Will TSA confiscate my Victorinox Jetsetter? | My EDC 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I run through my Everyday Carry 2022 (EDC) Victorinox Jetsetter as I make sure it get's through TSA on my way to Ireland.
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Adding my experience for the benefit of whoever reads it. Unfortunately, it'll always depend on the TSA agent. I traveled with my Leatherman Style PS over a dozen times and there was rarely an issue. I was stopped twice and after way too much fiddling with it, the agents let it through. A third time in JFK, however, three agents checked my stuff. One was patient, heard me out and saw that there was no knife, the other two literally yelled at him that it could not go through. He tried to explain it (I remained silent to not rile them up) and they went "NO NO NO IT DOESN'T MATTER, IT DOESN'T PASS!" and there went my discontinued TSA-compliant multitool. I carry tiny Knipex pliers and I've been stopped for them as well. They haven't taken it away because it's literally just pliers, but it goes to show how much it varies from agent to agent. Many are respectful and courteous, but some are assholes, some are exhausted and some are just clueless. Flying with a multitool is knowing you'll have to replace it at some point. Until they get discontinued... I'll have to fly with separate tools from now own.
I’m pinning this comment for all to see. This has been my experience in the past too. Thanks for sharing.
I fully agree, unfortunately I mainly fly in ASIA, short trip very often only with handcarry, so no chance to check in my tools I would like to carry. I have the same Jetsetter as in the video for several years and so far quite lucky. But I always wait until they found it and than I explain that it is not a pocket knife, no blades. But I also agree that the configuration should be much more and better to use as multi tool. Hopefully their will be a new version.
It depends of the TSA Agent is a thief or not.
where all the knives and blades confiscated are going ?to trash? Or tsa pockets??
That is one of the biggest problems with TSA. For 5 years, I traveled every week, and my load out was basically the same, yet my interactions with TSA were all over the place, and I had pre-check, and executive platinum.
I once spent 5 minutes explaining to a TSA agent that I was allowed to travel with a portable battery back. I once got a Gerber shard confiscated, jajajajaja.
There is zero consistency it is all arbitrary, and the agents have zero training.
Another good option for travelling is a Victorinox Swiss Card, I had one and I just took the knife out of card for a flight. There were no problems several time, but then, in Thailand on the control, when I said, there weee no knife there, they said: yes, but the scissors! So I lost scissors then, but still, it is easy to buy separate scissors and knife, well, may be so. The other case was at Astana airport, Kazakhstan, on a local flight I forgot to take out classic from a keychain. So the said I couldn’t take take it onboard, and I asked them to make it with all rules, like with the documents etc so I could pick it up another day. So they thought a while and said: ah, you may go. Lucky me but this was rather exception.
Last week, Newark to Orlando and back: Jetsetter in my personal bag. Got through both checkpoints, no questions.
I think it’d be a good idea to have some kind of detachable blade, that way you can just detach the blade, and it becomes tsa compliant. Preferably something like x-acto blades since they’re fairly common.
That’s a smart idea
@@MarcusCreates thanks, occasionally I have one
I went through TSA with a Gerber Artifact with the X-acto blade removed, (forgot it was on my keychain until I had already checked my bag). The TSA agent had just had a training that mentioned them, but not that the blade was removable. He spent about 20 minutes trying to find the blade with another agent and a supervisor.
@@acquisitor1Love my Artifact and Shard.
Some of my first EDC items.
Domestic flight and got through TSA with a Gerber Travel Dime having a zipper hook instead of a knife blade. The agent did ask a supervisor about it, noting it had no blade. Unfortunately, the Travel Dime has been discontinued.
Nice video! I’d recommend Swiss card and you can just dump the little knife from it. Has pen, torch, screwdriver set, scissors, tweezers, magnifying glass & pin. There’s other versions too but this one is handy
Hey nice to see that you got it through- i used to carry one with me on my flights. I am an airline pilot and I had carried this with me for years. Like you said it depends on the TSA agent while going through security. Anyhow mine got confiscated in Toronto airport even though I had had it with me on a number of flights out of Toronto. You’ve inspired me to buy another one…
I’m sorry you got it taken. It’s so frustrating. But it happens. Thankfully they’re not expensive.
Been wondering about this on a plane. Great video. You have my sub 👍
Thanks for the sub!
@@MarcusCreates thank you for the content !
Hey Marcus, just bought one for myself, for a work carry, and my 9y/o (as a first multitool, as you know Irish knife laws are stringent and depend on the Garda!).
I bought victorinox mini pens to see if i can jam them in the toothpick slot or find another was to include them, but thats definitely the big missing link!
Love the channel!
Ps the philips head is key with kids when you have battery compartments on toys etc to open.
