Jeremy vs. TSA Friendly Tool Set (Fly with full tool set!)
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- I love to carry a multitool, and one of the most important times I like to have tools is when I am away from home, traveling, or flying. Well, guess what, planes don't exactly like multitools because most of them have knives. The ones that don't are basically useless so I have put together a proven TSA-friendly toolset that has been through carry-on checks on most major airlines in the US.
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A great replacement option for the screwdriver(and fishtail) is the Milwaukee fastback 1505, it’s a utility knife/box cutter (so you can take the blades out before TSA and buy new ones at any gas station) and on the other end it is a full size screwdriver (Philips and flat head, that locks!) it also has a bottle opener and extra blade slot, seatbelt/rope cutter. The only thing you’d be sacrificing is the other bits BUT you could also carry a smaller bit holder for those. As a bonus it is also fun to open and close.
I literally have that in my Amazon cart already! I was thinking very similarly to you on that as an all in one replacement. The only concern I'd have is if they did take it for some reason, they take my screwdriver too so having some separation would allow for some safety in losing everything.
@@Jfree441 as far as that goes you just have to make sure you don’t have the blades and they actually can’t do anything about it because it’s not technically a knife I do suggest you don’t have it in your pockets but rather in a utility bag pocket,
If you feel that there is enough of a risk you can put it in your checked bag(even with the blades) and there won’t be any issues.
don't be so sure about that. Another UA-camr reviewed that knife and suggested it for plane travel for the same reason. Somebody said their bladeless fastback got confiscated the last time he flew.
Remember, regardless of what OFFICIAL TSA guidelines are, the guy at the gate has final say and if he's having a bad day or just doesn't like your shoes, your bladeless knife is getting confiscated.
As of 2 months ago the regulations were updated and bladeless utility knifes have to be checked in. Lost my 1505 that way 💔
Apparently the fastback is potentially no longer acceptable. I have heard utility knives can be taken even without a blade now
Something is back feeding through that neutral. It could be an appliance you have plugged in and when you go to work on the outlet you unplug it. Or you could be back feeding through a ballast in a light fixture. To narrow it down throw the breaker on for the plug that has the back feed. See if there is still power on the neutral. If NOT, then the back feed is somewhere on THAT circuit. Unplug all the appliances and see if that gets it. If so unplug in one appliance at a time. Don't forget the light fixtures. If there IS still power on that neutral start throwing circuits one by one. When (and if ) the power drops on the neutral go through the same procedure above. Good luck.
Yep, this is the correct process to find the source of the back fed power on this neutral.
TSA took my scissors that were similar to yours. They said it was dangerous because it had an exposed "sharp" side. The scissor cutting length was only 1.5 inches long.
I carry regular straight blade scissors, however, the blade measures under one inch, THE TSA just LAUGH:(
It was pretty funny when you used the tiny measuring tape to measure the tiny knipex
I like the overall implementation of your kit. I have the Steelman. I may have to replace the extension on it like you did. That is the one weak point in it's design. I need to pickup the Knipex. I fly with my Leatherman Style PS that is blade-free but has pliers & scissors. A Victorinox Jetsetter is also blade-free and has scissors.
Those knipex mini Kobras are great. If anything better than the big ones. Why would you want big ones that hurt you? These are gentle and have a great personality.
They are "perfect for me". Not the size of the Plier, but the grip of the tip.
Regarding your electrical problem...
1) Make certain your conduit is only feeding one Romex cable
2) Make certain this cable is a two conductor / one ground cable (e.g. 10/2 or 12/2, NOT 10/3 or 12/3)
3) If the offending box is the second box on the line, make certain that the neutral wire is indeed coming from the neutral wire / post from the feeder box
Btw, little tip for the knipex. I found that if you try to really torque down a bolt, I find that its a bit painful so I wrapped mines handles in a bit of electrical tape to soften it up a bit and it adds very little bulk.
The knipex are great to have in your pocket if ever you have to grab something that is hot.
Good thinking! I've considered shrink tubing or tennis wrap but I guess electrical tape would be about the same and I already have plenty of that. Plus, it could be used as just electrical tape if I ever need it in an emergency, dual-use, I like it. Good suggestion!
I use it for a camping pot all the time...although, don't hold onto it for too long...learned my lesson the hard way on that one. That little sucker will get hot too.
Rotflmfao!!! I see what you did there!!! That's a nice kit. Thanks for the video
I wonder if any psychologists have ever done a study on what is behind the fantasy that people have that if they carry a small handful of useless garbage, somehow at some time, they’re going to be able to be a hero and save the world by measuring the width of their airplane seat and using scissors to cut open their peanuts. I wonder if it has anything to do with the movie Cast Away and imagining they might have to live for years screwing together coconuts on a deserted island and eating only clams that They pried open with their tiny fish tool.
