[at-l] Air Travel with Empty Fuel Bottles

[freighttrain7@home.com (Abe)]

You might want to call your airlines or maybe see if its possible to mail it
ahead to your destination,  also you might want to consider an alcohol stove
or a zip stove

FreightTrain


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack James" <jackjames@boone.net>
To: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 2:32 PM
Subject: [at-l] Air Travel with Empty Fuel Bottles


> Does anyone have suggestions on air travel with empty stove (MSR) fuel
> bottles?  I've been stopped once when I was checking a box with
backpacking
> gear, but was able to carry on the bottle (before September 11).  For an
> upcoming trip out of the country to a destination where I might not be
able
> to buy the bottle, I'm planning on removing the red paint, filling the
> bottle with water, and saying it's a water bottle.  MSR says water won't
> hurt the bottle.
>
> Jackrabbit
>
>
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