Traveling with your Tech Kit

In this lightning talk, I explain how to travel with your tech kit, without incurring unnecessary delays.

This version of the talk was given at a meetup in Nuremberg in March 2025

Transcript

1. Traveling with your Tech Kit
2. Traveling with your Tech Kit (without getting arrested)
3. (this is not legal advice)
4. Senior Developer Advocate at HashiCorp and Frequent Traveler @ksatirli Kerim Satirli
6. Tools
7. Tools allowed blade length 6 centimeters
8. Tools allowed blade length whatever officer decides
9. Tools allowed blade length whatever officer decides X
10. Tools + +
11. Tools, X-Ray'd
12. Tools, X-Ray'd
13. Tools, X-Ray'd X
14. • blades don't travel • tools in check-in only • don't abuse medical exemptions TOOLS
15. Power
17. admiralcloudberg.medium.com Power
18. Power X
19. • power off, don't hibernate • remove batteries from device • batteries in carry-on only POWER
20. Cases
21. Cases + ✓ =
22. • expect to explain things • make it easily serviceable • bring docs and certifications CASES
23. if it looks suspicious it gets extra attention
24. if you look suspicious you get extra attention
25. Thank you speakerdeck.com/ksatirli