Sidenote, why in the world would you want a box cutter with no blade? How about a hatchet with no head, a knife with no blade? One side of an extra zipper. Or a nut with no bolt….. 😂
Rather have a fantasy of being a hero once than guaranteeing being a useless bum all the time LOL
Bringing a bladeless box cutter would be so you can buy a 10 cent blade when you get to your destination and have a cutting tool vs buying a whole knife.
Awesome kit! It's important to remember that ANY tool that a TSA agent can expand to over 7" could be taken away. I lost a bladeless Gerber MP600 and a couple of things that way over the years. These are good choices.
Good points!! I thankfully have had some decent luck with this set. They usually flag my baby wipes more than anything lol
Also, RIP your MP600.
The best TSA safe tool is something that doesn’t look like it’s worth stealing.
Great, at least I know that I am TSA safe!
Definitely 9 inches if you measure from the base.
Great video! FYI, they stole my screwdriver in Europe. Wasn't even a big screwdriver. It was a fix it sticks kit. Bastards. Be careful overseas.
Oh. And they stole my style PS in Thailand.
The sad thing is it's not just the written rules that get ya. If an officer has a bad day or just wants to be a pain, they can basically take whatever they want and claim it's dangerous...luckily, I have not had that happen yet and sorry that it happened to you. Losing tools or a multitool would bum me out!
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Great kit!
Diggin' that Steelman. Thanks for the vid!
Great video. Love the Steelman. Just need to find it in the UK...
Honestly, it's tough to find here int he states too. Seems to have sold out and fell off the face of the earth sadly. Great tool.
nice !🌟
Nice purse 👜 😂😂
The shears are good for 2 or 3 uses so it's not going to be cost efective, maybe you can get the Victorinox/Swiss Army Jetsetter, they also have the card which is very useful and will last longer, also get a light.
mayby check europeans wireing. I got 2 live and 2 gound at my home. maybe a mistake
Cobra + leatherman ratchet + bits.
You can modify the handle on the cobra to use as a wrench
Very cool kit.
No chance of getting on a plane with it in Germany. You can only transport it in a suitcase in the cargo hold.
Oh really? All of it or just one in particular? Why, are they considered dangerous?
@@Jfree441 The scissors and the multitool with chisel would not stand a chance. The screwdriver for the bits and the pliers maybe. But I think that is also at the discretion of the security officer. There would be a possibility of injuring people or damaging property and endangering safety.
@@Jfree441 Some airlines' regulations go beyond international guidelines.
So glad my rights shall not be infringed in the land of the "free". SMDH.
Sounds like the neutral lead is ether connected to a hot terminal or is shorted to the ot the hot. You may need to work back through all the junction boxes maybe even replace the conductors.
Why not carry a Leatherman Raptor?
The truth is because it's expensive and TSA agents can take whatever they want if they are in a bad mood and I'm not willing to take that risk.
Whatever you do don't fly to England with that kit. Anything sharp (inc the scissors), that Knipex mini (or any pliers for that matter) and especially the screwdriver bits will be taken off you. Think every country is slightly more or less finicky mind.
Really?? That's sad actually. I could see maybe the little pry bar but the screwdriver bits? What is dangerous about them??
Great kit! I’d only add a small flashlight and maybe the ITOKEY utility knife, which doubles as a bottle opener (in case you get stopped even without the razor)
Hi! Great suggestions! I do keep a flashlight on my person so this kit is in addition to the things I keep in my pocket on travel day EDC.
I have had bad luck with the taking of razers out of utility knives. They still seem to take the razers with no blades so I stopped all that. The gerber shard or similar items seem to be ok though.
Nice little kit. I’m going to look for a couple of your items.
The only time I’ve seen two hot wires is for my 220 Cadet wall heater.
Awesome! I have links in the description for them if you wanted to pick them up on Amazon.
I am pretty sure the two hot wires is a mistake somewhere in the circuit, just gotta hunt down which junction is wired incorrectly.
@@Jfree441 I have to listen to your description a few more times to get a good mental model of your wiring, but right off the bat I suspect you’ve got a bootleg ground, probably a reverse-polarity bootleg ground. Watch this to find all of them in your house, and fix them. If there is one, the idiot didn’t do it in just one outlet: ua-cam.com/video/XfAPkJVYUpY/v-deo.html Also, double-check the continuity of the whole length of that conduit run, since that’s your found path. Lastly, you can only have one GFCI breaker or outlet in each path back to the breaker. Make sure not even one GFCI is connected to the load terminals of another GFCI.
