[pct-l] Shipping gas canisters

[Alan Miller]

I was looking at the regulations for shipping canisters and I am wondering
if I am missing something.  The regs under 343.21 say "Flammable liquid
with a flashpoint of 20° F (–7° C) or below is prohibited."  Google is
telling me that Isobutane has a flashpoint of -115 F.  Wouldn't this
prohibit you from shipping canisters?



On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:53 AM, Frank Dumville <fdumville at earthlink.net>wrote:

> For details here's a link to the USPS publication on shipping hazardous
> material.
> http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/welcome.htm
>
> Ken's link has a good summary.
>
> When you go to the post office the postal clerk may not be aware that you
> can ship fuel so having the applicable sections of pub 52 can be handy to
> show them. Try to go when they aren't busy and be politely persistent.
>
> Fuel can only be sent surface mail. NO priority shipping. Give it plenty
> of lead time.
>
> A better option is to get it along the trail. Here's a link to a list of
> fuel availability from 2012 that was recently posted.
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2013-November/071511.html
>
> Snap
>
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