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Comment by Paul Verren on April 22, 2009 at 11:49pm

Wear them on the plane! That ought to be interesting.

Comment by Chad Furr on April 22, 2009 at 8:07pm

If you ship them make sure you pay the extra to INSURE the heck out of em LOL

Comment by Paul Montpetit on April 22, 2009 at 4:51pm

Might want to clean them first...if you didn't already....worried about the chemicals and setting off alarms in the airport...but hanging them around or wearing them breathing in those same chemicals don't bother you....? Our SOP says...You wear them in a fire....you wash them afterwards...they look better, smell better, last longer,and last but not least they won't expose anyone to the nasty's that exist in fires....Stay safe....Keep the Faith....Paul...and yes, you could ship them out UPS (probably cheaper than the Airlines too(excess baggage)

Comment by andrew on April 22, 2009 at 4:18pm

thanks for the input everyone.

Comment by Jake Fireman on April 22, 2009 at 12:07pm

I believe that you can run them through as normal checked baggage. I did that several years ago, but they were new and clean.

Comment by Station10Capt106 on April 22, 2009 at 9:52am

I also vote for shipping them by UPS/Fed Ex. It won't be too expensive and will save you the hassle of having to carry you gear around at the airport.

Comment by lutan1 on April 22, 2009 at 6:28am

Is it any different if it checked in luggage as opposed to carry on luggage?

Comment by Jason Koontz on April 22, 2009 at 1:31am

Interesting quandry. I'd say call the airport and ask them. Your worries make sense, and I don't see an issue. They'll obviously notice that you're a fireman. But then again, I'm a fireman, and TSA thinks a little different than I do.