[Leica] TSA carry ons, tripods & light stands allowed?

[kcassidy at asc.upenn.edu (Kyle Cassidy)]

Hey folks - normally I check my tripod bag, but now that they want $25 to 
check a bag, I just stuffed my clothes in my bag w/ my light stand and was 
planning on carrying it on. While there's nothing on the TSA website that 
says light stands / tripods are specifically permitted, there's nothing that 
says they're specifically forbidden either. Anybody have any experience 
either way recently? 

(I heard an exasperated flight attendant recently say that the airlines 
should be charging for carryons instead of checked bags & that sure made 
sense to me....)

Travelin' light to Chicago...

Kyle

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