Flying with sofnolime

jhaaja · 19th January 2006, 11:46

Do you have any experiences of flying with sofnolime in your baggage?

Have you had trouble with the security or customs officers?

I am flying to Hurghada next week and I intend to take as much lime as possible with me.

JH
Finland

ROB DAVIE · 19th January 2006, 14:53

You can get all of the relevant documentation from the manufacturer's website. Have lots of copies with you, and tape one on each jug. I have travelled with fair amounts of it, and have had no problems.

Jan Schoevaerts · 19th January 2006, 15:58

Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja)

Do you have any experiences of flying with sofnolime in your baggage?

Have you had trouble with the security or customs officers?

I am flying to Hurghada next week and I intend to take as much lime as possible with me.

JH
Finland

Well I just came back from Hurgada.
I had no problems taking our boxes of softnolime with me. My travelagence told me to take them with me, unopened in a bag.

Have some nice dives...

decowarrior · 19th January 2006, 16:04

just rip the corrosive label off and that saves a lot of hassle as well

Gadget · 19th January 2006, 16:20

Put it in a hold all or large bag and as decowarrier said remove then corrosive label, then check the bag and dont worry.

Deep Thought · 19th January 2006, 17:58

Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja)

Do you have any experiences of flying with sofnolime in your baggage?

Have you had trouble with the security or customs officers?

I am flying to Hurghada next week and I intend to take as much lime as possible with me.

JH
Finland

I have had issues with TSA people who apply rules randomly at best. No issue with customs or inspectors entering a country. The issue I had involved transferring the sorb into bags to split up in my luggage. Although I carried all of the documentation the argument was "It could be anything -including kitty litter, salt, sugar..." Apparently any substance that does not come in an original package including; potato chips, cookies, etc. could be hazardous even though it passes the tissue test.

The good news is that the TSA with all of its infinite wisdom now allows scissors, knives and other weapons back aboard commercial flights.

Appearance or packaging can deceive or impress a person such as the arbitrary TSA screeners. It would not take too much imagination to vacuum seal it in bags and use a computer printer to create labels. If you copy the information off of the label without deceit and carry the proper documents it should not be an issue.

jhaaja · 19th January 2006, 21:05

Unfortunately the only original packages that I have are the 30kg ones. Those are not very nice to fit inside the bag.

I have to split the lime in smaller bottles or something and just put Moleculars safety data sheets inside the bag.

JH
Finland

Blomman · 21st January 2006, 13:14

A year ago me and my buddy went to the red sea. At Landvetter airport in Sweden they called for my buddy via the speakersystem and we had to meet up with personell from the customs. My buddy had a lock on his bag so he had to unlock the bag for a visual inspection. The sofnolime-container was still factorysealed and he also had a productsheet to show the customs. This was enough and the customs was satisfied.

My buddy have travelled a lot with his YBOD and he once was stoped for an inspection (I think it was in america). The inspector believed he had hit the jackpot and found a few kilo of drugs. My buddy said the inspector looked really satisfied before he relaised it wasn't drugs

// Blomman

TordoffR · 21st January 2006, 13:19

I can't take credit for this one...it comes from a very repected individual in the rebreather community. He said that it is quite easy to print stickers that say, "Safe for Airline Travel".

What a great idea!!! You can put it on anything that you want to be safe.

Gadget · 21st January 2006, 18:05

Dont know wether it is true But was told story.

Richie stevens used to print lables for sofna lime tubs that called it "Suit drying material", when questioned buy customs he simply explained it worked the same as silica gell removeing moisture but this was specially designed for dry suits and you needed alot because of the size of a suit. Off they would go really happy.

