Regarding carrying knives, the ICAO (UN) and FAA rule is that knives with blade(s) not longer than 3 inches (don't know what the metric folks call it) can be carried on board. If you forget this and are turned back at security (with your 8" carving knife/crossbow/whatever), don't panic - go back to the check-in counter for your airline and ask them to find a box to put your knife in, and then check it as luggage. They should have no trouble with this. As for the fuel that's "like sterno" sorry, but no go. If anything is labeled a "gangerous good" (DG) by the UN, it must be packed and labeled in a specific manner, and have the appropriate paperwork (then you'll need a second mortgage to pay the charges). The labeling itself is size/shape/color/text specific. In general something's a DG if it can burn/fuel a fire(oxidizers)/corrode/make other living creatures ill/might explode (like pressurized gas regardless of whether or not it's flammable). Lastly - Ralf Diaz - any idea where to find the wood stoves you mentioned, with or without the fan? And I now know why I've been having so much paddling trouble - my boat doesn't have ANY pointy ends. Happy paddling - Alan G./Seattle *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Mar 05 2000 - 00:05:32 PST
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