Did You Know? You Can Take Water Bottles Through Airport Security

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Plastic or metal, you can take water bottles through TSA security at the airport — they just need to be empty.

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This might be old news to frequent travelers, but for the casual travelers this might come as a pleasant surprise.

A great solution to the current options of paying high prices for water at airport shops or going under-hydrated. Just note that your actual results may vary based on the TSA agent you get since official policy sometimes gets interpreted differently.

I would suggest taking the empty water bottle out of your luggage and placing it in one of the trays so if there is an issue with it, you’re not slowed down by them rooting through your stuff.

I’m currently testing out several collapsible water bottles to find a more space-efficient way of carting my own water.

 

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8 Comments

  1. Have also read that you can take through a water bottle that is frozen, since it is not a liquid. I’ve done this successfully in the past.

  2. Tsa took my empty water bottle I planned on carrying on. Airline charges for even water on the plane now. I had to pay 5.18 in the airport for a f’ING bottle in McCarron Las vegas. It is a total scam.

  3. So if it was frozen and in a stainless steel container that probably wouldn’t be allowed?
    And would a stainless steel water bottle that was empty be allowed? You’d think they could easily inspect it if it was empty.

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