Flying with a cutter. - Page 2

N2 GOLD · 05-17-2011, 12:25 PM

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...

Bill86 · 05-17-2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jonumberone

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.

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

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

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Originally Posted by Ender

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.

Remo · 05-17-2011, 05:05 PM

Just keester it!!!!!

Bill86 · 05-17-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Remo_5_0

Just keester it!!!!!

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

Remo · 05-17-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill86

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

Not one I wanna live in

Stephen · 05-17-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Remo_5_0

Just keester it!!!!!

And remember, practice makes perfect!

Remo · 05-17-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

And remember, practice makes perfect!

smokin5 · 05-17-2011, 09:37 PM

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by Thrak

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by Cornrow_Wallis

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

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Originally Posted by Cornrow_Wallis

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

05-17-2011, 12:25 PM	#21
N2 GOLD MIND OVER MATTER... Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: RICO Location: So. CAL 33° 44' 44" N / 117° 52' 0" W Posts: 2,330 Trading: (1)	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... __________________ When I want your opinion, I'll give it to ya.

05-17-2011, 01:10 PM	#23
jledou Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jay Location: Kansas Posts: 2,202 Trading: (27)	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.

05-17-2011, 05:05 PM	#25
Remo C.I.A Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 12,597 Trading: (122)	Re: Flying with a cutter. Just keester it!!!!! __________________

05-17-2011, 09:37 PM	#30
smokin5 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Mountaintop - AZ Posts: 2,002 Trading: (69)	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. __________________ Pobody's Nerfect.

05-17-2011, 10:29 PM	#31
RightAJ Here Franky Franky Join Date: Oct 2009 First Name: aj Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 915 Trading: (3)	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 __________________ My Blog-> ajstogies.blogspot.com Beer Blog->thehopscribe.blogspot.com

05-21-2011, 10:15 AM	#32
Thrak .. the man from Nantucket Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 558 Trading: (2)	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...

05-25-2011, 08:24 PM	#34
Ender Ok, maybe just one. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: Michigan Posts: 771 Trading: (1)	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. __________________ You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.

05-25-2011, 09:16 PM	#35
Cornrow_Wallis <insert user title> Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Rob Location: flo-rida Posts: 268 Trading: (8)	Re: Flying with a cutter. So you can have a soft flame but not a torch....that makes no sense to me.