Not 100% I know, but these guys don’t have the right to arbitrarily make up the rules as they go along. As agents of the US government they need to be accountable too!

Great blog!

Interestingly enough, from the time I posted the entry and today, they have quietly removed “juice” from the sentence. If you take a look, the sentence is identical except for that.

However, the TSA now has a full page devoted specifically to breast milk, baby food, and juice, in quantities larger than 3 ounces (link).

The most relevant portion is as follows:

When traveling with your infant or toddler, in the absence of suspicious activity or items, greater than 3 ounces of baby formula, breast milk, or juice are permitted through the security checkpoint in reasonable quantities for the duration of your itinerary, if you perform the following:

1. Separate these items from the liquids, gels, and aerosols in your quart-size and zip-top bag.
2. Declare you have the items to one of our Security Officers at the security checkpoint.
3. Present these items for additional inspection once reaching the X-ray. These items are subject to additional screening.

So the policy is definitely not that juice in large quantities can be brought indiscriminantly. It has to be part of the baby’s diet for the part of the trip that involves air travel, and it cannot be packed in with the rest of the liquid bottles. If you are not traveling with a baby or toddler you would not be allowed at all.

I don’t know if you have Jordan in the US, but surely there is something similar. They have a GREAT solution for the tooth brush+toothpaste+airline problem.
Couldn’t find it on their website jordan.no but I took a picture of mine along with another tip for saving space and weight in your carry-on: cleansing wipes (removes make-up and cleanses, and needn’t be in the zip-loc bag).

http://www.monologuer.com/2008/06/life-savers/

The two-in-one paste and brush has a refill and it no larger than 8×2x2cm. Perfect for both travel, gym or handbag.

Regards
Line

I realized after I wrote the post that I didn’t make it obvious where to buy them. I’ll try to come up with an addendum to my original post with a more full listing, but for now your best bet for the 1/2 ounce bottles is to buy them through Dharma Trading at http://www.dharmatrading.com. They sell fabric dyes and knitting supplies and such, and it turns out the eye dropper bottles are used for dying silk (using the resist method). Their prices are reasonable to boot. Just look for bottles at their Web site and just buy the regular dropper bottles. Don’t worry about purchasing “tips” separately; they are talking about the needle-small metal tips used for doing fabric dyes; the bottles come with the regular dropper dispenser cap inside the white outer cap. Enjoy!

#1: Nalgene apparently makes dropper bottles! Take a look at their product listing page for “dropper bottles” at their Web site. You want to specifically look at products 2750 through 2753. Avoid the “drop dispenser bottles” on that page… I don’t trust those caps for travel purposes.

#2: Have you ever purchased a bottle of nasal spray where it looks like an eye dropper bottle but the dispenser sprays a mist instead of a drop? I’m not talking about the fancy “pump” styles like you see with Zicam or other nasal mist products. Well, it turns out these squeeze (vs. pump) bottles ARE eye dropper bottles, but they have a tube inside that dispenses a mist. These are called “indicator bottles” and are apparently common for science labs. You might want to Google that phrase and find some for your needs. I’m gonna order some myself to see if they actually work as a spray bottle. In which case, it might actually work for sunscreen liquids and hair spray! I’ll see how it goes.