Bareboating Photographers Beware!

If you're like me, I like to carry my photo gear with me when I get on a plane headed for a bareboat charter. But new rules just announced are going make that a big pain. The new TSA rules require travelers to remove all electronic devices larger than a cell phone from their carry-on for screening in their own bin, just as you have to with a laptop or tablet now.

But they mean that every item has to have its own bin, which means camera body in one, lens in another, long lens in another, wide-angle lens in another.  And if you thought people were cranky when you took your time taking off your shoes and belt, well, this won't be fun.

The new procedure is in place at ten airports, including LAX and Logan, but it will go to all airports in the coming months.

You can duck this if you enroll in TSA PreCheck, which costs $85 for a year and speeds you past the TSA lines. Those enrolled in the program won't be subject to the added screenings. For more info, go to www.tsa.gov/precheck.