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Originally Posted by DeeDoubleYou
Well everyone, I made it back from the Bahamas! I ended up carrying the ankle weights in my carry-on along with my comp and reg. I went through with no problems!! AND my checked luggage was not searched!
Now.... On the way back, I decided not to carry the extra 3.5lbs of lead on board with me and put the weights in my checked luggage. Wouldn't you know, it was opened and rifled through. I guess 2 long lead tubes probably would set off a few alarms under x-ray...lol. Nothing was damaged or missing. 
As for the trimming capabilities of adding one ankle weight around the neck of the tank, PERFECT!  I dove once w/o it and was still "foot heavy" and then clipped one weight around the neck, and wha-la perfectly balanced! Now I can hang fins down to check out a ship wreck/wall or I can hang head down to peek under a coral head. |
It's good to know you didn't get taken in the "back room" for a more "intimate" and extensive search. I don't know how many times my wife and I have gotten to our destination and found a TSA letter stating our bag was searched. Nothing but clothes and shoes in the bag they searched so we can't figure out what prompted them to search the suitcase unless it was just chosen at random.