Recently read on the internet... Enough said, but, it was a white gas stove. EDIT: I guess my post lacked the part about me laughing really hard. Ken in NC
I've flown with my Sveas before. I drain them obviously, and then place them in the hot sun for a few days. This gets the gas flavors out. Never has been an issue yet, knock on wood.
Way back '92 , I flew to Europe with my 8r (had gas in it...OK not smart I know) but it was in my backpack and I doubt they ever checked it. My fuel bottle was a water bottle as not to invite curiosity.
well i can say i carried a 413H on a flight to Oregon last year. the inspectors shook their heads at first but after conferring and eventually determining we ( the 413, my hiking pal, and me) were no threat we were good to go. as i stepped on board the pilot asked, , "what is that?" , i said " it's my suitcase". no problem on the way back from Oregon i carried my hiking boots in a red plastic 220 case. same question what is that? buzz
Cleaning out your fuel bottle with soapy water or oil (to raise flash point) is with in the Air NZ rules. I flew with a 22, they where not going to let me take it until I showed a printed copy of the policy from their website.
Maybe try with a piece or random brass first .. Then another dishwasher test run with an "old" brass stove. If all goes well, then you'll be probably ok putting in a "real" stove. (That is: if my girlfriend isn't at home) I've put aluminum in the dishwasher. That was not a success, the aluminum is blackened (oxidized?) by the dishwasher tablets. Peter
yep, we read the TSA guidelines and it stated something to the effect , we could carry a stove on board,blah blah blah, , but the agent said it applied to new stoves, although the guideline never said that. buzz
Air New Zealand says its ok if the stove is filled with vegy oil. Not sure how you get the oil out of a 123 wick though. If I fly with a stove I would pick a remote canister multifuel and leave to white spirit at home. You cant carry fuel so why not use iso butane at destination.
If you fill the fuel bottle with white vinegar, it will take away the smell. I've got a mate flies all the way around the world (Well cold climates) with his primus omni and never has a problem. The bottle even says "Vinegar only" on it. Si
That's exactly what my 3-legged [butane canister → Lindal thread] adapter did last month: It flew all the way to Papua-New Guinea together with a remote canister stove (a Primus I think + an LmF fire steel) - no problem whatsoever to get fuel locally in the jungle my friend said...
The point I was trying to make was NOT the flying with a stove, but that the guy put his stove in the dishwasher. Ken in NC
got to have a clean stove. Not sure if dishwash powder eats brass though. I do know that 2 trips through the dishwasher will clean an aluminium billy that has been used on a fire for a week. (black flecks disappear from everything else eventually)
The wife and I spent 5 weeks in the US during April/May 14 and we took a Campus No3 with us. With BA, you have to get advance approval - the story of getting the approval was posted here Link I packaged the stove as instructed by BA and attached a label to the package (not required by BA but I wanted to cover all the bases), remembering to print spare copies for the return trip: Even though it was pushing 100F in the shade at our camp site near Tucson, an Englishman must have his afternoon tea: On the return flight, I had the Campus No3, a Coleman Apex II with fuel bottle, a Primus 210, a Svea 123R, a Coleman NKL-323 Torchlite lantern and a Coleman 3022 lantern. All were packaged and labeled as above and we had no problems, with all arriving safely. It is pretty impossible to remove fuel odour from a used wick. For the outward leg I fitted a new, clean wick to the Campus. For the return leg I removed and discarded the used wicks from the Campus and Svea 123R. Terry
Hi Trevor. I don't have the kettle any more. It must have taken a knock on the seam around the bottom edge whilst transiting the BA baggage system and had developed a dripping leak. I borrowed Flivver's blow torch at the CASG meeting to try and do a quick 'field repair', but just made it worse. So I gifted it to Flivver. Hopefully, he has managed to fix it and it is now continuing to make tea in Arizona. Terry
I fly with my Svea 123 in the check in luggage.Not the carry on.A few days before I fly I rinse the tank with alcohol, pouring it back into the container after to use later as primer. This takes out much of the Kero smell if left with the fuel cap off. I mark the stove with a note HIKING STOVE NO FUEL and I keep the cap off. When I land I use lighter fluid for fuel if I can't find a Wallmart.Lighter fluid can be bought at most gas station/ food marts.