Philips head is the most used tool on trips outside the house. Glad you like the content and shoutout to a fellow islander!
What you need is the SwissCard Nail Care. It has most of the tools you mentioned with a larger nail file instead of a blade. It’s also supposedly TSA friendly. I haven’t taken one on a plane yet, but have read some threads online and not only has it gone through, but they didn’t even question it. So I think I’m going to try one next time. My concern with the Jetsetter is, as you say, the tools are pretty sparse but the fact that it looks like a knife, so TSA will say “it’s a knife” and I think you will always have to explain it, whereas the nail care SwissCard has a chance to slide right through with no hassle.
I wouldn't be telling TSA it's a pen knife if it has no knife.
You could also get a victorinox Night Manager and grind off the knife blade.
That’s smart. 😂
If you’re anywhere near Glasgow, since you love watches, you should see Pride & Pinion!
I love the Jetsetter! It’s not the most useful tool but a must have in the toiletry kit.
Safe travels mate!
Back in the US now, and have never actually been to Glasgow - but it's on the list of places I want to visit some day. Thanks for the tip on Pride & Pinion.
Tsa were going to take my victorinox so hid it behind a phone (jammed it between the phone and wall) near the car park... two days later on my return, I checked and it was still there. I was so sure I was going to lose it.
I lost a fair few Victorinox pocket knives to airport security in my day. I even had one TSA agent put it straight into his pocket in front of me. At least pretend you’re putting it into a security bin. 🤣
I actually like the Philips in the Classic knives - perfect size for battery compartments.
Regarding a Jetsetter with light and pen - I just bought a Jetsetter and a Signature lite with the intend to swap the scales.
Oh! Now you’ve got me thinking. Send some pics when it’s done. Sounds epic.
Something that gets overlooked is a TSA compliant Multi-tool. Leatherman and Gerber both had TSA compliant multi-tools that they discontinued. As a frequent flyer myself I wanted something more than the Victorinox Jetsetter (I wanted scissors and pliers) to carry so i modified a Gerber Dime by removing the blade. Later I found out that Kilimanjaro makes a TSA compliant tool, but have not traveled with it. For my money my modified Dime has everything I need all in the single tool.
Have you ever had a problem with a TSA agent with it?
@@MarcusCreates I have not. I also have it clipped on the outside of my my pouch with a micro S-biner to make it easy to show if they do go through my bag. FYI to anyone interested there are TONS of non-modifed Dimes on Ebay that was confiscated by TSA being sold really cheap. I think I bout a lot of 3 of them for like $20.
Smart. Thanks for sharing.
In Norway we have a 6cm max limit for blades on domestic flights, so I allways have my Victorinox Manager(with keys) in my pocket on flights. Never had a question or remark about it.
That’s awesome. In the US you can’t even guarantee the TSA approved Victorinox will get through TSA.
I've gone through CATSA 2x (out and back) on a business trip with a Nail Clip 580 in my tech pouch in my carry-on bag. I usually leave the 580 at home before traveling but forgot that one time. I went through without getting flagged. Go figure.
You got lucky. It really is hit and miss.
Fair play Marcus, your Irish roots will have assisted! Everyone knows we don’t cause any hassle! 😂🇮🇪🇮🇪
Laying on the accent thick...😃
Have you tried the Swisscard Nailcare or the Leatherman PS Style? The Nailcare replaces the blade with a rounded glass nail file and the Style replaces the knife with scissors. I’ve carried both through TSA many times.
Hey Dale. I haven't tried either of these - but that's a great heads up. Thanks for watching and commenting :)
didn't go through all the comments, BUT:
for the lamp and pen: scales are available as spareparts - you can easily mount the lamp on the one side, the pen on the other... you'll lose toothpick and tweezers though...
I don’t have any experience taking a pin knife through TSA but I have flown through numerous airports and dealt with 40 to 50 different TSA agents over the course of my travels and I’ve taken my trauma shears with me in my medical kit and I’ve never had any issue, so don’t worry about the tiny little scissors
Huh. That's interesting. Good to know.
So I have this tool and I simply replaced the scales with a pen scale and a flashlight scale and hey presto the perfect flight safe EDC tool 😊
Love it. But it does mean that if TSA do take it you’re out something you’ve made yourself. I like the Jetsetter because it’s
@@MarcusCreates they don’t even look twice Most of the time they don’t even pick it up in my carry on and if they do I two them it doesn’t have a blade and they are good.
I did file off the points of the scissors as once a uk security person tried to take it off me because the scissors were pointy. Now I never get hassled.
