My First Kilted Airport Security Experiment

[Taskr]

Great outline. I've air travelled kilted a number of times and all of them have been no hastle at all. The first trip I was taught "the stance" by the wand person (one foot forward of the other). I wear velcro-closed flashes and don't have a SD.

Here in Canadian airports you likely would have lost your kilt pin when it was scanned, even though it was in your carry on.

The kilt pin has gone into the sporran and the sporran in a tray for scanning. No problem (yet, anyway). Arriving in Vancouver once I was joyfully welcomed to Canada by a fellow walking by. Didn't bother telling him I am one

[Liam]

Great outline. I've air travelled kilted a number of times and all of them have been no hastle at all. The first trip I was taught "the stance" by the wand person (one foot forward of the other). I wear velcro-closed flashes and don't have a SD. The kilt pin has gone into the sporran and the sporran in a tray for scanning. No problem (yet, anyway). Arriving in Vancouver once I was joyfully welcomed to Canada by a fellow walking by. Didn't bother telling him I am one

I have a grouse foot kilt pin on a Velcro casual kilt that I have successfully navigated airport security. The one advantage of a kilt is that few believe you are trying to hide something, or blend in with the crowd - even in Scotland).

[SPS tools]

I usually fly kilted these days, but with a slight variation for TSA.
- Instead of shoes, I wear sandals & hose. I suppose loafers would work as well.
- I wear bicycle shorts for an undergarment.
- I wear a UtiliKilt with large pockets. Everything goes in them, including stuff from my shirt pockets.
While in line, I remove my sandals and place them in the tote. Then I remove the entire kilt and place it in the tote.
This saves a) removing my belt, b) getting the change out of this pocket, c) getting the snack bar out of that pocket, d) yada yada ... Of course emptying pockets is so much easier these days because of all the stuff (knives, lighters, etc.) you can't have in them any more.

I also have a hand-carved maple "sgian dubh" with a 1/4" thick safe "blade". I've never had any problem with that once they see the "blade".