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What is the TSA's policy on spacebags?
so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
that completely defeats their purpose.
mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
that completely defeats their purpose.
> so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> that completely defeats their purpose.
When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so the
TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
Hilary
> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> that completely defeats their purpose.
When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so the
TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
Hilary
Hilary wrote:
>> so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
>> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>>
>> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
>> that completely defeats their purpose.
>
>
> When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so
> the TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
LOL.. Are the clothes also clear?
>> so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
>> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>>
>> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
>> that completely defeats their purpose.
>
>
> When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so
> the TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
LOL.. Are the clothes also clear?
In message <XPudnbAai4QnZZ7bnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d@comcast.com> Mike Hunt
<postmaster@localhost> wrote:
>Hilary wrote:
>
>>> so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
>>> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>>>
>>> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
>>> that completely defeats their purpose.
>>
>>
>> When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so
>> the TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
>
>LOL.. Are the clothes also clear?
No, but that's why god invented x-rays.
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<postmaster@localhost> wrote:
>Hilary wrote:
>
>>> so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
>>> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>>>
>>> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
>>> that completely defeats their purpose.
>>
>>
>> When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so
>> the TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
>
>LOL.. Are the clothes also clear?
No, but that's why god invented x-rays.
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DevilsPGD wrote:
> In message <XPudnbAai4QnZZ7bnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d@comcast.com> Mike Hunt
> <postmaster@localhost> wrote:
>
>
>>Hilary wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
>>>>mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>>>>
>>>>Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
>>>>that completely defeats their purpose.
>>>
>>>
>>>When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so
>>>the TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
>>
>>LOL.. Are the clothes also clear?
>
>
> No, but that's why god invented x-rays.
If so, then why would it matter if the bag was clear?
> In message <XPudnbAai4QnZZ7bnZ2dnUVZ_q7inZ2d@comcast.com> Mike Hunt
> <postmaster@localhost> wrote:
>
>
>>Hilary wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
>>>>mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>>>>
>>>>Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
>>>>that completely defeats their purpose.
>>>
>>>
>>>When I moved I packed all my clothes in space bags. They're clear, so
>>>the TSA can see what's there - you shouldn't have a problem.
>>
>>LOL.. Are the clothes also clear?
>
>
> No, but that's why god invented x-rays.
If so, then why would it matter if the bag was clear?
On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> that completely defeats their purpose.
Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
saying that people have
had to open their spacebags at the airport.
Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
passenger to have to check
in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing the
space of the luggage they
are already taking.
wrote:
> so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> that completely defeats their purpose.
Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
saying that people have
had to open their spacebags at the airport.
Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
passenger to have to check
in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing the
space of the luggage they
are already taking.
Robert Nicholson wrote:
> On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> > mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
> >
> > Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> > that completely defeats their purpose.
>
> Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
> saying that people have had to open their spacebags at the airport.
That kind-of sounds like they were using them for carry-on. no one cares
about what's in your bags until after you've checked them in and they've
disappeared.
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> On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> > mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
> >
> > Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> > that completely defeats their purpose.
>
> Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
> saying that people have had to open their spacebags at the airport.
That kind-of sounds like they were using them for carry-on. no one cares
about what's in your bags until after you've checked them in and they've
disappeared.
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Robert Nicholson wrote:
> On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
>>mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>>
>>Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
>>that completely defeats their purpose.
>
>
> Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
> saying that people have
> had to open their spacebags at the airport.
>
> Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
> passenger to have to check
> in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing the
> space of the luggage they
> are already taking.
>
If you use the travel bags which are evacuated thru a one way air valve
you just reseal and squeeze. I never could understand expecting to find
a vacuum when getting ready for the return trip.
What's so hard to understand? We're traveling to visit my wife's
family in Asia who surprise surprise have a vaccum cleaner.
On Mar 23, 10:18 pm, "Frank F. Matthews"
<frankfmatth...@houston.rr.com> wrote:
> Robert Nicholson wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> >>mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> >>Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> >>that completely defeats their purpose.
>
> > Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
> > saying that people have
> > had to open their spacebags at the airport.
>
> > Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
> > passenger to have to check
> > in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing the
> > space of the luggage they
> > are already taking.
>
> If you use the travel bags which are evacuated thru a one way air valve
> you just reseal and squeeze. I never could understand expecting to find
> a vacuum when getting ready for the return trip.
family in Asia who surprise surprise have a vaccum cleaner.
On Mar 23, 10:18 pm, "Frank F. Matthews"
<frankfmatth...@houston.rr.com> wrote:
> Robert Nicholson wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> >>mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> >>Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> >>that completely defeats their purpose.
>
> > Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
> > saying that people have
> > had to open their spacebags at the airport.
>
> > Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
> > passenger to have to check
> > in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing the
> > space of the luggage they
> > are already taking.
>
> If you use the travel bags which are evacuated thru a one way air valve
> you just reseal and squeeze. I never could understand expecting to find
> a vacuum when getting ready for the return trip.
On 24 Mar 2007 08:19:08 -0700 in rec.travel.air, "Robert
Nicholson" <robert.nicholson@gmail.com> wrote:
> What's so hard to understand? We're traveling to visit my wife's
> family in Asia who surprise surprise have a vaccum cleaner.
>
the travel spacebags don't use a vacuum cleaner, you roll &
squeeze the bag to get the air out of it. if TSA opened one of
the home storage spacebags that was sealed with a vacuum if it
had stuff like fleece it could expand too much to get it all back
in the suitcase.
Nicholson" <robert.nicholson@gmail.com> wrote:
> What's so hard to understand? We're traveling to visit my wife's
> family in Asia who surprise surprise have a vaccum cleaner.
