Day trip to France

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I'm heading to France on the ferry this weekend, mainly to pick up cheap alcohol  Anyone know what sort of laws France has on carrying tools, and whether Ferry companies are picky about what you take on board?  I've not been on a ferry in about 8 years so my memory of being able to take on whatever you want may be a bit outdated now!  Not planning on taking any folding knives but would want to take my spirit and a few SAK's, i doubt the saks woul be a problem when actually in France, but i dont know if the ferry company would like them, and i don't know aboutcarrying locking multi's in France!  Obviously with their 'guilty until proven innocent, especially when English' take on things it wouldnt be a good plan to piss any authorities off!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

France's laws are generally a lot more sensible that our own (until fairly recently they sold BP revolvers in petrol station ) but to be on the safe side stick to your saks mate

Oh and pick yourself up some cheap Opinels while your there mate

[SLT.AMBEMC]

With no legal value...
On the ferry:
no problem with SAKs; would keep the locking multi discreet as anywhere
I have just travelled via a French-owned ferry with a non-locking multi and Case Sodbuster, they don't care as they sell Laguioles at the boutique... Actually nobody ask, I did not see any warnings or anything. Might be another ball game with British-owned ferries though.

In France:
SAKs no prob (they don't lock so they are tools, period). In theory, any locking blade is a Category 6 weapon (swarods, daggers, batons, etc; they cannot be carried), but so are Opinels. I think you would be hard pressed to find anybody annoyed by the police for an Opinel or a multitool in normal circumstances (if you eating your picnic, repairing something,... but if you are caught in a demo (frequent in my home country  ) or start waiving a balde around, then even a SAK can be bad news for you). Basically it is similar in principle to the UK but without the knife paranoia (probably because there is an actual problem with gun control in France, unlike in the UK, so 'normal' knives (ie tools) don't look so bad, and the police is armed).

[FredKJ]

Don't forget the special French mod SAK with trouffle digger impliment and skewer.  You'll definitely want a corkscrew. 

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Good call on the Opinel's!  I used to have one years ago but no idea what happened to it, think i lent it to someone on  trek somewhere!  May have to pick up a couple, i see they make more than the standard type nowdays.... I assume you're pretty much guarenteed to be getting the real thing?  Doubt they would be worth making fakes of given their price voer there!  Think i'll just stick to carrying the SAK's then, maybe leave the swisstool in the glove box! 

[Teofilo]

Oh France! I love French Girls! Happy trip, Abstraction!

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Oh France! I love French Girls! Happy trip, Abstraction!

Only a day trip so no time to pick any of them up  will be spending a fair bit of our time there in calais though, so will wander round the beach taking in the views im sure 

[BIG-TARGET]

I know you can carry Victorinox USP SAK in France.

Mr.Bean did 

http://www.mrbeansholiday.net/main2.html

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Good call on the Opinel's!  I used to have one years ago but no idea what happened to it, think i lent it to someone on  trek somewhere!  May have to pick up a couple, i see they make more than the standard type nowdays.... I assume you're pretty much guarenteed to be getting the real thing?  Doubt they would be worth making fakes of given their price voer there!  Think i'll just stick to carrying the SAK's then, maybe leave the swisstool in the glove box! 

Copies may exist, but I've only ever seen the genuine article

I had a number 6 for yonk's, and it was a great little knife, with lot's of character

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Im incredibly drunk, but im back  In have 3 bottles of rum, 2 bottles of whiskey and 4 crates of beer, but no opinels!  They were about £10 over there and only £5-7 on amazon,co,uk! 

[WhichDawg]

and the French women?! tell tell

[jock1]

and the French women?! tell tell

+1 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Im incredibly drunk, but im back  In have 3 bottles of rum, 2 bottles of whiskey and 4 crates of beer, but no opinels!  They were about £10 over there and only £5-7 on amazon,co,uk! 

Best stay away from the net then, just in case you make any 'interesting' purchases

Shame about the Opinel's

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Im incredibly drunk, but im back  In have 3 bottles of rum, 2 bottles of whiskey and 4 crates of beer, but no opinels!  They were about £10 over there and only £5-7 on amazon,co,uk! 

Best stay away from the net then, just in case you make any 'interesting' purchases

Shame about the Opinel's

You mean like the two opinels i apparently ordered last night    As for the French women we didnt see nearly as many as i would have liked weather was amazing but we couldnt find a beach!  Ended up spending most the day outside a restaurant eating various meats and cheeses and drinking double grundenburgen (really really tasty)!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well you can't say I didn't warn you