Is there any issue with packing these in the baggage compartment and flying to altitude? I guess not Much different than camping in mountains...



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Way better than the 10lb propane tank I sometimes carry. The atmospheric pressure differential from sea level to 18,000 feet is only about 7 psi so not enough change to bother those canisters.

When flying with them, I do worry about open canisters that are still connected to a stove leaking and causing a fire hazard, though. It's never happened to me and they stay charged like that for a long time like that so probably not an issue.

Dragged them around for years without issue, but I've never been higher than 12K. Like Blackrock said, I just don't think the pressure differential is significant. They're already under pressure and designed for dudes who are climbing Everest and the like. The little Lindal valves are a good design.

Here's something I didn't know, from the MSR site:

cascadedesigns.com wrote:Last, consider the graphics and colors on the outside of the fuel canister. MSR IsoPro cans are bright red for good visibility at night, and they feature a “float gage” printed on the side. This gage allows you to float the canister in still water and measure the approximate amount of fuel remaining—a huge convenience when planning for your trip or even in the field.

I always just shake em and roll the dice as I'm packing the plane.

We have flown many trips with them to12.5 and have not had an issue. My guess is the few pound delta is well within the design margin. But that's just a guess, empirically speaking all good to date.

flyingzebra wrote:We have flown many trips with them to12.5 and have not had an issue. My guess is the few pound delta is well within the design margin. But that's just a guess, empirically speaking all good to date.

On a similar note, I carry some of the 16 oz propane bottles, one for my coffee maker and 2 for my tent heater (remember, I'm a glamper ), and sometimes extras. While I've never had any leak up to roughly 14,000', I've always been extra careful, with brass caps with rubber gaskets replacing the plastic caps that come on them.

I also carry a couple bottles of Coleman fuel for my MSR stoves, but those are so solid that I've never worried about them, either. I have replaced the O-rings a time or two, just to make sure they can't leak.

While I use my Coleman 2 burner stove when truck camping, I've never carried it in the airplane due to its bulk. If I did carry it, though, I'd depressurize the tank before loading it, just as I do before packing it into the truck.

Cary

I would say its not an issue, Ive carried the small jet boil cans, the bigger 1 lb containers and I recently bought the composite 3 gallon propane tank from LEHR, they use them for the propane powered boat motors and whatever else runs propane. They are super light weight, composite, somewhat clear so you can see how much liquid propane you have, they wont rust, and they wont scratch the crap out of everything because of the way they are built. I am really impressed with them. I just a propane tank tree that I can put the lantern on top and run other lines to stoves or heaters. I do fly an 182, so having a bigger tank isn't really an issue due to excess space and a good useful load.

Ben