# Camping stoves and fuel bottles completely purged of fuel · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Camping stoves and fuel bottles completely purged of fuel, authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is allowed; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Must contain no residual fuel, vapors, or other hazardous materials; some airlines may not accept used camping equipment regardless of purging, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Camping stoves and fuel bottles completely purged of fuel _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** allowed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must contain no residual fuel, vapors, or other hazardous materials; some airlines may not accept used camping equipment regardless of purging.

## What the source says

> Camping Stoves and Fuel Bottles Completely Purged of Fuel Camping stoves and equipment that contain no residual fuel, vapors or other hazardous materials are allowed. Some airlines may not accept used camping equipment that has had fuel in it regardless of how well it has been purged. Check your airline's policy.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/outdoor-equipment

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules](https://referencesource.org/air-travel-item-restrictions/).