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Oct 6, 2006, 12:09 pm

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Originally Posted by ND Sol

Unless it is a cane or has just a rubber tip, I would think that it would be a no go as a carry-on. Heck, a hockey stick is not allowed. I travel one trip a year with my backpacking poles and I always put them in my checked luggage.

Thanks for the info...I don't do checked bags, so it looks like I will be hunting for a big stick when I hit Kauai

Thanks TSA! You have bravely saved not one, but eight flights from certain tragedy

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