Re: [Paddlewise] Stoves and knives

>When I take camping gear I usually check it in, but for shorter trips I 
>just
>have one carry-on.  Someone told me that he puts his knife in the basket as
>he goes through the "X-ray" machine.  Comments?
>
>

I have had no problem carrying swiss army knives on planes in my carry on, 
but I was on a plane in Japan coming back from a camping trip and the 
check-in agent confiscated a butter knife we had forgotten to remove from 
our carry-on luggage. I guess they had a rule about straight knives longer 
than a certain length (I think it was JAL Airlines).  They were definitely 
sticklers for rules, because I'm sure our peanut butter encrusted butter 
knife was not usual terrorist fare:)

I'm glad the stove question has come up-I've been trying to figure out how 
to get around it--so far I've been lucky to meet up stove owners at my 
destination...but I really like my stove and would like to be able to use it 
other places as well...

-Allison

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