What are the teams "allowed" to carry?
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Carolinakisses

Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 09:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I know they are given money each leg of the race and their airline tics are paid, but what are they allowed to carry? I've seen them pull out maps and Peach had sunglasses that she gave away to the children.

Muse

Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From what I've gathered, they're allowed to carry pretty much anything. They were checked for electronic devices (stuff like watches and alarm clocks were permitted, but nothing like translators, pagers, cameras, cell phones, etc) before they left. They were also not allowed to bring travel information (maps, books, info they jotted down, etc). But some of that stuff they were allowed to pick up or buy along the way...like Rob paying to borrow that woman's cell phone in Alaska, pretty much all the teams buying maps and books, etc. In fact, the show actually provided some of that sort of stuff at pitstops. They just couldn't bring their own. They probably need to be careful with their spending, though, since they're given limited funds.

There don't seem to be any restrictions on clothing (except maybe avoiding logos and stuff like that) or little extra items like the sunglasses or "gifts" for the locals. They were allowed to carry food if they wanted to, too. So really - it's just a matter of what they can comfortably carry. Just the travel-related and electronic stuff were no-nos.

Carolinakisses

Friday, May 10, 2002 - 08:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Muse, for the information.