Lately I’ve been happy with a Milwaukee folding boxcutter (utility blade) as my main EDC knife. You can also mail it to your destination address (if you have one) before leaving. Travelling with a knife is no problem as long as it’s in a checked bag (even a tiny one) rather than carried with you on the plane. I don’t feel tempted by any of those, since lack of a knife blade messes up usability too much. These include more in depth reviews of the three tools shown above. Three Points of the Compass has looked at quite a few knives and multi-tools that may, or may not, be suitable for backpacking, day treks or Every Day Carry. Personally, I would rather have a small tool that included a blade and would include something different to all three looked at there, then place it in my checked in luggage. The Gerber is a cheaply made Chinese offering that offers almost as much functionality than the better quality Leatherman. If a small pair of pliers is attractive to you then the Leatherman is good quality and becomes a tad more useful than the smaller Victorinox.
So, which to take when flying? The Victorinox is small light and reasonably priced, but lacks much in the way of functionality. Only the tips meet on both pliers when closed Model Ridged teeth on Leatherman (left) are slightly less aggressive than those on the Gerber. Three Points of the Compass holds a persistent dislike of the toothpicks found in many Victorinox knives and just about any alternative tool installed in the scale rather than a toothpick is an improvement. They have too wide tips for small tick removal and flex too easily to grasp obdurate thorns and splinters. The tiny scissors are very good, however the flimsy tweezers are barely adequate for most tasks. But if that is what you want to do, then… The combination tool is not much use in practice, capable of nothing more than opening a bottle or tightening a small Phillips screw. There is another, expensive, variant of this tool that includes a USB drive, called the Alox. The only tools are a small pair of very good sprung scissors, a magnetic combination tool that will open bottles and handle smaller Philips screws, and the usual Victorinox scale tools of tweezers and toothpick. There isn’t a great deal included on the Jetsetter so the little 21.3g ‘knife’ will happily hang unobtrusively with a bunch of keys. These eschewed most bladed tools and concentrated instead on including a small range of other tools, such as screwdrivers, thumb drives, nailfiles, even cuticle pushers! It looks as though sales have not been particularly good and most Jetsetter models have since been discontinued. In 2012 Victorinox introduced their Jetsetter range. Victorinox produced what is probably the most popular knife in the world with their Classic, however even the modest blade on that is not going to get past airline security. Victorinox, Leatherman and Gerber have all produced something that may tick the box for you. Do you want to have a pair of scissors, something to keep on top of manicure duties, perhaps a screwdriver or pliers for working on electronics, possibly even a zipper pull for that unexpected emergency.
It may be simplest to just forego the blade and consider what other tools are important to you. If you do that, do ensure you check on local knife law at your destination. It is always possible to pack a favourite blade into hold luggage, to be retrieved at destination. * Excludes art preparation time, applies only to orders of 300 items or fewer with 1 imprint color(s) and 1 imprint location(s).Three bladeless ‘knife’ options for flyingįew of the knife manufacturers have bothered to produce bladeless ‘airline friendly’ options for those flying who have to contend with getting past airport security.
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