Flying- DE Carry on?

I just flew to Shanghai and checked my Futur in my bag. My bag was delayed by three days. I finally got it back the night before I left. I had to shave with horrendous disposables for three days. Not good stuff. Next time I am going to carry a cartridge style as a back up for sure or plan on just buying baldes at my destination in a pinch. Don't think I will check my razor and brush again.

Brad

That's a real shame. Travel around here is no better!

I travel a lot for business and only use carry on bags so the DE issue plagues me. One trip I packed a blade and TSA pulled if out of my razor. Since then I never carry blades and have never had my razor examined. I do place my razor in my 3-1-1 bag just so I don't have to dig it out of my dopp kit. I usually buy blades ay my destination, that works for domestic travel, international travel has its challenges so I will pack a cartridge backup.

For me, it just isn't even worth trying. On Tues this week, I managed to save myself three hours by hopping on an earlier flight that I managed to make by all of three minutes. An extra search at the x-ray machine would have had me kicking myself in the head. Checking a bag to accommodate a razor would have really complicated changing flights at the last minute.

Air travel is a big PITA, any way you slice it. Things got a bit easier for me because I threw a few BIC metals into my Dopp bag instead of bringing my daily gear.

I picked up a Fusion for a trip to Spain/Italy this summer (honeymoon). Reading stuff like this convinced me a while back that it would not be worth bringing along a DE. Though I plan to look for some DE/shaving gear while out there. I figured I could always mail it back to myself or pack it in the bags I will need to check anyway.

Would injectores loaded pass as a disposable? Dont want to risk losing one though.

1969Fatboy said:

Would injectores loaded pass as a disposable? Dont want to risk losing one though.

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No. When the TSA says "safety razor" they mean cartridge. And even then, it's open to interpretation... I wouldn't risk it personally.

Please don't shoot me, but when I travel, I take an electric. I like to get cleaned up on the plane after my knap.

smkinva said:

Please don't shoot me, but when I travel, I take an electric. I like to get cleaned up on the plane after my knap.

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Don't worry. Guns aren't allowed either.

1969Fatboy said:

Would injectores loaded pass as a disposable? Dont want to risk losing one though.

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No. I asked about that when I phoned the TSA a couple of years ago.