Picard120,

I live in Texas, there's no need to go anywhere else to camp/hike/canoe/mountain bike/rock climb/fish/hunt/etc. We have forests, mountains, canyons, swamps, lakes, rivers (calm and white water) and many places where the stars are so bright you can actually read by them at night. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

That being said, when I do travel overseas I just bring the SAK (zipped-tied to a brace in my checked luggage). When I get to my destination I snip the ziptie with a fingernail clippers. If I'm outside the USA then I'm working which usually involves business suits and 5-star hotels. While there I don't get much time to spend in the woods. The SAK is enough for urban survival and usually doesn't raise any eyebrows. If I need a bigger knife I'll find one. Even places outside the USA have kitchens. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Oh, and as far as US Customs agents goes, they don't inspect luggage on the way out of the country. And I've found that they aren't to picky when I come home, either. They didn't bat an eye when I came back from China with a sword in my checked suitcase. They only confiscate stuff that is illegal to own in the USA like certian endangered animal skins or illegal pharmacuticals. They don't care about knives. Baggage handlers might steal them, but US Customs have no offical reason to take the knives.

-Blast