{"id":363971,"date":"2018-06-04T07:25:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T06:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/the-best-multi-tools-for-self-defense-and-survival\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T07:25:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T06:25:37","slug":"the-best-multi-tools-for-self-defense-and-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/the-best-multi-tools-for-self-defense-and-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Multi-Tools for Self-Defense and Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            \t<!-- S3 Cache --><!-- S3:S3:Non-Original -->\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Traveling can be fun, but going through the Transportation Security Administrations checkpoints can leave you feeling exploited and defenseless.\u00a0 The TSA\u2019s rules are constantly changing, and it can be difficult to know what you are allowed to have on a plane.\u00a0 Because of this, we\u2019ve broken down the<a href=\"http:\/\/spy.com\/2018\/travel\/travel-essentials\/tsa-approved-multi-tools-pocket-knife-106352\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0best survival and self-defense tools TSA will allow in this handy guide.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All of the tools shown below are 100% TSA approved, meaning they will allow you to carry them in your carry-on bag on a flight without hassle. Unless things change again. (I had half plastic, half metal baby fingernail clippers seized from me once.)<\/p>\n<p>Just in case the TSA gets overzealous, you can prevent your multitool from being stolen from you. One travel hack that works for some is to open up all the tools and place it in the change tray.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/readynutrition.com\/resources\/8-tips-for-finding-the-best-hammock-for-warm-weather-trips_26052018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If that doesn\u2019t do the trick<\/a>, another quick tip is to pack an envelope with pre-paid postage. That way, if you run into any problems, you can avoid confiscation by mailing it home or to a friend instead.<span class=\"amazon-element-wrapper-custom align-right\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-med-image\"><span class=\"amazon-image-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gerber-Stainless-Keychain-Multi-Tool-Titanium\/dp\/B002ZK45IQ?psc=1&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;tag=lrc18-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B002ZK45IQ\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/\" class=\"amazon-image amazon-image-medium\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-title\"><span class=\"appip-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gerber-Stainless-Keychain-Multi-Tool-Titanium\/dp\/B002ZK45IQ?psc=1&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;tag=lrc18-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B002ZK45IQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gerber Shard Stainless&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-author\"\/><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-formatted-price\"><span class=\"appip-formatted-price\"><span class=\"appip-label label-formatted-price\">Buy New <\/span>$6.95<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-disclaimer-new\"><span style=\"display:block;color:#888;font-size: .80em; padding: 0 0 3px 0;\">(as of 10:30 EDT &#8211; <span style=\"cursor:pointer;\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon.com at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"amazon-element-button\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/aws\/cart\/add.html?AssociateTag=lrc18-20&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;ASIN.1=B002ZK45IQ&amp;Quantity.1=1\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/amazon-ad-link-lr\/img\/buy-from-tan.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gerber-Stainless-Keychain-Multi-Tool-Titanium\/dp\/B002ZK45IQ?psc=1&amp;SubscriptionId=AKIAI63WS3YGA3Y5U2QA&amp;tag=lrc18-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B002ZK45IQ\"><strong>1. Gerber Shard Keychain Tool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Backed by a titanium nitride coating to help prevent corrosion, this shard keychain includes a wire stripper, bottle opener, lanyard hole and more. It also comes with flat and Phillips head screwdrivers. It\u2019s small and e<span class=\"a-list-item\">asy to carry. The Shard, made with a unique keyhole, can easily attach to a split ring or key ring, which lets you keep the multi-tool handy at all times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Size: 3.1 x 1.3 x 0.6 inches and weighs .0.32 oz., with lightweight easy to grab-and-go functionality you should imagine from a great keychain multi-tool.<\/p>\n<p>The best news is that this little tool won\u2019t break the bank either.\u00a0 You grab this one for $6.95 on&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lewrockwell.com\/2018\/06\/no_author\/the-best-tsa-approved-multi-tools-for-survival-or-self-defense\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling can be fun, but going through the Transportation Security Administrations checkpoints can leave you feeling exploited and defenseless.\u00a0 The TSA\u2019s rules are constantly changing, and it can be difficult to know what you are allowed to have on a plane.\u00a0 Because of this, we\u2019ve broken down the\u00a0best survival and self-defense tools TSA will allow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-363971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}