Reo and plane travel

[double_aa_ron]

Any tips and tricks to traveling with a Reo Grand? I've never been on a flight with an e-cig. I've heard things about the air pressure making carto tanks and the like flood. Anything like this happen with a Reo?

While I'm at it, do you guys have any general tips for traveling with e-cigs? e-liquid bottle size etc?

 

[Marc411]

Mine has traveled once and did great. Carry on with an empty bottle screwed on for the flight. Full bottles with O-rings on the caps in a plastic bag. batteries in plastic cases. Vaped until 30 minutes before the flight, broke it down and walked through security just like any other time.

Worked out great.

 

[glasseye]

Just what Marc411 said. All the e-liquids went in the clear bag with shampoo and stuff, the batteries (in cases) went in with the electronic stuff, and the Reo went in a pocket in the carry on. They were more interested in a fake metal-backed jewel on my skirt. lol

 

[double_aa_ron]

So you would recommend emptying the bottle first? I was gonna try to fly with it as is.

 

[kinggirl]

So you would recommend emptying the bottle first? I was gonna try to fly with it as is.

I just put one of the caps on them that they come with upon purchase.

 

[Marc411]

I just brought a spare bottle and the one with juice in it got one of Robs caps with an o-ring in it. I picked the O-rings up at Lowes because I was in a pinch. I'm going to buy some extras from Rob.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

I fly with Reos all the time. Batteries must be in carry on so don't put spares in checked baggage. Yes they can auto feed, so you'll want an empty bottle on the Reo for take off. Put your juice in a baggie for getting through security, make sure the tops seal well or they will leak a little in the baggie. If you decide stealth hit in the plane washroom, do small hits and breath out into a paper towel.

 

[double_aa_ron]

I just put one of the caps on them that they come with upon purchase.

Yeah I just found it. Will do. I guess I'll pack the Reo and carry on the Provari/Kfun.

 

[twgbonehead]

So you would recommend emptying the bottle first? I was gonna try to fly with it as is.

Technically you need to have an empty bottle (or no bottle) in it since any liquids have to go into your quart-sized baggie.

 

[Rickajho]

See here: Travel and E-Cig

May want to take it through with a battery in place, based on that recent TSA chatter that you have to show electronic devices to be working for what they are supposed to be if requested. Devices with no battery or a dead battery could be a problem.

You didn't say where you are traveling to, but if leaving the US better check on what 'the rules' are for the country you are entering. If e-cigs are considered 'illegal' you don't want to be facing losing your Reo if you want to enter the country. Mexico has been known to be a little hinky when it comes to confiscation of e-cig gear when entering the country.

 

[double_aa_ron]

I'm just flying to Portland from Austin. I wouldn't think there would much of a difference in the attitude toward e-cigs.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

It will auto feed do not fly with liquid in the bottle and the bottle attached unless you unscrew it before take off. I put my 30ml bottles of juice in the baggie I also have one of the 6 ml bottles full with a drip nipple on it. This goes in my pocket. At security I just drop this loose in the bin with the baggie. Now before and during the flight I can just drip into my RBA. Once I land I pull the nipple top and switch with the empty.

Recently I got TSA Pre and now don't have to pull anything out my bags, best $85 I've ever spent.

 

[CaptSteve]

I strongly suggest as an active airline captain and an avid vaper you take your Reo with the bottle empty as the change in cabin pressure during the climb to cruising level will cause a serious leak. I would not suggest you leave your battery in the Reo either. Put your batteries in your carry on in plastic battery cases so there is no danger they contact anything. You can also carry your Reo with you and check with the airline you're flying if vaping is allowed on-board (some do allow it).

If travelling overseas check if the country you're going to allows e-cigs (some don't as previously mentioned)

Make sure you limit your LAG's (liquids and gels) to a max of 100ml in carry on as no more is allowed.

Have a great trip and take lots of photos of your Reo against landmarks

 

[FACE MEAT]

Mine has traveled once and did great. Carry on with an empty bottle screwed on for the flight. Full bottles with O-rings on the caps in a plastic bag. Batteries in plastic cases. Vaped until 30 minutes before the flight, broke it down and walked through security just like any other time.

