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When using a liquid fuel stoves, in order to transport, can the fuel pump be left in the bottle or must it be removed?

In reply to mikesuth: personally always leave the pump in, MSR, never had a problem

In reply to mikesuth:

I always leave mine in too. Why would it have to be removed?

In reply to mikesuth:

Leave it in, just don't pressurise it.

In reply to mikesuth: Leave it in. Unless flying, naturally.

T.

In reply to Pursued by a bear:

If it has no fuel in it, and is unpressurised I can't imagine it being an issue when flying either. It is built to withstand huge amounts of pressure.

In reply to mikesuth:
That's what I thought. It would be good if Primus put something to that effect in their instructions.

Thank you.

In reply to JoshOvki: It's more that it potentially looks like a bomb going through security screening than a physical problem. Fuel bottles should be flown uncapped to prove that there isn't any fuel in them for least hassle.

In reply to marsbar:

Exactly. I lost a pump/bottle this way, though not the stove, flying Air Canada years ago. They just look at, it and it looks dangerous, so they take it - no questions, no facts needed, no amount of explanation will help, didn't even sniff it.

Now I completely separate the stove parts, sometimes even putting the stove, pump and bottle in separate bags. Leaving the pump in the bottle is just asking to have it taken.