I have found that telling the TSA folks you have a pile of electronics and other goodies *before* it hits the belt helps- as does telling them you have plenty of time if they need to do secondary inspection. When I carry electronics in my carry-on, I keep them in a separate bag and run it separate from the carry-on, then stuff it in my carry-on once I'm through. (The last two Shmoocon bags are good, they lay flat on the belt and have a padded pocket). I also stuff power bricks and cables in gallon freezer bags before packing them, even in my laptop backpack, it makes it easier to keep track of things if they pull your gear out.
If you carry conventional microphones, especially ones without a big metal ball/screen, make sure you tell them before they look at your bag. TSA and metal cylinders with electronic bits inside, bad mix. Non-TSA tip, grab coozies when you are at cons and other schwag-gathering events, they are great for protecting small things like cameras, lenses, recorders, etc. Happy trails Jack _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
