air travel

[mike t]

ok guys im going to oklahoma next month and i keep my tobacco in mason jars. will airlines allow that or should i put it in a different container. as far as pipes,lighters and tobacco what do the airlines allow?

thanks mike

[Dzrtrat]

I would ziplock the tobacco and take wooden matches..I'ts been awhile since I've flown but lighters were a no no.

[Kayak_Rat]

Cousin Rat is correct. I have never had issues with tins, but lighters, tampers, etc they dont like. Might even look at getting some tobacco in OK when you go to eleviate all teh hassle.

What part of Ok?

[garydh2000]

I travel by air constantly with my job. I place all tobacco in zip-locked bags and I bring a couple of small boxes of matches as well. I do not bring a tamp as I use my index finger for that Also I carry on my bags, not that that really matters.

[indigosmoke]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

Cousin Rat is correct. I have never had issues with tins, but lighters, tampers, etc they dont like. Might even look at getting some tobacco in OK when you go to eleviate all teh hassle.

What part of Ok?

Hope he's not coming to OKC/Norman area, at least if he hopes to get some pipe tobacco. Haven't been able to find a decent b&m here that carries more than some nasty bulk blends and a few tins of pipe tobacco. They all seem like they are more or less cigar shops.

[mike t]

oklahoma city as a matter of fact

[indigosmoke]

Let me know when you'll be in town and perhaps we can get together and have a smoke.

[FrayAdjacent]

I've seen some 'TSA approved' containers for lighters. I think they would need to be in checked baggage, of course. Trying to remember where I saw them... smoking-pipes.com, I think.

I fly up to Virginia to visit a good friend at least once a year... and he's partly to blame for me getting into this hobby (he got into cigars, and pointed me here.. but I favor the pipe). When I go up and visit, probably around his birthday next year, I'm gonna plan on getting him a couple inexpensive pipes and some 'baccy, but will bring a couple of my own, and want to bring my kit as well... so I may look into one of those lighter cases.

[indigosmoke]

Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent

I've seen some 'TSA approved' containers for lighters. I think they would need to be in checked baggage, of course. Trying to remember where I saw them... smoking-pipes.com, I think.

Here's one at The Tobacco Barn. I've order tobacco from them. Excellent customer service.

The Tobacco Barn - Prometheus Lighter Travel Case

[cherrymax]

Pack everything but lighter in checked bags. Forget the lighter, they'll pick out of your luggage. Just buy a cheapo when you get there. Don't ask me how I know.

[Requiem]

This summer I flew from Europe to the US, and back, carrying pipes, bic lighters, tobacco tins and pipe cleaners in the checked luggage as well as in my carry luggage (czech tool was the only thing to go exclusively on the checked luggage, everything else was "duplicated" on the carry).
No problems whatsoever with the checked luggage.
Only problem with the carry luggage was because of pipe cleaners. The guy at the x-ray machine, in Lisbon, was not sure what those metal pieces were, but his supervisor immediatly identified them as "probably the pipe cleaning things". They made me show it to them, nevertheless, but didn´t place any objections. Pipes were never a problem, and they seem to identify them at first glance. They didn´t place any problems with bic lighters, either, although the one in the checked luggage was placed in a outter pocket, just in case they wanted to remove it.

[DubintheDam]

I had it recently where my pipe penknife was approved ok in carry-on baggage, but then on another journey they said the blade on the knife was fine but the pointed tool was too pointed. I have a 'no scare-um' pipe tool specially for carry-on trips, basically it's like a Czech tool but half as short.

[WWhermit]

Butane lighters are perfectly fine to travel with now. Just to be safe, I took a Bic lighter instead of my Old Boy. No way in hell was I going to give that up if the TSA guy decided to be a prick.

They've eased up on the restrictions recently. When I traveled to Portland in April, I took 4 ziploc baggies with tobacco, 3 pipes, a czech tool, cleaners, and a Bic lighter. There was no problem at all.

TSA: Prohibited Items

Here ya go. "Common" lighters allowed in carry-on bags, such as Bics. One book of matches are allowed on carry-on.

Happy travels.

WWhermit