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More info on lighters in luggage
Posted by Michael Strahan on Jun 27 2005
Hi folks,
I just received an email from another member of this forum who is a TSA agent. The gist of the email is that EMPTY lighters (I assume that means empty UNUSED lighters, since the used ones still contain explosive fuel vapors) are permitted under the latest permutation of TSA regs.
Naturally, this begs the question of why you have a lighter at all. If you can carry the lighter but not the fuel, what good will the lighter do you in the field? I suppose this will help the rare individual who purchases a new unfueled lighter at an airport, but for the vast majority of those who carry them for starting fires in the woods, this does us little good. The standard reply is of course to purchase fuel on arrival in Alaska, but this is not always possible; especially if connections are tight and you have to be on your air charter soon after arrival. Soooo... I still recommend that you leave that expensive Zippo at home and have your air charter make arrangements for your hazmat to be there on arrival. Expect to pay in advance for this level of service, btw!
It should be noted that these regulations change all the time, and that the individual air carriers create their own policies. Therefore, it's the customer's responsibility to know the requirements of their air carrier AND those of TSA. If you are transferring from one carrier to another enroute, you should know the requirements of both carriers.
Hope this helps!
-Mike
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