Originally Posted by
Bart
There is a prohibited items list. There is a caveat that it is not all-inclusive; however, this does not give a TSO carte blanche to prohibit additional items at his or her discretion. It's just a catch-all for any dangerous items that isn't specifically listed.
Bart, perhaps you can answer a question to which I've never received a specific answer, either from TSOs or their supervisors whom I've asked.
I have a fiberglass-legged tripod. It weighs 4.5 pounds and, folded up, is about 20" long. It has rubber feet -- no spikes. It, along with the small video head on top of it, cost me $600+ and I've been packing it in checked luggage, with which I am not comfortable given the high level of theft.
Can I or can I not take this through the WTMD checkpoint?
The answers I have gotten were, "It depends," "Ask your airline," "I would let it through but I don't know about other TSOs," and similar equally unhelpful responses.