Timeline for Raw grains through security
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| Aug 23, 2016 at 8:39 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/768004847484428288 | ||
| Aug 17, 2016 at 21:58 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | @Berwyn Travel tip: if your space program is so low-rent that you have to provide your own food, do not go to space with them. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 17:25 | comment | added | Berwyn | @njzk2 Only places I can think of are outer-space or the mariana trench. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 16:04 | comment | added | njzk2 | so, where are you going? | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 16:03 | comment | added | njzk2 | I am having a hard time imagining a country where food is so much more expensive than in the US that transporting rice in your luggage by plane is worth it. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 15:20 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 17, 2016 at 14:21 | comment | added | Richard Ev | Rice is one of the things you will need to declare in customs if you are traveling to Australia or New Zealand. As others have commented - given the price of rice, why bother? | |
| S Aug 17, 2016 at 12:33 | history | suggested | BiscuitBaker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 17, 2016 at 11:43 | comment | added | David Richerby | As others have said, this plan is just bad. Rice is cheaply available anywhere; protein powder can be bought online. Further, the amount of luggage you can bring on an airline is very limited and it would make much more sense to use that capacity for clothing and the other personal belongings that you'll need while you're away long-term. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 10:36 | comment | added | MSalters | Every rich country I know has restrictions on agricultural imports - all of Europe, Japan, Australia & New Zealand - and by default those all ban unprocessed ingredients (like rice). That's why phytosanitary certifications exist, but you obviously won't get those for hand-packed ziplock bags of rice. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 8:36 | comment | added | DCTLib | On a related note: The US is quite an expensive country when it comes to food. Compare, for example, the cost of living in Buffalo, NY (a random example) with London, UK, one of the most expensive places to live in Europe: numbeo.com/cost-of-living/… - You will see that London is more expensive in all aspects except for grocery products. You will not save money, but spend money by bringing along your food items. Protein powder may be different, though. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 8:25 | answer | added | Chris H - UK | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 5:54 | answer | added | PSC775 | timeline score: 11 | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 3:24 | comment | added | Michael Hampton | Also note that there can be agricultural controls within a country. For instance, you can't take certain types of foods (such as fresh fruits) between Western Australia and South Australia, and you'll be checked at the border between them. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 3:11 | comment | added | Michael Hampton | It generally doesn't make sense to bring food that you can get easily and cheaply wherever you're going, such as rice. Protein powder is hit or miss, depending on where you're going, which you seem to have not mentioned. What you really ought to bring is stuff you will miss, can't get easily in your destination country, and is allowed through the country's customs. These things should be left in their original containers for easy identification. For an American, this is likely to be a fairly short list almost anywhere you go. ... So, what country are you going to? | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 1:46 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | Given that a 20lb sack of dry rice is unlikely to cost more than $15 or so (likely much cheaper in many places), and carrying 20lbs of rice is physically inconvenient and takes up a good chunk of your baggage allowance, I'm really not understanding what your plan achieves. | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 1:15 | comment | added | George Y. | You might also find out that where you going the food costs much cheaper than in US. Even in quite expensive countries (Switzerland, Iceland, Nordics) the cost of raw food is quite low. From the cost savings perspective I'd rather pack some hard liquor (if you drink). | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 0:10 | answer | added | The Wandering Coder | timeline score: 25 | |
| Aug 17, 2016 at 0:08 | history | edited | Zach Lipton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 17, 2016 at 0:06 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | Your problem isn't so much TSA security, but Customs in whatever country you're visiting, as there may be restrictions on agricultural items. Where are you going? In most countries, rice is a cheap staple food that costs substantially less than $1/pound, so I can't imagine why it is worth carrying any significant quantity with you if your goal is simply to save money. | |
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| Aug 16, 2016 at 23:52 | history | asked | Traveltheglobe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |