Ever have to go without a pocket knife?

The “I never fly/haven’t flown since 1976” crowd always makes me shake my head...anyway, yes it is a pain, I fly several times a year (6-10) and either a)Check and take something disposable like a Kershaw Blur or Tenacious or b) carry on (rarely) and buy when I get there and either ship back or dump if super cheap.
 
Night Rider said:
You could try one of these in your shaving kit, Probably wouldn't even show up on the tomography (CT) scanner but you Didn't hear that from me;) https://www.ebay.com/itm/BENCHMARK-...WEahx:sc:USPSFirstClass!01702!US!-1:rk:2:pf:0
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This knife WILL, repeat WILL be detected in any visual detection device used in US airports. Don't try carrying it.

I get patted down if I leave a handkerchief in my pocket when I go through the detection device.

All the above suggestions are good. If you know where you'll be staying, you can also drop an SAK SD Classic in a mailer and send it ahead. A hotel will hold it for you until you arrive. Two to three days first class USPS is the usual travel time.

Good luck! Safe travels! Tell us what you decide to do.

Zieg
 
Thanks for all the replies good.
Its interesting to see what other knife nuts do and suggest.

Yeah, i know i would survive without out, its just a really odd feeling that one can avoid if possible.
Sort of like forgetting to put on my wedding ring in the morning, i dont feel right all day and my finger feels weird too.

Im sure i would be checking my pocket all the time too to make sure it's there, and that will be weird too.

Heck, what if i get a sliver? I cant dig it out with my 3.75 inch handy dandy blade. Haha
Yeah, sometimes i believe in overkill. Lol

I like the idea of a SAK. Ive been meaning to pick up a little SAK or two recently, this will be a perfect excuse.
Then i will mail it or them home, and give to one of my daughters when it gets here.

But what i wont do is get a pink one knowing it will go to my daughter. Haha
 
Do wallbogs carry case peanuts?
If so, i might go that route rather than SAK.
Or maybe one of each, lol.
Wife and oldest girl will get them upon being mailed home
 
I find I miss my tools more than my blades. I'm going to Jamaica in a couple months, and having knives there is a big no-no. Still going 4 days without some way of potentially fixing a problem on my person is too much.

I think I'll use it as an excuse to buy a Leatherman Tread. I have wanted one for years but couldn't justify the price. I still can't justify it, but having a TSA compliant tool on my wrist on the plane, on the beach, and in the sea will probably give me the warm and fuzzies...of course that may just be the rum;)
 
Some great suggestions have been given. If I had a check-in bag, the most I'd probably do is put in a Classic or other small SAK.

Times I've had to go knifeless:

Going to a courthouse;
Going to a zoo or other amusement park;
Going to a sporting venue;

...and the last time I took a plane, which was in 2003, and had to go a few days without any knife. I only had a carry-on and no check-in bag/case. BTW, the reason I haven't flown since has nothing at all to do with not being able to carry a knife; it's because I haven't had any reason to board a plane since then. If I did, such as a vacation of a lifetime thousands of miles away, I would go knifeless again in a heartbeat. Yes, I do remember being able to carry my SAK Spartan on planes with me in the past. No, I do NOT like being without a knife. No, I do NOT think that the rules prohibiting small penknives or SAKs on planes are reasonable or intelligent. BUT sometimes if you want to enjoy certain things in life (not to mention if it's a necessity, such as business trips), there will be a sacrifice. I will not miss out on something truly important to me because I can't take my pocketknife with me. When I'm really old (if I am so lucky), I don't want to be thinking, "Well, I missed out on this, this, and that, but at least I had my knife in my pocket."

