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Originally posted by mina olen:
stove fuel is pretty dag pricey in Hawaii... NZ too for the same reason, I'd imagine...

Luckily, in NZ you can find one-liter bottles of white gas. Much more convenient for the average backpakcer than the one-gallon size that is common in the USA.

You can bring matches with you, but they can't be checked- they have to be carry-on and I think you're limited to two packs and they can't be those "strike anywhere" matches. But those are US rules, not sure about NZ.

I just flew from Alaska to California no problem with matches in my carry on and a stove (no fuel or fuel canister) in checked baggage.

I see no reason why a STOVE shouldn't be allowed, since they themselves do not cause fires or explosions.

A nearly empty white gas bottle, on the other hand, is a genuine bomb. Vaporised gasoline and air in and enclosed space is an extremely combustible mixture.

Emptied, opened, and cleaned MIGHT past muster. Propane containers most definitely will not.

Still, be ready to have the container confiscated, and keep the stove separate so a frustrated or angry TSA official doesn't get tired of being tested, and take the entire apparatus.

BTW. Many of us cannot afford to buy a new stove and canister everytime we go overseas.

You cannot trust the regulations that are posted on the net, either, as things change faster than even the Airlines can help. Caution is always the best policy.

I bought a carry on bag that fit the requirements on the British Air website, only to find out they'd changed the rule a few days ago.