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Stove on a Plane

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Daniel Duerden 04 Apr 2012

Hi,

Has anyone had any recent experience with taking a liquid fuel stove (e.g Primus Omnifuel) on a plane?

Thanks

Dan

Andy Say 04 Apr 2012

In reply to Daniel Duerden:
Make it as clean as you can. Don't take any fuel. Bury it in your hold baggage.

OP Daniel Duerden 04 Apr 2012

In reply to Andy Say:

Do you need to declare it with the airline?

pec 04 Apr 2012

In reply to Daniel Duerden: Obviously fuel itself is not allowed. Try doing a forum search as lots of advice and experience has been posted on this subject.
Follow the links on here for the official government guidance
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Foreigntravel/AirTravel/inde...
and this is easy Jet's advice
http://easyjet.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4043

gethin_allen 04 Apr 2012

In reply to Daniel Duerden:
Only if the plane is on a treadmill.

Seriously though, clean it to the point that it no longer smells of fuel and put it in your hold luggage.

wilkie14c 04 Apr 2012

In reply to Daniel Duerden:
Stove on a Plane

Yes it'll light, won't it?

Hang on a minute....

Brendan H 05 Apr 2012

In reply to Daniel Duerden: I took an omni fuel on a plane. Just clean it take no fuel, and stash it in your pack

dickybowtie 05 Apr 2012

In reply to Daniel Duerden:
Clean the stove - disassemble and leave outside for a bit pref in sun or somwhere warm for fuel to evaporate.
clean fuel bottles with soapy water and rinse well - leave tops off bottles in bag - proves there is nothing in them and you have made an effort to clean when going through x ray. seems to work

TheDrunkenBakers 05 Apr 2012

In reply to dickybowtie:

> (In reply to Daniel Duerden)
> Clean the stove - disassemble and leave outside for a bit pref in sun or somwhere warm for fuel to evaporate.
> clean fuel bottles with soapy water and rinse well - leave tops off bottles in bag - proves there is nothing in them and you have made an effort to clean when going through x ray. seems to work.

Sensible advice. You just have to be meticuluous to the point of anal and store in hold luggage quadruple bagged. And buy your fuel at your destnation.