Mods, if you want to move this, by all means... this seemed the most logical place to me.
As someone who runs a cave diving destination we get a good number of people who travel to us with can lights. Which is getting harder. We have recently been hearing complaints and even recently had a guest who had to leave the light they are used to traveling with behind with the TSA.
Review the TSA lithium battery policies. Print out information on the batteries in your can lights and keep them with your light.
For those of you with split battery packs (two <100wh batteries held in a single can): be prepared to have that debate with the TSA agent. With approval from the airline you might even be able to bring a bigger can! Be prepared to potentially lose these debates.
A somewhat predictable question (the answer to which sounds suspiciously like self-promotion) is will dive centers at my destination have rental lights just in case?: yes.
That 30ah battery so you could run your primary light for 10 hours along with a full-body heated undergarment seems a bit much all the sudden, doesn't it?
Travel safe. Good luck.
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As someone who runs a cave diving destination we get a good number of people who travel to us with can lights. Which is getting harder. We have recently been hearing complaints and even recently had a guest who had to leave the light they are used to traveling with behind with the TSA.
Review the TSA lithium battery policies. Print out information on the batteries in your can lights and keep them with your light.
For those of you with split battery packs (two <100wh batteries held in a single can): be prepared to have that debate with the TSA agent. With approval from the airline you might even be able to bring a bigger can! Be prepared to potentially lose these debates.
A somewhat predictable question (the answer to which sounds suspiciously like self-promotion) is will dive centers at my destination have rental lights just in case?: yes.
That 30ah battery so you could run your primary light for 10 hours along with a full-body heated undergarment seems a bit much all the sudden, doesn't it?
Travel safe. Good luck.
Lithium batteries with more than 100 watt hours | Transportation Security Administration
Spare (uninstalled) lithium ion and lithium metal batteries, including power banks and cell phone battery charging cases, must be carried in carry-on baggage only.
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