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Mohamed

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This can probably be moved to travel after it gets answered but don't think it gets as much traffic and need a quick answer for tomorrows flight.

juice goes in liquid bag.

I think I've read that tanks that are not empty go in liquid bag?

I'm also taking my e-blu starter kit for something more stealthy than my vamo or my power bank with battery passthrough.

Do the prefilled cartridges need to go in liquid bag?


On a side note the Norwegian cruize literature states that ecigs are only allowed in designated smoking areas. Anyone know how strictly they enforce that. I may have to use my vamo there but I'm going to use the e-blu to stealth vape where I want...just hope they don't throw me overboard ;)
 

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I use an ego and a carto, and yes, my carto goes in the liquid bag. Better to unscrew it and be safe.

so that's a yes to the per-filled cartridges going in liquid bag? That was my main question extra comments was just fluff. Looking at my quart ziplock container it really doesn't matter I guess. Was just not wanting to fill it with lots of "weird" items. I have 3 different prescription eye drops, three tanks, 4 bottles of 30 ml juice, some mouth rinse, sun tan lotion.

I just didn't want to confuse the airplane people any more than needed by putting in tanks and prefilled cartridges unless I needed to. This is my first time in airport with vape gear. Am taking along 4 18650 batteries, vamo, 4 ego's, 20,000 mah power bank, e-blue starter kit and maybe my usb battery passthrough. That's pretty much my entire collection so it is probably overkill I was just not wanting to deal with recharging much if at any while away.

I'm sure they are used to it by now but just don't want to be that one guy that's get pulled aside for an .... probe ;)
 

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I usually toss anything I won't use in my checked luggage. Mod, batteries, extra juice... Just an ego, filled carto, and one bottle.

From what I've read any Li-Ion batteries need to be in your carry on in battery containers not it checked luggage. Also any liquids need to go through carry on as well. Main question was if the prefilled cartridges is considered a liquid and needs to be placed in liquid bag or not.

Going to be gone for a bit so would like multiple juice flavors and just taking extra batteries so I don't feel bad about not babysitting them while I charge them.
 

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I had one scanner tech flip for a second because he thought the cartridges looked like bullets, lol. I put them in the bag. No, the batteries can not go in checked luggage. Most TSA agents are bored to death with vape gear. I'd heard it but it still surprised me how unflinching they are about it. I emptied the tanks and left them out of the bags. I also put juice bottles in small ziplocks in the liquid bag because some people have had them leak. Didn't happen to me. Have an excellent trip!
 

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Good thread, good info!

Upcoming trip and first time with my kit..
Really have no idea what to expect..
Now I have a clue!

All liquid in the liquid bag.
Makes sense! Wether in a plastic container or vial..

Batts in the Batt case.. Duh.. Now wondering why I even questioned this one..

I guess my only question here is:
Break it down to separate components or leave it in my kit??

I'm thinkin' break it down..
 

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Going to be flying soon myself and was wondering about this. What is the limit on bottles of liquid? Is a 30ml bottle ok to take with or do I need smaller bottles? I plan on just bringing my Itaste VV, charger, some bottles of liquid and a few Clearo's. Would I be OK taking all that in my carry on bag?

This a kind of old thread. I got back from cruize about a month ago. The main thing you need to know is that all of your batteries need to be in your carry on...if not they can possibly be confiscated. So anything with a battery your MVP2, 18350's, etc need to be in your carry on.

You can put any amount of liquid that you want in the stow away. I suggest packing them in individual zip lock bags in case one leaks/bursts. Also squeeze a bit of air out and then screw on the lid. The liquid/bottle can expand at high altitudes so if you squeeze a bit of air it gives some room to expand.

For your carry on you can have any size bottles that you want as long as all of your liquid fits in a 1 QUART zip lock bag. So cologne, sun tan lotion, shampoo, e-liquid, etc all has to fit in this. It doesn't matter if it's 10 ml, 30 ml, or 160 ml containers. Again you can put these in your stow away if you want. I also put any tanks, clearomizers, etc that weren't empty into this bag.

I hadn't been on flight since 9/11 and was a little worried about it but at each security checkpoint, scanning of bags, all I got asked was do you have e cigs in their. I said yes and that was it.

I also had 2 roles of 10 mini-fling disposables. So besides my other batteries 20 extra disposable batteries showed up on their x-ray machine.