19th January 2006, 11:46	#1 (permalink)
jhaaja Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 867	Flying with sofnolime Do you have any experiences of flying with sofnolime in your baggage? Have you had trouble with the security or customs officers? I am flying to Hurghada next week and I intend to take as much lime as possible with me. JH Finland
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19th January 2006, 14:53	#2 (permalink)
ROB DAVIE Administrator Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: HOUSTON, REPUBLIC OF TEJAS Posts: 1,120	Re: Flying with sofnolime You can get all of the relevant documentation from the manufacturer's website. Have lots of copies with you, and tape one on each jug. I have travelled with fair amounts of it, and have had no problems. __________________ [SIZE=2]"CC Rebreathers will become a viable part of tech diving [U]WHEN PIGS FLY[/U]!!"--GI3[/SIZE] Last edited by ROB DAVIE : 19th January 2006 at 15:04.
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19th January 2006, 15:58	#3 (permalink)
Jan Schoevaerts New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brussels Belgium Posts: 5	Re: Flying with sofnolime Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja) Do you have any experiences of flying with sofnolime in your baggage? Have you had trouble with the security or customs officers? I am flying to Hurghada next week and I intend to take as much lime as possible with me. JH Finland Well I just came back from Hurgada. I had no problems taking our boxes of softnolime with me. My travelagence told me to take them with me, unopened in a bag. Have some nice dives...
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decowarrior New Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: stoke Posts: 42	Re: Flying with sofnolime just rip the corrosive label off and that saves a lot of hassle as well __________________ wetter the better
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Gadget Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon rEvo Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Dolphin Home Build Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hoddesdon, Herts. Posts: 161	Re: Flying with sofnolime Put it in a hold all or large bag and as decowarrier said remove then corrosive label, then check the bag and dont worry. __________________ Si Lawrence www.divehdi.com
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Deep Thought Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Megalodon Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Optima Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great Lakes Posts: 190	Re: Flying with sofnolime Quote: (Originally Posted by jhaaja) Do you have any experiences of flying with sofnolime in your baggage? Have you had trouble with the security or customs officers? I am flying to Hurghada next week and I intend to take as much lime as possible with me. JH Finland I have had issues with TSA people who apply rules randomly at best. No issue with customs or inspectors entering a country. The issue I had involved transferring the sorb into bags to split up in my luggage. Although I carried all of the documentation the argument was "It could be anything -including kitty litter, salt, sugar..." Apparently any substance that does not come in an original package including; potato chips, cookies, etc. could be hazardous even though it passes the tissue test. The good news is that the TSA with all of its infinite wisdom now allows scissors, knives and other weapons back aboard commercial flights. Appearance or packaging can deceive or impress a person such as the arbitrary TSA screeners. It would not take too much imagination to vacuum seal it in bags and use a computer printer to create labels. If you copy the information off of the label without deceit and carry the proper documents it should not be an issue. __________________ Creature Of Habits; Mostly Bad www.gudcscuba.com
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19th January 2006, 21:05	#7 (permalink)
jhaaja Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 867	Re: Flying with sofnolime Unfortunately the only original packages that I have are the 30kg ones. Those are not very nice to fit inside the bag. I have to split the lime in smaller bottles or something and just put Moleculars safety data sheets inside the bag. JH Finland
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21st January 2006, 13:14	#8 (permalink)
Blomman Helium is addictive! Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 148	Re: Flying with sofnolime A year ago me and my buddy went to the red sea. At Landvetter airport in Sweden they called for my buddy via the speakersystem and we had to meet up with personell from the customs. My buddy had a lock on his bag so he had to unlock the bag for a visual inspection. The sofnolime-container was still factorysealed and he also had a productsheet to show the customs. This was enough and the customs was satisfied. My buddy have travelled a lot with his YBOD and he once was stoped for an inspection (I think it was in america). The inspector believed he had hit the jackpot and found a few kilo of drugs. My buddy said the inspector looked really satisfied before he relaised it wasn't drugs // Blomman
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21st January 2006, 13:19	#9 (permalink)
TordoffR Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 115	Re: Flying with sofnolime I can't take credit for this one...it comes from a very repected individual in the rebreather community. He said that it is quite easy to print stickers that say, "Safe for Airline Travel". What a great idea!!! You can put it on anything that you want to be safe. __________________ Rich "It's better to burn out, than to fade away."
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21st January 2006, 18:05	#10 (permalink)
Gadget Custom Title Allowed! Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon rEvo Dolphin Home Build Other Rebreather/s: rEvo Dolphin Home Build Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hoddesdon, Herts. Posts: 161	Re: Flying with sofnolime Dont know wether it is true But was told story. Richie stevens used to print lables for sofna lime tubs that called it "Suit drying material", when questioned buy customs he simply explained it worked the same as silica gell removeing moisture but this was specially designed for dry suits and you needed alot because of the size of a suit. Off they would go really happy. __________________ Si Lawrence www.divehdi.com
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