Worked out great.

Yep. Flew to Australia a few days ago. Although I use the square bottles, my method was the same as standard bottles.

One Grand, one mini and four 30mL bottles of liquid in my carry-on (liquid was in clear TSA approved bag) didn't even get a single glance from the agent monitoring the x-ray screen.

It wasn't easy to resist the urge to stealth-vape on a 13 hour flight, but I got through it.

I haven't seen a single e-cig user in the three days I've been here, let alone a REOnaut. I know Ian is somewhere around here.

 

[CaptSteve]

The Assies seem to get everything with a 20 year delay. I thing Michael Jackson's thriller is still selling like hot cakes down under. I couldn't find a vape shop anywhere in Sydney and when I vaped on the street I got real funny looks last time I was there

 

[pesky_human]

I fly with 2 Grands all the time. One in my carry on with my RBA supplies, including scissors for wicks, and one on my person that I either put in a little pouch on my bag or in the little personal items tray. I have been asked what it is a couple of times at smaller airports, but once they look at it outside of the x-ray machine, they immediately know what it is. Batteries go in a little nylon pouch in my carry on. Never any problems going through TSA. The only thing I get from time to time is, "Oh, I have never seen one like this before." I have been secondaried more times than I can remember for packing my bag too densely and having too many electronics / cords, etc. but never for going through with a Reo.

Like all vaping equipment, if it is topped off with juice, you might get some auto-squonking and leakage due to pressure / altitude, but even that is pretty rare. I try to remember a little square of paper towel in the event of any issues of that nature. Whichever Reo I am using at the time rides in my pocket on the flight.

Make sure your liquids are in your clear bag in the carry on or in your checked bag, if you do that.

 

[pesky_human]

Recently I got TSA Pre and now don't have to pull anything out my bags, best $85 I've ever spent.

Real talk.

I got mine right when they opened up the policy and it is literally the best $85 I have spent. It cuts over an hour off the experience of going through security at an airport like Denver, where it's basically a cluster 24/7. Stand in a line of 10 people, keep your shoes on and don't have to disassemble your carry on bag vs. stand in a line of 200 people, shoes off, computer out, body cavity search.

Highly recommended.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

I fly with 2 Grands all the time. One in my carry on with my RBA supplies, including scissors for wicks, and one on my person that I either put in a little pouch on my bag or in the little personal items tray. I have been asked what it is a couple of times at smaller airports, but once they look at it outside of the x-ray machine, they immediately know what it is. Batteries go in a little nylon pouch in my carry on. Never any problems going through TSA. The only thing I get from time to time is, "Oh, I have never seen one like this before." I have been secondaried more times than I can remember for packing my bag too densely and having too many electronics / cords, etc. but never for going through with a Reo.

Like all vaping equipment, if it is topped off with juice, you might get some auto-squonking and leakage due to pressure / altitude, but even that is pretty rare. I try to remember a little square of paper towel in the event of any issues of that nature. Whichever Reo I am using at the time rides in my pocket on the flight.

Make sure your liquids are in your clear bag in the carry on or in your checked bag, if you do that.

I've gotten a little leakage from just a tiny bit a juice in the bottle, maybe because you start at such a high altitude you see it less

It is funny how the small airports are always the most picky when going through security. I travel with 8 batteries all lined up nice and pretty in case. The little airports all need to see the battery case, the big ones don't bother.

 

[Ian444]

The less the amount of air in the bottle, the less it will autofeed. In theory if the bottle was completely full, there would be no leakage or autofeed. Also, if you take off from an airport that is high in altitude, say 8000 ft above sea level, there would be little chance of autofeed. Worst case scenario (maximum leakage) is taking off from sea level with a near empty juice bottle.

If you knew your Reo was going to stay upright, say by being in your top shirt pocket, you could just loosen the bottle on the cap and then it can't autofeed. Once you reach cruise altitude you could tighten it back up and you're good to go from there on.

 

[rob2655]

Thanks for this thread. I'm flying on Wednesday and was curious about how well the Reos travel.