flying to a camping trip--gas stove in backpack?

[chappachula]

how can I take a backpack as luggage on an airplane, when it contains a camping stove and fuel?

I am planning a wilderness camping trip in California, but have to fly there from the east. My backpack contains all my equipment, including the camp stove and fuel. How can I take it with me on the plane?
I can’t go camping without the stove(a favorite piece of gear, which has served me faithfully for many years)

I hike alone, and rely on my equipment not just for fun, but also to keep me alive in an emergency. I dont want to waste the first day of my vacation lost in Los Angeles shopping for a new camp stove, which I won’t feel comfortable with.(veteran campers and wilderness lovers can understand what it means to be uncomfortable with your gear–it makes for a bad vacation, and in the unlikely event of a real emergency-it could be dangerous.)

Wilderness lovers–what do you suggest?
Please help!

[In_Conceivable]

The simple solution would be to pack the stove but not the fuel. Buy the fuel when you get to Los Angeles. It should be a lot easier to find a store that sells fuel then it would be to find a new stove.

[Scruff]

Phone the airline. Lots of luck!

Or
here is a link with some pertinent if not useful info.

[FatBaldGuy]

*Originally posted by chappachula *
** My backpack contains all my equipment, including the camp stove and fuel. How can I take it with me on the plane?
**

If it contains all your equipment for wilderness camping, I’d be concerned about things like knives, hatchets, etc.

Your best bet may be to check your backpack instead of carrying it on the plane, but even then, I don’t know if they would allow you to check the fuel. Does it use propane cylinders, Coleman Fuel, or what?

[Fear_Itself]

You have to buy your fuel after your flight, they always asked me about stoves when I check my backpack, and that was before 9/11. There is no way you can take any kind of fuel on the plane with you. Here is the baggage restrictions from United Airlines:

Articles listed in the Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Material Regulations and/or the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations are restricted. These will only be accepted subject to advance arrangements and compliance with regulations.

For safety reasons, dangerous goods may not be packed in checked or carry-on baggage or taken on board with you. Restricted articles include but are not limited to:
[ul]
[li]Acid [/li][li]Lighter fluid [/li][li]Explosives [/li][li]Flammable solids/liquids [/li][li]Oxidizing materials [/li][li]Corrosive materials [/li][li]Compressed gases [/li][li]Poisons [/li][li]Etiologic agents [/li][li]Radioactive materials [/li][li]Irritating or incapacitating sprays [/li][li]Mercury [/li][li]Noxious materials [/li][li]Briefcases and attaché cases with installed alarm devices[/ul][/li]

[Muffin]

Even an emptied stove may be refused (lingering fumes).

Best bet is to see if it can be shipped by ground by a courier.

[mack]

I always buy fuel at my destination. It’s kind of a hassle but less of a hassle than trouble at the airport or my bag not making it onto the plane. Besides, it’s a great opportunity to pick up any local maps or guides. Just work it into your route out to where you’re going and it shouldn’t take much time at all. If the region you’re going to caters to campers at all they probably have whatever fuel you need at one of those convenience store/bait shop/outfitter type places along the way.