Travel and Vaping Flying with E-Cig

[sethkal]

Currently I have whats in my signature...

Please tell me how I can pack my stuff so there is no trouble at the airport. I'm flying with my family and im not trying to spend time with a tsa agent.
I might be packing a bag is it better to pack it and not bring it as a carry on?
and what should I put it in?

Please suggest!

 

[MustangSallie]

I've flown with my PVs serveral times. 510s and eGos. I put them in my carry on, and I was only stopped once. As soon as the TSA agent saw the eCigs with his eyes instead of in the xRay machine, he let me go. No hassle at all. I've also recently read that TSA would prefer that you carry your ecig on the plane instead of packing them. I believe this is due to potential battery issues in the non-pressurized luggage compartments on the plane. Carry them with you, you should have no trouble.

 

[sethkal]

How do you suggest carrying it? put it in a bag seperate or together

 

[MustangSallie]

I normally have them and any spare cartos/atties in a separate case, like a plastic pencil box or something. I'll put that in my computer bag, but it's easy to take out if they want to look at it. The liquid, I keep in a 1 quart baggie of course. Some people take their PVs out and put them on top of the rest of the stuff in a bin, or in one of the little change bowls they provide.

 

[sethkal]

I believe the laws differ between state to state? I think in new jersey, there are some laws restricting them. Or Am i reading from the wrong sources?

 

[MustangSallie]

I think you might be reading about indoor smoking laws. I don't live there anymore, but indoor smoking was banned when I did, and I believe indoor vaping is as well. That isn't the same as traveling with them. You can have them anywhere in the US, it's just a matter of where you're allowed to use them.

 

[sethkal]

does your battery get damaged if you don't put your items carry on?

 

[MustangSallie]

No, but some people report the potential of any battery having the potential to catch on fire in the luggage hold, which is why you are encouraged to carry them on. I don't know how true or not that is, and if true what the real risk is.

 

[sethkal]

sounds like a rumor

 

[MustangSallie]

Maybe, maybe not. Do a little research. Fires have started in the luggage hold on airplanes due to batteries.

 

[sanjosse]

I just put all my stuff in a plastic semi-transparent Q-tip box and put them in my backpack and carried it on. I did label the box with ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE STUFF. I was not questioned. I even stealth vaped once we were in flight too ;-) it's Great to be a vaper!

 

[grandmato5]

The batteries we use in our PVs are not suppose to be put in checked luggage. Liquids can go in your checked bag but mine go in my 1 qt ziplock bag that I take in my carryon and one does have to put seperately in the bin going through security. Same rules as any other liquids you take on a plane with you. My Pv's go in my e-cig case and in my carryon. Sometimes the screener lets them go through no question and other times they will check. Once they verify they are e-cigs there is no problem. Really no problem at all, and only slows down the process by a minute or two at most. Not a big deal.

 

[sethkal]

im just trying to figure out if anyone has* put thier battery's non-carry on

 

[MustangSallie]

Yes, I have. Then I read that TSA would prefer they NOT go in checked baggage. I will be carrying them on with me always, from now on. Just because one person had a good experience doesn't mean they will all go well. Do what you're comfortable with, but make sure it's a decision you can live with if something goes wrong.

 

[grandmato5]

im just trying to figure out if anyone has* put thier battery's non-carry on

Yes I'm sure people have put their PV batteries in their checked luggage and have managed to get them to their destination. But they should not since you will find listed on the TSA website that since Jan 1, 2008 the DOT no longer allows loose lithium batteries in checked luggage. For saftety reasons they want you to carry lithium batteries on the plane with you.

 

[VapingRulz]

I flew recently and they advised that if you are carrying lithium ion batteries they need to be in your carry-on. They saw my e-cigs and never gave them another glance. The tube of Dora bath gel, however, got us a stern warning from the TSA man! (It was oversized; Santa should have been more careful.)

 

[sethkal]

so what if i only had to carry on the batterys (1 or 2) in my pocket? and pack everything else?

 

[MustangSallie]

That should be fine. I would just take the batteries out before you walk through the machine and put them in a change tray on the belt. They would probably set off the metal detector.

 

[sethkal]

or just put it with my macbook in a (quart size) bag right?

 

[MustangSallie]

The PVs themselves don't need to go in the bag, but it you want, that should be fine. You can probably just leave the PVs in your laptop bag. They'll show on the x-ray, but probably won't be a problem with TSA especially in NJ. If they know what they are here in Maine, I'm sure you'll be fine there.