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x4740N, in ULPT: Keep business cards from people you don't like in your car
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A security camera defeats this and can also put you in more legal risk

Pons_Aelius, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

Put it in a bag that is checked in, not carry on.

DharmaCurious,
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They just said they didn’t want to check a bag, though. :/

Pons_Aelius,

Then they are shit out of luck.

Which is cheaper:

Check a bag.

or

Buy a new leatherman every flight.

jeffw,
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Honestly… it’s getting close these days

DharmaCurious, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?
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No advice for you, I’ve only flown twice. :/ but they really should have, like, a lock box in the cabin that flight attendants can put all personal items in. That way of you’re just traveling with a carry on, you don’t have to choose between bringing an entire bag to check, or just foregoing some small item. Then, no danger, and you don’t have to check a bag. Just give whatever small item it is to flight crew, they keep it in the cabin until you’re disembarking.

WhoRoger, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?
@WhoRoger@lemmy.world avatar

Get a multitool in a form of a credit card. Those usually go unnoticed, but no guarantee.

NeoNachtwaechter, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

Send your tool in a small parcel to yourself at the hotel’s address.

mulcahey, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

lol getting downvoted in Unethical Life Pro Tips is so funny. Y’all are posers.

rufus, (edited )

I don’t think you’re getting downvoted because of this. You’re not sharing a tip, but asking for advice.

I don’t have any real advice. I forgot my swiss army knife in my backpack a few times. Seems to be completely random if it gets detected. Maybe if the operator of that machine is paying attention. But these x-ray machines and metal detectors seem to work.

Edit: Sorry. Didn’t see this post was already kind of old.

mulcahey,

No apologies needed, but I think you’re mistaken about the reasoning. Requests are explicitly welcome in this community. From the sidebar:

Post titles must begin with “ULPT” or “ULPT Request”, and should be descriptive. [Emphasis added]

rufus,

Yeah. I’m mistaken. Sometimes I read things too fast. Thx. And good luck with your multitool. I feel you. I don’t leave the house without my trusty swiss knife, a spoon, some duct tape and cable ties. And I use these regularly in everyday life and even more so while travelling. I can eat yoghurt everywhere, MacGyver me out of situations and fix somone’s broken-down trolley at the airport with the cable-ties. With those things you’re not only prepared for every situation, but you occasionally make someone’s day.

mulcahey,

I feel you on those cable ties! I keep some on my bike for exactly the same reason.

Longpork_afficianado, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?

Fly out of smaller airports. International airports put on the whole security theatre with strip searches and sniffer dogs in order to placate the Americans. If you fly out of small regional airports you can arrive 20 ninutes before takeoff and walk straight onto the plane without anything more than a glance at your boarding pass.

cicadamikoto, in [Request] How to get a tiny multitool past airport security?
@cicadamikoto@lemmy.world avatar

If it’s keychain-sized and fits on your keychain, just put it on the keychain and take it through normally. I’ve done so many times in many countries.

mulcahey,

I’m jealous. This has been the exact opposite of my experience, as you no doubt read above

monsieur_habibi, in ULPT: Keep business cards from people you don't like in your car
@monsieur_habibi@lemmy.world avatar

Seemingly small line between “unethical” and “illegal”, eh mate?

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