xikar on a plane

[karmaz00]

depends on wher your going from..i know for a fact leaving from canada to cuba, it was fine, its says as long as the blades dont come off. not sure if its the same rules for the usa

[tuelle]

totally random but all I could think of when I read the subject lines was Samuel L. Jackson yelling:

"Enough is enough! I have had it with these m____f__ing xikars on this m____f__ing plane!"

[cigarsmoka-cl]

I carry it on every flight without a problem.
Pair it off with one of those blazers in your pocket and your golden!

[Ecto1]

You can check it if you use this for shure, http://www.tobacco-barn.com/p-6341-c...avel-case.aspx My friend works for homeland security and he is the one who recommended this to me.

[Sam Leccia]

Originally Posted by vicegrips.ceo.

i get frisked every time i go to ohare.

Maybe they think your frisky.

[cigarsmoka-cl]

One of the guys from O'hare snagged a prometheus lighter that I forgot I had in my bag....
He just put it right into his pocket in front of me...He could have at least waited until I walked away...

[marns45]

Originally Posted by tuelle

totally random but all I could think of when I read the subject lines was Samuel L. Jackson yelling:

"Enough is enough! I have had it with these m____f__ing xikars on this m____f__ing plane!"

haha thats what i was thinking after i named the post.

anyway, thanks for all the advice, i still have a few weeks to investigate. I've sent an email to xikar as well, see if they have any definite answers. If i can't get a definite yes, its staying home. Oh by the way, I'm flying out of JFK in NY, and they can be really sucky.

[vicegrips.ceo.]

Originally Posted by Sam Leccia

Maybe they think your frisky.

one of the dudes that was in charge of security told me to take off shoes and socks. i got visibly pissed. in response he said,
'don't get froggy." is that security lingo or something?

[vicegrips.ceo.]

i think that is going to be my new catch phrase, it's even better cause i have no clue what it means.

[vicegrips.ceo.]

don't get froggy sam

[louistogie]

Don't worry about it.
I took a plane to AZ in the summer time.
Just put all your stogie stuff under the plane and they
wont care, you can tell them its in there just to let them know.
I borough cutters, lights, cigars and nothing happened.

[LkyLindy]

I always carry a punch and never had a problem

[flathead59]

Actually, I almost hate to inject facts into an opinion flavored discussion, but I just can't help it.

1. Zippo type lighters are allowed if they are either new/unfuled, or in an "otter box" type container. The prohibition isn't new, been around for a decade, the otter box being allowed is new. The reason is that the atmospheric pressure in the baggage compartment may reach the point that fumes from a butane lighter are vented causing a fire hazard. Fire would be a bad thing on an airplane. I hadn't seen the change on "torch" type lighters in approved containers in checked baggage as E.J.'s attached thread shows, I'll have to check on that one.

2. Lighters are no longer prohibited in carry on (or in your pocket) unless they are "torch" type lighters, which most cigar lighters are (Colibri/Xitar etc). Regular old butane (Bic type) lighters are allowed. You can also carry up to 4 books/boxes of matches, as long as they are not "strike anywhere" (and if they are it will say so on the box) matches.

3. Cigar cutters are allowed as long as the blade is enclosed in a housing, such as a gullitine type cutter.

A couple of more points.

TSA didn't prohibit lighters in carry on, Congress did, after the Richard Reid incident (you can google him if you're interested/care). TSA (Director Hawley) got it repealed because the traveling public spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to sneak their .99 lighter past the screeners, and the screeners spent a lot of time finding them.

Taking your shoes off: See Richard Reid reference above.

[stlcards]

Lighters are a no no, but I've carried my Xikar cutter on both domestic and international flights more than once and never had a problem.

[Jonjonmacky]

Originally Posted by Poss253a

On the same note I am flying to Florida in May......does anyone know if it will be ok to pack my cuuter, punch and lighter in my suitcase?

When i went to orlando, I had a double guillotine, and the dude told me to just keep it in my pocket and not take it out..