[sanddrag]

There seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there from airlines, TSA, etc. I couldn't get any solid answer. TSA says it's under FAA's rules, but the only document I found was regarding wheelchairs specifically (in which they're allowed if disconnected, but on some airlines they don't need to be disconnected). I couldn't find anything specifically prohibiting it, but I always worry that if you show up with something that's not a standard traveling item, they seem to jump to conclusions as to what it is. In 2008, we flew them all over the place without much issue.. But in Hawaii, they stopped our luggage after about half of them went through, and had to take a half hour to call someone to figure out the rules. What seemed to cause them concern is they were in a box that originally was for a vacuum cleaner. Anyway, now with fees to check items, I think I'll just send them to the hotel or something.