That should be about all you need to know about packing.

As for vaping most airlines do not allow it. Most airports do. But you'll need to check with which airports or which airline's your using. To be honest I did it on the plane and the airports but I was just super discrete about it and never asked anyone. I don't normally use disposables but they are good on trips. I held the fling mini disposable with a closed fist so that maybe a centimeter popped out. I held the vape in for a good 30-45 seconds and then acted like I was coughing or slightly blowing into my elbow sleeve. No one ever said a thing. You can probably get away with more in an airport and if they don't allow it they'll probably just ask you to stop. I'm not sure about in a plane when in the air though so do that at your own discretion. I was in window seat for all flights and wife was sitting next to me so I had a buffer from other passengers really looking at me.

The cruise line we went on did not allow ecigs except for in designated smoking areas. My disposables and ego's I used pretty much anywhere...but again did discretely when no one was around or would notice. One person at the pool area did notice and asked me what it was. I politely explained what it was and said I wouldn't do it if it offended her in anyway. She told me no it was bothering her and she didn't smell anything so it wasn't bothering her. She even asked where to get some as her parents are smokers. I gave her a little speel about gas station disposables, blus, and ego's. I told her to start with a ego for her parents as most people upgrade or find the disposables/blu's unsatisfying or junk. Not sure how much of that conversation sunk in but I just practiced my stealth vape so others wouldn't notice.

In the casino they allowed smoking. I did break out my vamo for a few hours on a couple of nights there. Surprisingly not a whole lot of looks or questions. One guy with an ego or evod came up to me and asked what it was. He liked the fact that you could change out the battery with a spare precharged one. He only had 1 and was unhappy about it running out of battery. I told him when using those you need at least 2 so that one is charging all the time and the other one use for vaping. Then if it runs out you always got one fully charged. So I think he was going to get another ego/evod or look into one with spare batteries.

All in all it was all positive and never had displeasure or evil looks from anyone. Again I tried to be as discrete as possible except for in the casino with my vamo.
 

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My longest flight I think was 3 hours. I explained above on technique I used. But if this doesn't work I wouldn't be scared to go to the lavatory. Just hold it in for a long time and blow into your elbow sleeve or even wad up some toilet paper and blow into that if you are super worried.

Disclaimer...I take no responsibility and you do so at your own risk if you get arrested ;) But no fire alarm is going to go off.
 

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Personally, I'm not worried about amount of liquid.. I'm worried about gear!
Liquid I can buy.. Gear, I would prefer not to..

Best I can tell.. You're not going to vape on the plane..
Vaping at the terminal.. Discrete seems to be the only way..
Passing Security.. So far I'm hearing yes! Yet that leads to why(?) and allowing me something I can not use on the plane..

So far,, I'm looking at breaking it down to parts, packing it all accordingly, and putting it my carry on.
Liquid, well I'm only going to bring enough for the trip (maybe some extra) and buy some when I land.

If I look forward to local food, local beer, local music, and don't bring any of those along with me..
I'll take a chance on Local Vapes as well!

With time I guess I'll learn...

Going to be flying soon myself and was wondering about this. What is the limit on bottles of liquid? Is a 30ml bottle ok to take with or do I need smaller bottles? I plan on just bringing my Itaste VV, charger, some bottles of liquid and a few Clearo's. Would I be OK taking all that in my carry on bag?
 

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Personally, I'm not worried about amount of liquid..
I wouldn't be either. You put that in your stow away or as long as it fits in 1 quart zip lock you are fine.

I'm worried about gear!
You'll have to search for it but there is a regulation against li-ion batteries in your stow away. These have to be taken with you on your carry-on. So any 18650's, 18350's, MVP2's, ego's, etc I would put them in your carry on as there is a chance they can be confiscated in your stow away luggage.

As far as gear I had 20 mini-fling disposables, 4 ego batteries, a vamo v3, and 6 18650 batteries. No one batted an eye at security other than to ask if I had e-cigs in the bag. 5 years ago this may have been a different story but I think the security guys run across this more and more frequently now days. I can just tell you from my personal experience back in December that every time I had bag scanned they asked do you have ecigs in there...I said yes and that was it. They didn't pat me down, search through the bags, etc.

