02-18-2020, 04:32 PM
A while back I posted a thread where I outlined a quick method to re-use pomade sized containers to hold shave soap for travel purposes - as an alternative to shave sticks. This allows me to take CRSW glide on the airplane which is great. However, I’ve been thinking of flying with a badger brush instead of a synthetic. I can’t find any TSA regulations or anecdotal evidence that says to avoid doing so. I still greatly prefer natural hair brushes to synthetics - hence my question.
Does anyone fly, carry-on, with their badger brush? I mostly fly domestically, but have some international trips coming up - so experiences going through customs with a badger brush is valuable as well.
NOTE: I don’t check bags, period - not even when flying internationally.
Does anyone fly, carry-on, with their badger brush? I mostly fly domestically, but have some international trips coming up - so experiences going through customs with a badger brush is valuable as well.
NOTE: I don’t check bags, period - not even when flying internationally.
02-18-2020, 04:50 PM
(02-18-2020, 04:32 PM)mike_the_kraken Wrote: I’ve been thinking of flying with a badger brush instead of a synthetic. I can’t find any TSA regulations or anecdotal evidence that says to avoid doing so. I still greatly prefer natural hair brushes to synthetics - hence my question.
Does anyone fly, carry-on, with their badger brush? I mostly fly domestically, but have some international trips coming up - so experiences going through customs with a badger brush is valuable as well.
NOTE: I don’t check bags, period - not even when flying internationally.
We fly a LOT, though much of our flying is trans-Pacific. From a TSA regulation standpoint, a brush is a brush: no distinction between natural hair and synthetic. I have carried a badger brush in carry-on, both domestic and international, since the TSA regulations went into effect, with no problem. When I carry a brush, generally I carry a synthetic, for its faster drying times, as we often have one-night hotel stays. If I am going to stay someplace for a week or so, then, like you, I would prefer the Semogue badger.
Tangent: (Some airports do not like the collapsible Leki trekking pole that I carry onto the plane to navigate down the steep staircases in those airports that have the planes park on the tarmac. When the gate agent insists that I send the pole as freight/checked, I ask the airline to order wheelchair service at the destination.)
02-18-2020, 05:40 PM
(02-18-2020, 04:50 PM)Mel S Meles Wrote:(02-18-2020, 04:32 PM)mike_the_kraken Wrote: I’ve been thinking of flying with a badger brush instead of a synthetic. I can’t find any TSA regulations or anecdotal evidence that says to avoid doing so. I still greatly prefer natural hair brushes to synthetics - hence my question.
Does anyone fly, carry-on, with their badger brush? I mostly fly domestically, but have some international trips coming up - so experiences going through customs with a badger brush is valuable as well.
NOTE: I don’t check bags, period - not even when flying internationally.
We fly a LOT, though much of our flying is trans-Pacific. From a TSA regulation standpoint, a brush is a brush: no distinction between natural hair and synthetic. I have carried a badger brush in carry-on, both domestic and international, since the TSA regulations went into effect, with no problem. When I carry a brush, generally I carry a synthetic, for its faster drying times, as we often have one-night hotel stays. If I am going to stay someplace for a week or so, then, like you, I would prefer the Semogue badger.
Tangent: (Some airports do not like the collapsible Leki trekking pole that I carry onto the plane to navigate down the steep staircases in those airports that have the planes park on the tarmac. When the gate agent insists that I send the pole as freight/checked, I ask the airline to order wheelchair service at the destination.)
Interesting. I sport a cane, though a one-piece non-adjustable wooden one. I often also put an adjustable Leki in checked luggage (if I’m checking). I’ve never had an issue with my wooden cane, domestic (US) or international. Should I be concerned? (Sorry for this brief hijack.)
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