I took a trip to Italy in May. I checked a bag so I could take some pocket knives. However, my carry on backpack had a 6” fixed blade in its hidden compartment on the back (I had wondered where that knife went to) anyway, TSA in the US wasn’t amused and I was surprised it was in there! I hope whoever at TSA that ended up with my knife enjoys their new SOG. I also lost a cheap Kershaw pocket knife I was carrying in Rome, they have metal detectors at the Colosseum. lol. Enjoy your trip! Eat gelato every chance you get!!!

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

I did! Pistachio ftw!

@jonesnbones

5 ай бұрын

You might be able to buy it back with some luck. They auction these back to the public in lots.

Would absolutely love a tutorial on the G10 SAK blade delete and mod! I got a set of orange scales arrive from AliEx but not 100% sure how to make best use of them

I got back from Paris last week. I had my Jetsetter. I always open it and put it in the bowl at security. Never a problem and 25% of the time, TSA admire it.

Awesome dude, thanks. Bon voyage!

Great video! About using a red light on a plane: I've been saying for ages that the Jetsetter needs a slightly thicker "Red Eye Jetsetter" sibling. Ditch the scale tools and put in a flashlight pen combo but with the old-school red LED, add the old school nail cleaner nail file and the SD ruler and you've got a toolset that actually makes sense to me. I gave my cousin a Jetsetter because she travels a lot but I always wished I could've given her something slightly better (in my eyes anyway). I love my old red LED Midnite Manager for taking past-bedtime notes.

7:45 If nextool made a multitool with a removable (craft/utility) blade, you could travel with the tool sans blade and just buy blades at your destination.

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

amazing idea!!!!

Really cool to see the items you brought and the consideration for each. It wasnt until recently that i truly found out how those vice grip pliers work while working on a diy project. And man the locking capability is pretty great. So i can see how that might be a good tool to have.

Hi Maxlvledc, hoping you are doing well. So happy that the modified NexTool Mini Sailor travel with you to IT. As for the TSA multitool, we coincide again. Our desgin team are planning to design a new no knife multitool that is both keychainable and TSA approved. I believe can help you and met your requierment. Let's looking forward the new version.

@monkeylife2318

6 ай бұрын

No blade, no scissors, no sharp awl.

@NexTool168

6 ай бұрын

@@monkeylife2318Got it，will record and forward to the design department.

@markshane2686

6 ай бұрын

@@monkeylife2318 It can have scissors

Looking classy! Awesome hat!

Great info for EDC travelers, thank you for sharing your experience! Like you, we hate that 'naked' feeling of being without our EDC gear. Safe Travels! -Alex @ Vanquest

I think I may have been to that knife shop back in 2019. Or one very close to it based on the map. Small space, just one room. I got a sailors knife there as a souvenir. But I was drooling over the tiger Damascus blades they had. Only 4000 EUR. :-)

I just lost a new Fastback with no blade and no bit in it, at TSA on a trip from Florida to NC. My old lady had the same thing and they did not even look at hers.

I was in Rome this year, I had only my carry on backpack, I flew with a Victorinox Jetsetter, Gerber MP600 Bladeless and Boker brass tactical pen. From Czech to Italy, everything was fine, the TSA checked the Gerber, complimented it and let me through, but on my way back from Italy, TSA had problem with the Gerber and they told me the pliers are off limits, so I had to check in my backpack. So don't bring a bladeless MP600 to Rome. But you should be okay with it in Czech airport. 🙂

Good video. We actually tend to have trouble at Heathrow with tools. They apparently don’t like pliers. Hope you enjoyed the trip.

Nice setup. I've found that pliers (any type) will be scrutinized. My last trip, through Asia, they now have signs specifically calling out large tools and flashlights in Korea, Philippines, Tiawan and Indonesia. Small flashlights were not a problem, but my tiny Knipex got pulled at the first stop during a 19 day trip. Tiny screwdrivers got the supervisor called over in one country, but they let that go. It went in my check bag on the next leg. YMMV

thanks for the great video! I'm just getting into EDC and multitool world, and your videos have been amazingly helpful. I wanted something to carry around everywhere, including the airport, and It's just sad that we don't have any plyer-based multitool that is high quality and TSA friendly after Squirt has been retired. But this Nextool seems very promising! Would love to see a tutorial on how to remove the blade. Thanks again for your videos!

