Flying with Ecig?

[Just_Pete]

I'll be traveling to Amsterdam, Germany and then Poland in July and I really want to bring my gear with me. Been debating but after reading a few of these posts I'm a little relieved but still cautious. I'll probably bring my Vamo V2, 15ml of e-juice, charger and two tanks in my carry on. Fingers crossed

 

[stevegmu]

Amsterdam has crazy security. When we went through last Jan., we had to go through a security checkpoint just to go from one terminal to another- even though they are in the same building. There was another checkpoint at the gate to the plane. Never seen that before. Make sure your liquids are in a ziplock bag and place them in a bin. Also, sort your electronics, cords, batteries in a ziplock bag and place them in another bin. Makes their work a lot easier and gets you through faster.

 

[MrStik]

When flying, I believe in being super transparent. When the wife and I flew to Taiwan from LAX, we had all our bottles and tanks in a quart sized ziplock bag. And we put our ego batteries in the bins with our laptops, tablets, etc. Everything went through fine and we carried everything in our carry on and laptop bags.

 

[mcol]

On vacation now and didn't have one issue at Chicago Midway airport. No one batted an eye.

 

[NatTheBrit]

I have a quick question: I will be travelling from Chicago to London in a month or so.
I am moving back home, so have quite a few different DIY juices I want to take back with me. For my checked bag would glass bottles be better, or plastic ones? I will be putting each bottle in an individual bag, then cushion them between my clothes.
For my carry on i will have 2 Ego's, a protank, a couple of empty DCT Tanks and probably a 15ml (name branded) bottle of juice.

 

[moxiot]

part of my registering here was to ask this verybsame question. ill stick around. great answers so far

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[Bill's Magic Vapor]

Our vaping gear is not illegal, or restricted by the FAA so it is allowed on air flights. Virtually all the airlines have company policies that restrict vaping on the actual flight. Fortunately, this policy is enforced by the flight attendant, not the air marshal. Welcome, congrats, vape on!

 

[Lonely Raven]

Sorry, I only skimmed this thread, but just FYI - a friend of mine went on a trip recently and took a cherry ejuice bath. I guess the pressure change squeezed all his juice out of his tank and onto him while he slept. I forgot to ask what tank it was, but something to keep in mind. He says he pops out the drip tip on the way up and down now so it doesn't happen again.

 

[jimrug1]

I flew to Grand Cayman last Jan. Most of my vaping equipment was in my check bag. On my carry on, I had two twist batts, and 2 clearos full of juice. I had them in a zip lock bag I had labeled electronic cigarettes. I also had a twist and clearo in my pocket that I just put in the tray with my shoes, wallet, etc. Not one question asked and I was going through customs.

Funny, my GF and Sis went with me. They were both stopped, body searched, bags searched, and some cosmetics confiscated because they did not have them in zip lock bags ...lol True story.... ;-)~

 

[Yves]

I traveled from New Zealand to the USA earlier this year, Then all around South America. I put all my vape gear in my carry on and liquids in a baggy. Not once was I stopped at any check point or asked about what I was carrying. I think customs every where now know about e cigs. Batteries in checked luggage is a No No check with the airline and they will tell you it is a hazard. All my electrical chargers etc were packed with my laptop.

A poster above pointed out that tanks leak at pressure, this is true I would advise only having a clearo filled with juice for use in airports. Another tip don't over fill your juice bottle they also can leak I double bag mine for travel just in case.

 

[gusibon]

Thanks for this info. Good idea about leaving room for expansion on tanks and bottles. I always keep valuables with me on my carry on while flying. I have had friends get stuff taken out of there checked in luggage.

 

[vstrandberg]

I guess I can't submit a pic from my iPhone... Let me just say this... I fly every week multiple legs Nd usually get upgraded to first class. So far, most flight attendants (especially the ones who recognize me) actually don't care of I take short drags and limit the vape exhale. Again, I can't stress enough that as long as we vapors don't act like everyone owes us something, we'd be better accepted. A classic example of this was a group of... Hipster vapers that I ran into in San Francisco... Wow... They were just downright annoying and entitled. It's all about our presentation. And perception is reality, right?

 

[Non-Smoking]

I don't think anyone sweat it more than me in the history of vaping. I got my first ecig kit on a Saturday and flew from philly to montreal, customs and everything. TSA.gov CLEARLY lists ecigs as ok to carry on, if you have a clero full of liquid and liquid put them in a baggie with other liquids as usual. I put my batteries and charger in my briefcase in the pen holder. I even printed the page from TSA.gov and had it in my briefcase just in case. I would puke if my first kit was confiscated after I spent a month of research to select it and only had it a few days! I was really worried about the Canada side...nicotine juice is ILLEGAL to import, but only for Canadian citizens or ecig dealers. Personal stash is A OK. On my way OUT of Canada I made a point AFTER getting through security to go back to the screeners and chat with them as it wasn't busy at all. I asked every question imaginable, answered every question imaginable and even commented that I believe I'd even be in the right if I were looking for trouble to vape my way through security. They wanted to see it and insisted I give a couple of puffs and let them see/smell the vapor. So there I was, in customs vaping away with the TSA! They did comment that they agreed blowing clouds of vapor attracting attention was likely a bad idea, but agreed, technically, that I'd be in the right to do so.

 

[AtomiCapricorn]

My wife and I just went to Maui from LAX, and had no issues. I had my batteries, clearos, and juice in a carrying case inside my camera bag, and there were zero hassles of any kind going through security at LAX or coming back through the airport on Maui.