This is potentially cost-prohibitive, but Devient Ollam has a really good solution for making sure your bag arrives and isn't searched. He bought the cheapest AR-15 lower he could find (like $100). Since just the lower is considered a firearm, he is able to declare it as such. He allows his bag to be opened at check in and then he can lock the bag with his own, Non-TSA lock and basically guarantee his luggage is safe. This is only mildly related but I love that strategy.
Oooo! this topic is right up my alley! 4" Irwin Vicegrip is my go to addon. with a v-notch cut into the plier tip it can work as a holder for basically anything including a T-shank and reciprocating saw blade.
@maxlvledc they are about the same size as the 444 but I haven't used those personally. But the Clauss feels very high quality and blow pretty much any multi-tool scissor I can think of way out of the water -DCA
Victorinox Swisscard is another great option for travelling. I like the Nailcare version. It has no blade but good scissors, pen, 2D screwdrivers, pin and one of the best glass nail files I have ever used. The small scissors can be easily replaced if at the security check someone takes issue with those.
I’ve had a smith and Wesson tac pen taken by TSA. I carry a zebra F-701 now. It’s full stainless steel, takes pressurized cartridges, and is “just a pen”.
I love this type of content. I don't know the cause, but you list the Victorinox bit wrench at about $20, but 4 hours after your video hits, Amazon now has them at $42. Glad I already have this one since it's an all star product.
Just a note about utility knives as suggested in the video, "box cutter and utility knife housings, with or without the razor blade" are banned accoridng to the TSA, so even if it doesn't have a blade in it can be taken away.
Klein has a similar pair of scissors, the Klein 444HC Scissors, which have a similar profile (non-threatening, rounded ends). They look like the (horrible) safety scissors we used in grade school. But they are super-sharp, and cut pretty much anything you'd care to put in a set of scissors, similar to the traditional Klein electrician's scissors. Very well made, and at $16, inexpensive too. I've only taken them through TSA twice, but they were ignored. I also carry a waiter's corkscrew/wine opener, and since those normally have a blade for cutting foil seals, TSA always looks at them. Once they see there's no blade, they usually wave the rest through without further inspection.
When I travel I carry on 90% of the time. I bring a flashlight and a pen. When I land first stop is gas station or liquor store to by a cheap knife because any blade is better than no blade! When I leave blade is given away, thrown in trash or handed to TSA to add to their bin of contraband.
The conclusion is: the cheaper-the better. For two reasons: 1) If it gets confiscated - it wouldn't be a big loss 2) If it looks fancy and expensive - it will more likely get confiscated (and probably pocketed by the TSA agent)
Agree with number 1 but number 2 is bogus. As I said in another post there are cameras all around the security lines if someone knew what a fancy and expensive knife was (us knife aficionados are a very, very small minority) and tried to take it they would be immediately spotted and would eventually end up in jail.
Friendly FYI: The TSA no longer allows an "empty" (without a blade installed) utility knife through security. I had my flagged, and the agent explained that the TSA had recently decided to ban them. Fortunately, they allowed me the opportunity to mail it home. I recognize this may have been an isolated incident, but the team at this airport seemed firm in their view on this subject. A different TSA agent in another airport might let a blade-less utility knife through, but the risk remains.
6:00 The reason you got the extra looks on your resqme might be the spring-actuated punch, on X-ray it could be mistaken for a flare discharger or striker assembly of firearm. X-ray operators usually look for springs as an indicator of potential firearm, so certain pens and other objects with springs raise suspicion.
Eh, the likelihood of this in the US is low. The spring would more likely be confused with something like pepper spray as opposed to a firearm. Firearms have a lot more metal surrounding those springs so the spring isn't the dead ringer there. Pepper spray on the other hand, thin aluminum or thicker plastic canister and a spring in the top under the button could definitely cause a secondary glance at the res-q-me. More likely than not is officer discretion on whether or not the tiny blade in it, which is very noticeable on x-ray, necessitates confiscation. I have over two years experience operating an X-ray machine. Inhalers are a big one that gets mistaken for pepper spray, and even if obvious will get pulled out to visually confirm as an inhaler.
Nope, there us this whole factor of "officer discretion". I bought a box cutter blade knife so i could ditch the blade before going on a flight then just get box citter blades at the destination. Unfortunately, the tsa agent said "i have to confiscate this, its a box cutter. Box cutters are specifically on the list". To which i replied, " but it has no blade so its not". He then said, "yes but its still a boxcutter by definition so i have to take it".
Had the same thing happen when leaving out of London Heathrow airport: had my Exceed Tyant V3 with no blade and they wouldn’t allow it so I had to go back and check it but no problems coming in from the US. Basically, it can’t look like a box cutter AT ALL if you want a seamless experience. There are cheap box cutters that can be had for under 15$ and with the blade removed it won’t sting too much if they confiscate it… that’s my $0.02.
Shout-out to @maxleveledc for making the TSA Nextool a thing. Us knife guys don't need an extra knife, we already have at least 3 or 4 within arms reach at any time!
