Travel with Metal detector

[beancounter]

I am flying home and want to detect my parents house, do you carry the metal dector with you or do you check it to baggage? I alway read of people going to other countries by plane or cruise, can you carry on and if so do you have to remove batteries, also no digging tools? so I would have to buy more when I get there?

 

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[ddbowdoin]

I am flying home and want to detect my parents house, do you carry the metal dector with you or do you check it to baggage? I alway read of people going to other countries by plane or cruise, can you carry on and if so do you have to remove batteries, also no digging tools? so I would have to buy more when I get there?

I would say they would require you to check it, mainly because of the electrical box on the receiver... they arent the smartest people in the TSA.

 

[Felinepeachy]

My friend Gail, goes to the UK twice a year to md and she says she packs hers in her suitcase and checks it with luggage. She hasn't had a problem.

You could just ship it ahead of time.

 

[Old Town]

Delta out of Key West to Miami makes me put them under the plane as baggage. No carry on. This is the only carrier I've tried. Others may differ.

OT

 

[treasurehound]

I took mine on a plane last May. I flew Southwest out of Nashville to Kansas City Mo and took it on as a carry on. I bought a hard carrying case from my local Whites dealer and it worked out great. I will always take it with me when I travel. It fit very easily in the overhead and I had no problems traveling with it.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I fly every year to the mineral belt in Colorado.

Keep this in mind when traveling with your investment.

Imagine 18-20 year old kids disgruntled because they have to be at work any way, trying to get everything packed on a time limit. If you don't pack the machine properly, they will abuse it. I promise you. Heed my warning.
Buy a Snowboard case (they are lockable), (must use proper airline locks) pack the machine with pillows and everything you need to take. I take my mining gear no problem. They will ask you what you have and they will take a peek. But, it's no problem.

 

[treasurehound]

You also may want to call the airline to make sure it will fit in the overhead. Some smaller airlines don't have the room and you will have to put in baggage. My case is padded with the cut outs for the machine, battery, coil etc. Yes I would take the battery out and I did take my digging tool along with my apron, extra battery and head phones. Like 4-H said you can use a snowboard case or an old hard suit case. Just pack it very well. You can get old suit cases in flea markets pretty cheap. I was nervous the first time I took mine but not anymore.