@@MarcusCreates also bear in mind the scales are original Victorinox parts so it looks factory even though it’s got the pen and light
I carry the Victorinox credit card tools. There is a blade but I leave it at home. So I have a flashlight, pen, scissors , and small screwdrivers. I carry it on and have never even been questioned about it.
Sometimes they’ll take the scissors off you from talking to others who use them. But you can buy the scissors separately so not a bad idea.
For a mini travel SAK, I'd like a metal file (the type seen on the bigger models), flashlight, magnifying glass, scissors, Philips and flathead screwdrivers, digital clock with timer and alarm + world time function.
I guess with all of that, it'd not be so "mini" but I'd like to see them try it anyway. Maybe it'd be similar size to the mini champ.☺️
Wouldn't it be cool if they took custom orders like that? They'd probably double, maybe triple the price but I'd bet it would be a big hit! ☺️
You can always dream ☺️
@zizzoz2184 the "Swiss Card Nailcare" has most of those functions which you can take on a plane, just missing the flashlight and timing items. Easily fixed by a micro led keychain light on your keys, and a Casio watch on your wrist 👍 (all TSA Approved)
I've had multiple experiences carrying a Victorinox pocket knife through airport security, full knife and all. The first few times, I got through no problems. Then eventually, one TSA checkpoint would only let me keep it if I let them break the knife off. They stuck it in between a crack on the floor, and broke the knife off. So now this just became my traveling pocket tool. But then I was traveling through Japan and they confiscated it, even though I explained to them that there was no knife. They said that the appearance of a knife is enough of a problem. I kept my tweezers and toothpick, though, since I'm always losing those...and promptly lost them.
I loved the twist at the end
What camera did you put on your chest?
Very nice video idea!!
I just have one suggestion. I realized in this video and also in other videos of yours the foreground is blurry. So when you handle items it is kind of irritating. Maybe you can adjust your camera settings or use another lense. I hope this constructive criticism can help you improve. Keep going bro. Love your content.
Noted and thanks for the feedback. I only have one lens for this camera right now, but Sony are bringing a cheap one out this summer and hoping to make the investment. Until then, will do my best 😃
So anything with a short blade SD would be confiscated by TSA. Trekking poles as well.
100% agree I use the signature lite daily but would be so be prefect jetsetter signature lite
Just brought my jetsetter on a 20k mile 6 country week long trip without a hiccup.
Awesome video! But what about traveling through Europe? Will you get in trouble for carrying it in your pocket in the streets of Rome, Paris, London, etc? Thanks.
It’s legal to carry in your pocket in the EU
@@MarcusCreates thanks for the clarification. I love my SAKs, however I want to respect the law in other countries and not get in trouble by being a stupid tourist.
Si desean viajar con multiherramientas échenlas en la maleta que va en bodega y así no hay ningún problema!! Yo en lo personal viajo frecuentemente en avión y mis navajas o multiherramienta van en la maleta que va en bodega
Even if you can do it once or hundred times, it doesn't mean you can do it next time.
Exactly. 👍🏻
Just posted this review to Tbilisi airport:
First airport in 10 years of travel that decided to make a problem out of my Swiss Card credit card size pocket tool with a less than 3 cm puny scissors and flimsy knife of also 3 cm. (And that is only because i lost the first one i had...)
Had to throw them away and now all I got left is the toothpick, needle, pinset and nailfile.
Rules change all the time and I might be in the wrong here, but at least on the pages of Norwegian airlines which is a major european airline states at moment of writing that blades less than 6 cm is OK.
Security guys were polite enough.
Serving pegasus airlines which is all about cheap flights without checked in luggage this should be looked into.
Edit:
We flew on to Istanbul for our nex flight, where in the shops in the tax free zone I saw for sale nail files that were of the same design as my little knife, 6 cm long, just a little bit less sharp but just as pointy...
They confiscated mine in NY airport
Booo. I’m sorry buddy. It’s always a risk.
How can you call it a knife when it does not come with one?
True
i think its a shame, that they didint keep the nail file + flat screwdriver combo on it too, this way you have both flat and phillips drives on you
There is no perfect solution. I wish they had a customizable option so you could just pick and choose.
Yes! GAME OVER!
Defeated the boss
@@MarcusCreates what???
Did you get it home?
I did. AND back to the US again. Winning.
TSA me through with Leatherman Micra on my departing flight, but confiscated it for my return flight
Got a Victorinox nailcare card on the way, hopefully that will make it through both ways
Good luck
I just don’t travel with them. I’d rather not give them the power trip.
Sir, Can i carry Victorinox Huntsman SAK in my checked luggage?
I believe you can
Checked luggage? I have a Huntsman. Yes, you can bring it with checked luggage.
I had my bloody nail clippers confiscated 🙄
Boo TSA