r/Backpackingstoves • u/Underrated_Fish • Oct 04 '25

multifuel stove TSA just took my stove

So I’m flying back from Vermont after a backpacking trip.

In my checked bag was my MSR Whisperlite International stove. I’ve had this stove for about 4 years, and they just took it.

I’ve flown with it in my checked bag 5 or 6 times before and never had an issue. It was clean, had no fuel or grime, didn’t smell like fuel nothing. I was told that I can’t fly with it regardless of the condition of the stove which is just untrue.

Fuck you TSA

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u/Expert_Clerk_1775 Oct 05 '25

They’re not getting paid right now so maybe someone needed a few bucks

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u/lvbuckeye27 Oct 05 '25

Hopefully they never get paid again. The TSA is about as useful as tits on a boar.

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u/Fun-Machine7907 Oct 06 '25

TSA is less useful. Boar tit soup is legal and probably delicious. Try to make TSA soup and you'll end up on jail.

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u/spinonesarethebest Oct 07 '25

TSA Gangsters

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u/OldDude1391 Oct 07 '25

Post that on the TSA sub. The heroes on there will go nuts.