BIG item turned sideway considered carried?

[Andrew Hackard]

Yes, of course.

Directed at all posters: as a general rule in discussions like this one, we're going to be talking about the standard rules and not call out every common exception. In this case, both Cheat! cards and the Dwarf race will let you use extra Big items, and so will some Hirelings and some Item Enhancers. There's no point in going over the whole list of exceptions, however, until the person asking the question is clear on the actual rule.

It's kind of like asking if a restaurant has Coke and being told all the things they DON'T have. It's potentially useful information, but it doesn't help clarify the question that was actually asked.