i got compliments from the tsa officer for the checkpoint friendliness of the cache on rails inside my synapse 25! :)
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inside my synapse 25 are:
15" retina mbp in cache on rails,
2 iPad minis.
Fuji x10 camera.
chargers for the above three in a medium dyneema organizer pouch.
Lego mini figures in a 3d dyneema organizer pouch.
a travel tray.
my side effect when I'm not wearing it.
2 books.
pen.
lip balm.
earphones in a mini padded organizer pouch.-mComment
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I hope you took this after screening, the woman with the latex gloves is eyeing you up like the last donut in the staff room!Comment
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yes, it was right after we cleared security! :)Originally posted by Miking View Post
by the way, a nice advantage of traveling with a kid is that opting out of the body scan does not result in a pat down!
when i approached security and said that i'd like to opt out, the tsa officer said that because i'm traveling with a kid, that we as a family can come through the metal detector rather than the body scanner. that was nice!-mComment
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The pat downs aren't so bad, it's the TSA officer trying to get to 5th base on the first date that bothers me!Comment
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Yeah. Especially when they experience gender confusion and assign you the wrong pat-downer. You'd think the X-ray machines would help with that, but noooo.Originally posted by Miking View PostComment
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The week the TSA introduced the enhanced pat downs, I wore my kilt through security just to mess with them. Compared with pat downs I've experienced since, normally attired, I got off lightly. The poor screener was clearly worried whether the rumours were true, so he gave my junk a wide berth. A BDO did come over afterwards to "chat" with me about tartan, not-so-subtly trying to figure out if I was a harmless crackpot, or the other kind.
I must do it again sometime :-)Enlightened traveller since 2009Comment
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How many items will the waist pouch hold?Comment
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it depends on what the items are. tom bihn uses a standard measure - ASTM F2153 - 07(2012) - in indicating the capacity of a given bag. as indicated on the side effect description, the side effect has a capacity of 1.5 liters.Originally posted by Roostertxp View Post
this trip, if i remember correctly, i was carrying in my side effect:
3 passports
iphone 5
earphones inside of a padded organizer pouch
a fairly stuffed tom bihn organizer wallet
house key
a pen
it could have held more, but that's what i carried inside of mine.
let us know if you are looking to carry something specific in the side effect.-mComment
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by the way, the synapse 25 is a super versatile backpack! i completely enjoyed using it on a daily basis during my trip!
tomorrow is the first day that i will use it for carrying my stuff to work - can't wait!!!-mComment
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Thanks maverick. Nothing specific. Looked to order said late may to ship. Will check back. Are you going to do a video review of the synapse 25?Comment
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The Synapse 25 on you, Maverick, looks like the Synapse 19 on me :-) I guess we have exactly the right height differential for the Synapse family! How is the new Side Effect working compared to the old one? Does the Dyneema make a significant difference over the Cordura version?
Oh, Badger . . . they've never given me the "wrong" pat-downer-person, because I have to take off my hoodie/jacket/whatnot, but it is highly embarrassing to get the pat-down from someone one is attracted to (in theory). At least I learned to stop wearing metal belts when flying years ago.Comment
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I have yet to be presented with that situation, but yeah. That would also fall into the realm of the super awkward.Originally posted by marbenais View PostComment
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