| Where I live, in rural New England, if you ask old-timers for directions
to a nearby town, they’re apt to tell you that “you can’t
get there from here.” For North American paddlers flying commercial
airlines to kayaking and camping trips, the issue is not whether
you can get there, but whether your gear can. Things like fuel canisters
and flares are pretty obvious no-fly items. But what about candles,
seam sealer, insect repellent or bear repellent spray? The U.S. government
and many commercial airlines prohibit flying with a growing number
of standard kayak and camping gear items. Given increased restrictions
and the potential of costly fines, what’s a paddler to do? |
