Originally Posted by
Scubatooth
the term is regulators. No i wont put life support gear (RX mask, Regs, Deco Regs, gas analyser, epirb, dive computers, cameras, camera housings, strobes, and misc other life support items) in my checked bag unless i absolutely have to (reasons why should be very obvious and are topic for a whole other thread) and normally in my carry-on, which is why at times my rollaboard weighs close to 50+ lbs .
Depending on the Finns it wouldn't surprise that fins cause a bag check as the plastics used in some fins are super dense (Jet, split jet, turtle, and force fins).
the irony is that in all of my travels I have yet to have my rollaboard searched when i have my regs in them despite that they have to look like a device in the case based on how i coil the hoses. Then agian i have carried a steel in my carry-on without so much as a peep.
I am pretty sure it is not your Finns that cause your checked bag to be searched. Even if something looked like a knife in checked bag, no matter how big that "knife" was, it's ok and would not be checked. BTW, pretty much all checked baggage x-ray equipement has dual view - 2 screens, a side view that takes multiple "slices", which you can look through, and a top down view. It really wouldn't matter what position you put your Finns in.
Many people in the military put their body armour in their bags, and of course these "alarm", but often, depending on the type of alarm they generate, we can clear those without having to search the bag. I do not think your finns are as dense as this.
It would help to know what else you usually have in your bag?