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N2 GOLD 05-17-2011 12:25 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Play it safe & check it all. If you ask or question them in the wrong way you might be considered a flight risk. Believe me when I tell you they will make you miss your flight. You are at their mercy & most of the TSA agents actually think & believe they are GOD & what they say & think goes. They are miserable at best... :2

Bill86 05-17-2011 12:54 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jonumberone (Post 1265331)
Flown with my cutter many times, both carry on and checked.
Never had a problem with it.
The only item I had a problem with was a metallic Punch.
I couldn't convince the TSA agent that it wasn't some type of bullet. :bh
Had to toss the punch but they let me keep the cutter.

Sorry to hear Dom, Maybe they need an IQ test before you qualify to be a TSA agent.

I usually mail my knife where I need to be. That way I can have it at my destination for ~$6.

Or travel by car, airplanes now a days are like prison searches.

jledou 05-17-2011 01:10 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Flying with a cutter and a bic in my carry-on has not been a problem in the US. I have had to toss the bic once on the way back from China. Torches are not permitted and lighters are not allowed in checked baggage. Matches are also not prohibited. We you are outside of the US rules vary but cigar cutters are generally OK.
That being said my Xikar and Palio cutter stay home and a throw away cutter with a bic are what I take when I travel.

icehog3 05-17-2011 04:31 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ender (Post 1265458)
Thanks. Christos, the one I'm bringing is a cheapy so I guess I'm not worried, just curious. I don't have any checked baggage so I'm gonna chance it. Also, for the lighter I'm gonna pick up a cheep Ronson from Walmart and chance that too unless anyone thinks it's absolutely not worth trying.

For those who keep telling Andrew to put it in his checked bag. :r

Remo 05-17-2011 05:05 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Just keester it!!!!! :r

Bill86 05-17-2011 05:12 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Remo_5_0 (Post 1266035)
Just keester it!!!!! :r

Mike I think they check there too now a days.

Things aren't like they use to be. You cannot even keester a lighter and cutter...... What kinda world are we living in

:r

Remo 05-17-2011 05:18 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill86 (Post 1266044)
Mike I think they check there too now a days.

Things aren't like they use to be. You cannot even keester a lighter and cutter...... What kinda world are we living in

:r

Not one I wanna live in :r

Stephen 05-17-2011 05:35 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Remo_5_0 (Post 1266035)
Just keester it!!!!! :r

And remember, practice makes perfect!

Remo 05-17-2011 05:47 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 1266061)
And remember, practice makes perfect!

:pu

smokin5 05-17-2011 09:37 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
The cutter shouldn't be a problem.
The Ronson will not pass.
Either go with a Bic OR mail the Ronson to your
destination & it will be waiting for you upon arrival.

RightAJ 05-17-2011 10:29 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
I've actually brought a butane torch on before forgetting it was in my bag... great job airport security! lol

You probably won't have a problem with the cutter though, and if you do almost any drugstore will have a cheap cutter next to their Dr Grabow pipes

aj

Thrak 05-21-2011 10:15 AM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Good info, I hadnt even thought about it.

My wife and I are going to Jamaica in Sept, and I was going to take my xikar, but I think I just changed my mind lol...

loki 05-21-2011 11:26 AM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Thrak (Post 1270080)
Good info, I hadnt even thought about it.

My wife and I are going to Jamaica in Sept, and I was going to take my xikar, but I think I just changed my mind lol...

you'll be fine. i took a cheepo because i didn't want to misplace it in a drunken stupor at the resort but neither tsa or Jamaican air security said anything. however you have to leave your lighters in Jamaica, yes even a bic. they got 4 off me

Ender 05-25-2011 08:24 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Well, they didn't bother with my throw away cutter both ways. They did check my lighter to make sure it was a soft flame on the way there. On the way back I put it right in the bucket and they didn't look at it. Thanks for all the input guys.

Cornrow_Wallis 05-25-2011 09:16 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
So you can have a soft flame but not a torch....that makes no sense to me.

T.G 05-25-2011 09:23 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Cornrow_Wallis (Post 1274906)
So you can have a soft flame but not a torch....that makes no sense to me.

Significantly higher flame temperature, ability for some to burn at any angle and potential for damage/misuse are some of the reasons cited by the TSA here:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/sop/index.shtm

loki 05-25-2011 10:00 PM

Re: Flying with a cutter.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Cornrow_Wallis (Post 1274906)
So you can have a soft flame but not a torch....that makes no sense to me.

it's the tsa....you expect things to make sense


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