I watched an adult man PLEAD with a tsa agent that his fancy Damascus titanium edc utility blade HOLDER was not a knife, repeatedly showing that there was no blade. Still got confiscated. BRUTAL.
International travel can be a real wild card for tools. I had tiny eyeglass screwdrivers and SwissCard style removable tiny scissors taken away at an airport in India. Now I just use my Leatherman Tread Tempo multitool watch. It never gets a second glance.
I usually fly hand luggage only with a Leatherman Style PS, a keychain pry-bar, and a Fox Knives Bean. A Leatherman Squirt PS4 also usually goes through easily, however the Style PS4 is bladeless (not putting all eggs in one basket) and has slightly more grip on the pliers. The Bean's blade is small enough to be within current allowances, however it is cheap enough that losing it to security wouldn't hurt.
I always take my cypop with me, i put it in my keys so it looks like a keychain and then remove it once I'm past security and waiting for my flight. I travel all over the world and never had a problem with it.
Good topic! I have a Reate Jack 2.0 knife in my collection. This comes with a comb replacement for the blade. Love to play with it for the fidget factor in either option. But as it is too expensive to lose, I never dared to bring it on a plane with the comb option. The blade option is aparently off limits anyway, at least, if in hand luggage. Has anyone had to turn in his / her Jack 2.0 with the comb attached? Or was challenged just for the shape of it in the x-ray machine and could take it on board after it was clear there's no blade?
FYI to anyone who carries the Victorinox Jetsetter. I took it on my carry-on for years around the U.S. with no issues except the confusion by most TSA agents trying to find a hidden knife. Then in 2021, Panamanian TSA confiscated it when I was leaving the country. All because of the tiny scissors. I will never take one on international travel again.
I edc a small pair of fiskars metal scissors on my keys with a carabiner. totally recommend having something like them for all kinds of uses. I use a rubber band to hold them closed and can easily pull them open to cut. the rubber band is easily applied and replaceable.
I flew out of San Francisco earlier this month, and when I got through security, I found I still had my Kershaw Cinder Copper in my pencil case; I used it to open a beer in the restaurant! I still had to transfer through Heathrow, and there again it went straight through. I don't know whether that was because of its tiny size, the metal scales, or just being surrounded by metal pens and things, but it was fine. Next time I fly I might try something bigger yet dispensable, like an Opinel no.6, to see what I can get away with. Even if it's confiscated, I'll still have my Jetsetter!
Since having 2 Leatherman Micras confiscated by TSA (forgot to take them out of my bag), I don’t carry a metal blade at all anymore-pair of emt shears and a nail clipper take care of 90% of my cutting tasks
Just a friendly addition to this information, TSA compliant items are not necessarily compliant when entering other areas controlled by the federal government. The prohibited items list for federal buildings specifically lists screwdrivers and vaguely lists tools, so if entering a federal building leave all this stuff home or in the car.
The Gerber Dime has both pliers and scissors in a small package. You can also find them cheap online as they seem to be confiscated by TSA a lot. I'm curious at the success rate if you remove the blade.
I've flown with a 58MM SAK all over the EU for work, in my pocket. I take it out and put it on top of the items I have to put in the crate. Never had an issue with it. Been on my person for at least 50 flights. Corkscrew versions are not allowed. Don't know if they make them, but corkscrews are banned.
Remember "TSA Approved" means absolutely nothing. You can have everything in compliance with their standards but, the final decision is up to the individual TSA agent. So if he feels like taking your shit, he will.
I have used a Roxon Flex (bladeless), detached Roxon Flex scissors, a donut Otacle Folding Pocket Utility Knife (get a blade when I arrive), and Prestacycle with a few wiha bits.
I know it isn't a company that you carry (yet), but the RovyVon U4 Pro+ carabiner is a nice setup. it has a locking scalpel blade holder and a locking 4mm bit driver.
I've got an imitation Leatherman Tread; should be TSA compliant, lots of tools and was like $20 something so it won't break my bank if they do take it away.
After letting it through for years, TSA took my Gerber Artifact (removable xacto) last year claiming that removable blade tools are now disallowed due to a recent change. I did forget and leave a blade in it but in the past they just let me trash it. Sucks because they don't make those anymore and it was my favorite keychain tool😞
The shot, that's starting at 26:54 and ends at 27:00 really hurts one's eyes bcuz of the low framerate.. PLEASE pick a cam with a higher rate or avoid such Swivelling shots .. hope this is taken as it is meant: as well-intentioned advice. Keep up the good work guys. Greetings from Germany.
I bring a Victorinox Swisscard on a plane by leaving the blade at home. For Japanese airlines, I even remove the scissors (they're not allowed on the Japanese carriers). The tweezers, toothpick, pen and nail file/flathead are still useful to me. I also add a Kershaw PT-2 pry tool - adds more screwdrivers, pry bar, bottle opener, box opener, hex drivers. I use to carry the Jetsetter but a TSA agent in Detroit took/stole it.
The Victorinox Swisscard Nailcare version has a nail file in place of the knife, but otherwise contains the other tools, including scissors. I've traveled with it extensively and has not been flagged so far. Also, don't scoff at the nail file. I've found it useful on business trips, and the scissors are more than capable for what I ask for.
