Well, for people with free luggage allowance and on international flights the "dangerous goods" bag would be a good idea. But in that case one might almost check the real bag right away. The only advantage then to taking a heavy carry-on would be that your main stuff can't get lost.
Yes, the reason I try to avoid checking bags is that I don't like the idea of waiting for it / it getting lost.
Agree on the rest.
Cheers, Sebastian
... who sometimes dreams of just checking a big suitcase full of just some gallons of water, which in his sadistic imagination would then circle on the belt in the destination city forever
(nope, I would never do that - but if I did, I would print HUGE yellow stickers which read "CAUTION - DANGEROUS GOODS - H2O CONTAINER" on it...)
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I carried one of these through many many times. Usually I would take it off my keychain before a trip, but often forgot. Ended up losing it eventually.
Thinking I need to pick on up. Costco has in a six pack of similar tools for $20.
Not sure how good it would be for cutting cheese though.
This depends on how literally you meant cutting cheese and bread:
For cheese you could use a wire (like at a deli counter) and most bread tears reasonably nicely. I've also found that a credit card cuts cheese, spreads butter etc. quite well.
If you also mean other things like salami or vegetables then improvisation may be less useful.
No kidding, you could get yourself a diamond sharpener and give that thing a real edge. Might be good to get a Kevlar lined wallet or it could cut you. Just tell the Centurion concierge to take care of it for you.
It is a one-bladed pair of scissors. Small diameter rolls of sausage and bread, and blocks of cheese should cut with it. The length of the blade is within TSA limits, and presumably most European screeners. You can pick one up at many hardware stores ... go to the sprinkler section.
I use this kind of sandwich spreader at home to spread mayo, and then, after the sandwich is assembled, I cut the sandwich in half with it. I believe it can be used to slice cheese - I have a nylon pizza cutter which can cut through tough pizza crust with no trouble. I doubt it would work on a baguette, but I vote for tearing the loaf, as someone else mentioned. Actually, I am sure this could cut skin, but I think you could take it in a carryon.
On the other hand, I vaguely remember reading about slicing cheese with a piece of dental floss. That just seems annoyingly minimalist - but you could travel with a wire cheese cutter...and then one might consider a length of wire from the hardware store, but it would probably contain lead - definitely not food safe.
