Weapons Of Opportunity For Counter-Terrorism

[bigrob]

how about a walking cane? I can see other uses for a 3 foot piece of solid wood. Can you? I have two from canemasters and almost never leave home without one.

[michael]

Every flight I've been on recently required shoe removal anyway so it doesn't matter.

Yes, I had to do this on both flights a couple of weeks ago. TSA even gave me an enema, but they didn't look twice at the real tools.:D

[michael]

Heavy boots are good. I always carry my Surefire E2D now, and before that a Streamlight TL-2. Never gets a second glance. The E2D styaed in my pocket and the TL-2 went in my carry on. I carry 2 steel ink pens in my pockets, one on the left side and one on the right, and several more in my carry on. I had enough to leave one in each terrorist. :D

Canes are good, and I have one from Canemasters, but I didn't take it this time. They have to let you though, and cannot ask questions about it. They merely run it through the x-ray machine.

I like a heavy belt too, either Wilderness or similar, or a heavy leather one with a buckle, which is what I have.

[SUAREZ CORPORATE]

Two carabiners held together with a stout line a couple feet long is important to those of us who might want to climb mountains when we get to the destination.

[toolman]

I sometimes provide training as part of my work, so for my student's convenience I carry a small bundle of pencils wrapped in a rubber band so they don't scatter around in my bag.

[Guantes]

Bama,

They even have a name, should they ask. In climbing they are known as "quick draws".

[SUAREZ CORPORATE]

Bama,

They even have a name, should they ask. In climbing they are known as "quick draws".

Many thanks.:D

[Silat Student]

When I flew to Israel I quizzed our trip organizers about accamodations and was uncomfortable with the reliability of the staff at some of the hotels so I packed a couple of extra padlocks in my carryon to secure my luggage with once on the ground. Unfortunately the only room I had left for them was on an outside pocket next to my cd player. In order to prevent damage I tucked the locks in a spare pare of doubled up tube socks.

[InTheBlack]

Remember that an unaccessable tool is useless. You won't have time to assemble things after the SHTF, and spending the pre-flight doing so makes _you_ look suspicious.

Cold Steel has some nice plastic calve massage sticks.

Note that wood sometimes cracks, and if broken completely leaves hard, sharp jagged edges.

[Wolfe]

Filson's double thickness bridle leather belt is a hoss. Supports your holster well, comes out of your pants in a flash with a one handed yank and is very thick and heavy. Not cheap but good. I wear it into court since you can't carry anything that smells like a weapon.