Check all of the above first, because any of the above will mask other problems and make troubleshooting difficult.
To point out something I forgot to state in my other reply, a standard three-lamp GFCI outlet tester will lie to you in many unsafe conditions, so you can’t just use that. At a minimum you need to use a non-contact voltage tester on all three prongs of each outlet plus the 3-lamp tester. The NCVT should show only the hot (black or red) wire as live, and never the neutral (white). And are you color blind? In the US, the standard colors don’t include orange or purple. You should get someone who isn’t colorblind to help you.
Hey Hey, calm down with that fish that has a bite out of it sir. I've been stopped because they did an x-ray on my bag, and they told me they saw a sharp object in it. I told them I didn't have anything sharp in my bag besides maybe a shark tooth. The woman pulled out my surfboard bottle opener with the shark bite out of it, that I had just bought at the airport and she said "Found it" like it was a weapon.
Sounds like your TSA agent was afraid of sharks...
Anyone have a source for the Steelman? I have an IOU Christmas present from my parents for one but haven’t been able to find one!
They seem to have disappeared off this planet! I can't find a Steelman but this was a close second amzn.to/3IJzbMP
Love all those tools. Great kit.
Thanks 👍It has served me well!
That "plug" is really high for 1970's Era house, are you sure it's not a rewired switch.
Yes, you are right if I called it a plug I misspoke, it IS and switch. I re-connected all of my outlets and switches.
If you still need help with your receptacle problem, message me and we could set up voice chat. Be a lot easier to tell you what I think is going on
Thank you!! I actually was able to figure it out. Fairly straight forward, just tough to trace back. The old owner wired a neutral wire to the hot in the previous outlet in the circuit. Fixing that fixed everything.
Shop mind: Cool kit man. Handy to have.
UA-cam mind: Bro, what are we measuring in the TSA line?? 🤣
My patience so I can warn people in time! 😂 Lol
Check for any junction boxes in your attic could have some older diy electrical work. Could have a domino feeding a phase to a neutral instead of phase to phase
Yeah! Turned out to be old wiring feeding a hot through neutral going outside...a quick rewire on that one and all good!!
have you thought about a laser level, mini ruler and some string for measuring purposes?
I do have a laser measure but I find it dies so fast when I need it, it's dead. I also considered a sewing tape since it's so flexible but the length is limited.
I have once carried 6ft of paracord with marks every foot for rough measuring...but used that and have no put a new one in lol
The victorinox jetsetter is also tsa friendly, but you got to leave it out so they can see it doesnt have a knife. I also love the tpt slide, just remove the blade
I've considered the Jetsetter but it doesn't pack the same capability as this kit does and at least in the US I have never had issues taking it with, although I do get stopped on occasion to check for sharp objects, they have always let it through and compliment the kit.
Looked like a solid nine to me
What do you need the measure tape for on a trip?
Believe it or not, it comes in handy while packing to determine if you bag is considered carry on size. Otherwise it's mostly just part of the "just in case" tool set because I can't take the handyman mindset out just because I fly lol
It seems that you travel to some places like Somali. Why do you need all this heavy stuff in a simple journey? Full bits set? Really?
Why would pliers and a screwdriver set be more useful in Somalia than anywhere else? Lol
@@Jfree441 Because in any ordinary travel it is useless
@@AsaulenkoA for someone like myself who is so used to carrying multitool and pocket knives everyday, stepping away from that mindset makes me miss the utility. For those who don't tinker on a daily basis it might seem excessive but for those who have a full utility EDC get it.
I take a Leatherman everywhere and it comes in handy all the time. I’ve fixed thermostats, doors, DVD players, and all other types of things. I use my Leatherman more on vacation than any other time
200th sub :)
Thank you!
You trying to fix the Plane ?
I hope the plane doesn't need to be fixed. Have you been on a plane that needed fixed?
@@Jfree441 No, and i hope nobody of us will ever find himself in this situationen. 😅👍
That "Boom" was satisfying.
Be careful what you try to get through security.
A man is facing heavy fines for attempting to sneak a knife through with it taped inside his laptop.
I am in no way advocating sneaking anything in! Everything is easily accessible from and outside pocket if they have concerns.
None of these items break the law.
@@Jfree441 I wasn't trying to imply you were advocating for anything illegal, I was just making a general statement about being careful about taking an item through Security.
To not mask something às something else etc. To just think about it all & be up front as there's potential legal consequences to it.
@@ClickClack_Bam that’s neither here or there. None of these are masquerading. Someone did soemthing illegal and is being charged.