[Philmont] Digest (07/15/2007 00:01) (#2007-383)

Just my 2 cents
   
   
  Went I traveled to PTC last Sept I inquired to Amtrak about packing my colman muli-fuel stove and bottle. The responce I got (and actually used) was to make sure to wash the bottles with soap and water making sure no gas fumes are left. I had no issues with my travel and will be traveling again to PTC this Sept with my stove and bottle.
   
   
  Alan Stumpf
  GPC -BSA
   
  From amtrak's website
   
  Prohibited Items
  The following kinds of items are prohibited as both checked and carry-on baggage:
    
     Any type of gun, firearm, ammunition, explosives, or weapon.
  
     Incendiaries, including flammable gases, liquids and fuels.
  
     Large, sharp objects such as axes, ice picks and swords.
  
     Corrosive or dangerous chemicals or materials, such as liquid bleach, tear gas, mace, radioactive and harmful bacteriological materials.
  
     Batteries with acid that can spill or leak (except those batteries used in motorized wheelchairs or similar devices for mobility-impaired passengers).
  
     Club-like items, such as billy clubs and nightsticks.
  
     Fragile and/or valuable items, including but not limited to electronic equipment. (Laptop computers and handheld devices may be carried onboard; however, Amtrak accepts no liability for damage.)
  
     Animals (except service animals).
  
     Oversized and/or overweight items.

  Please note: This is not an exhaustive list. Any item similar to those listed, even if not specifically mentioned here, is prohibited from being carried onboard or checked as baggage.
  

Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:28:32 -0400
From: sbhsn@aol.com
Subject: Re: stoves and AMTRAK

Do NOT mail Priority Mail.? This is sent by air, unless you are mailing from ABQ or another NM location.?? You must use Parcel Post, and allow at least ten days for transit time.? Be usre to put your crew number and the message "Hold For Crew ____" on the front of the carton.

You absolutely must use a service which goes only by ground, due to FAA regulations (and common sense).

Steve Hanson
Chaplain, Troop 10, Austin TX and:
A retired USPS employee

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Received on Sun Jul 15 22:35:59 2007