I just would add a swisscard, you just have to leave the “letter opener” at home but you have the scissors and the rest. I have used it through the years and is the only one that survives even to small bit tools.
I'm willing to hunt down CR2032s if I need to in order to save size and weight. CountyComm used to (and occasionally still does AFAIK) have these tiny clippable single LED lights that serve a ton of "I need some light" purposes. They're CR2016s, though and have the advantage of being too stupid simple to stop working somehow. Tactical features? None, it's just a clip carried light you forget about until you need some light for some reason.Seriously considering getting a CR2032 version printed or whatever.
Been wondering for a while where did the idea of a small EDC pry bar become a thing? Glass breaker yes but that was solved with a broken spark plug and duct tape. Which I carried in you fire coat along with a cheap NATO military Otf, which needed touched up every time I used it. Both a which I could get to with gloves on. The spark plug was demonstrated to us before all this new stuff came to being. A spring loaded center punch works very well but after loosing a couple spark plugs are everywhere. I’ve been retired for 15yrs now so hard telling what new gadgets are out there now for First Responders. If you are in the bizz sign up for IDme, MicroTech will have some health discounts for you.
Another option: buy a cheap multitool at your destination when you pass a -Walmart. Then gift it to whoever brings you to the airport for your return flight.
Surprised that the ResQMe would make it through.That glass breaker is pretty dangerous. Left an apple-sized bruise/hematoma(?) on my thigh that lasted well over a week. (i blame boredom, a rainy Sunday, and my drinking buddy, Jack D., for that - the initial pain was.. EXQUISITE)
I carried a Swisscard nail care (Swisscard version without knife) in my wallet but they still confiscated the small scissors. It really depends on the TSA offficer
Hate to burst anyones bubble, but I am the owner of Exceed Designs and we sell multiple leading titanium based utility knives and the blades all can be removed on our models. The sad thing however is we have received reports from some of our customers and they have stated that multiple TSA agents took their "razor blade holders" even without a blade inserted due to "still being a knife even with a blade removed and someone could find a blade after TSA..." -- obviously I think that's crazy, but they said new TSA rules went into action last year sometime. Maybe some rules have changed? hopefully that is true, but I would be careful, even your outdoor edge, OR your Big Idea Designs knife WITH the blade removed can and will likely be taken from you depending on the TSA agents. Very sad, very frustrating, what just good to keep this in mind! Unless someone else has some other guidance, even razor blade holders are technically not "TSA-Approved" according to at least 5 customers who had their holders taken from them at TSA. This includes some of which are our RAZOR-M which is very small.
Thanks for chiming in! I only learned this after this video was posted, much to my chagrin. Sad that the TSA website/regs make things like this so hard to find. For what it is worth, I own and greatly enjoy one of your TiRant V3s. We'd love to carry and sell your items. If interested, please email us at support@knifecenter.com and mention I sent ya. Either way, keep making cool stuff! -DCA
Been using jet setter for years and have had no issues. It is so clutch for when you are stuck in the airport for a while. Wish they could have incorporated the file with the flat head
I have had so many small style victorinox taken by DTW airport. No one else cares, but DTW may be collecting them... Also, they never care about my multi tool with an actual blade...
Personally, I just bring a pair of knipex and a prybar/screwdriver tool with me. Then when I get to where I'm going, I buy a 2 dollar box cutter. if you're in a place where they don't even sell box cutters, I wouldn't be wanting to walk around with a knife of any kind anyway.
I mean shit you could bring some kind of like sandpaper or diamond grit on the plane and you could go get a piece of plastic from the bathroom or something like that and just go sharpen it up and there you go there’s your tool that you can use to ruin everybody’s day on the plane if you were a dork😂
any pen is already a Kunai/Kubotan stick best pen is a pen with an exacto knife at the other end of the pen but since no sharp end this is not a viable option or a letter opener pen
EDC pry bar? How is there a demand for em and what are you gonna do with 3 or 4 inches of pry bar? It's like a hammer with a 3 or 4 inch handle. Not gonna get much done with that.
Recently whent through and tsa agent cut finger on folding scissors she opened. They detained me breifly for not declaring a sharp object. Dident realize yall can’t pass kindergarten. 🤷♂️
Sometimes TSA agents don't know anything about the policy, and just going to confiscate anything they see as 'tools'. I once lost my lockpick in my wallet. That sacked.
The Streamlight can also use any battery you can fit in it, it works with AAA’s too, the output just changes. It’s suggested to only use CR123’s though to not wear the spring out, if it gets worn too much you’ll only be able to use AA’s and AAA’s.
Expect the Victorinox to get confiscated, the scissors are too pointy. I had Victorinox scissors (in a Swiss Card) confiscated in Australia. Remember that TSA rules only apply in USA, not necessarily the rest of the world.