It would be good if Victorinox had more travel friendly options beside the Jetsetter, I would have assumed the bottle opener, can opener, #2 phillips, pliers, corkscrew, usb, magnifying glass, hook, and maybe the bitdriver (cybertool), and nail file would be travel safe? The ballpoint pen and led light would also be handy

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

a blade delete explorer would be sick! I think they corkscrew will not go through TSA though.

I love that you did the "experiment" with the tools. The problem is how inconsistent border control personnel can be in different countries and even within the US. After living abroad for so long, I leave nothing to chance. Navigating an airport is stressful enough without having to worry about being delayed getting to my flight, or worse.

Flashlight, power bank, first aid, paracord, tape, power adapter, carabiner, and scissors are the only things i find that i actually use and need on international trips. My trips are in cities, public transit, apartments or hostels, and include some local work and improvising. I have found a use for 10 or 15 feet of paracord on every single trip for years... including fun vacation type trips. There is always something to repair, secure, or hang up to line dry. I agree that the baton is the best flashlight for travel.. moon mode is very useful. I dont have that case. I carry the charger and a bit bigger battery bank due to having up to 48 hours of travel and the potential for frequent power outages where I may be working or travelling. One other thing that is great to travel with is a mini sawyer water filter. Its not just for the woods or the third world. Ive used mine a lot with sketchy tap water and plumbing in old buildings in very old cities.

I traveled 4 months in latin america with just a sak Keychain knife that i cut off the blade.. handled pretty much everything(those scissors, just so useful).. maybe i'm not an "edc guy," lol... but i do think a flashlight would have been useful (which do now carry)... a small 3" bladeless multitool is definitely a space worth exploring for traveling.

if you can make a video (unless it already exists), about multitools which can be modified to remove knife etc (not TSA approved stuff)

@LarryGarfieldCrell

7 ай бұрын

I am totally here for blade less EDC options. There's so many places you can't take even a small blade these days. My ideal would probably be a victorinox Explorer minus blade layer and replace the awl with a nail file. Or something along those lines. Such a market that onenkne seems to be addressing, except for key organizers like KeySmart that let you custom assemble something. Costly, though.

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

It would be a cool video

When I saw your Milwaukee/ViseGrip hack I thought "Ooooo I should do that!" Then I started wondering how helpful it would actually be. You might consider just firmly clamping the ViseGrips around your keychain or something else. I've been doing that for years with intermittent air travel without a problem. I use it as my keyring "handle" when I reach into my pocket. By clamping AROUND and not ON your keyring, you don't mash the ring. Your experience may vary : )

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

omg thats a WAY better solution!

@user-zz8ln3uh5x

7 ай бұрын

@@maxlvledc Let us know how it works out!

Hi! Italian fan here. I went to NYC this summer and I carried a mini flagship with its blade removed, had no issues with the security both going from Rome and coming back from JFK. They didnt even take it out from my bags to inspect it. Hope you've enjoyed Italy!

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

wow! great minds think alike!

Congrats on a trip. By the way thanks to you i think i am getting the Rovyvon flashlight soon.

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

which one?

I am debating whether to try to bring my Raptor Rescue on a cruise. Technically it meets their rules for scissors. Otherwise I’m not sure what I may actually need on the trip tool wise.

Awesome video

I’ve been curious how much of the Baton 4 case would drain to charge a phone. I’ve got a usb c to lightning on the way. I imagine my results would match yours pretty well. Looks like I’ll continue carrying a 10,000 mAh backup for phone on weekend warrior backpacking. Safe travels!

I wonder if they would count the baton 4 case as a powerbank. I know most regulations say you can take 1 power bank upto 100watt hours but type baton 4 premium are a bit like Apple AirPods too.

I've been in Italy (and Rome) a couple of times. The petty crime there isn't that bad. Of course pick-pocketing is always possible wherever there a lot of tourists.

