when you..."
Inspector: "so what's in it"
Diver: "leadshot"
Inspector: "leadshot..."
Diver: "you know, like bullets, used in shotguns"
Inspector: "Riight...No here's what we're going to do..."

Can you guess the ending? No, the neckweight did not make it to the hand luggage...

But in checked-in luggage I've never had any problems...

[Boomstick]

Going to the Carribean 18mths ago, no problems with my weights but did have airline staff use my long fins to chop up polysterine to see how much damage I could do

On the way back Carribean Customs turfed out my case to see what it was on the scanner, then called me over for assistance?? Then on the transfer through the US, US customs smashed the lock off my case to have another looky

[BennyB]

Doesn't surprise me at all, i've heard some crazy stories about how overzealous the US are nowdays.

Just as a postscript, had no problems with my neckweight in with my checked-in luggage. Well that's one tick for BA.

Cheers,
Ben

[Veronika]

Originally Posted by BennyB

Does anyone have any experience with taking neckweights on flights?

Yes, I have . To make it short, just like Simo said, having them in your carry-on luggage is a big no-no. One time out of two I was lucky. The second time it cost me quite a significant amount of time and peruasion to make them let me take it with me. I was recommended by security staff to put it in the check in luggage next time. Did that, never had a problem again. As far as I got it, they are primarily afraid that the rubber might break and the little pieces of leadshot spilled in the airplane, rolling just anywhere... just an assumption, though.

Veronika

[trullalla]

hi,
i never had any bad experience with carrying my neck weight around. i carried it a couple of times in my hand luggage, they stopped me and asked what it was, but made no fuss about it.

linda