Do you know what they should have which they probably never would even if you tried to give them the good idea just because they’re probably not gonna see the value in it because it doesn’t benefit them? They should have a TSA officer at this same place you check in, when you check your bags or the place where they have you run your bag through before you go check it onto the plane. And that officer can tell you whether something is OK or not so that instead of throwing your knife in the garbage or whatever tool it is that they’re dumb enough to think, you could take over a plane with you could get an answer right there and if it’s something you can’t check on to the plane or can’t bring on with you then they can throw it in the garbage. But if it’s like a Bladless multitool or something the TSA officer could tell you right there, whether you can bring it on the plane with you or not, and if you can’t, you can put it in your bag which is being checked on. Furthermore, they could have some kind of system where they look at your multitool or whatever it is and if it is good to go on the plane with you, they can give you some kind of a tag or a slip with it so that when you take it through security, it’s already been verified that you can take it on. It could be a TSA manager, which has all the information and is the top authority on whether or not you can bring something on with you so once you get to the actual security, there’s no question because the top dog has told you you can take it on. The only thing I can think of that would be potentially a problem is that if they gave you some kind of a tag or some thing people could potentially take the tag off something which was approved and put it on something that they had been hiding in their pocket. I was thinking maybe since everybody has a phone anyways there could be a way to actually, take a picture of the actual item with your own phone and then have the TSA officer have his or her sort of electronic signature, one for each item that would be in a database that could be used and once the picture is taken, it could be put in the system so that if somebody gets to the security check-in, they can look inside the system Under that number and it would be a picture that would pop up of the exact tool. I haven’t thought about this for more than about five minutes, so maybe this would work or wouldn’t work, but there are always to make things like this work if somebody actually took the time to think it through. Unfortunately for them, they probably just don’t think it’s important enoughto set up a whole system like this
@@BrianRousseau it’s called defense for myself and others. If you don’t understand that bad people out there want to do harm to innocent people, you need to wake up. It happens every single day in every single city and having open borders aren’t helping.
@@MrBowser2012 Sure thing, Future Hero. Please remember to bump this comment next time you and your emotional support firearm save the day, because I am all anticipation.
@@BrianRousseau I hope your wife’s boyfriend takes seriously his responsibility as a man, or at least that there is a man around if danger ever presents itself.
@@MrBowser2012 I'm not married, but thank you. Likewise, I hope you someday manage to enjoy a vacation without having to remain on duty as ersatz Punisher the entire time, itching to frag some perceived threat.
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This is potentially cost-prohibitive, but Devient Ollam has a really good solution for making sure your bag arrives and isn't searched. He bought the cheapest AR-15 lower he could find (like $100). Since just the lower is considered a firearm, he is able to declare it as such. He allows his bag to be opened at check in and then he can lock the bag with his own, Non-TSA lock and basically guarantee his luggage is safe. This is only mildly related but I love that strategy.
It can still be searched, it it achieves is him not needing to use TSA locks. He'll just have to unlock it for them or they cut it open.
I've heard of starter pistols serving a similar purpose.
Blemished stripped lowers can be had for closer to $40 before shipping and tax making it an even more viable strategy
Oooo! this topic is right up my alley! 4" Irwin Vicegrip is my go to addon. with a v-notch cut into the plier tip it can work as a holder for basically anything including a T-shank and reciprocating saw blade.
Dominic, pick up a set of the Clauss scissors in this vid when you get a chance. I think you will like them! -DCA
@@knifecenter sure thing! How do they compare to the 777 klien "heritage" safety scissors?
Makes me happy when I see content creators cross paths like this.
Came to this video directly from your video and see you here. Thats funny
@maxlvledc they are about the same size as the 444 but I haven't used those personally. But the Clauss feels very high quality and blow pretty much any multi-tool scissor I can think of way out of the water -DCA
Victorinox Swisscard is another great option for travelling. I like the Nailcare version.
It has no blade but good scissors, pen, 2D screwdrivers, pin and one of the best glass nail files I have ever used.
The small scissors can be easily replaced if at the security check someone takes issue with those.
I’ve had a smith and Wesson tac pen taken by TSA. I carry a zebra F-701 now. It’s full stainless steel, takes pressurized cartridges, and is “just a pen”.
I got the Spyderco Bug on the plane both directions, and had no issues. It cut the lime for my Tecate very effectively, and it was a great trip!
I love this type of content. I don't know the cause, but you list the Victorinox bit wrench at about $20, but 4 hours after your video hits, Amazon now has them at $42. Glad I already have this one since it's an all star product.
The victorinox bit bar, the ratchet in particular, is the star of the show to me. I also think scissors are highly underrated EDC idea
Just a note about utility knives as suggested in the video, "box cutter and utility knife housings, with or without the razor blade" are banned accoridng to the TSA, so even if it doesn't have a blade in it can be taken away.
Yep! I’ve lost my fair share of utility knives to TSA in the last year since they implemented the new protocols on “housings”
No such thing as TSA compliant if you run into an TSA agent thats in a bad mood. Never put anything in your carry on you are not willing to lose.
Klein has a similar pair of scissors, the Klein 444HC Scissors, which have a similar profile (non-threatening, rounded ends). They look like the (horrible) safety scissors we used in grade school. But they are super-sharp, and cut pretty much anything you'd care to put in a set of scissors, similar to the traditional Klein electrician's scissors. Very well made, and at $16, inexpensive too.