Jim
 
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Yep, recently visited for the first time, a relative in prison about 2 hours from home. Wasn't going that far without one, so took a decent reliable "budget" folder, and when I got off the Highway Exit about a mile from the prison, I stashed it under a rock on the far back side of a McDonald's parking lot, and retrieved it 3 hours later. :)
 
This is what "I would do" if "I" felt that I had to fly with a knife. I would buy a small budget knife and pack it in pocket of mt pants packed in my checked baggage "Not a carry on" and throw it away in a trash can of the hotel before you leave. That's what "I'' would do but like one poster said " Why take the chance of missing out on a vacation of a lifetime". The laws in other countries can be and most likely Will Be stricter than the good old U.S. of A. Also in some of the countries I visit you are Guilty until proven innocent and would have to spend weeks or months in jail while awaiting your trial. IDK about anyone else but jails and prisons in other countries such as Mexico for instance are no place to spend your vacation. You will survive without one. "I'' have done both but as I grow older and wiser, or at least Older I leave my questionable items at home.
 
JD Mandrell said:
Yep, recently visited for the first time, a relative in prison about 2 hours from home. Wasn't going that far without one, so took a decent reliable "budget" folder, and when I got off the Highway Exit about a mile from the prison, I stashed it under a rock on the far back side of a McDonald's parking lot, and retrieved it 3 hours later. :)
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Why not just leave it in the car?
 
jackknife said:
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Why not just leave it in the car?
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They search vehicles coming in the gate, they not only searched the trunk, they made me open the hood to check the engine. They went through the interior pretty thoroughly as well. They didn't search me personally then, so I could have had one in my pocket, and then left it in the car, they search you personally when you go in the building. But this was my first time and I didn't know that, the printed visitation instructions says "No knives on the prison property" so I was going by that.
 
drail said:
Getahl, have you ever heard of one single instance of the TSA actually catching or stopping a hijacker? Their failure rate when tested with fake guns, knives and bombs has always been around 90% since they were first created. They are an absolute joke. My biggest issue is that our Govt. expects us to surrender our rights but get nothing in return for it.
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Couple of gentle thoughts:

1) It probably isn’t a safe assumption to think that every serious threat that is intercepted is therefore reported by the press.

2) Enhanced airport security has reduced terrorist activity on planes. They are now choosing easier, softer targets, as we here in London learned to our cost and sorrow repeatedly in the past few years.

I don’t know the law in the USA, but over here certain trials are held with a press ban on reporting, for reasons of national security. Many, many more threats are neutralised here than succeed. It is undoubtedly also the case in the USA, when talking about international terrorism.

OP: sometimes I have to visit certain places with an absolute ban on any knife. It sucks but life goes on!
 
I check the laws for any location where I'm going, and if going for more than one or two days I will usually have checked bags. I pick the cheapest thing in my junk collection that meets the laws and carry it. If I was going for one or two days and wasn't checking bags I would do without a knife. I've checked the carry-on rules and it seems that you can carry some form of scissors so I've thought about that. I've traveled before without a knife and I remember buying food packages in a convenience store that we couldn't tear open without appropriate tools. At least scissors would work for that.
 
Got this off of Travelmadesimple.com
Sharp objects
This one should be self-explanatory, but sharp objects are prohibited in carry-on luggage because they could be used as a weapon. If you simply must bring a knife, box cutter or sword on your trip, it must be packed in your checked luggage. Scissors that are less than 4 inches long, like nail scissors, are generally allowed by TSA, but since the final decision rests with the agent, just be aware that they could confiscate it. Rules in other countries can be different from those in the US, so check it out before you fly from somewhere else.
 
drail said:
This is just one of the reasons I have not flown commercial since 2001. Why people tolerate this kind of treatment is beyond my understanding. It's as if the very rights that our Founding Fathers fought and bled and died for are now so unimportant that we should just give them away so some of us can "feel safe".
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Is there a knife amendment in the constitution I'm unaware of?

But seriously, I'm only without a knife where it is illegal to carry one (besides philly). I don't fly often at all. But if I did and wasn't checking a bag, I'd buy a knife at my destination and gift it or mail it home.
 
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