blue_morph

Anyone use these Parabolic Gloves? http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/appareldetail.cfm?PRODUCTS__PRODUCTID=GG401 They seem to be a good deal and look to be good for Ice.

I just called Delta and surprisingly I got someone who knew what I was talking about (people seem to think that the Kitchen Stove would be unacceptable as check in luggage). According to Delta Reservations today, the stove is fine in your check in, but NO BOTTLES. I even asked about new ones and she said no. I don't think she understood that new meant EMPTY though. I will try the empty bottle thing anyway. I wonder what the other airlines say. I think its just easier to have a blanket policy for these things than to leave it up to the individual who will likely have no idea what they are looking at. Still, they need to allow stoves as MANY people use them and need to travel with them.

I checked and there was no topic on this "post" 9/11. I want to bring my MSR stove and a bottle (empty and dry of course) with me on Delta Airlines. The flight will be domestic. Any recent experiences regarding this? I think I'll take my least favorite stove just in case.

I have noticed that this year they have changed the rules on the pass system. In addition to day passes, and the window hanger annual passes, you can now use a NPS pass if you have paid an additional $15 for a hologram sticker. The other day at the TH for Hyas lake, the volunteer person there told us to just leave the NPS pass on the dash and that was good enough. The point now is that there is enough consistency to truly be able to claim confusion. So get the ticket and challenge it. Tell them that your NPS park pass worked at "xyz" so I assumed it would work here. Its so confusing now that the people staffed at the TH don't even understand it.