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The absurd restrictions on knives really needs to go. A blade is a necessary tool for a lot of people in everyday life. It's time to get over the unfounded fea
by anonporridge 5y ago
The absurd restrictions on knives really needs to go.
A blade is a necessary tool for a lot of people in everyday life. It's time to get over the unfounded fear and face reality like adults.
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- ghaff 5y agoAnd it affects more than travel. I'll never put even the smallest knife in a bag I use for airline carryon because I will forget it's there and probably end up losing it.
- anonporridge 5y agoI once lost a very nice wine corkscrew to the TSA that I forgot was in a backpack due the little foil cutter blade. The guy in charge acted all jubilant, like they successfully thwarted a hijacking.
- ramses0 5y agoI've _only_ had success with regularly carrying "prong-style" wine openers (especially internationally). https://www.amazon.com/Belwares-Wine-Opener-Two-Prong-Stainless/dp/B0774XBXN6 https://www.amazon.com/Belwares-Wine-Opener-Two-Prong-Stainl... I'd even gone through the trouble of dremel'ing off the foil-cutter blade on a "double-knuckle" corkscrew in order to comply with the "no blades" rule. I was able to exit the U.S. with it fine, but Mexico security refused it for simply the corkscrew part (and I wasn't willing to argue about it). I'd just like to reaffirm pretty much every aspect of his experience and recommendations. It's great to see so many overlaps between my favorite travel-gear and his.
- ghaff 5y agoI carry one of those cheap corkscrews where you pull off the corkscrew cover and insert it through the hole at the top of the corkscrew. BUT they're really crappy corkscrews and I've sometimes had a lot of trouble getting the cork out and have ended up opening bottles in the bathroom because I was afraid I'd get wine flying everywhere. And I've even had one of those confiscated in Spain.
- rasfincher 5y agoI've lost two multitools that happen to have small knives on them this way. Very frustrating and embarrassing.
- OJFord 5y agoFunnily enough I have a credit card sized (well, roughly triple thickness) thing in my wallet, never occurred to me before now, hasn't been flagged in X-ray yet. (I suppose now I'll remove it if I remember though.)
- ubermonkey 5y agoI lost a tiny SAK -- the keychain size -- a while back, and it turned out it was stuck in a weird crease in the bottom of my computer bag. I found it, most of a year later, when TSA finally noticed it. I had flown with it "lost" in the bag literally dozens of times.
- ajmurmann 5y agoIt's so inconsistent too. I cannot bring my safety razors on board, but it's ok to bring a bunch of razor cartridges that are filled with blades... Even traveling with the safety razor but no blades is inconvenient, since the TSA will frequently do a secondary inspection to confirm that there is really no blade. So you gotta travel with the thing disassembled which means I cannot use my regular case.
- Swenrekcah 5y agoSometimes you can even buy a full set of kitchen knives in the duty free shop on your way to the airplane!
- srg0 5y agoA bottle of whiskey from a duty free shop can be just as deadly as a knife. And any battery can be used to start a fire.
- i_am_proteus 5y agoI've had TSA open my kit and triumphantly remove a blade from my safety razor that I'd accidentally forgotten to remove, while missing loose blades I'd also accidentally forgotten to remove.
- tomcooks 5y agoJust put it in any small cardboard box and have it shipped as you would do with a small bag, then collect it from the baggage collection place upon arrival.