![]() ![]() More than a blade shaver, he wanted to create an electric/dry shaver. Also, if you have to evacuate a plane, proper footwear might save your life.Schick is a US brand established in 1925 by Army Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Schick, when he formed the Magazine Repeating Razor company. Why? You may need to hurry to a gate and flip flops will slow you down. And wear comfortable running shoes of you can. Keys and medicines ALWAYS go with you in your carry-ons. Pack the bag to survive a 6 foot drop onto concrete and then lay in a puddle. If it has to go it is worth the checked bag fee. Moral of the story: When in doubt, leave it out. That is only one month and one medium sized airport. At my airport in April we had over 400 knives, 30 guns or gun parts, and 70 “other weapons” confiscated by TSA. Unfortunately, bad actors trying to sneak stuff onto planes even two decades after the 9/11 attacks is causing these measures to tighten. Therefore, it was decided that they would just make it a “checked item”. There was discussion about having them disassembled and clear of blades, but that may cause some razors to be susceptible to damage. They are trying to speed the process up of getting to your plane and this was one that was identified. The TSA lead explained that it takes too much time to hand search every safety razor bag that comes through since an assembled razor with or without the blade looks the same on the scanner. After all, my job has me carrying many items like tools and pyrotechnic launchers to repel birds and as a result O have to be extremely cautious about what equipment I have at certain places inside the security zone. ![]() I work in Airport Operations (the guys and gals keeping the runways safe and open) and after reading this brought it up in our weekly briefing with TSA as I was wondering what other changes occurred. If you are traveling by air in the US I suggest either packing your razor in checked luggage, or using a cartridge or disposable razor.īy the way, based on previous experience, “soft” shave soaps in carry-on luggage may also be problematic.įiled Under: Shaving Tagged With: carry-on, luggage, travel, TSA About mantic59 Now, some enthusiasts on the shaving forums have suggested disassembling a three piece safety razor and placing the parts in different areas of carry-on luggage. This is despite the previous guidance still shown on the TSA website. ![]() When traveling by air in the US, double edge or single edge safety razors–razors with blades that can be removed–are no longer permitted in carry-on luggage. I asked, “even if it does not have blades?” “Our new training package says old-style safety razors are no longer permitted.” I asked about the reasoning for the change but he did not know he just knew about the rule change.įinally, at check-in at a large airport on our way home, I asked another TSA agent at security about the rule and again: He confirmed the previous supervisor: safety razors, with or without blades, could be confiscated from carry-on luggage. We had a multi-hour layover at a major airline hub so I sought out another TSA supervisor and again asked about safety razors. In other words, DE/SE razors could be confiscated from carry-on luggage. She confirmed that her guidance was that SAFETY RAZORS THAT HAD REMOVABLE BLADES WERE NO LONGER PERMITTED, WHETHER THERE WAS A BLADE IN THE RAZOR/BAG OR NOT. I asked a TSA supervisor at our little regional airport specifically about safety razors in carry-on bags and that I had heard they were no longer permitted. We also noticed there were new imaging machines being used. Going through security was about the same (take off shoes, belt, coat, etc.) but we no longer had to remove liquids and some smaller items from carry-on bags. We traveled through three airports on our trip: a small regional airport, a major airline hub, and a large (but non-hub) international airport. That turned out to be a fortuitous decision! I decided not to pack a safety razor but took one of my fully disposable multi-blade razors instead, just to be on the safe side. However browsing the shaving forums I found a couple messages about TSA confiscating safety razors that gave me pause. TSAĬasually reviewing the TSA website found no major changes (including the permissibility of safety razors) other than a notation that the TSA agent conducting the search had the last word, no matter what the website guidance said. It was our first trip by air since COVID so I did a quick search engine query to see how air travel might have changed and how it might relate to wet shaving. Mantic59 and I traveled by air to Michigan to attend the 2023 Maggard Razors meetup. The Transport Security Administration (TSA) in the United States has recently changed their policy of accepting safety razors in carry-on luggage.
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