RE: [Paddlewise] Carrying Stoves

Alcohol in a bottle, plastic, metal or glass is still a hazardous material
and has to be transported as such.  Whether an airline would be willing to
take a Trangia stove burner that has been used, cleaned and dried is
debatable.  I'd call and ask before I bet my vacation or a fine on being
right.

Paraffin and candle wax are equivalents, except to the chemists on the list.
Paraffin is not considered a hazardous material and should be OK on a plane.
So the Girl Scout burner is probably legal but they are very sooty.

Dana 

-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 11:14:33 EST
From: Gypsykayak_at_aol.com
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Carrying Stoves

In a message dated 03/05/2000 4:35:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
tina_at_bentobuggy.com writes:

<< Does the Trangia have a separate alcohol bottle that one fills for use?
>>

I believe the alcohol would be OK in a plastic bottle, but the point is you 
would buy one at your destination and use it during your trip there. You 
wouldn't need a separate fuel bottle, unless you needed it for space
reasons.

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Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 11:19:30 EST
From: Gypsykayak_at_aol.com
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Carrying Stoves

In a message dated 03/05/2000 6:08:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
stauffer_at_voicenet.com writes:

<< I should have thought about this earlier.  You can make your own alcohol
 stove similar in design to the Trangia using tin cans.  You could probably
 even make one by Monday if you had the materials and the few simple
required
 tools. >>

Cool  URL.  And you've just reminded me of a Girl Scout camping project.
You 
get an empty can (I believe we used tuna fish size).  cut strips of 
CORRUGATED cardboard, wrap them tightly in circles inside the can and then 
pour melted candle wax (or was it paraffin??).  It then hardens.  Would this

be safe on a plane?

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