I managed to wrap mine up in towels and pack it in my carry on. However
mine is relatively small. TSA "eyeballed" it very closely, insisting on
my unwrapping it and looking through it to see that it really was
functional. They asked what it was for, and based on the look I got, I
felt like a terrorist for being a birdwatcher.

Paul Hicks wrote:
> Tweets,
> What is the best way to travel by plane with a scope? Mine is fairly
> large and heavy. Can it be toted as a carry-on that does not "count"
> as a carry-on? (I saw somewhere that TSA may exempt certain carry-on
> items from counting against the limit.)
> --Paul Hicks, Tenino / phicks AT accessgrace.org
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