European airports are very dependant on who you get inspecting your stuff, beside varying from airport-to-airport and country-to-country.

Did you need any of these edc items at any time in your trip?

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

I used the jetsetter and the Spartan every day along with the flashlight..didn't need the nextool or vice grip once. I'd probably skip the nextool in the future.

Good video, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

You should talk about the vest too

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

its sooo expensive. not exactly easy to recommend.

I must know more about that custom 91mm. Where did you get the bolts and the scales - and that screw driver/file? I have said for a while that if they would replace the small blade on the super tinker with the file from a cadet - it would be my perfect knife - but the blade delete with the file on the screwdriver would also be awesome. I would probably keep the awl instead of the parcel hook though....

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

It's an old square philips

@edwardfletcher7790

7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the awl might see it confiscated as a dangerous weapon 🥺

Hey, I watched one of your earlier videos this year on TSA EDC, where you showed your card sized blades. Will you be selling these? I am interested in purchasing!

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

I'm working on as a product. but if you see me at blade show I'll give you one.

I would never carry such a big flashlight, instead I would take a Rovyvon and a nitecore powerbank.

I didn’t know the baton four had a red light. How do you engage the red light? I’ve been sitting here with mine, trying to turn it on, and God knows where I put the directions.

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

its a perun mini 2 in a baton 4 case. sorry I didn't make that very clear. it was my backup light.

@StarDarkAshes

7 ай бұрын

@@maxlvledc Ah 👌🆗. Thanks. I don’t see why Olight hasn’t added that to the Baton series yet. Even an auxiliary red reading light would be nice

You should go back and do a video with giovanni. Would be interesting to hear what kind of pocket knife guy over there

Where did you get the vic scales?

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

Ali express

Interesting: I had my Vict. midnight champ confiscated in an international airport..... I told the dude, OK if you don't want me to travel with it.....give it back and I will check my carry on with it.....and of course the dude refused......I confronted and told him that was THEFT..... he didn' t care... I don't travel w tools any more...... 6m after 9/11 I travelled w a fountain pen in a carry on.....USA. And the TSA dude almost had a heart attack when he was checking the briefcase and I got close to show him the fountain pen I had..... he thought it was a knife.... One other item I never travel with

Aah...an android guy.....❤

Bump

Ciao!

@maxlvledc

7 ай бұрын

Ciao! Ciao!

Agree on not bringing anything valuable southern than Emilia-Romagna/Toscana. The more north you go in Italy (Europe in general), the less petty criminal you will find (more industrialised it gets), the southern you go the worst it gets. Especially around Lazio/Puglia/Calabria you will find a lot of Albanians, Nigerians, Moroccans (unfortunately in Italy it’s always them in the newspaper) causing trouble. At the beginning of the year an Italian guy got shived by three Albanians for 20€. Not even a phone or something valuable. 20€. Stay in crowded places and be mindful of where military and police is (especially in the south it’s more deployed). Be careful and stay safe. Cheers.

@Skobeloff...

7 ай бұрын

Be very careful about Americans too

@clintwestwood3539

7 ай бұрын

@@Skobeloff... why do you say so? I'm italian and I never had problems with americans besides them being rude. Some cause brawls, but they are mostly military men to do so. Criminality comes from Albanians, Nigerians and Moroccans in Italy from my experience. You also have some gypsy problems here and there but it's more about petty theft/pickpocketing than dangerous criminality like stabbing, beating, drug dealing and such. Nothing against those three nationalities but there is a reason if they are the three most incarcerated one in whole Europe...My advice in Italy: steer away from them.

@clintwestwood3539

7 ай бұрын

@@Skobeloff... Especially Albanians I'd steer off, they are extremely violent in Italy and they always are in group of numerous people trying to stir up fights to then break out some kitchen knives. I know that in UK they have the same problems with them. If you see them in group just steer away, they are called "maranza" in Italy, like baby gangs. Are extremely hated by the population and our politicians fight them off migration wise but what can you do...Tha'ts my 2c.

Try flying with a leatherman or any knife. Thats a big no no

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