Travel tool pouch

[u/rovingdan]

Do you think the Roxon Flex companion multi tool configured this way should be ok for TSA and should I take the pouch out of my backpack so they can see it separately and not have to search my bag for it?

Alpaka pouch pro Hoto mini screw driver Knipex cobra xs Geinxurn 22 piece driver set

[u/HoldenHiscock69]

r/UtilityPouches

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r/multitools

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r/manybaggers

[u/edwardtyche]

Praise the Hoto!

[u/PecanPlan]

Nice. Mine are similar. No pouch though. In the Dopp Kit:

• Victorinox Delemont 582 (nail clipper + toothpick/tweezers).
• 3 Swords Germany diamond file

In the personal item carry on:

• Klein 444HC 4" safety scissors
• Workpro 4" pliers
• Hoto 24 in 1 screwdriver

[u/rovingdan]

I forgot the Glowrhino key fob

[u/Karma111isabitch]

Should be ok for TSA, but I wouldn’t show them. Travelled recently to Ireland and bought a 2nd Roxon Multiscissors and cut off the blade b4 I went. Had no issues, no one looked at it. Have preorder in for new Flex Shears where I can just pull the blade out.

[u/Karma111isabitch → u/Karma111isabitch]

PS: nice kit

[u/madkins007]

Other than a couple details (scissors on the Flex, etc) that looks a lot like my micro pouch!

[u/0N3G4T1V3]

Hoto screwdrivers are pretty great.

[u/Gravefiller613]

I'll post my TSA tool kit. I usually leave mine open as I'm a field service guy and my travel kit covers my tool box going missing for a day or two.

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[u/hansel08]

Can you give a list of this set up? Looks cool.

[u/Sudden_Drop_4495]

How do you like the Flex? Ive been eyeing the mini

[u/rovingdan → u/Sudden_Drop_4495]

I like it a lot. I probably would have got the mini if it had been out at the time. They are very good value and come with all the blades you typically need.

[u/larrymonde]

I really like this setup.

[u/AssPennies]

Hey quick question: Is there any kind of loop inside the pouch, to like attach a key loop or similar?

[u/ProxyHX → u/AssPennies]

There isn't.

[u/darbyru]

I’ve been using that Alpaca Pouch as my wallet and really like it. But I find that if you put tools in the front and back open pockets it’s really hard to open the zippered pockets and put things in or take things out. I really want to check out that Hoto.

[u/rovingdan → u/darbyru]

Yes it’s crazy tight. Too tight. Should have got the pouch that opens up for these tools really.

[u/Gravefiller613]

Let me know how it turns out. I'm doing similar.

[u/rovingdan → u/Gravefiller613]

TSA pre check at Orlando. I put the pouch in the little round bin with my phone and pocket stuff. It went through. No one even checked it. It was 6am but not busy.

[u/MArkansas-254]

The comb is a nice touch. 🤣

[u/rovingdan → u/MArkansas-254]

I wonder if that shows up on the scanner and makes them think your a nerdy edc guy so wouldn’t bring a knife if you have a comb in the multi tool.

[u/Son_of_Atreus]

This guy screws

[u/rovingdan → u/Son_of_Atreus]

I’ve travelled almost every week for 15 years and have needed a screwdriver about 2 times. I’m 100% I’ll probably only need the comb lol.

[u/wupaa → u/rovingdan]

You have needed screwdriver two times in 15 years and carry two incompatible screwdrivers with bits. Great setup though

[u/rovingdan]

Ok. So went through TSA pre check at Orlando 6ish in the morning. I put it in the little bin with my phone and some pocket items. Sailed straight through didn’t have to speak to anyone.

[u/stefango911]

I love this Alpaka pouch, I have an identical one and it's absurd how much I can fit in it.

[u/bionicpirate42]

My sheffield got a really close inspection few weeks ago. Just saying don't take nothing you ain't willing to lose.

[u/silentlegend]

Finally someone else with a flex companion. In my experience though, nobody expects a tool to be modular and nobody's going to check if you have blades or not. They will see pocket tool, and they will immediately have an opinion.

[u/rovingdan → u/silentlegend]

I agree that’s my worry. I notice on the TSA list they specifically call out Swiss Army knives and say they are ok without blades but I think the agents just see that and take them without caring to look. That’s why I thought I’d try the Roxon. It also looks more like a tool than a knife?

[u/silentlegend → u/rovingdan]

Look at surplus tools sold by the TSA. There's a very large number of Leatherman Micras, which have teeny tiny blades, and other weird tools that people thought they could get through that they cannot. It really comes down to whatever the agent is feeling when they see it. I had a Micra make it through TSA, but they also sell entire lots of them with like 40 tools in a box.

Also just last weekend I had somebody zip tie my Flex Companion without judging it at all. They found out I had a knife, and a zip tied it.

Just throw it in a bag. You're not going to need it as much as you would rather not lose it.