Travel EDC?

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That_Knife_Guy

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Me and my family are planning on going to florida within the next few days. We are flying on a plane to get there. Since I don't want to take anything to expensive i'm planning on taking my Leatherman Wingman as a good well rounded tool. I will pack it in the checked luggage and it will be sheathed but is there any other items you think that I should take? We plan on being down there for a week.
 
Just be aware that "all" baggage, including checked bags, may be searched, and nice things often tend to disappear. Don't check anything expensive... PERIOD.
The carry laws in Florida are just fine with you and your knives... if they arrive.
 
Roll the dice and check a Spyderco Yojimbo 2. More than likely you'll have no problem with your checked luggage and you'll be well "knifed" on your trip. You and your family are worth it.
 
100% of my travel is on the ground.. (Truck) I carry what I want no matter where I go.. I don't draw attention, or do anything stupid.. Don't get into trouble either.. JMO!!!:D John
 
In my last two air travels, I checked in my Leatherman Wingman and decided to leave my Charge TTi at home. I also brought a SAK Classic SD for mundane tasks.
 
DF2 or Delica loose in pocket are my go to travel KNIVES. Sometimes Sage1 clipped if I know it will be legal there.
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I flew for vacation a couple of weeks ago and did not want to bring any of my "good" knives. So after arriving at my destination, I went to Walmart and bought a $14 Kershaw Filter. This served my EDC needs well for the week; then I mailed it home to myself at the end of the week for less than $4. So now I have another good quality beater for around the house (and I actually ended up liking this knife enough to include occasionally in my EDC rotation).
 
Hickory n steel said:
A 15$ Victorinox recruit can't be beat.
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This plus a zillion!

Overtime I've flown in the past several years, I buy and ship a Vic recruit to the hotel/guest house where I'm staying. I pick it up when I check in, use it while I'm there, and then gift it off to the porter, shuttle bus driver, or grounds keeper when I leave. SAK's are instantly recognized by everyone and appreciated. Our family has a cousins reunion every other year in Key West, and a recruit has cut bait, cleaned a nice bonefish for the grill, opened lots of cold Corona's, cut slices of limes for said cold Corona's and lot os other jobs. The tweezers got a sticker our of our granddaughters foot, and the screw driver helped with an adjustment to the carburetor on a badly running rented motor scooter.

I wouldn't go on a vacaction without a SAK.
 
We recently went away for a week, I didn't want to risk having anything go missing. I usually carry a modern locking folder and a slipjoint. I decided to pick up a case mini copperlock for the trip and carried just that. It worked out perfectly for me. The knife was solid and useful but I wasn't too worried about it going missing if my baggage got inspected. 1. It's not threatening so they would have any reason to confiscate and 2. It's cheap enough that it wasn't too likely to get swiped and if they did I wouldn't have been out too much.
 
I always bring the dragonfly salt for water duty around the beach/lake, something useful like a vik hiker for the bottle opener/screwdriver, and something with a thin, decent sized blade like an opinel or douk douk in case the kitchen knives suck.
 
If I had a knife in checked baggage, it would definitely be a standard red SAK or two, like a Recruit or Spartan, paired with a Vic Classic. But since I haven't flown since 2003 and mostly drive when I travel, I would take my normal SAK Executive, my Vic Spirit multi-tool, and either one of my Spydercos or a CRK.

Jim
 
I take a small multitool and either the Victorinox Cadet or the EDCGear Razor (in the suitcase).

Small, convenient, useful, legal everywhere and people friendly tools.
 
I fly a lot for work and aside from whatever knife I check (secured) in my baggage, I carry a SAK Jetsetter in my pocket. I've had to demonstrate it to TSA agents a few times, but no issues yet. The Jetsetter is handy and blade free to take wherever you go!
 
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