In Paris I once had to remove my harness from my check-in bag as bag was overweight. Ended up wearing it as a belt as I walked thru, no security issue, just grins. I felt ridiculous, but no hold up.

am sitting here looking at a 35cm carbon fin, thinking the same - dare I carry it as hand luggage ?

i think there is always a risk you get a tough officer, but I dont see any references in the detailed guidelines that the officer could point to excluding something like a harness or a fin. The closest I see are metal tools like screwdrivers or files over 10cm. Fin does kinda look like a machette tho, to a heathen.

Just spoke with a Eurostar security officer (the train tunnel that links London to Paris, super tight security), he thought same general rules apply as planes. The criteria for them as written on the signs is simple, can the object be considered a sharp object that can inflict harm.

he didnt seem bothered by a picture of a harness with hook. A bit curious about the photo of a fin tho but didnt seem too fussed.

emailed Select Fins. Very helpful and quick. Hadnt heard of problems. They stressed their lads on the factory floor use the fins to cut their lunch sausages, ie sharp, so better not take the risk in hand baggage.

Protabou said..
Did anyone have problems putting harness (with a spreader bar) in hand luggage? More interested with experience in flights around Europe. Thanks!

If your worried about the harness bar, remove it and place it in your checked in luggage.

Once flew with a carbon extension in hand luggage. got confiscated
take off spreader bar at least or just use harness as padding for nose of your board

Mark _australia said..
Now after reading all this I want you to show up wearing it and hang a number of slalom fins from it

post review

Like a fin kilt sporran. I'm sure there is a joke about kilts , sporrans, sharp fins and circumcision .