[pct-l] Hiking gear on planes

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

Last August, when I did Colorado, I checked in ALL my gear. Packed my pack and put it, along with my boots and a couple other items inside a large military "sea bag". I didn't pack fuel. Bought it there.
I also wondered what the Dept. of Homeland Security would think of all the stuff in a backpacker's pack that would usually cause them conniptions if I tried to carry-on this stuff!
I also told them up-front that there was backpacking gear in what I was checking in.
There was a pocket knife AND a leatherman along with lots of other stuff that they would not want to see in the plane's cabin.
All was delivered back to me in Albuquerque, although late (maybe they were scratching their heads about what I was checking in, or maybe they flew it out on a different plane, just to be safe...)

Anyway, don't pack fuel. We sell it here in California!


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 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Rudolph Duda [mailto:Rud_dud45@hotmail.com] 
Sent:	Monday, April 12, 2004 3:27 PM
To:	pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject:	[pct-l] Hiking gear on planes

Hi Hikers,
I will be flying out from the East Coast to start the PCT at the end of the month and was looking for some advice as to what I can include in my backpack which I will include with my checked luggage at the Airport. I realize that I cannot include my penknife or my can of pepper spray, but what about my alcohol stove, fuel bottle, Esbit fuel tablets, trekking poles, scissors in my first aid kit. Any other advice as to any problems I may encounter.

Thanks, Rudy [Reindeer]
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