Diving Knifes

[Simon1985]

Are customs in Bangkok okay with divers taking diving knifes over the border if the knife is in the bag with all your diving gear. Don't want to travel with my diving knife and it gets confiscated.

[NomadJoe]

Checked baggage is fine. Carry on, no way. You lose the knife. (You say Bangkok so I assume you are flying)

Over a land boarder it's no problem. Weapons laws in Thailand are vague, but section 371 of the Thai Criminal Code makes allowances for carrying weapons or items that can be used as weapons if they have an alternate use, such as for sport. You may also want to check the laws of the country you are travelling too. Some may have a blade length limit, and some dive knifes can be quite large.

Edited July 13, 2013 by NomadJoe

[Simon1985]

Thanks Joe.

[Basil B]

I think it is well accepted that a divers knife is an essential part of a divers equipment, one should be sensible when transporting their equipment and keep knives in kit bags with your dive gear, of course if you chose to wear it on your belt in public then thats different and anyone who does deserves to be locked up.

[Simon1985]

I am a Scuba Diver not John Rambo.

[h90]

I am a Scuba Diver not John Rambo.

But you need a big knife to fight of the white killer shark

[NomadJoe]

I am a Scuba Diver not John Rambo.

But you need a big knife to fight of the white killer shark

No, you only need a small knife to stab your buddy and swim the other way.

[h90]

I am a Scuba Diver not John Rambo.

But you need a big knife to fight of the white killer shark

No, you only need a small knife to stab your buddy and swim the other way.

aaah yes...that is the reason to have the buddy always near