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Post by williamh4 on Jan 15, 2016 11:24:29 GMT -8
What kind of luck have you had with squeeze bottles for denatured alcohol? I'm looking on Amazon, but see many comments about squeeze bottles leaking. No doubt, someone on this forum can direct me to a good squeeze bottle/container. Having alcohol leak inside a pack would be a mess. I suppose putting it in a freezer bag as backup would be a good idea. |
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 15, 2016 11:36:59 GMT -8
It's my observation here in the lab that anything with a seam that's squeezed routinely will fail (and that's mainly squeeze bottles filled with nothing more than water..). if you need a failure proof bottle go with a rigid one and pour rather than squirt.
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Post by williamh4 on Jan 15, 2016 11:46:15 GMT -8
It's my observation here in the lab that anything with a seam that's squeezed routinely will fail (and that's mainly squeeze bottles filled with nothing more than water..). if you need a failure proof bottle go with a rigid one and pour rather than squirt. Thank you. That makes sense. |
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 15, 2016 11:55:51 GMT -8
IIRC I've seen rigid red plastic bottles for alcohol use. Easy to identify that way.
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Post by tigger on Jan 15, 2016 12:18:18 GMT -8
I've been using a cheap squeeze water bottle for years. I've never had a leak. I think it was a $.99 Evian bottle
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Post by franco on Jan 15, 2016 12:40:09 GMT -8
I use a Platypus 500ml bottle (for longer than 2 day trips).
It has a screw on orange top, not sure if that is the original or not .
(the screw on top looks like the one on a Gatorade but smaller)
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Post by williamh4 on Jan 15, 2016 12:59:27 GMT -8
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 15, 2016 13:29:54 GMT -8
Trangia make alcohol stoves that many like so that's consistent.
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Post by zeke on Jan 15, 2016 16:22:42 GMT -8
I just poured mine into a small 1 ounce measuring cup like the ones that come with cough syrup. Then, I started using a can to snuff out the stove, so I no longer measure. I just snuff out the flame, invert the stove and snuffer can, allowing any unused alcohol to drain back into the snuffer. I pour it back into the bottle for later use.
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Post by tomas on Jan 15, 2016 16:53:08 GMT -8
I've got a Trangia alky stove which means I can simply screw on the lid and top off before I light the thing the next time. Typically I store the alcohol in a small coke bottle that I wrap with duct tape so it is easily identified.
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 16, 2016 10:38:49 GMT -8
Like others here, I repurpose a bottle water bottle for my fuel. If I'm worried about durability (though I've had trouble I think exactly once with a bottle on one trip too many), I'll use a gatorade bottle, which is stronger, but heavier. Zero reason to spend money on a fuel bottle for alcohol. ETA: and I'm the one who taught Zeke about the snuffer can. Good for fuel savings and saves needing to measure  |
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Post by franco on Jan 16, 2016 13:36:51 GMT -8
Years ago I made a video clip on the snuffer can.
(no it wasn't a new idea , in fact mine came from snuffing out candles 50 years ago...)
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Jan 16, 2016 14:54:18 GMT -8
++ on repurposing a water bottle. Added bonus, an 8oz or 12oz water bottle is lighter than even the 4oz squeeze bottles I've seen.
A stove snuff will save its weight in fuel. Or even better use a Starlyte stove, it will hold any extra fuel without spilling.
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 16, 2016 17:20:44 GMT -8
Franco--not implying I invented the snuffer. It was probably discussed here at some point, or maybe it was just an obvious thing to do. I'm just giving Zeke some grief.
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Post by ogg on Jan 16, 2016 17:48:43 GMT -8
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