Size/Count limit of "PowerBars"?
Jun 26, 2009 | 2:08 pm
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Size/Count limit of "PowerBars"?
Anyone know if there's a size or count limit on nutrition bars, specifically PowerBars? Each individually wrapped bar is 65g, or 2.29oz. It's not the gel-type nutrition bar, it's defintely a solid food.
Tried to find this on tsa.gov, still looking. The closest I could find was http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/holiday.shtm, which is plenty of examples of gels, thick liquids, or liquids.
Thanks!
Tried to find this on tsa.gov, still looking. The closest I could find was http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/holiday.shtm, which is plenty of examples of gels, thick liquids, or liquids.
Thanks!
Jun 26, 2009 | 6:59 pm
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Jun 26, 2009 | 9:18 pm
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Math!
Can you carry enough for a 1 hr. flight? 
According to their catalog, an Eagle Creek Tarmac 22, max carry on size, is 8 pounds and 2850 cubic inches internal volume. Assuming your bars are typical 4 x 1.5 x 0.5 inch, each is 3 cu in volume and we assume 2.4 oz each with package.
The 2850 cu in will hold 950 bars, which weigh 142 pounds. Typical airline limit is 40 pounds for carry on, so your 8 pound bag gives you 32 pounds for PowerBar cargo. You thus reach your weight limit before you reach your volume limit. You can carry 32 pounds of PowerBars.
Your count limit is thus 213 bars.
Jun 29, 2009 | 7:23 am
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Well, I was referring to TSA limits, not carry-on limits. Since my luggage is a Northface Double Track 21, I figure I could fit at least 27 cases in the backpack, and that doesn't include the daypack. I was thinking more along the theoretical lines of 24 bars. The upside is, whatever I eat in bars, can be replaced with an equivalent mass of chocolate on the return! 
This is an organization that (technically) won't let you carry on a 4oz bottle of shampoo, yet will let you carry on 24 2.29oz nutrition supplements. Sometimes you gotta check the forums, so you don't have to toss too much at the checkpoint.
This is an organization that (technically) won't let you carry on a 4oz bottle of shampoo, yet will let you carry on 24 2.29oz nutrition supplements. Sometimes you gotta check the forums, so you don't have to toss too much at the checkpoint.
Jun 29, 2009 | 11:20 am
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What happens if you heated the power bars to a high enough temperature that they melt? They are a potential liquid. Or, if you ground them up with a fine paste and mixed them with water, they'd also be liquid. I'd be careful.
Mike
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