This could come in handy!

[trecile]

It's a hair clip that is also a

• Ruler
• Screwdriver
• Bottle opener
• Nail file
• Serrated knife
• Scraper
• Box opener

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010T7CGVE/?tag=casaivar02-20

 

[koilife]

Talk about getting your Caminochic on!

I really, really like the fuscia one . . . too bad I don't have any hair to justify it . . .

 

[MichaelSG]

It looks useful but I already have enough stuff in my pockets.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

View attachment 25232 It's a hair clip that is also a

• Ruler
• Screwdriver
• Bottle opener
• Nail file
• Serrated knife
• Scraper
• Box opener

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B010T7CGVE/?tag=casaivar02-20

Have ypu bought it and tried it out?

 

[Keith Hearn]

Can you carry it on an airplane?

 

[trecile]

Have ypu bought it and tried it out?

Not yet. I saw it on a TV talk show today.

 

[trecile]

Can you carry it on an airplane?

I don't see why not. It's not really sharp.

 

[Padrepapp]

I don't see why not. It's not really sharp.

And no guard will notice it in your hair

 

[Magwood]

Where's the cork screw?

 

[bunnymac]

Can you carry it on an airplane?

Once the blade is 5cm or shorter you can carry it on a plane. I have a Victorinox 'Swisscard' which lives in my wallet. Airport security regularly remove it and measure the blade (3.75cm) and it's always passed muster.

 

[trecile]

Where's the cork screw?

I agree. An obvious design flaw.

 

[t2andreo]

I don't see why not. It's not really sharp.

If it has a cutting edge, TSA will confiscate it.

 

[jmcarp]

Once the blade is 5cm or shorter you can carry it on a plane. I have a Victorinox 'Swisscard' which lives in my wallet. Airport security regularly remove it and measure the blade (3.75cm) and it's always passed muster.

Unfortunately this is not true in the US.

 

[koilife]

If it has a cutting edge, TSA will confiscate it.

I gave my son a sharp glance once and they refused to let me board . . . .

 

[Julie Richards-Stanley]

What a brilliant idea! I love it! Unfortunately even the silver foil on the packet of polos in my pocket set the airport alarm off. Don't think I could get away with it.

 

[Mike Savage]

I wasn't eligible as soon as it said hair clip.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Unfortunately this is not true in the US.

Are you sure? Until last week I would have said The same In Canada but as I went through The safety airport area I noticed new signs that indicated that You can now bring knifes, blades, etc., as long as them are less than 6 cm at The based of The blade.

 

[Keith Hearn]

I was actually joking when I asked about it being allowed on planes. But I just checked the tsa.gov page listing prohibited items. For knives it says they are prohibited from carry-on "Except for plastic or round bladed butter knives.". For scissors it says "Metal with pointed tips and a blade length greater than four inches measured from the fulcrum are not allowed."

It also notes "The final decision rests with the TSA officer on whether an item is allowed through the checkpoint." So no matter what the regs actually say, they may still prohibit anything. But I doubt the hairclip in the OP would really ever be an issue.

BTW, under Sporting Goods, it doesn't mention walking poles, but it does say that ski poles are prohibited in carry-on. And given that "the final decision rests with the TSA officer," I don't think I'd take my chances unless the poles were cheap enough that I was willing to take the chance of leaving then at the security checkpoint.

 

[trecile]

What a brilliant idea! I love it! Unfortunately even the silver foil on the packet of polos in my pocket set the airport alarm off. Don't think I could get away with it.

You don't have to wear it through security. Just stick it in your bag.

 

[t2andreo]

I ha

Unfortunately this is not true in the US.

The Swiss Card is not an exception to the rules against knife blades. The x-Ray machine just does not see a blade, because this blade is designed to look like something else.

I personally carry a Gerber "Dime Travel" pocket multi/tool. It literally has everything except a knife and weighs a fraction of what the classic SA knife weighs. Check it out.

I also fly both domestic (US) and foreign often. I have never had a problem. In fact I present it to the security folks when I pass through and point out that it has no knife blade. The tiny scissor is flight/legal. I never have problems.

This tool is in my trouser pocket right now. I use the tool several times daily. I have never needed a knife blade. Everyone else has one to borrow. I am in my hotel at Villanfranca del Bierzo, on my fourth Camino.

I hope this helps.

 

[jmcarp]

...
The Swiss Card is not an exception to the rules against knife blades. The x-Ray machine just does not see a blade, because this blade is designed to look like something else.
I personally carry a Gerber "Dime Travel" pocket multi/tool. It literally has everything except a knife and weighs a fraction of what the classic SA knife weighs. Check it out.
...

Looking at the Swiss Card images on both the Victorinox website and Amazon dot com, it's hard for me to see how the knife blade is not visible in the x-ray since it's clearly visible in the transparent plastic card, but you should know. And thanks for the info on the Gerber Dime Travel -- I'm going to look into that for airline travel. I'm sure that TSA has a whole file on me noting the number of those little 1.5" blade pocket Swiss Army knives I've surrendered over the past few years. When you carry them everyday, it's just so darn easy to forget that they're there.

BTW, Tom, if we ever meet in person I'll have to share the story of my Swiss Army knife and Madrid airport security.

Jim

 

[peregrina2000]

BTW, under Sporting Goods, it doesn't mention walking poles, but it does say that ski poles are prohibited in carry-on. And given that "the final decision rests with the TSA officer," I don't think I'd take my chances unless the poles were cheap enough that I was willing to take the chance of leaving then at the security checkpoint.

I know it's not nice to harp, so I try to refrain from responding every time I see someone from the US who is worried about carrying on hiking poles. But it's a slow news day on the forum. To my knowledge, and with @grayland as my corroboration, no one on this forum has ever reported being unable to carry on hiking poles through TSA security at a US airport. I have done it many many times, probably now getting into the 20s, both for my trips to Spain and other hiking trips around the US.

Having had my lovely hiking poles go missing en route to Spain once, which made for a hectic pre-Vdlp day, I have changed to carry on mode and have never had a problem. Not saying things won't change or that it hasn't happened, just that no one has reported a problem first hand on this forum, and that many of us do it regularly. Buen camino, Laurie