Trip to Colombia

[Illuminatu]

Hey ladies and gents,

I'm going on vacation in Colombia, in a few weeks, and with the bad publicity I've seen in the papers recently and also the fact that a few person seem to have problem bringing there hardware back in Canada it kinda got me worried. I do not want to leave one of my precious Reo's or even my Prodigy V3 to the Canadian Customs officer. I was considering using a 3.7 volt 2x AA modbox ... or even my Poor Man's Copper Tube mod.... but I'm afraid that those would get me weird looks in a airport or even in trouble with security . So I was considering getting a cheaper mod that would look more civilized, and the only affordable/not-looking-like-a-bomb-nor-detonator mod i could think of was the Revolution 2.1. Anyone got any other suggestions?? and i'd like to keep it in the 60$ or so price tag of the revolution 2.1 as I'm expecting to lose it to customs or ... I dont wanna look at it as a disposable but still there's a risk it wont make it back home

Thanks for your input !

 

[EastSideToker]

i just got my V2 .. must say 3 days 1 charge and no fuss..
also works as a "usb passthrough?"

i dont imagine you will want to be charging batteries every couple hrs in Colombia (need i say Lucky) =)

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

I have a friend that works at AC and he told me it's "hands off" in regards to Ecigs owned by private individuals. They were also told no vaping in any AC areas that are labelled as Non Smoking.

 

[rachelcoffe]

Hi there Illuminatu!

I hear ya re: the concerns about our idiot Customs having mistaken ideas about e-cigs etc being illegal. It's frustrating, they're supposed to know the laws. For them to seize your personal property like that...would make exactly as much sense as a border guard removing your pants & saying "pants are illegal in Canada." Um...no they're not, lol.

That said...you're flying, which is much better. A lot of the horror stories I've seen have been with people driving back here. It's a different ball-game when you're flying: the agents at airports actually seem to know that duh, these are perfectly legal.

My advice would be 1) to watch this video:

Basilray's Tips and Tricks for Travel

It's very helpful, with some good common-sense tips. And 2), if you really don't want to take a chance...I would suggest simply taking a couple of eGos or Mega eGos, a charger & a bottle or two of juice. While still making sure to follow all of BasilRay's procedures in the video above. Not gonna be the world's greatest vape, with an eGo...but at least you'll be able to vape. Something is better than nothing. And this way, if you encounter idiots on your return home (which we pray won't happen, 'cause it shouldn't happen)...at least you're not going to lose a precious or expensive mod.

Hope it all works out...and happy vaping hun!


Rachel

 

[Illuminatu]

Thanks ladies and gents, and a special thanks to RachelCoffe the vid was pretty interesting

 

[TallGrass]

If I were bringing a provari back from vacation I would definitely hide it in my body just before boarding. Use a little lubricant and everything will be fine.

 

[kanadiankat]

There are only a couple places in the world where vapers need to be aware of local laws - Brazil and Singapore.

Singapore ecigs are illegal - even for personal use. How that translates to visitors - hard to know (anyone here been to singapore lately?).

Brazil forbids importation, sale and advertisement of all ecigs. Again - hard to know if this translates to personal use for a visitor.

Outside of these countries though - most still have the WHO/HC type "ban" - but no direct laws against use - and varying policies on ecigs with nicotine.

Always a good idea to contact the consulate of that country and ask if there are problems or specific laws (and follow the advice of Rachel Coffee's travel link - don't carry 100ml bottles across borders).

Bon Voyage. Enjoy Columbia. We'll just all stay here and freeze and think of you.

 

[DevilFishPhil]

I posted this in another thread, but I'll share my experience again:
I went to Argentina and Brazil in October and on my carry-on I had: Reo Grand, Maxi and Mini Roughstack, 2 eGo batteries, 3 510 batteries, 5 18650 batteries, 5 extra atomizers, 10 3ml bottles, battery charger all neatly tucked away in the front pocket of a backpack. All my e-liquid was in a ziplock bag which I took at security checkpoints.

I had to go through 6 security checkpoints and 2 hand searches (before boarding a plane to Washington DC) and the lady even took out my Maxi Roughstack, took a quick glance and put it right back in my bag .

I was more worried about Argentinian customs because they're illegal over there, but pfft no problems at all. Canadian customs only cared about what I was bringing back from Argentina and Brazil, and the best part is that I had my Reo Grand sticking out of my shirt pocket.