dryad Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Has anyone gotten away with bringing them on a plane, or are they considered a potential weapon like nail clippers? I have those rubber tip covers, if that helps. Quote
ChrisT Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 will they fit in your suitcase? Prob a better option even if you carry on. I've gotten away with knitting needles. In general, I think security has become quite lax lately as far as carry on items go but I still have to remember to keep my micra at home it's been almost confiscated a number of times. Quote
erik Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 WHY NOT PUT THEM WITH YOUR CHECKED BAGGAGE? AND I DOUBT YOU COULD FLY WITH THEM AS A CARRY ON.... Â MY GRANDPA WAS STOPPED FOR HAVING A KNIFE HE WAS ISSUED BY THE US ARMY IN 1943 AND CARRIED THRU ALL 3 MAJOR WARS. THO THEY KISSED HIS ASS ONCE THE FIGUED OUT WHO HE WAS...THO HE STILL HAD TO PUT THE KNIFE IN HIS CHECKED LUGGAGE. Â Â Quote
vegetablebelay Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Is he pretty disappointed in you? Quote
erik Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 whys that fuck face? becuase i did not serve in the military? well dumbfuck as usual you speak of which you do not know. Â Â Â Â Quote
Rodchester Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 I have a pair of two section BD Flicklocks that don't fit into my duffle. Prior to Sept 11 I carried them on with no proplem. I last did this on September 8, 2001. Â I can't imagine that they would let you carry them on now a days. Try putting them into your checked baggage. If they won't fit, just box em up with card board and duct tape. Â Let us know what they say. I am very curious. Â Good luck. Â and Erik...that cool that your old man carried that knife all those years through all that crap. I would have been PISSED if they tried to take it from him. Quote
dryad Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 I want to travel light and not have any checked luggage at all - that's why I ask. Quote
vegetablebelay Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 erik said: whys that fuck face? becuase i did not serve in the military? well dumbfuck as usual you speak of which you do not know. Â Â Â Â Quote
ClimbingH Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 I would recommend you call the airlines to be sure what you can bring on board. Quote
sobo Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 dryad said: Has anyone gotten away with bringing them on a plane, or are they considered a potential weapon like nail clippers? I have those rubber tip covers, if that helps. Â I just can't see you getting past the TSA screenpoint with those. Waaaaay too much like a weapon. When we went to Vietnam last year, they made me take my beard scissors (tiny little fold-up thingie) out of my carry-on and leave them at the screenpoint. Â Aside: The "silverware" on our flight to Taipei (Taiwan) was plastic, but once we boarded the plane for Ho Chi Minh City, we were served dinner with real stainless steel utensils, knives included! My wife and I found that soberingly funny. Â Guess they don't have to worry too much about terrorists there. Quote
Lambone Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 When I flew to Nepal in 2000, our checked bags were maxed out at the weight limit, so we carried all our metal hardwear on in our backpacks.  We had ice tools, crampons, "kifeblade" pitons, ice screws...all that stuff. And they didn't give us any hassel. those were the days...  The security check in Tokyo was pretty funny though, this petite Japannese woman with white gloves on pulling out my tools and crampons, you should have seen here face...  "They, are for mountain climbing"...making climbing motions with my arms. "ohhhh....ah so" nod,nod, bow, bow. Sweeet  I doubt they'd let you'd take even poles through carry on now, aybe if you were elderly or handycapped. Quote
catbirdseat Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 vegetablebelay said: Is he pretty disappointed in you? I don't see any humor in the context of what erik said. It's just plain meanness. Quote
rbw1966 Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 erik said: WHY NOT PUT THEM WITH YOUR CHECKED BAGGAGE? AND I DOUBT YOU COULD FLY WITH THEM AS A CARRY ON.... Â MY GRANDPA WAS STOPPED FOR HAVING A KNIFE HE WAS ISSUED BY THE US ARMY IN 1943 AND CARRIED THRU ALL 3 MAJOR WARS. THO THEY KISSED HIS ASS ONCE THE FIGUED OUT WHO HE WAS...THO HE STILL HAD TO PUT THE KNIFE IN HIS CHECKED LUGGAGE. Â Â This sounds oddly reminiscent of that scene in Pulp Fiction with Christopher Walken concerning a watch. Â Â Quote
Lambone Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 catbirdseat said: vegetablebelay said: Is he pretty disappointed in you? I don't see any humor in the context of what erik said. It's just plain meanness. Â yeah vege...you fuckstick....sheesh. and I though you were cool Quote
lI1|1! Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 a friend of mine got hassled for carrying two 'biners. he was told biners are "multi-use items" and you are only allowed to carry one. he had to check his second biner and almost missed his flight. he was flying seattle-red rocks. ymmv. Quote
Wopper Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 erik said:Â Â MY GRANDPA WAS STOPPED FOR HAVING A KNIFE HE WAS ISSUED BY THE US ARMY IN 1943 AND CARRIED THRU ALL 3 MAJOR WARS. THO THEY KISSED HIS ASS ONCE THE FIGUED OUT WHO HE WAS...THO HE STILL HAD TO PUT THE KNIFE IN HIS CHECKED LUGGAGE. Â \Â So...who is your grandpa? Quote
Doctorb Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 I folded a piece of paper into a knife and smuggled it on board while they were checking my sandals for Semtex. Quote
Dru Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Where is glassgowkiss on the subject of trekking Poles. If Poles are so fucking hardcore how come they're trekking (maybe even llama-trekking ) instead of onsighting 5.14 huh? Quote
cj001f Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 sobo said:I just can't see you getting past the TSA screenpoint with those. Waaaaay too much like a weapon. The checked back screeners at LAX recently spent time querying me on the purpose of my trekking poles. I highly doubt you'll be able to take them on board (pre 9/11 I was able to take an Ice Axe as carry on) Quote
chelle Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Holy cow Lambone! 3 bags at 70# each and they were maxed, and they didn't have your hardwear in them? What were you smuggling in? Quote
Lambone Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 ehmmic said: Holy cow Lambone! 3 bags at 70# each and they were maxed, and they didn't have your hardwear in them? What were you smuggling in? Â You're only allowed two 70# check-ins. Â We had expedition gear, 6 tents and about 500 meters of rope, plus all of our mountain food...it adds up quick. We should have baught used rope in one of the ghetto kathmand mountain shops. Â My buddy now rents a storage space at a hotel in Kathmandu, which is the way to do it if you climb there often. Quote
Thinker Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Dryad, consider mailing them to yourself at your destination. Cheap, easy, and no security hassels. Quote
cj001f Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 Lambone said:You're only allowed two 70# check-ins. Less now. Most Airlines are now 50-55lbs per checked bag, max 2. That blows. Quote
allthumbs Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 So Erik, who's your G'pa? Sounds like he's famous. C'mon, spill it ... Quote
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