Entry in to the USA

Off on my 65th birthday trip from the UK to Oz, Cook Islands etc. We will
be flying into San Fran
from NZ on the way back to stay with friends.

I have a divers gear bag with loads of pockets etc or a samsonite suitcase
with integral locks. Which would be best?? Or should I buy another case??

Bags are opened for searching on arrival and departure in the USA I hear.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Eddie
Currently in the UK

"Eddie" <ed@btinnternet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Off on my 65th birthday trip from the UK to Oz, Cook Islands etc. We will
> be flying into San Fran
> from NZ on the way back to stay with friends.
>
> I have a divers gear bag with loads of pockets etc or a samsonite suitcase
> with integral locks. Which would be best?? Or should I buy another case??
>
> Bags are opened for searching on arrival and departure in the USA I hear.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!
>
>
Others here travel with dive gear and tell you what's best and where to put
it.
As far as locking *anything*. If you don't want it broken, don't lock it.
They can, and will open anything they want to look at.

Limey Dave.

"Limey" <davidflies@noatt.crapnet> wrote in message
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> Others here travel with dive gear and tell you what's best and where to
> put it.
> As far as locking *anything*. If you don't want it broken, don't lock it.
> They can, and will open anything they want to look at.
>
> Limey Dave.

Cheers for that!

Expect it is open day for thieving then! Remember Thiefrow? ))

That being said it is all there for OUR safety

Ed

my advice.... if it looks like dive gear it's a target.

I have some REALLY OLD junkie looking hard sided suitcases that I use
for my dive gear. I keep a nice gear bag folded up inside to take to
the boat. I am not worried about the security people who open them
as much as the baggage monkeys who have access in the back rooms.




Eddie wrote:

> "Limey" <davidflies@noatt.crapnet> wrote in message
> news:8DGIg.1202$5i3.321@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
>>Others here travel with dive gear and tell you what's best and where to
>>put it.
>>As far as locking *anything*. If you don't want it broken, don't lock it.
>>They can, and will open anything they want to look at.
>>
>>Limey Dave.
>
>
> Cheers for that!
>
> Expect it is open day for thieving then! Remember Thiefrow? ))
>
> That being said it is all there for OUR safety
>
> Ed
>
>

"Eddie" <ed@btinnternet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "Limey" <davidflies@noatt.crapnet> wrote in message
> news:8DGIg.1202$5i3.321@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> Others here travel with dive gear and tell you what's best and where to
>> put it.
>> As far as locking *anything*. If you don't want it broken, don't lock it.
>> They can, and will open anything they want to look at.
>>
>> Limey Dave.
>
> Cheers for that!

np, but I did mean to say, "Others here travel with dive gear and *can* tell
you what's best and where to
>> put it." meaning carry on or checked, per particular item.

>
> Expect it is open day for thieving then! Remember Thiefrow? ))
>
Yup. been lucky so far, never brought dive gear there yet though.

> That being said it is all there for OUR safety
>
>
Of course.

LD.

Thus spake "Limey" <davidflies@noatt.crapnet> :

>
>"Eddie" <ed@btinnternet.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:KOydnXdVQJAOrm7ZnZ2dnUVZ8s2dnZ2d@bt.com...
>> Off on my 65th birthday trip from the UK to Oz, Cook Islands etc. We will
>> be flying into San Fran
>> from NZ on the way back to stay with friends.
>>
>> I have a divers gear bag with loads of pockets etc or a samsonite suitcase
>> with integral locks. Which would be best?? Or should I buy another case??
>>
>> Bags are opened for searching on arrival and departure in the USA I hear.
>>
>> Any advice would be appreciated!
>>
>>
>Others here travel with dive gear and tell you what's best and where to put
>it.
>As far as locking *anything*. If you don't want it broken, don't lock it.
>They can, and will open anything they want to look at.
>
>Limey Dave.
>

I've seen them cut off "TSA approved" locks. I just use colored zip
ties. At least when I see the zip tie cut off, I know someone has
opened the bag.
--
dillon

If you can't figure out how to unmunge my
address, email me and I'll explain it.

"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Thus spake "Limey" <davidflies@noatt.crapnet> :
>
>>
>>"Eddie" <ed@btinnternet.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:KOydnXdVQJAOrm7ZnZ2dnUVZ8s2dnZ2d@bt.com.. .
>>> Off on my 65th birthday trip from the UK to Oz, Cook Islands etc. We
>>> will
>>> be flying into San Fran
>>> from NZ on the way back to stay with friends.
>>>
>>> I have a divers gear bag with loads of pockets etc or a samsonite
>>> suitcase
>>> with integral locks. Which would be best?? Or should I buy another
>>> case??
>>>
>>> Bags are opened for searching on arrival and departure in the USA I
>>> hear.
>>>
>>> Any advice would be appreciated!
>>>
>>>
>>Others here travel with dive gear and tell you what's best and where to
>>put
>>it.
>>As far as locking *anything*. If you don't want it broken, don't lock it.
>>They can, and will open anything they want to look at.
>>
>>Limey Dave.
>>
>
> I've seen them cut off "TSA approved" locks. I just use colored zip
> ties. At least when I see the zip tie cut off, I know someone has
> opened the bag.
>
Yup, I've been using zip ties recently too.

LD.

"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I've seen them cut off "TSA approved" locks. I just use colored zip
> ties. At least when I see the zip tie cut off, I know someone has
> opened the bag.

Not necessarily, given "new" baggage handling procedures. They (the x-ray
machines, the handlers, whoever) rip shit off of all the bags, opened or
not. I have to replace luggage tags every other trip. Even the expensive
"indestructible" tags get torn off after a pass or two through "security".
Zip-ties are nothing.

"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:ovi9f21c9cp4epeo7o2aihdumgs75368nf@4ax.com...
>
> > I've seen them cut off "TSA approved" locks. I just use colored zip
> > ties. At least when I see the zip tie cut off, I know someone has
> > opened the bag.
>
> Not necessarily, given "new" baggage handling procedures. They (the x-ray
> machines, the handlers, whoever) rip shit off of all the bags, opened or
> not. I have to replace luggage tags every other trip. Even the expensive
> "indestructible" tags get torn off after a pass or two through "security".
> Zip-ties are nothing.

Zip ties work better for me than my locks ever did. After locking the zip,
snip off the end. That helps to slow down the destruction.

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:02:11 GMT, "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada>
wrote:
> Zip ties work better for me than my locks ever did. After locking the zip,
> snip off the end. That helps to slow down the destruction.

I just declare a gun in the bag, that way, I *have* to lock the bag...