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Thinking of taking a Cooler as a Carry On?

I think I will just bring an extra zip lock bag and ask to purchase Ice once I clear security....
 
Remember TSA will only allow blue ice.

Sterling

They also allow frozen bottles of water as long as they are solid. They can't be slushy. I often fly with my lunch bag and one or two small frozen Pepsi bottles. I'm only 30 minutes from the airport, so they stay solid until I get through security. I pull them out of the bag passing through security since they will always ask to see them.

A couple of TSA agents have teased me about knowing that trick. Apparently it isn't well known, but it is specifically described on the TSA website. I've encountered one or two agents that aren't familiar with the allowance, but their supervisor always flags it through if they call someone else over.

I don't know if there is a limit to number. I've never taken more than two.

Sheila
 
Link from TSA

https://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_results.aspx?search=gel%20ice%20pack

Apparently you can take frozen liquids as long as they are completely frozen. Ice cubes would work as long as you pour off any melt water just before going through security. I also like the frozen water bottle idea since zip bags sometimes leak when the ice starts melting, although I have sometimes had problems getting all the melted water out of a bottle if it is near the bottom.
 
I had that cooler when it didn't have what appears to be a hard top. I brought the soft cooler with us on a trip but not the rolling cart.
Nowadays I usually pack one of those Costco insulated bags or I have a Rachael Ray insulated tote bag that folds easily that I use for our beach cooler & an extra carry on for breakables. Like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0074...lated+tote&dpPl=1&dpID=41P7ILzRI3L&ref=plSrch

We bought 2 of those cooler bags and take them on all our trips. Our trips are usually 3 weeks... timeshares back to back. They work great for driving between timeshares and for the flight home.
 
Remember that Hawaii is the 50th state, not a foreign country, and you can buy anything there that you can buy on the mainland, so don't be tempted to over-pack.

I know you need to keep your daughter's insulin cold, but there is really no reason to take groceries to Hawaii.
 
Remember that Hawaii is the 50th state, not a foreign country, and you can buy anything there that you can buy on the mainland, so don't be tempted to over-pack.

And to add to Denise' comment, the prices at Costco and Safeway are not all that different than the mainland. It's VACATION- you're not camping/roughing it.

Jim
 
They also allow frozen bottles of water as long as they are solid. They can't be slushy. I often fly with my lunch bag and one or two small frozen Pepsi bottles. I'm only 30 minutes from the airport, so they stay solid until I get through security. I pull them out of the bag passing through security since they will always ask to see them.

A couple of TSA agents have teased me about knowing that trick. Apparently it isn't well known, but it is specifically described on the TSA website. I've encountered one or two agents that aren't familiar with the allowance, but their supervisor always flags it through if they call someone else over.

I don't know if there is a limit to number. I've never taken more than two.

Sheila



Link from TSA

https://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_results.aspx?search=gel%20ice%20pack

Apparently you can take frozen liquids as long as they are completely frozen. Ice cubes would work as long as you pour off any melt water just before going through security. I also like the frozen water bottle idea since zip bags sometimes leak when the ice starts melting, although I have sometimes had problems getting all the melted water out of a bottle if it is near the bottom.

There was a post after I posted regarding frozen items. You CAN take frozen juice, milk, water, butter, as it is a solid.

I fly from NYC, the city that is the reason we have post 9/11 travel rules, so if I can fly with these items from NYC, you can pretty much fly anywhere with these items.

Some people also feel,more comfortable taking certain items from home even though you can get them where you are going. You don't have to immediately run to a store or warehouse club to get what you need for the first morning.

To each their own
 
We traveled by trains, planes, and automobiles this summer and I took our Costco soft sided cooler because of this thread. It was so perfect.
 
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