I have never, not been searched carrying on a rebreather. Then I get to give the TSA staff a lecture about what a rebreather is. I should get paid for this, oh wait, I do.
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Ironic that a long hose might be a weapon when we use it to save someones life.I think I've only flown with my regs 3-4 times, but every single time the regs get flagged on the x-ray. I had one occasion in Atlanta where the person who flagged them got at least 3 people to come look at them, they asked a few questions and the final person I spoke to told me there was initially concern that the long hose could be used as a weapon...
Because my carry on is fully of weird looking things?
I am sorry that you have to deal with this. This is not okyeah, try traveling with a Pakistani wife with the last name Khan and a teenage son with a wannabe beard and long hair like a taliban. random search, my ass. Our daughter got swabbed for bomb residue when she was 11 months old.
Funny part of it is, though, that I get searched and pulled aside almost every time we are traveling within Pakistan. We even got followed around up north by ISI and all the check points on the highway knew I was coming.
I am sorry that you have to deal with this. This is not ok