I've only taken them through TSA twice, but they were ignored. I also carry a waiter's corkscrew/wine opener, and since those normally have a blade for cutting foil seals, TSA always looks at them. Once they see there's no blade, they usually wave the rest through without further inspection.
G'day DCA & Thomas. Always informative & helpful with our EDC. Cheers from Australia.
When I travel I carry on 90% of the time. I bring a flashlight and a pen. When I land first stop is gas station or liquor store to by a cheap knife because any blade is better than no blade! When I leave blade is given away, thrown in trash or handed to TSA to add to their bin of contraband.
Thanks DCA - lots of good choices there. I especially like the Victorinox Bit Driver and the Olight Opry Prybar!
Great video! Nice detail explanation! Great mindset as well. 👍
The conclusion is: the cheaper-the better.
For two reasons:
1) If it gets confiscated - it wouldn't be a big loss
2) If it looks fancy and expensive - it will more likely get confiscated (and probably pocketed by the TSA agent)
Kiester it
This is a terrible video don't carry anything. Not worth the trouble.
Agree with number 1 but number 2 is bogus. As I said in another post there are cameras all around the security lines if someone knew what a fancy and expensive knife was (us knife aficionados are a very, very small minority) and tried to take it they would be immediately spotted and would eventually end up in jail.
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Friendly FYI: The TSA no longer allows an "empty" (without a blade installed) utility knife through security. I had my flagged, and the agent explained that the TSA had recently decided to ban them. Fortunately, they allowed me the opportunity to mail it home. I recognize this may have been an isolated incident, but the team at this airport seemed firm in their view on this subject. A different TSA agent in another airport might let a blade-less utility knife through, but the risk remains.
6:00 The reason you got the extra looks on your resqme might be the spring-actuated punch, on X-ray it could be mistaken for a flare discharger or striker assembly of firearm. X-ray operators usually look for springs as an indicator of potential firearm, so certain pens and other objects with springs raise suspicion.
Don't all retractible clicky pens have a spring though? Sounds like a pain to check all that.
@@TeaBurn Yep, they check most of them, at least in Europe. Also some of the coil-bound notepads tend to draw attention.
Eh, the likelihood of this in the US is low. The spring would more likely be confused with something like pepper spray as opposed to a firearm. Firearms have a lot more metal surrounding those springs so the spring isn't the dead ringer there. Pepper spray on the other hand, thin aluminum or thicker plastic canister and a spring in the top under the button could definitely cause a secondary glance at the res-q-me. More likely than not is officer discretion on whether or not the tiny blade in it, which is very noticeable on x-ray, necessitates confiscation. I have over two years experience operating an X-ray machine. Inhalers are a big one that gets mistaken for pepper spray, and even if obvious will get pulled out to visually confirm as an inhaler.
Nope, there us this whole factor of "officer discretion". I bought a box cutter blade knife so i could ditch the blade before going on a flight then just get box citter blades at the destination. Unfortunately, the tsa agent said "i have to confiscate this, its a box cutter. Box cutters are specifically on the list". To which i replied, " but it has no blade so its not". He then said, "yes but its still a boxcutter by definition so i have to take it".
Had the same thing happen when leaving out of London Heathrow airport: had my Exceed Tyant V3 with no blade and they wouldn’t allow it so I had to go back and check it but no problems coming in from the US. Basically, it can’t look like a box cutter AT ALL if you want a seamless experience. There are cheap box cutters that can be had for under 15$ and with the blade removed it won’t sting too much if they confiscate it… that’s my $0.02.
Shout-out to @maxleveledc for making the TSA Nextool a thing. Us knife guys don't need an extra knife, we already have at least 3 or 4 within arms reach at any time!
Excellent. Thank you.
I watched an adult man PLEAD with a tsa agent that his fancy Damascus titanium edc utility blade HOLDER was not a knife, repeatedly showing that there was no blade. Still got confiscated. BRUTAL.
Yeah, I love my little TPT slide Big Idea Design makes some great stuff
Great subject - thank you for the great ideas.
I really hope victorinox comes out with a mash up of the nail clip 582 and the jet setter as part is the bladeless lineup
International travel can be a real wild card for tools. I had tiny eyeglass screwdrivers and SwissCard style removable tiny scissors taken away at an airport in India.
Now I just use my Leatherman Tread Tempo multitool watch. It never gets a second glance.
I'm checking it out now. Thx. for the suggestion.
I like the look of that watch...too bad it's been discontinued and no longer available.
The PB Swiss Bike tool would also fit really well into that list. The "bitadapter" is genius IMO.
I usually fly hand luggage only with a Leatherman Style PS, a keychain pry-bar, and a Fox Knives Bean. A Leatherman Squirt PS4 also usually goes through easily, however the Style PS4 is bladeless (not putting all eggs in one basket) and has slightly more grip on the pliers. The Bean's blade is small enough to be within current allowances, however it is cheap enough that losing it to security wouldn't hurt.
I always take my cypop with me, i put it in my keys so it looks like a keychain and then remove it once I'm past security and waiting for my flight. I travel all over the world and never had a problem with it.
