Airplane Travel And Hookah

[AmunRa]

I am going to be taking a trip soon, and I am wondering if any of you travel often with your pipe? If so, so you carry-on the pipe, and put the perpherials (bowl, tings, tobacco, coals, etc.) in your checked bag? Any tips you have are appreciated! Thanks.

[SimplexCoda]

Im sure stuff like tobacco and coals would have to be in checked baggage cause of their nature of being on fire. other than that i dont see why couldnt carry everything else on.

Now that i think about it youll prolly have to check the tongs too cause they are "sharp"

[thehelios]

I am going to be taking a trip soon, and I am wondering if any of you travel often with your pipe? If so, so you carry-on the pipe, and put the perpherials (bowl, tings, tobacco, coals, etc.) in your checked bag? Any tips you have are appreciated! Thanks.

I have my tobacco in their respective rubbermaid tubs. I use my mya mini acrylic box and have inside of it: stem, vase, bowl, grommets, tongs, coals, and pre-cut foil. Then I have the hose on its own.

I just did it twice through carry-on security and if the screener knows what a hookah is, you'll be fine. If not, they'll go through your bag b/c it looks confusing as hell through the x-ray.

The ONLY thing I was concerned about was the tobacco. Because of these damned liquid restrictions, I was thinking they might be a little strict and include "wet" tobacco but since they had no idea if it was wet or not, and I just told them before that it was tobacco in the tubs, they didn't think about it twice.

They had no problem with the coal since you need a lighter to light them and at that point, anything on the plane is flammable. Also, they didn't question the tongs (it has a flat head with small little spike things for support) and the accompanying pin I have attached to it.

Also, no lighters. They aren't allowed on carry-on, and they will find them. I know way too well from experience.

Side note: I kept my tongs in a plastic bag in the mya box b/c I didn't want them scratching anything. That would apply to anything you want to keep "scratch free" inside the box. Edited January 27, 2009 by thehelios

[Zinite]

I'm going on vacation this summer and planning on taking the following:

Mya Saray Acrylic Hookah
2 Nammor hoses
2 boxes of Hookah John Coconut Quick Lights
Kilo or so of AF/Tangiers
an assortment of lighters
MINI PHUNNEL!

All of it being checked. Not expecting any problems from it.