How kinky is TSA??

On my way to E-Fest!! Taking a variety of toys…enema, e-stim, etc. I have two choices; 1) put the whole mess in my luggage and take my chances or 2) pack some of it up and UPS or FedEX it to the hotel. The shipping route is somewhat expensive (but doable), but the luggage route is free. Only downside to packing the “stuff” in my luggage is the chance that something will trip some alarms and warrant a hand inspection. A couple items will be in my carryon; I don't expect any real problem there that I can't deal with (NOTHING embarrasses me and the idea of explaining what some of the stuff is to a female TSA agent is quite amusing). The stuff in the checked luggage is another thing altogether. Any suggestions or creative ideas? Feel free to have some fun with this one!

I know that over the years we have traveled with various amounts of toys and equipment. To date, nothing said except one time while being patted down due to my piercings, the female TSA agent, who had just seen my husband and our carry on, leaned n wispered close to my ear that l should have a good time for she knew she sure would. And we always have at least 1 bag and 1 or 2 nozzles, toys and lubes.

Take a look at this post in regards to TSA, https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;msg=1053066

… or what happens when your boarding pass has that “SSSS” code on it? It happened to me and the scanners showed that I have “padding” around the south pole region and I had to change my nappy in a special room so they can search the nappy I was wearing.

It wasn't the best of experiences but the female Singaporean officials were good and apologetic.

The TSA has seen everything, and if they need to open a bag you can ask for a private room.

Checked luggage does come with the caveat that it will be handled roughly, but you can use a TSA approved travel lock to keep people out.

Romaine from the Derek & Romaine show has talked about this kind of thing a lot over the years on their show… She has had carry on bags looked at and she always tells the person before hand that there are adult toys, and never seems to have problems….

I don't know how much improvement over the years with TSA employees but they don't always get the brightest people in the world. A friend of mine had issues because he had Potassium Iodide pills in case of radiation expose and the TSA person could not grasp the reason the pills showed up as a metal on the scanner is that Potassium is a metal. A supervisor finally had to intervene and send my friend on his way.

When I used to train our 2 hunting dogs we used a starter pistol to simulate gunshots - it was also a “sit” command. After a weekend training session I had an early morning flight to DC. When I got near 2-3 people away from the front of the line I reached in my jacket pocket and realized I had a handful of 22 blank cartridges. I fessed up to the TSA attendant - handed over the blanks, he shook his head, smiled and asked “Is that all of them?"

On another occasion we stayed in a hotel during a field test. Steak Dinner at a restaurant yielded quite a few juicy left overs, which I took, along with a cheap steak knife to cut them up in our room for the dogs. I rinsed the knife and put it in my travel shaving kit - and forgot about it. Some time later, again at the airport, a TSA agent spotted it in during the X-Ray. I explained how it happened to be there and he said that was the best story he had heard. He confiscated the (stolen) knife and let me go on my merry way.

I always place my toys in my checked luggage and have never had a problem, but have never arrived at my destination without discovering the “we went through your luggage” notification card. 😃 I will be taking more toys than I usually travel with to Tampa this year, so I expect to find another card in my luggage upon my arrival at E-Fest. 😃

I was traveling with a new enema bag and a box of nozzles with the adapter thing years ago and they took the adapter as well as the fitting that screwed into the bag that the hose fitted on. I was pissed when I got there but went to the hardware store and made it work by drilling the stopper and gluing in a barb. The day was saved and the bottom got filled!

@TreePerson, you do not have to use TSA approved locks. TSA locks are everywhere in the airline industry. Every one who works TSA has a key to them. They are universal. We fly often enough and with enough stuff that we use our own personal locks and it does keep everyone out of our stuff. We have been told we can not use them. We tell them to read their own information. We have been asked for our keys to open our bags. We told them that behind closed doors at the security office with us present or just xray them again and we have never had any issues.

When I saw the topic, “How kinky is TSA??”, I thought, “well, i won't know until I get behind closed doors with them or subjected to a pat down”.

And then the topic became all about luggage.

The title of this post re: TSA and kink made me laugh coz (and no disrespect to anyone who is a TSA agent that may be in the audience, I’m sure you are cool), well, they are like, the opposite of anything I would think of as arousing (then again I have a job that a lot of people would consider unsexy, so there you go).

Because of the nature of my very own job they should not really bother with my luggage. I have the required documents and permits for everything I have in my carry on that may require a permit at all, and I don’t usually check in anything. They can, however, still search my carry on and routinely do. Since sex toys are not illegal and neither are personal hygiene items, I would only consider checking in my bags if they contained liquids in containers that exceeded the federal limit.

According to the TSA’s very own website: “Each passenger may carry liquids, gels and aerosols in travel-size containers that are 3.4 ounces or100 milliliters. Each passenger is limited to one quart-size bag of liquids, gels and aerosols. Common travel items that must comply with the 3-1-1 liquids rule include toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash and lotion” (spelling ain’t mine). (Source: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/frequently-asked-questions/what-3-1-1-liquids-rule) 🥴

I would take my chances with TSA and enjoy the shade of red their face turns when you explain what the thing they are holding is used for.

On a more serious note, powders can be trickier than toys or liquids. Bags of light colored powders (miralax, anyone?) or crystals (Epsom salts?) may catch the attention of law enforcement officers, including but not limited to, TSA agents. It’s never happened to me but I have been called to check said powders. Just my 2 cents and experience.

@duhwizzard We attended E-Fest in 2019 and shipped our “Naughty Box” to the hotel via FedEx. No issues at all, sent C/O Front Desk, including check in date on the label. Returning home, we shipped it back via a nearby FedEx office. We have used UPS Stores, too, which will receive ($5.00 fee inbound) as well as ship. We switched to FedEx/UPS after a REALLY BAD experience with the USPS - the box arrived the week after we left and it took a month to find its way back - with no tracking available. Contents were worth almost $700 (those SiliconeNozzles add up!) worth of classic equipment, high-end vibrators, etc. Lesson learned. Both FedEx and UPS have never failed - just be sure to fortify your shipping box with taped edges inside, as well as outside.

We had a good time at E-Fest and Steve runs a nice event. ENJOY!

The individual inspectors have so many people to check in a given shift that they have little time to be horney

I'm not enough of an exhibitionist to handle having to open a carry-on full of enema bags and sex toys right there in front of the other passengers going through security.

I'd put them in my checked luggage. At least that way I don't have to be present if my bag gets flagged for screening and some guy is pawing all my toys.

“If you're intrigued by this or would like to see a demo on how it works, I'm staying at a hotel not too far from here……”

This is very interesting that TSA can be held to the law

Haven’t been to an E-fest yet but for my business trip I packed my enema set & some toys in my checked bag. No issues. I put my thermometers in my purse TSA didn’t say anything 🌡💦🍑

We are extremely kinky. 😜😉