[Noisebridge-congress] Any tips in carrying all kinds of electronics in check-in luggage ?

[Mitch Altman]

For my workshops I've traveled with lots of (to a TSA employee) very strange looking electronics for the past 9 years.  Only one did I have any trouble: the person inspecting my bag unwrapped each and every item from its bubble wrap, and then dumped all the stuff back in the suitcase without re-wrapping, and with no regard for the stuff arriving unharmed (and some of my projects needed minor repair when the bag and I arrived at our destination. 

That's the only problem is ever had. 

I have never marked anything, or done anything but pack stuff well, and weigh the bag to be sure it's under the airline's max weight limit (usually 50 lbs or 23 Kg). 

So, in answer to your question:
No need to worry about this. 

But don't bring any non-consumer-electronics items as carry-on -- only pack these kinds of things in checked bags. 

Best, 
Mitch. 

Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:59:43 -0700
Subject: Any tips in carrying all kinds of electronics in check-in luggage ?
From: h.zeller at acm.org
To: congress at lists.noisebridge.net; maltman23 at hotmail.com

Hi,So like many of us travelling to Camp, I will probably have all kinds of stuff in my check-in luggage such as the LED panels, switching power supply and all kinds of wires that will probably look pretty alarming if you are looking at an X-ray of the luggage...
So I am a bit worried that I might end up without electronics..
It is commonly known that they will open international luggage anyway, so the question is how to make sure that TSA and others that rummage through my stuff don't see this as a threat but just simple electronics.
I intend to clearly mark things, for instance write stickers 'Display panels' so that it is more clear to someone inspecting the luggage contents.
Are there any other good suggestions ? Mitch, you are travelling a lot internationally, probably often with electronics - do you have some good suggestions to improve the probability to get these things through unharmed ? Or am I just overthinking this ?
Thanks  Henner.
 		 	   		  
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