Travelling with inks

[alc3261]

I do think Nalgene bottles if you must take liquid ink, zip-lock bags, take it in carry-on and think about carts.
Carry you pens nib up, full or empty, in carry-on.
The security staff at Manchester think I'm crackers with 10-12 pens but they don't mind the ink as long as it is in the zip-lock bag and presented with the toiletries for checking. Remember the total allowance of any fluid is 1000ml, each container not exceeding 100ml including shampoo, body wash etc, etc and of course ink!!

[Nickp]

Thanks alc3261 if its good for Manchester it'll be good for Heathrow!

All my pens are lever button or piston fillers so carts are unfortunately out of the question.

The pens will fly empty learned my lesson on that some time ago with an unexpected discharge in my jacket!

All the best

Nick

[Tony Rex]

I once had at least ten bottles of varying sizes in something like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sistema-Klip...f=pd_sim_kh_14 in the baggage ... Only one burst, and only very little amount of ink. YMMV

[Koyote]

If I wanted to travel with a FP, I would just bring a c/c filler and some cartridges. That set-up is pretty much ideal for travel.

[MechanicalAnalogy]

@Nickp: Holy cats, that is one heck of a trip! Safe travels.

@Koyote: Am I correct in guessing that a c/c is a refillable cartridge converter? Please excuse my ignorance.

[scrivelry]

You might also take something like small glass beads along - not painted ones, get clear without AB seed beads, or else get seed beads made a color in the glass with no coatings - a good bead store will see you right - and before you fly off with your half-filled bottles, pour in enough beads to make the level of the ink rise to the full point.

I have never tried this, but I saw someone do this in an online picture - they were trying to bring the level of the ink up to where they could use it, I think, but I see no reason why it would not work. Just do not get beads with any type of coating.

T

[Nickp]

Quick update, just done a quick trip to Ireland, one bottle in zip up baggie no problem and no leakage

So all ready for the main trip tomorrow......... number of inks limited to three bottles though due to new supplies not arriving in time :-(

[kaisnowbird]

Bon voyage.

[SteveE]

When I traveled a lot as a management consultant, I tried to rely on cartridge pens while away. That way I could always pack the carts easily, and it was easy to unload my pen as the plane boarded. I didn't want to risk any mishaps in mid-air. I did install a fresh cartridge one time while enroute - and the cabin pressure was not yet up to full. As soon as the nipple punctured the new cartridge, splat! Fortunately it went into a coffee cup. It could just as well have sprayed me or another passenger. Moral of the story is to be sure to aim you pen somewhere safe when putting in new cartridges while in the air.

The few times I did take bottled ink with me were well before any restrictions on travel with liquids. At that time, I just took my partially full bottle of ink with me. I double-baggied it and just chucked it into my hard-side briefcase. Never had a problem that way, but of course now I would not be allowed onto the plane with the bottle in carry-on.

[Nickp]

Many thanks to you all for your help, all bottles have survived the first leg tot he Philippines and all pens working beautifully
Even managed to pick up a bottle of MB Royal Blue en route!

So far so good.......

All the best

Nick