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shopkins82 · 07-05-2013, 02:10 PM

I've also flown in the past with multiple full torches (usually a pair of Black Ops Kilos or a couple of Ronson Jet Lites) in my carry-on without problem, but without thinking to ask what the actual policies were. Now that I know, I'm not sure I want to risk losing any of my good lighters if they do chose to enforce the policy on my.

In this case I was worried that the appearance of the DX tank lighters might garner more TSA attention than regular lighters. If the DX lighters do arrive in time, I'm thinking I'll fill them and put them in carry-on in the bag with my liquids... or maybe put one in carry on and one in checked luggage in the hopes one or the other make it through. If the TSA folks raise it as an issue with the one in my carry-on, maybe they'll let me keep them on as long as I purge the fuel?

There's a shop off the strip (High Rollers Smoke Shop) that carries King Butane (my preferred cheap fuel) for $4/can... I think I'll see if the couple renting a car can stop there on their way from the airport to their hotel. I don't know the couple driving up from LA all that well, but that idea does make sense also.

07-05-2013, 02:10 PM	#13
shopkins82 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 222 Trading: (1)	Re: Lighter Logistics - Flying to Vegas I've also flown in the past with multiple full torches (usually a pair of Black Ops Kilos or a couple of Ronson Jet Lites) in my carry-on without problem, but without thinking to ask what the actual policies were. Now that I know, I'm not sure I want to risk losing any of my good lighters if they do chose to enforce the policy on my. In this case I was worried that the appearance of the DX tank lighters might garner more TSA attention than regular lighters. If the DX lighters do arrive in time, I'm thinking I'll fill them and put them in carry-on in the bag with my liquids... or maybe put one in carry on and one in checked luggage in the hopes one or the other make it through. If the TSA folks raise it as an issue with the one in my carry-on, maybe they'll let me keep them on as long as I purge the fuel? There's a shop off the strip (High Rollers Smoke Shop) that carries King Butane (my preferred cheap fuel) for $4/can... I think I'll see if the couple renting a car can stop there on their way from the airport to their hotel. I don't know the couple driving up from LA all that well, but that idea does make sense also.