Good topic! I have a Reate Jack 2.0 knife in my collection. This comes with a comb replacement for the blade. Love to play with it for the fidget factor in either option. But as it is too expensive to lose, I never dared to bring it on a plane with the comb option. The blade option is aparently off limits anyway, at least, if in hand luggage. Has anyone had to turn in his / her Jack 2.0 with the comb attached? Or was challenged just for the shape of it in the x-ray machine and could take it on board after it was clear there's no blade?
FYI to anyone who carries the Victorinox Jetsetter. I took it on my carry-on for years around the U.S. with no issues except the confusion by most TSA agents trying to find a hidden knife. Then in 2021, Panamanian TSA confiscated it when I was leaving the country. All because of the tiny scissors. I will never take one on international travel again.
Same experience here with security in Singapore unfortunately 😢
Yep, if you run into one of those TSA holes you're screwed
I edc a small pair of fiskars metal scissors on my keys with a carabiner. totally recommend having something like them for all kinds of uses. I use a rubber band to hold them closed and can easily pull them open to cut. the rubber band is easily applied and replaceable.
I flew out of San Francisco earlier this month, and when I got through security, I found I still had my Kershaw Cinder Copper in my pencil case; I used it to open a beer in the restaurant! I still had to transfer through Heathrow, and there again it went straight through. I don't know whether that was because of its tiny size, the metal scales, or just being surrounded by metal pens and things, but it was fine. Next time I fly I might try something bigger yet dispensable, like an Opinel no.6, to see what I can get away with. Even if it's confiscated, I'll still have my Jetsetter!
Since having 2 Leatherman Micras confiscated by TSA (forgot to take them out of my bag), I don’t carry a metal blade at all anymore-pair of emt shears and a nail clipper take care of 90% of my cutting tasks
Just a friendly addition to this information, TSA compliant items are not necessarily compliant when entering other areas controlled by the federal government. The prohibited items list for federal buildings specifically lists screwdrivers and vaguely lists tools, so if entering a federal building leave all this stuff home or in the car.
The Gerber Dime has both pliers and scissors in a small package. You can also find them cheap online as they seem to be confiscated by TSA a lot. I'm curious at the success rate if you remove the blade.
I've flown with a 58MM SAK all over the EU for work, in my pocket. I take it out and put it on top of the items I have to put in the crate. Never had an issue with it. Been on my person for at least 50 flights. Corkscrew versions are not allowed. Don't know if they make them, but corkscrews are banned.
Remember "TSA Approved" means absolutely nothing. You can have everything in compliance with their standards but, the final decision is up to the individual TSA agent. So if he feels like taking your shit, he will.
Or just buy the Swiss Army Classic of your choice and snap the main blade off at the tang...instant TSA friendly keychain multitool!
I fly 6 times a year, US and Europe. Have not had any trouble with the Jetsetter. I did get stopped and could not take it into Disneyland.
Mine was confiscated last week at the airport in Singapore unfortunately, they said the scissors were too sharp 😢
I have used a Roxon Flex (bladeless), detached Roxon Flex scissors, a donut Otacle Folding Pocket Utility Knife (get a blade when I arrive), and Prestacycle with a few wiha bits.
Just check a bag and put the pokey stuff in there. No need to fight for overhead space that way
Would be nice if Leatherman brought back the Style PS. It's a great knifeless multitool that passes TSA rules.
TSA Approved:
Baton, Nightstick & Canes
No batons and night sticks not allowed. Canes have to be foldabe.version
@@hellyabird are you sure?
I know it isn't a company that you carry (yet), but the RovyVon U4 Pro+ carabiner is a nice setup. it has a locking scalpel blade holder and a locking 4mm bit driver.
Oof not if you go to England. They copped my xs kobras on my way back to the states. I apparently missed the “no tools” notice at their security.
I use my TPT slide every day, perfect coin pocket utility blade.
I've got an imitation Leatherman Tread; should be TSA compliant, lots of tools and was like $20 something so it won't break my bank if they do take it away.
After letting it through for years, TSA took my Gerber Artifact (removable xacto) last year claiming that removable blade tools are now disallowed due to a recent change. I did forget and leave a blade in it but in the past they just let me trash it. Sucks because they don't make those anymore and it was my favorite keychain tool😞
Hi I know this is for the TSA. In Australia you can not carry any tool of any sort large or tiny on a plane. Check it in, if you want to keep it.
Great topic
The shot, that's starting at 26:54 and ends at 27:00 really hurts one's eyes bcuz of the low framerate.. PLEASE pick a cam with a higher rate or avoid such Swivelling shots .. hope this is taken as it is meant: as well-intentioned advice. Keep up the good work guys. Greetings from Germany.
I bring a Victorinox Swisscard on a plane by leaving the blade at home. For Japanese airlines, I even remove the scissors (they're not allowed on the Japanese carriers). The tweezers, toothpick, pen and nail file/flathead are still useful to me. I also add a Kershaw PT-2 pry tool - adds more screwdrivers, pry bar, bottle opener, box opener, hex drivers. I use to carry the Jetsetter but a TSA agent in Detroit took/stole it.
