Originally Posted by
bts09
No, the title is not a typo. Seriously. I grow pumpkins in my backyard. I'm flying to see family and want to take them one. I don't want to check it. Do you think there's any problem carrying a roughly 20lb squash onboard an airplane? My concern is not so much AA--the thing's gonna be in a large backpack--but more with security--does a pumpkin contain liquid? Could it be used as a weapon?
I have seen more than a few passengers carry pumpkins, watermelons, etc., through checkpoints. My only advice is to remove it from your carry-on luggage (if thats what you will carry it in) and submit it in a bin by itself. As another FT member noted, I too have seen passengers attach ropes/strings to their pumpkins/watermelons to better carry the item. Just don't drop it
