Thread: Camping gas limit per party when flying by heli

Hi, just waiting a reply from a heli company but in the meantime anyone have a link on the limit of gas for your cookers when flying in?

As many as you can fit inside your pack where they can't be seen anyhow

Cant really help wee man but when 4 of us flew into the Whataroa for a week last year we weren't even asked.
Will be intersested to see what your allowed, from memory I think we took 2 jet boil sized cannisters each

But the actual regs are 1kg total or 4x 250g cylinders

I’m sorry Ryan_Songhurst as you come across as a pretty upstanding sort of guy, but as someone who makes their living as a pilot I am appalled that you would suggest that people hide undeclared dangerous goods in their luggage.

Here’s what Haast Heli emailed last year

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) limit the dangerous goods we can carry. Please take note of and apply the following limits to your gear list:
• NO LPG bottles with passengers. No exceptions.
• Ammunition: Max 5kg per person per load.
• Butane gas cannisters: Max 1 kg per package (not bigger than 500 g each cannister).
• White Spirits: Max 20 litres per load in approved containers (e.g. petrol/diesel jerries’).
• Petrol: Max 5 litres per load in approved containers (e.g. petrol/diesel jerries’).

Originally Posted by Sauer

I’m sorry Ryan_Songhurst as you come across as a pretty upstanding sort of guy, but as someone who makes their living as a pilot I am appalled that you would suggest that people hide undeclared dangerous goods in their luggage.

Dont think he is mate i read that as a statement of what 99% of most people will do anyhow, since having 5kg of ammo is safer maybe make a stove that runs on black powder

How do doc resupply gas at the huts on the great walks?

No passengers on board and in pods, same with using load slings.
No gas inside helicopter i was told

Interesting results alright - hopefully will be able to publish a source when i get a reply tomorrow? I looked into the CAA dangerous goods list - was like walking through a mine field - one reference to another etc. Though Outdoorlad seems to got some good info - 20 litres of white spirits - wow.

Burning dannyb's boots would probably last me a week with enough fuel...size 16??

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

20 liters of white spirits verses 5 of petrol doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

I agree. My eyebrows reckon white spirits are at least as flammable as petrol.

Originally Posted by Hunteast

Burning dannyb's boots would probably last me a week with enough fuel...size 16??

He tried that and it didn't work too well last time.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

20 liters of white spirits verses 5 of petrol doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

No it doesn’t but that’s CAA for you! You’d be hard pressed to use half a litre WS on a week long trip.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

20 liters of white spirits verses 5 of petrol doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

Packing Group II vs III?