What Can You Not Take On A Plane? The Outdoor Woman’s Guide.

Carry on: ✅ 

Checked bag: ✅

TSA glass rules permit glass on a plane in your carry on. When taking glass on your trip, select glass items are permitted in your carry-on as well as your checked baggage. 

Other items such as glass bottles or snow globes are a bit more tricky. On the one hand, they’re ideally best packed in your carry-on, to avoid breaking in your checked bag. On the other hand, if it’s a full wine bottle or full-sized snow globe you bought during your travels, they won’t make it through the liquid restriction, so you gotta check them (just make sure they are super padded and protected!).

When you bring glass items back from your vacation, ensure these are securely wrapped as separate items. These might include a single glass item such as a glass bottle, or glass paperweights. To properly pack glass, tightly secure and cover any sharp edges because they could potentially tear holes in your bag.

Carry on: ✅ (with restrictions)

Checked bag: ❌

Each traveler is permitted one disposable lighter and one book of safety matches. However, neither of these are allowed in checked bags!

Plasma lighters are not allowed in checked bags, but with certain regulations, you can bring them in your carry on.

Carry on: ✅ 

Checked bag: ✅

Electronic items like laptops are permitted on a plane. However, they will have to be removed from your carry-on or checked bags, and separately screened by the TSA officer.

Airline-approved electronics containing lithium batteries with more than 100-watt hours may be allowed in carry-ons. You are also permitted to bring up to two spare batteries, not exceeding 160-watt hours each.

Lithium batteries with 100 watt-hours or less in a device, can be packed in either your carry-on or checked bag. However, loose lithium batteries are prohibited in checked bags, as there is a higher risk for the battery’s unprotected electrodes to come into contact with metal items. This reaction can cause an ignition, sparking a possible fire on the aircraft.

Carry on: ✅ (With restrictions)

Checked bag: ✅

Liquid items such as toothpaste, liquid makeup, and setting spray, can be stowed in your carry on bag for usage throughout your flight BUT there are restrictions. Each item is limited to travel-size containers of 3.4 ounces or 100 millimeters each for carry-on.

Exceptions to this rule may involve liquid medication with appropriate medical documentation, or baby formula. If ever in doubt, double-check tsa rules on the transportation security administration website beforehand.

Carry on: ✅ (With restrictions)

Checked bag: ✅

Tweezers and other personal items like nail clippers, and nail-trimming scissors are allowed through the screening process and can be brought in your carry-on bags. However, to make it on board with you, the blades must be less than 4 inches from the pivot point. Anything bigger you’ll need to stow in your checked luggage.

Hobby items like knitting needles made from any type of material, including plastic, aluminum, and bamboo are permitted either in your hand luggage or your checked bags.

Carry on:  ❌

Checked bag: ✅

You typically can’t bring very large items in your carry-on: those size restrictions are real! That means most sporting equipment (skis, bikes, snowboards, etc.) will need to be checked. Sports equipment such as baseball bats and golf clubs also need to go in your checked luggage (the whole “this could be a weapon” thing).

You may be able to bring musical instruments on board as part of your carry-on luggage, so long as they are small in size. For these, you need to be able to fit them in the overhead compartments or stow them under the seat in front of you. You may be given special instructions in advance when flying with these items for safekeeping, especially for larger instruments like guitars or cellos.