Re: [Paddlewise] Camping Equipment on Planes

> I am aware that lighters are no longer permitted in checked or carry on
> luggage on commercial aircraft.  But someone told me that he had heard even
> empty fuel bottles are no longer permitted in checked baggage.  That is
news
> to me.  Within the last year I have transported used but clean and dry fuel
> bottles and backpacking (no reservoir) stoves on flights and I know the
> baggage was examined.  Furthermore, airline FAQs do not prohibit empty fuel
> bottles and backpacking stoves, as they do many other items, including fuel
> itself, pepper spray, strike anywhere matches, empty propane tanks, etc.
Is
> the story about empty bottles and stoves just a rumor, or has something new
> happened?


Six months ago lighters were fine in checked-in luggage in USA/Canada flight.
I usually carry one in repair kit, as a back-up, - my LPG stove has a built-in
ignitor, much better to use than a lighter, especially with soft skin after
soaking in water for days.

LPG stove didn't cause any problems, but they used a sniffer machine, which is
probably some chromatograph analyser (I think it was it - a strip of paper was
rubbed around the inside of my bags, then put into the analyser slot).  I
always wash the stove in soapy water before the flight, completely immersing,
and then dry it out for a few days (but didn't do this on my way back - didn't
have a time).  I also a Trangia Mini alcohol stove (in fact, just an empty
burner-container), as a back-up, but haven't been use it for a couple of
years, so it is pretty much clean.

Containers that ever contained a fuel have been banned from the luggage for a
long time now, if I'm not mistaken.  Technically, this should include an
alcohole burner too, but so far - no problems (like I said, not in use for a
couple of years).
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