The Victorinox Swisscard Nailcare version has a nail file in place of the knife, but otherwise contains the other tools, including scissors. I've traveled with it extensively and has not been flagged so far. Also, don't scoff at the nail file. I've found it useful on business trips, and the scissors are more than capable for what I ask for.
The Kershaw Tx Tool works well, looks nice and is a useful tool. Low cost also. Just fyi.
That's a tactical tactical review
I just would add a swisscard, you just have to leave the “letter opener” at home but you have the scissors and the rest. I have used it through the years and is the only one that survives even to small bit tools.
I have carried a s&w pen for years. I have flown both internationally and domestically with it. My pen is a different model but....
The courthouse is the only place I had an issue
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I'm willing to hunt down CR2032s if I need to in order to save size and weight. CountyComm used to (and occasionally still does AFAIK) have these tiny clippable single LED lights that serve a ton of "I need some light" purposes. They're CR2016s, though and have the advantage of being too stupid simple to stop working somehow. Tactical features? None, it's just a clip carried light you forget about until you need some light for some reason.Seriously considering getting a CR2032 version printed or whatever.
Thank you
Shout out to the Fiskars folding scissors, they cut quite a bit better than the slip-n-snip and are dirt cheap in the travel sewing kit.
Been wondering for a while where did the idea of a small EDC pry bar become a thing? Glass breaker yes but that was solved with a broken spark plug and duct tape. Which I carried in you fire coat along with a cheap NATO military Otf, which needed touched up every time I used it. Both a which I could get to with gloves on. The spark plug was demonstrated to us before all this new stuff came to being. A spring loaded center punch works very well but after loosing a couple spark plugs are everywhere. I’ve been retired for 15yrs now so hard telling what new gadgets are out there now for First Responders. If you are in the bizz sign up for IDme, MicroTech will have some health discounts for you.
Another option: buy a cheap multitool at your destination when you pass a -Walmart. Then gift it to whoever brings you to the airport for your return flight.
Surprised that the ResQMe would make it through.That glass breaker is pretty dangerous. Left an apple-sized bruise/hematoma(?) on my thigh that lasted well over a week.
(i blame boredom, a rainy Sunday, and my drinking buddy, Jack D., for that - the initial pain was.. EXQUISITE)
I've taken mine through on many occassions. It will get a second look now and then from TSA, but has not been taken yet. -DCA
Крутой канал, спасибо!
been carrying a Kondor Blue edc screwdriver
My ResQme tool got flagged at a a concert venue last summer. I was told that the glass breaker was not permitted inside the venue.
I’ve had to mail those folding scissors home from the airport 3 times. I just stopped carrying them.
I have a really good pair. I have let the cheap floppy ones go.
I carried a Swisscard nail care (Swisscard version without knife) in my wallet but they still confiscated the small scissors. It really depends on the TSA offficer
Hate to burst anyones bubble, but I am the owner of Exceed Designs and we sell multiple leading titanium based utility knives and the blades all can be removed on our models. The sad thing however is we have received reports from some of our customers and they have stated that multiple TSA agents took their "razor blade holders" even without a blade inserted due to "still being a knife even with a blade removed and someone could find a blade after TSA..." -- obviously I think that's crazy, but they said new TSA rules went into action last year sometime. Maybe some rules have changed? hopefully that is true, but I would be careful, even your outdoor edge, OR your Big Idea Designs knife WITH the blade removed can and will likely be taken from you depending on the TSA agents. Very sad, very frustrating, what just good to keep this in mind! Unless someone else has some other guidance, even razor blade holders are technically not "TSA-Approved" according to at least 5 customers who had their holders taken from them at TSA. This includes some of which are our RAZOR-M which is very small.
Thanks for chiming in! I only learned this after this video was posted, much to my chagrin. Sad that the TSA website/regs make things like this so hard to find.
For what it is worth, I own and greatly enjoy one of your TiRant V3s. We'd love to carry and sell your items. If interested, please email us at support@knifecenter.com and mention I sent ya. Either way, keep making cool stuff! -DCA
Been using jet setter for years and have had no issues. It is so clutch for when you are stuck in the airport for a while. Wish they could have incorporated the file with the flat head
I like to use my tactile turn, I like having something in mu knife pocket that has a little bit of weight
I have had so many small style victorinox taken by DTW airport. No one else cares, but DTW may be collecting them...
Also, they never care about my multi tool with an actual blade...
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gerber shard?
If it's checked bags you can absolutely bring a knife with you.
I've flown a bunch and most times I have 2 firearms and 2 knives. It's not difficult.
what about a leatherman Raptor shears?
They are just barely longer than 7" when unfolded, which is the TSA limit for tools -DCA
You can cary any knife through the TSA if you kiester it.
sooo.. what happen to confiscated knives/tools?
Does anyone know if the swedge scissors are available in the UK anywhere?