>
the travel spacebags don't use a vacuum cleaner, you roll &
squeeze the bag to get the air out of it. if TSA opened one of
the home storage spacebags that was sealed with a vacuum if it
had stuff like fleece it could expand too much to get it all back
in the suitcase.
Dennis P. Harris wrote:
> On 24 Mar 2007 08:19:08 -0700 in rec.travel.air, "Robert
> Nicholson" <robert.nicholson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What's so hard to understand? We're traveling to visit my wife's
> > family in Asia who surprise surprise have a vaccum cleaner.
> >
> the travel spacebags don't use a vacuum cleaner, you roll &
> squeeze the bag to get the air out of it. if TSA opened one of
> the home storage spacebags that was sealed with a vacuum if it
> had stuff like fleece it could expand too much to get it all back
> in the suitcase.
Zackly. that's why I bought the roll-up sort. They're analogue!
When you have lots of airy stuff, like fleece, wool, ski gear etc, they
really are amazingly effective. Last winter I'd looted a knee-high pile of
new clothes (bloody factory outlets) and the pile vs my bag was a horrible
prospect. So I went to wal-mart and got some, and the pile shrunk and
everything got home.
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> On 24 Mar 2007 08:19:08 -0700 in rec.travel.air, "Robert
> Nicholson" <robert.nicholson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What's so hard to understand? We're traveling to visit my wife's
> > family in Asia who surprise surprise have a vaccum cleaner.
> >
> the travel spacebags don't use a vacuum cleaner, you roll &
> squeeze the bag to get the air out of it. if TSA opened one of
> the home storage spacebags that was sealed with a vacuum if it
> had stuff like fleece it could expand too much to get it all back
> in the suitcase.
Zackly. that's why I bought the roll-up sort. They're analogue!
When you have lots of airy stuff, like fleece, wool, ski gear etc, they
really are amazingly effective. Last winter I'd looted a knee-high pile of
new clothes (bloody factory outlets) and the pile vs my bag was a horrible
prospect. So I went to wal-mart and got some, and the pile shrunk and
everything got home.
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In message <4604985e$0$18900$4c368faf@roadrunner.com> "Frank F.
Matthews" <frankfmatthews@houston.rr.com> wrote:
>If you use the travel bags which are evacuated thru a one way air valve
>you just reseal and squeeze. I never could understand expecting to find
>a vacuum when getting ready for the return trip.
I'm relatively confident my parents have a vacuum.
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Matthews" <frankfmatthews@houston.rr.com> wrote:
>If you use the travel bags which are evacuated thru a one way air valve
>you just reseal and squeeze. I never could understand expecting to find
>a vacuum when getting ready for the return trip.
I'm relatively confident my parents have a vacuum.
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On Mar 24, 5:04 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> > mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> > Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> > that completely defeats their purpose.
>
> Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
> saying that people have
> had to open their spacebags at the airport.
>
> Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
> passenger to have to check
> in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing the
> space of the luggage they
> are already taking.
??? The airlines care about the *weight* of checked luggage. Using
space bags or regular bags doesn't change that (other than the weight
of the bag itself which is insignificant).
wrote:
> On Mar 23, 9:12 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > so I'm flying JAL to asia soon and a lot of what were are packing.
> > mostly all clothes is going in spacebags.
>
> > Is the TSA going to open these once we get to the airport? Obviously
> > that completely defeats their purpose.
>
> Some folks at work suggested they had heard many stories from people
> saying that people have
> had to open their spacebags at the airport.
>
> Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
> passenger to have to check
> in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing the
> space of the luggage they
> are already taking.
??? The airlines care about the *weight* of checked luggage. Using
space bags or regular bags doesn't change that (other than the weight
of the bag itself which is insignificant).
Tchiowa wrote:
> On Mar 24, 5:04 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> > Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
> > passenger to have to check
> > in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing
> > the space of the luggage they
> > are already taking.
>
> ??? The airlines care about the *weight* of checked luggage. Using
> space bags or regular bags doesn't change that (other than the weight
> of the bag itself which is insignificant).
space bags mean you can fit more stuff into your bag, so you don't have to
take more bags. I use them when returning from the US, when I've bought a
LOT of clothes. They squash down in their space bags, so they all fit. They
still come in under the (annoying) 50 lb weight limit the US domestics have
imposed.
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> On Mar 24, 5:04 am, "Robert Nicholson" <robert.nichol...@gmail.com>
> > Conspiracy theorists will summize that the airlines simply want the
> > passenger to have to check
> > in more bags in order to take what they want instead of maximizing
> > the space of the luggage they
> > are already taking.
>
> ??? The airlines care about the *weight* of checked luggage. Using
> space bags or regular bags doesn't change that (other than the weight
> of the bag itself which is insignificant).
space bags mean you can fit more stuff into your bag, so you don't have to
take more bags. I use them when returning from the US, when I've bought a
LOT of clothes. They squash down in their space bags, so they all fit. They
still come in under the (annoying) 50 lb weight limit the US domestics have
imposed.
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Tchiowa wrote:
> ??? The airlines care about the *weight* of checked luggage. Using
> space bags or regular bags doesn't change that (other than the weight
> of the bag itself which is insignificant).
>
I suspect you don't understand what space bags are? They give you the
ability to put more weight into the bag.
> ??? The airlines care about the *weight* of checked luggage. Using
> space bags or regular bags doesn't change that (other than the weight
> of the bag itself which is insignificant).
>
I suspect you don't understand what space bags are? They give you the
ability to put more weight into the bag.
