What is the appropriate amount of lighters to pack for a seven-day trip?

[wrtiii]

Yes, Smith, a year or two ago the TSA completely reversed their position on this. Now, departing from or arriving in the US, it's OK in your pocket, NOT OK in your checked baggage.

In Jan., in JA they made me discard my lighter at the security line. So I don't think there's any legal way to carry a lighter back to the US.

[smith744]

[QUOTE=wrtiii;12150]Yes, Smith, a year or two ago the TSA completely reversed their position on this. Now, departing from or arriving in the US, it's OK in your pocket, NOT OK in your checked baggage.

In Jan., in JA they made me discard my lighter at the security line. So I don't think there's any legal way to carry a lighter back to the US.[/QUOTE]* sigh *

USA & Jamaica TSA-personnel drive me loony(sp?) with dem ever-changing rules & regulations

so,
past-trip, i had a game plan
...i had 3-4 books-of-matches strategically hidden on my person, in carry-on
......jus' in case i was someplace around airport and needed to light-up

worked GREAT..!!..

no-way they'd have found (or took time to find) all dem match-books

p.s... Once upon a time, i wanted to slap a TSA-person cause dem took my matches