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CaptainZapp | karma 9660 | avg karma 4.08 · 2013-10-23 13:33:54+00:00

  Yet, you cannot take a small bottle of water

That's true, of course. You can nevertheless avoid paying 8 bucks for a small bottle of water after security:

Take empty bottles and fill them up in the loo after the security check.

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chmars | karma 5951 | avg karma 4.81 · 2013-10-23 13:43:23+00:00

Water quality and temperature is often an issue. And on some airports, there's an additional security check before boarding – for example sometimes in Male.

aestra | karma 1850 | avg karma 1.55 · 2013-10-23 13:46:43+00:00

I always take an empty water bottle with me. I always travel with a water bottle, even on short (hour long) car rides. Usually a drinking fountain is provided outside the bathrooms. Better yet, find a restaurant with a soda fountain, those always have a water dispenser on them, and you can add ice too. Just enter and let the staff know you are filling up your water bottle, they won't mind.

darkarmani | karma 2549 | avg karma 1.53 · 2013-10-23 10:56:52

And now you've just circumvented aircraft security smuggling dangerous, dangerous water on-board.

brazzy | karma 9490 | avg karma 2.91 · 2013-10-23 16:22:32+00:00

Water isn't the issue, explosives or components thereof are, as well as not having to individually check the contents of millions of bottles every day.

You'd have a point if airport restaurants commonly sold nitroglycerine. Which they don't.

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easytiger | karma 3199 | avg karma 1.13 · 2013-10-23 14:20:42+00:00

You aren;t allowed empty bottles. at least they have been removed from me

benburleson | karma 889 | avg karma 3.02 · 2013-10-23 14:41:53+00:00

This is what's wrong with TSA. Random, different rules applied by different agents. And if you question an agent's application of rules, you're a terrorist and won't be flying today.

toomuchtodo | karma 88050 | avg karma 2.82 · 2013-10-23 15:06:55+00:00

Have you tried with something like a Naglene water bottle?