italianarg wrote: How/would I be able to pack my ropes and stuff for the trip? I wont put it in my carry on, but if its in my luggage is that too suspicious?
Advice please!
Restraints are not illegal in checked baggage. (According to the TSA website, they are not on the list of items expressly prohibited even in carryon, but agents have wide discretion. If confiscated, you're unlikely to win an argument that they should be allowed on. So you're being smart in not trying to carry them on.)
Handcuffs will show up strongly on X-ray, but they shouldn't look like a bomb. Still, even if TSA opens your luggage, there's no problem unless you're packing something else that's illegal. (In other words, leave your marijuana at home.) If you get to your hotel room and open your bag to find a note that your luggage was searched - so what?