How do you light your cigar when you travel

mmkuchi · March 2015

Just wonder that if you guys are on few-day business trip that requires plane travel, how you light your cigar after landed given lighters are not allowed on plane; and I am sure that you don't want to keep buying lighters, right? Are matches allowed when carry-on?

jd50ae · March 2015

Thought this was going to be a driving question. Don't do heavier then air travel.

avengethis · March 2015

mmkuchi:
Just wonder that if you guys are on few-day business trip that requires plane travel, how you light your cigar after landed given lighters are not allowed on plane; and I am sure that you don't want to keep buying lighters, right? Are matches allowed when carry-on?

I am actually going to have the same issue next year. I am going on a cruise for my Brother in laws wedding and need to figure out what I can bring with me.

Ken Light · March 2015

Ever see the scene in Pulp Fiction with Christopher Walken? It's like that, only it's not at all like that.

jgibv · March 2015

Answer: Use Matches

FYI, if you search the web for the keywords "TSA Lighters and Matches" the top result should get you the link below; TSA regulations are ever-changing so be sure to check the list before you go.

As of now according to the TSA Prohibited Items list: http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/prohibited-items#9

Common Lighters
Lighters without fuel are permitted in checked baggage.
Lighters with fuel are prohibited in checked baggage, unless they adhere to the Department of Transportation (DOT) exemption, which allows up to two fueled lighters if properly enclosed in a DOT approved case.
(Like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Colibri-Tranzpack-Approved-Airline-Lighter/dp/B000J0KUB0)

Torch Lighters
Torch lighters continue to be banned.

Matches
One book of safety (non-strike anywhere) matches are permitted as carry-on items.
Matches are prohibited in checked baggage.

Patrickbrick · March 2015

I was a heavy smoker for many years and still carry a green bic on me I have never had a problem brining this on a plane.

danielzreyes · March 2015

Ken Light:
Ever see the scene in Pulp Fiction with Christopher Walken? It's like that, only it's not at all like that.

It was a Rolex right?

ddubridge · March 2015

A magnifying glass and the sun. 90% of the time...it works every time.

edelrionyc · March 2015

Just buy a bic at the airport to where ever you land. Only cost $1. Or go to a local gas station once landed and buy one of those disposable torch lighters. Cost roughly $5

curtpick · March 2015

Bic soft flame lighters are allowed. Jet flames are not. Matches are. Read the regulations. I travel all the time.

Hays · March 2015

I'm not quoting rules, but I know I've looked before and I'm almost certain that all lighters are absolutely forbidden (unless you use a sealed TSA-approved container, and only then in checked baggage). I've had BIC lighters seized at the airport at least twice. As a result, I just make a habit of carrying along a decent box of cigar matches (which are not strike-anywhere), and if necessary pick up a BIC wherever I go.

rsherman24 · March 2015

I think it depends on the agent at security. I have had to throw away soft flame lighters, and other times walked right through. I usually throw a box of cigar matches in my herfador. I wouldn't bring any lighter you care about