Best I can tell.. You're not going to vape on the plane..
I think in all likely hood that is going to be the case but you need to check with airline to determine if it is allowed or not. As stated before you can go stealthy or use the lavatory but again I'm not going to be responsible if it's not allowed and you get caught. I was able to do it discretely at window seat with wife next to me...but again that's your choice, your risk, your responsibility.

Vaping at the terminal.. Discrete seems to be the only way..
Again this depends on the airport. Some allow and some do. I think the majority of them allow it. If they don't they have smoking sections only. Not to repeat over and over again but I did discretely with no questions. If you can't do stealthy or discretely go to bathroom stall or go to smoking room of airport. I think you'll find the fling-mini's (white cloud vendor?) to be handy. They are disposable and pretty small. If you grip in your fist and only leave a small portion exposed and hold in for 30-45 seconds no one is going to notice. Some airports allow it but my thought was don't cause a scene. So regardless of if they allowed it or not I was discrete.

I also think that if caught and they don't allow it; you are probably going to get a warning in airport. Not sure I'd want to find out on a plane so be super discrete if doing it there.

Passing Security.. So far I'm hearing yes! Yet that leads to why(?) and allowing me something I can not use on the plane..

Again airlines vary but majority don't allow. The reason you give is that FDA does not allow li-ion batteries in stow away. They MUST be taken on carry on. No security guy has asked anything more than do you have ecigs in there. I say yes and that was that. But if you truly must explain you can say that the FDA does not allow these types of batteries to be transported in the stow-away luggage. They require that they are in the carry-on luggage. (I think you need plastic battery containers for say the 18650 batteries...they want to have them compartmentalized so that +/- ends can't touch and cause a short)

Liquid, well I'm only going to bring enough for the trip (maybe some extra) and buy some when I land.
Cruise I went on that was not an option. Some of the islands I went to would had no clue what it was. You'd have to make sure a B&M was in the area. You can put as much as you want in your stow away luggage. It's just your carry on that you are limited to what fits in a 1 quart bag.

If look forward to local food, local beer, local music, and don't bring any of those along with me..
I'll take a chance on Local Vapes as well!

With time I guess I'll learn...

For me FOOD is the best part of trips. I always try local food and restaurants. Can't say I've visited B&M shops but if you know they are going to be where you are traveling by all means do some shopping and get some local juice.

Have a fun trip.
 

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I'm going on vacation in about a month.....here's the Official website of the Department of Homeland Security.

3.4 ounce (100ml) bottle or less (by volume); 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; 1 bag per passenger placed in screening bin. One-quart bag per person limits the total liquid volume each traveler can bring. 3.4 ounce (100ml) container size is a security measure.

3-1-1 for Carry-ons | Transportation Security Administration
 

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So just to be clear.. What is the policy for carrying an e-cig device on your person through the airports and on the plane? Say, walking through security with an ego and a full protank in your shirt pocket? Any issues there? I'm flying cross country soon. Thanks.

Well I'd put that in your carry on. You are asked to remove keys, coins, any thing that is metal of nature. So you would have to remove it anyway when going through metal detector. As far as unempty tanks I'd put them in your 1 quart zip lock bag. I had 2 or 3 tanks that had liquid in them. Due to the high altitude/pressure change they leaked. Put those in a separate ziplock and put them in your 1 quart ziplock...just so you don't have to deal with a mess.
 

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So just to be clear.. What is the policy for carrying an e-cig device on your person through the airports and on the plane? Say, walking through security with an ego and a full protank in your shirt pocket? Any issues there? I'm flying cross country soon. Thanks.

Sorry double post. If it has any metal you can't carry in your pant pockets or shirt pocket. Just put in carry on. All they did to me was, "do you have ecigs in your bag?" I said yes and that was that....the let me move on. As stated earlier 5 years ago this may have been an issue but I think the security people have ran across this multiple...multiple...times. They have an idea what it looks like on xray and will just ask you. Of the 4 times I did this all that was asked is do you have ecigs in that bag? Never searched, questioned more than that, or got an .... probe ;)

Hopefully you wont get .... probe but I'm pretty sure this is common enough now days that they wont harass you.
 

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I always take it out and out my mod+atomizer in the tray. Have had a few funny looks(provari+kfl looks like a dildo under xray)! Have also had a few questions about what that is, and when told it's an e-cig, they either just say okay, or have a vivid conversation about how cool that is, and that it's good that there is an alternative to cigarettes.


Never had an issue at numerous airports all over the country.

I was extremely skeptical at first though.


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