RS money belt

The RS item that I used (hangs from the belt) had a metal zipper so perhaps not. It makes sense, though, to put a money belt on shortly before landing instead of wearing it all the way over, imho.

Not sure how sensitive the scanners are at your airport, but my husband had a couple Kleenex in his pocket and ended up having to go thru the body scanner because it showed up as a mass. I think the general consensus is that money belts can't be worn thru security.

If the airport(s) you are using have the old-fashioned metal detectors you can usually get away with leaving the belts on as they have no metal; my RS money belts have plastic zippers. But most larger airports now have the newer body scanners which see through your clothing and will be detected 100% of the time. To avoid any hassles I don't wear them through the security checkpoints.

Had to remove mine in 2013 going through security in Paris on route to Rome. They did a thorough pat down and made me scan it.

No, absolutely not. Get if off. Wife forget and went through security in Frankfurt. They caught iy and took her to the little room. Very close to a total strip search. You have to watch out for older, gray hair, retired school librarians. They have access to bad books and how how to read them. Cannot be too careful.

Tulsa (our closest major airport) was one of the first to use the "see you naked" machines. I almost invariably forget I'm wearing a money belt, and have to submit to a pat down. Take it off, or prepare to be fondled. On the other hand, the last time we went through Chicago, the TSA guy recognized the RS moneybelt I was holding in my upstretched hand, and we had a great conversation about RS tours as I went through the line.

I take my money belt off and put it through the x-ray machine, but hang on to my passport. As I walk through the metal detector, I hold my arms up with my passport in my hand.

I had my passport with my ticket in my hand when I tried to go through the scanner one time in Atlanta. A very authoritarian TSA agent snatched it out of my hand, flipped through it and made me go back through the scanner, put it in a bin to be X-rayed, and walk back through the scanner.

I don't even wear any jewelry except my wedding ring through anymore. I put it in my carry-ons and finish getting dressed on the other side. It saves time for everyone.

I keep my money belt securely zipped in my purse until just before landing at my final destination. I don't want to take the chance of having to remove it for screening with witnesses all around.

A few weeks ago at the Sioux Falls airport I was planning to remove my money belt in the men's room. Only all the toilets before security were closed for remodeling. (It's not a big airport.) There I was on the TSAPrecheck line removing my belt to get to my moneybelt (It's the type that hang down from the belt.) And all the time the TSA agent was saying....just take the metal out of your pockets. Only I had some metal in the money belt.

It wouldn't have been bad, but I was the only person in that line. The people in the regular line were just looking at me.

I forgot about wearing my RS money belt in the Paris airport, and they made me remove it, too. It was quite early in the morning, so they were lenient and did not search me. Now I put the money belt in a secure zippered pocket of a bag to go through the scanner, and put it back on when I'm In a ladies' room.

Can't resist sharing a money belt story. When I was in Uganda for a conference, we had one chance to exchange currency when we arrived. I needed a lot of cash for the end of the trip to take our Compassion sponsored girls for lunch and an outing. We were all looking forward to "Zoo Day". The clerk gave me $200 in fairly small Ugandan denominations, so my money belt was pretty thick. I had to keep the cash with me, so what could I do? I wore the bulgy thing under my skirt. My friend's young daughter pointed to my belly and said, "Baby?" I said, "Nope. Bank."