Lear31MX 03:57 PM 10-19-2010
So i'm putting toghter a bomb for my buddy in Kandahar Afghanistan and I was wounding if butane bottles and cutters would be a problem getting over there and getting in there?
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CigarNut 03:59 PM 10-19-2010
Seems like you would not be able to ship butane bottles -- the customs forms required to ship to military bases prohibit anything explosive. The cutters should be no problem...
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Lear31MX 04:02 PM 10-19-2010
thanks michael, thats what I was worried about.
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cmitch 04:07 PM 10-19-2010
You say you're shipping a bomb so a butane bottle would be appropriate.
:-)
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bobarian 04:09 PM 10-19-2010
Originally Posted by CigarNut:
Seems like you would not be able to ship butane bottles -- the customs forms required to ship to military bases prohibit anything explosive. The cutters should be no problem...
:-) Shipping butane by air is definitely a no-no. Even in the US, vendors ship only by ground.
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icehog3 04:10 PM 10-19-2010
Originally Posted by bobarian:
:-) Shipping butane by air is definitely a no-no. Even in the US, vendors ship only by ground.
It could also get the recipient in some hot water with his superiors.
:-)
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Lear31MX 04:12 PM 10-19-2010
Originally Posted by icehog3:
It could also get the recipient in some hot water with his superiors. :-)
Good thing I asked first.
:-)
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Lear31MX 04:14 PM 10-19-2010
So this was the one thing he did ask for, any ideas on what I should send him?
:-)
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Bill86 04:59 PM 10-19-2010
Can you send matches or 6-10 Ronsons filled with butane? Or is that a no-no as well...
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68TriShield 05:46 PM 10-19-2010
Bill86 06:14 PM 10-19-2010
You could always do what I do with switchblades, I put them in a larger container and bubble wrap it then duct tape the piss out of it. No one wants to spend the few minutes to attempt to get it open. However whoever you are sending it to just knows to take a knife and slit the thing open.
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SNKBYT 06:31 PM 10-19-2010
received a can or two while I was deployed
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CigarNut 07:10 PM 10-19-2010
Originally Posted by 68TriShield:
I've sent many cans.
Originally Posted by snkbyt:
received a can or two while I was deployed
I was not trying to say that it cannot or is not done. Just pointing out that the customs forms required by the military disallow it...
It's illegal to purchase cuban cigars too...
:-)
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Lumpold 07:15 PM 10-19-2010
Originally Posted by Bill86:
You could always do what I do with switchblades, I put them in a larger container and bubble wrap it then duct tape the piss out of it. No one wants to spend the few minutes to attempt to get it open. However whoever you are sending it to just knows to take a knife and slit the thing open.
I would kinda hope the military would take the time!
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markem 07:24 PM 10-19-2010
Originally Posted by Lumpold:
I would kinda hope the military would take the time!
I'm fairly certain that the military owns knives and are not afraid to use them. I know from experience that customs and the postal service own them and seem to relish their use.
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Bill86 07:26 PM 10-19-2010
Originally Posted by markem:
I'm fairly certain that the military owns knives and are not afraid to use them. I know from experience that customs and the postal service own them and seem to relish their use.
You are most certainly correct.
Originally Posted by Lumpold:
I would kinda hope the military would take the time!
Well think about all the packages in the world.....some people are lazy. I'm sure the military isn't but I've mailed knives that shouldn't be mailed and every time it works. So maybe? Also several people mention its ok anyways....so meh why not give it a shot.
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