Question regarding hook magnets

[maggie416]

This will be the first time I am bringing hook magnets. Okay to go into the luggage or do they need to be in carry ons?

Thanks,

Marg

[not-enough-cruising]

I always pack mine in my checked luggage

[Jussabitconfused]

Mine are always in checked but would be fine either way.

[cruiseguy1016]

Mine are always in my checked kuggage also.

[Fouremco]

Your choice, whichever best suits your weight and space distribution requirements.

[bonsai3s]

Checked luggage is best.

 

Any magnets inside your carry-on will cause additional screening (they will open your carry-on, causing further delay) at TSA security checkpoint.

[jcc1025]

We always pack ours. 

[Tree_skier]

Add me to the always in checked baggage.

[new_cruiser]

TSA's website says magnets are fine in checked and carry-on. 

[Mrs Cheech]

Had our carryon bag pulled at security and it was because of magnets. Now they always go in checked suitcases.

[highfields]

However you pack the magnets, please be very careful to keep them separated in different areas of your luggage. They are very difficult to impossible to pull apart.

[smokeybandit]

Checked luggage, but for no better reason than convenience.

[Bocker3]

• The one time I packed them in my carry-on (almost forgot them and didn't want to open up the bags again....), my carry on was pulled aside and inspected.  So, throw them in your checked bag.

[little britain]

I can’t believe I’ve only just got a set! 🤦‍♀️

[nimbex1970]

We did checked as I didn't want those stinkers to mess with any credit cards in my wallet and carry-on bag. I don't really know if this is a thing, not stating it's true, but it was my concern. 

[maggie416]

Thanks everyone. I was hoping checked luggage would be ok, not flying, straight to terminal from home

 

[island lady]

I keep a couple in my carry on, but the bulk goes into the checked bag (due to weight).  

 

Have been stopped only once, but not by TSA.   It was the port security.  A combo of two little hook magnets, and a couple of little gold bar magnets.  😉    They inspected them and let me carry on.  

 

 

 

 

Edited May 18, 2023 by island lady

[tropiclvrs]

I bought a set from Amazon stating that they hold up to 27lbs but they just slid right down any metal surface with the slightest bit of weight.  Do the walls on the cabins provide more friction so they will actually work?  I returned them because I thought they were junk but since I see a photo I'm rethinking the situation...

[Ret MP]

23 hours ago, bonsai3s said:

Checked luggage is best.

 

Any magnets inside your carry-on will cause additional screening (they will open your carry-on, causing further delay) at TSA security checkpoint.

That's not been my experience. Not that that wasn't yours.  I've had a dozen hooks in one of my carry-ons and a Drone with 5 batteries in another.  The Hooks and batteries were not an issue in the terminal or at TSA, they never even looked at them.  The only one issue was the Drone in the terminal at Seattle.  One not-so-smart checker told me that Drones weren't allowed on the ship.  Wrong, but that is a whole other story.  I've got great aerial photography of the Mendenhall Glacier and Nugget Falls.   

[Ret MP]

4 hours ago, maggie416 said:

Thanks everyone. I was hoping checked luggage would be ok, not flying, straight to terminal from home

 

One more thing to consider.  Sometimes your checked luggage doesn't show up for hours after your cabin is available.  So, even if they do subject your carry-on to additional screening  (and how long does that take?), you'd have them in the cabin when you first enter and you can then start setting up the room the way you want it.  Or, you can wait for them to show up.  JMHO

[island lady]

44 minutes ago, tropiclvrs said:

I bought a set from Amazon stating that they hold up to 27lbs but they just slid right down any metal surface with the slightest bit of weight.  Do the walls on the cabins provide more friction so they will actually work?  I returned them because I thought they were junk but since I see a photo I'm rethinking the situation...

 

Some of the newer ships have too much rough surface wallpaper on the walls.  I have had a problem with those as well.  The ceiling, however, is always a good bet.  Try sliding your magnets around on the walls, sometimes some areas are more magnetic than others.  The door is always another good choice.  

[Sigyn]

I put mine in checked luggage. A good tip is to hang them from the ceiling if you want them to hold more weight. They're more limited in what they can handle if you hang them on the wall. Here's our cabin on a recent cruise and one of the magnets  on the ceiling. I was able to put several purses on it. My son (the creature on the bed) could even hang his full backpack from one on the ceiling.

Edited May 18, 2023 by njsmom

[island lady]

Always comes in handy during hand wash laundry day.  😉 

 

 

[bayportkat]

18 minutes ago, island lady said:

Always comes in handy during hand wash laundry day.  😉 

 

 

Can you share what magnets you are using?  And do you bring your own hangers?  We are sailing our first b2b this summer and may have to do some laundry!

[Ret MP]

10 minutes ago, bayportkat said:

Can you share what magnets you are using?  And do you bring your own hangers?  We are sailing our first b2b this summer and may have to do some laundry!

 

I know that you didn't ask me.  But, I find these have a lot of flexibility and the price is right:

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QSJ6Q72/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1