Shipping Butane Bottles?

Lear31MX · 10-19-2010, 03:57 PM

So i'm putting toghter a bomb for my buddy in Kandahar Afghanistan and I was wounding if butane bottles and cutters would be a problem getting over there and getting in there?

CigarNut · 10-19-2010, 03:59 PM

Seems like you would not be able to ship butane bottles -- the customs forms required to ship to military bases prohibit anything explosive. The cutters should be no problem...

Lear31MX · 10-19-2010, 04:02 PM

thanks michael, thats what I was worried about.

cmitch · 10-19-2010, 04:07 PM

You say you're shipping a bomb so a butane bottle would be appropriate.

bobarian · 10-19-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CigarNut

Seems like you would not be able to ship butane bottles -- the customs forms required to ship to military bases prohibit anything explosive. The cutters should be no problem...

Shipping butane by air is definitely a no-no. Even in the US, vendors ship only by ground.

icehog3 · 10-19-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

Shipping butane by air is definitely a no-no. Even in the US, vendors ship only by ground.

It could also get the recipient in some hot water with his superiors.

Lear31MX · 10-19-2010, 04:12 PM

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It could also get the recipient in some hot water with his superiors.

Good thing I asked first.

Lear31MX · 10-19-2010, 04:14 PM

So this was the one thing he did ask for, any ideas on what I should send him?

Bill86 · 10-19-2010, 04:59 PM

Can you send matches or 6-10 Ronsons filled with butane? Or is that a no-no as well...

68TriShield · 10-19-2010, 05:46 PM

I've sent many cans.

Bill86 · 10-19-2010, 06:14 PM

You could always do what I do with switchblades, I put them in a larger container and bubble wrap it then duct tape the piss out of it. No one wants to spend the few minutes to attempt to get it open. However whoever you are sending it to just knows to take a knife and slit the thing open.

SNKBYT · 10-19-2010, 06:31 PM

received a can or two while I was deployed

CigarNut · 10-19-2010, 07:10 PM

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I've sent many cans.

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Originally Posted by snkbyt

received a can or two while I was deployed

I was not trying to say that it cannot or is not done. Just pointing out that the customs forms required by the military disallow it...

It's illegal to purchase cuban cigars too...

Lumpold · 10-19-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill86

You could always do what I do with switchblades, I put them in a larger container and bubble wrap it then duct tape the piss out of it. No one wants to spend the few minutes to attempt to get it open. However whoever you are sending it to just knows to take a knife and slit the thing open.

I would kinda hope the military would take the time!

markem · 10-19-2010, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lumpold

I would kinda hope the military would take the time!

I'm fairly certain that the military owns knives and are not afraid to use them. I know from experience that customs and the postal service own them and seem to relish their use.

Bill86 · 10-19-2010, 07:26 PM

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I'm fairly certain that the military owns knives and are not afraid to use them. I know from experience that customs and the postal service own them and seem to relish their use.

You are most certainly correct.

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I would kinda hope the military would take the time!

Well think about all the packages in the world.....some people are lazy. I'm sure the military isn't but I've mailed knives that shouldn't be mailed and every time it works. So maybe? Also several people mention its ok anyways....so meh why not give it a shot.

10-19-2010, 03:57 PM	#1
Lear31MX Herf Crew of 2 Join Date: May 2010 First Name: Anthony Location: Pacific Northwest L.C.D.H. Posts: 451 Trading: (8)	Shipping Butane Bottles? So i'm putting toghter a bomb for my buddy in Kandahar Afghanistan and I was wounding if butane bottles and cutters would be a problem getting over there and getting in there? __________________ Being still and doing nothing are two very different things.

10-19-2010, 03:59 PM	#2
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10-19-2010, 04:02 PM	#3
Lear31MX Herf Crew of 2 Join Date: May 2010 First Name: Anthony Location: Pacific Northwest L.C.D.H. Posts: 451 Trading: (8)	Re: Shipping Butane Bottles? thanks michael, thats what I was worried about. __________________ Being still and doing nothing are two very different things.

10-19-2010, 04:07 PM	#4
cmitch Heads up get down Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Clayton Location: NW Alabama by the river Posts: 2,720 Trading: (25)	Re: Shipping Butane Bottles? You say you're shipping a bomb so a butane bottle would be appropriate.

10-19-2010, 04:14 PM	#8
Lear31MX Herf Crew of 2 Join Date: May 2010 First Name: Anthony Location: Pacific Northwest L.C.D.H. Posts: 451 Trading: (8)	Re: Shipping Butane Bottles? So this was the one thing he did ask for, any ideas on what I should send him? __________________ Being still and doing nothing are two very different things.

10-19-2010, 04:59 PM	#9
Bill86 Snob Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Bill Posts: 6,704 Trading: (67)	Re: Shipping Butane Bottles? Can you send matches or 6-10 Ronsons filled with butane? Or is that a no-no as well...

10-19-2010, 05:46 PM	#10
68TriShield Got Torque? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Maryland Posts: 7,194 Trading: (40)	Re: Shipping Butane Bottles? I've sent many cans.

10-19-2010, 06:14 PM	#11
Bill86 Snob Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Bill Posts: 6,704 Trading: (67)	Re: Shipping Butane Bottles? You could always do what I do with switchblades, I put them in a larger container and bubble wrap it then duct tape the piss out of it. No one wants to spend the few minutes to attempt to get it open. However whoever you are sending it to just knows to take a knife and slit the thing open.

10-19-2010, 06:31 PM	#12
SNKBYT PATRIOT and VETERAN Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Alex Location: SWEET HOME ALABAMA Posts: 3,289 Trading: (30)	Re: Shipping Butane Bottles? received a can or two while I was deployed __________________ "IF YOU WANT TO TAKE MY FREEDOM, MAKE DAMN SURE THAT YOU'RE AS PASSSIONATE ABOUT TAKING IT AS I AM ABOUT KEEPING IT"