We ship to the UK, link in the description :)
Not for under $200 according to the website unfortunately
My Yojimbo 2 got stolen out of my checked bag a few weeks ago ☹️
thanks awful
The only thing I would add is a 4” knipex or channel lock pliers. 👍
Personally, I just bring a pair of knipex and a prybar/screwdriver tool with me. Then when I get to where I'm going, I buy a 2 dollar box cutter. if you're in a place where they don't even sell box cutters, I wouldn't be wanting to walk around with a knife of any kind anyway.
Hey man....I don't have 30 minutes. This could have been done under 10. We're busy out here.
Great tools and great info but I think I'll just drive with a gun and a fixed blade. 😂
I mean shit you could bring some kind of like sandpaper or diamond grit on the plane and you could go get a piece of plastic from the bathroom or something like that and just go sharpen it up and there you go there’s your tool that you can use to ruin everybody’s day on the plane if you were a dork😂
Everyone should be able to open carry on a plane 😂
any pen is already a Kunai/Kubotan stick
best pen is a pen with an exacto knife at the other end of the pen but since no sharp end this is not a viable option
or a letter opener pen
EDC pry bar? How is there a demand for em and what are you gonna do with 3 or 4 inches of pry bar? It's like a hammer with a 3 or 4 inch handle. Not gonna get much done with that.
Imagine paying $50-80 American dollars for a damn keychain hanger.
Recently whent through and tsa agent cut finger on folding scissors she opened. They detained me breifly for not declaring a sharp object. Dident realize yall can’t pass kindergarten. 🤷♂️
Great topic. I travel quite a bit for business and always looking for great TSA friendly EDC ideas.
Sometimes TSA agents don't know anything about the policy, and just going to confiscate anything they see as 'tools'. I once lost my lockpick in my wallet. That sacked.
That streamlight is a tentap and can be reprogramed
The Streamlight can also use any battery you can fit in it, it works with AAA’s too, the output just changes. It’s suggested to only use CR123’s though to not wear the spring out, if it gets worn too much you’ll only be able to use AA’s and AAA’s.
@scottburns5242 one of those in black was my first streamlight.
Expect the Victorinox to get confiscated, the scissors are too pointy. I had Victorinox scissors (in a Swiss Card) confiscated in Australia. Remember that TSA rules only apply in USA, not necessarily the rest of the world.
Do you know what they should have which they probably never would even if you tried to give them the good idea just because they’re probably not gonna see the value in it because it doesn’t benefit them? They should have a TSA officer at this same place you check in, when you check your bags or the place where they have you run your bag through before you go check it onto the plane. And that officer can tell you whether something is OK or not so that instead of throwing your knife in the garbage or whatever tool it is that they’re dumb enough to think, you could take over a plane with you could get an answer right there and if it’s something you can’t check on to the plane or can’t bring on with you then they can throw it in the garbage. But if it’s like a Bladless multitool or something the TSA officer could tell you right there, whether you can bring it on the plane with you or not, and if you can’t, you can put it in your bag which is being checked on. Furthermore, they could have some kind of system where they look at your multitool or whatever it is and if it is good to go on the plane with you, they can give you some kind of a tag or a slip with it so that when you take it through security, it’s already been verified that you can take it on. It could be a TSA manager, which has all the information and is the top authority on whether or not you can bring something on with you so once you get to the actual security, there’s no question because the top dog has told you you can take it on. The only thing I can think of that would be potentially a problem is that if they gave you some kind of a tag or some thing people could potentially take the tag off something which was approved and put it on something that they had been hiding in their pocket. I was thinking maybe since everybody has a phone anyways there could be a way to actually, take a picture of the actual item with your own phone and then have the TSA officer have his or her sort of electronic signature, one for each item that would be in a database that could be used and once the picture is taken, it could be put in the system so that if somebody gets to the security check-in, they can look inside the system Under that number and it would be a picture that would pop up of the exact tool. I haven’t thought about this for more than about five minutes, so maybe this would work or wouldn’t work, but there are always to make things like this work if somebody actually took the time to think it through. Unfortunately for them, they probably just don’t think it’s important enoughto set up a whole system like this
Yeah this just happened to me. Forgot my White River Firecraft was in my backpack when I went through TSA and they confiscated it 😫😭
"Even though it might meet TSA guidelines, it still might be confiscated." Sounds like a lawsuit to me.
Sure, because people are going to spend thousands of dollars in legal fees to get a $28 knife back.
I wouldn’t travel anywhere with only a carry on. If I can’t have my knife and pistol when I get to my destination, I’m not flying there.
@@MrBowser2012 The world must seem terrifying to you. Maybe try therapy instead of preparing for violence?
@@BrianRousseau it’s called defense for myself and others. If you don’t understand that bad people out there want to do harm to innocent people, you need to wake up. It happens every single day in every single city and having open borders aren’t helping.
@@MrBowser2012 Sure thing, Future Hero. Please remember to bump this comment next time you and your emotional support firearm save the day, because I am all anticipation.
@@BrianRousseau I hope your wife’s boyfriend takes seriously his responsibility as a man, or at least that there is a man around if danger ever presents itself.
@@MrBowser2012 I'm not married, but thank you. Likewise, I hope you someday manage to enjoy a vacation without having to remain on duty as ersatz Punisher the entire time, itching to frag some perceived threat.
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