Re: [Paddlewise] Canadian Customs

From: <dianem_at_pacificcoast.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 06:51:41 -0800 (PST)
>Eddie van den Hurk wrote:
>
>>Yes. Friends of mine returning from kayaking in Canada were told that
>>their M.S.R.cooker(near new and well cleaned) could not be taken aboard
>>an aircraft because of possible explosions .
>
>Okay.  Just on airplanes.  It is also not legal to carry propane or butane
>type stoves on planes.  If you are driving across the border, they let them
>in (or out), no problem.  Only camping related item I've heard problems
>with when driving is the bear spray stuff (pepper spray), which is like
>mace and illegal in Canada if used on humans.  Much of the bear spray is
>actually made in Canada so I don't know what their problem is....
>
>Hank Hays

Even those of us who live here sometimes have a hard time figuring out how
to play by Canadian rules ;)

Diane


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