Kilt Pin and Airplane Security

**Hamish** · 19th June 06, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

For sure it depends on the individual TSA screener. AND THEY ARE NEVER WRONG! Questioning their decision, if you are confronted, will only make things worse.

The solution for me is to fly in my Utilikilt Survival II. Love it. No kilt pin to sweat. The narrow apron is more comfortable when seated and falls into place automatically.

I put all my "stuff" in the cargo pockets and - as you gentlemen of this board have trained me - unsnap the pockets to run through X Ray. Clean, simple, easy. I usually carry a Lands End cloth briefcase as my carry on and I toss the cargo pockets in the brief case to board.

The Survival II stays up with no problem if I have to pull my belt off to go through the detector thing. Since we all have to get dressed again after its just one more thing in addition to putting our shoes back on.

Once aboard, if I think I'll need anything from the cargo pocket it goes in front of me in that seat pouch thingy. I leave the pockets off for the sardine seat flight. Its easy to snap them on when its time to deplane.

Its a great system. Worst that happens is, depending on the setting of the detector, the snaps may set off the beeper. The wanding is fast and easy if TSA decides to do it.

I'm surprised UK doesn't advertise in those in-flight shopping magazines pointing out the virtures of wearing a Survival II to fly in.

Never had anything but compliments on my intelligence for flying kilted.

Ron

So many pearls of wisdom, Ron! I agree wholeheartedly - Utilikilts were built for air travel! However, if one has to travel in a traditional kilt, simply remove the pin, pack in your checked-in luggage and re-pin it to the kilt on arrival once clear of the airport. Why tempt fate? If the pin, sgian dubh or whatever is confiscated by the Authorities, chances are you've lost it for good!!