Miles's Mom Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 We will be newbies coming to Chapala in a few months. My husband is into model rocketry, Tripoli.org, NAR.org (the National Association of Rocketry), etc. Is this hobby known in Mexico? Are there folks in Mexico, and/or Guadalajara area, who share the same hobby? Are there past/practicing rocketeers here? Are model rockets allowed/legal to be brought into Mexico? If so, what might you advise us, ways to bring a small collection of these rocket kits in, within reasonable cost? Thank you very much. - Eve C (aka, Miles's Mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 He should check it with NAR, they would know best (and easiest....) The challenge if any would not be the rockets themselves, but the "motors" (those single use, solid fuel shotgun shell shaped tubes of propellant as I recall if the tech has not changed.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambconsultants Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 As i remember the law i would say it is not legal. But i would have to read again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rodwell Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 Here is what a quick Google search reveled: www.jcrocket.com/xalapa01.shtml http://modelrocketbuilding.blogspot.com/2014/06/more-adventures-in-mexico.html https://listado.mercadolibre.com.mx/cohete-modelo The quick answer appears to be yes. The Mercadolibre in Mexico is selling engines and kits. I am in the Air Force Auxiliary and we teach rocketry to our Cadet Corps. They love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles's Mom Posted September 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hi Guys and Ladies - Thanks for the helpful comments. We have sold/donated all our motors and kits to others and the local club. It is great to see the same kind of activities happening on the south of the border as well ( actually why not, the international event few years ago was in the old Soviet block so it is a small world. Wonder why it didn't occur to me to just Google it, guess the mental blinder I still have them on). I am sure we will be checking the local supplies and clubs once we get to your side. Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 And on fiesta days (among many other occasions), "bottle rockets" are also really popular and prevalent.....! (see thread on thundershirts if you have dogs.....) 🚀🌟 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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