I don't travel much and am new to DE shaving as of December 25 so thought I should check in and see what happens at airport security when I show up with my EJ 89.
Any experiences out there?
Any experiences out there?
Current TSA regs ?
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I believe that the razor without a blade is fine to have in your carry-on, but the blades will have to be in checked baggage. If you don't want to check bags, you could always mail some blades ahead of you depending on how far in advance you know you're traveling.
Link below is the TSA's list of prohibited items:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#4
On a side note, evidently cartridge razors are permitted. I guess that means that P&G has the TSA in their pocket.
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EDIT: rickw beat me to it!
Link below is the TSA's list of prohibited items:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#4
On a side note, evidently cartridge razors are permitted. I guess that means that P&G has the TSA in their pocket.
- ice
EDIT: rickw beat me to it!
Blades in the checked bag, if your'e traveling with a DE in your carry on you may want to take it apart ahead of time because you will have to show it the the Gestapo. The last time I flew they opened my cream and didn't get the lid back on right, not a fun time.
Some members have said that their DE even without blades caused them to have to unpack and show the razor causing unfortunate delays. If you are packing your blades then include the razor with check in. I just use a cartridge or disposables. The same with fancy travel brushes-the nice tubes are x-ray dense and can precipitate a search, medicine bottles work fine.
On a similar note, anyone know if Amtrak has security similar to TSA? I've got temporary orders to Connecticut later this month and am taking a train up there, carryon is my only option on one of the trains
I guess worst-case scenario I just chuck my wetshaving kit in a USPS flatrate box and have the wife ship it up.
I guess worst-case scenario I just chuck my wetshaving kit in a USPS flatrate box and have the wife ship it up.
Pack it in your check bag unless you care to give the TSA agent a gift for fondling you. 
As everyone else pointed out, blades have to be checked or mailed ahead (mailing = $0.44, so it's actually quite convenient if you normally just use a carry-on). If you use a three-piece razor, you might go ahead and disassemble it...if it goes through security assembled, they'll probably pull it out, check for a blade, and fiddle around trying to disassemble/reassemble it when they don't know how. Younger TSA guys may never have seen one before.
What I generally do is to pack the DE in the top pocket of my backpack, so I can pull it out when I get my laptop at security. I unscrew it (since I use a three-piece) and lay the pieces in one of the security trays, like I'd do my keys. Sometimes the box gets pulled over, but rarely does it take more than a couple of minutes. (And doesn't take longer to prepare / repack than the standard taking shoes on and off.) I kind of understand this tendency of the TSA, BTW...it'd be really hard on those scanners to tell if there was blade left in the razor or not. It's all metal, after all. If it's not clearly empty, they've got to unpack and check.
What I generally do is to pack the DE in the top pocket of my backpack, so I can pull it out when I get my laptop at security. I unscrew it (since I use a three-piece) and lay the pieces in one of the security trays, like I'd do my keys. Sometimes the box gets pulled over, but rarely does it take more than a couple of minutes. (And doesn't take longer to prepare / repack than the standard taking shoes on and off.) I kind of understand this tendency of the TSA, BTW...it'd be really hard on those scanners to tell if there was blade left in the razor or not. It's all metal, after all. If it's not clearly empty, they've got to unpack and check.
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Pack it in your check bag unless you care to give the TSA agent a gift for fondling you.
They don't need a reason to fondle, but the razor might provoke a strip and body cavity search.
Mailing the blades beforehand is a good idea if you don't check your bags. Also, many TSA people will insist that the razor be taken apart so they can see it does not have a blade in it.
Pack it in your check bag unless you care to give the TSA agent a gift for fondling you.
Ahhahaha...good one!
I always put my razor and blades in my checked bag. I just don't want the fuss or the idea that I may have to throw something away. I hate to say it but if you aren't checking a bag you might want to use a cartridge razor.
I carry my Sensor Excel, a tube of cream and my least expensive brush in my carry-on. I have an EJ89L and don't want to lose it. I have better brushes and don't want to lose any of them. Not sure that check-in bags are xrayed yet, but suspect they will be. And check-in bags are lost; mine went missing with Lufthansa in Europe some years ago and it took several days to get it back.
I have been stopped twice by TSA with m Parker 22R which does not dissemble. I have since acquired a 3 piece razor.
I would not risk any delay or arrest just to have a Razor Blade. Either mail yourself some or order a pack of blades to your destination.
You know, you technically could be arrested if caught with a razor blade
I would not risk any delay or arrest just to have a Razor Blade. Either mail yourself some or order a pack of blades to your destination.
You know, you technically could be arrested if caught with a razor blade
Pack it in your check bag unless you care to give the TSA agent a gift for fondling you.
"Hey! Don't touch my shaving junk!"
Pack it in your check bag unless you care to give the TSA agent a gift for fondling you.
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You cannot bring a razor blade onboard an aircraft.
Don't do it.
And don't brag about it here, or make a post suggesting that others might get away with it.
+1. The other thing I do just to make it easier on me and the TSA is I put the DE Razor in my liquids bag. Since I have started doing that, they do not even question it.
Checking is still the quickest and easiest way to get through security.
The regs seem to change daily based on the mood of the TSA employee.
I fly a lot. I purposely have no liquids in my carry on. Most of the time I get through fine. Every month or so, the TSA pull my bag aside for liquids. They pull out my travel brush and tell me it is a liquid and need to put it in a liquid bag. When I point out it is a brush, they tell me to still put it in a quart bag because it looks like a liquid.
I fly a lot. I purposely have no liquids in my carry on. Most of the time I get through fine. Every month or so, the TSA pull my bag aside for liquids. They pull out my travel brush and tell me it is a liquid and need to put it in a liquid bag. When I point out it is a brush, they tell me to still put it in a quart bag because it looks like a liquid.
Yes, except they do open your checked bag. On my last trip stateside, I bought a bunch of shave stuff. The bags were secured with zip cords. The gorillas at TSA for the 2nd time, tore off the zipper handle. All they had to do was cut the zip cord with a knife and open the bag. Please don't tell me to use a TSA lock. I used 2 TSA approved locks on one trip, and when I got my bag, the locks were in my bag, and instead of being opened, the shackles had been cut with bolt cutters rendering the locks totally useless.
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