Originally Posted by
Critic
Like IslandBased said, the reaction will depend entirely on the environment at the airport & the attitude of the screener. You might be able to get away with a gallon bag/multiple quart bags at a smaller, more laid back airport, but definitely not at a larger chaos-ridden hub like LAX or EWR.
OTOH, chaos could be played to one's advantage.
One could imagine a scenario such as the following. Using strategic spacing, a single traveler could lay down one Kippie at the leading edge of their possessions and another at the trailing edge (and maybe throw in the declared medical exclusions in the middle). It's not as if the screener has a clear indication where one pax's possessions end and another's begins. Ex:
Kippie #1 :: declared medical exclusions :: shoes :: coat in bin :: rollaboard :: lap top :: laptop bag :: Kippie #2
When the war on liquids was declared in 2006, and mascara and lip gloss became suspect, I started carrying a second makeup bag -- basically another Kippie that I could pull from my main makeup bag. Kippie 1 contained gender neutral items, Kippie 2 was saved for questionable items. Apparently, separating each Kippie by several other personal items decouples them in the minds of some. One would think that multiple screeners standing mere inches or feet apart would track actual ownership of every item presented for X-ray but we all know they have other, more pressing thoughts on their minds.