This is a good combination. The Trangia cap fits all the Sigg bottles TTBOMK and does not have the dribbly/drippy tendency that the Sigg cap has. I've been using variations of this setup for several years now and find it to be very useful.
Morning, Ian, Neat fuel bottle cap! It looks like you open a valve with the knob on top, then use one of the ends as a pour spout, while regulating the fuel with a finger over the other end of the spout. Is that the way it works? Who sells such a neat little item, and how much does it cost? Thanks for sharing, looks to work a treat! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc Mark
The cap is from Trangia, they sell plastic fuel bottles with that style of cap. Best bet on our side of the pond is http://www.outdoorsportz.com/shop-bin/sc/productsearch.cgi?fromid=productsearch.cgi&search_field=trangia&storeid=*1e603b70a811b7440c71f4d78f9fcab829&prevlocation=http://www.outdoorsportz.com/&testcookie=on&ip=64.178.56.26]Outdoor sportZ[/url] You can buy only the caps, you don't need to buy the entire fuel bottle.
Mark, You got it nearly right. The red collar unscrews up the white part enabling the white part, which is spring-loaded from below, to be depressed which allows fuel out of whichever nozzle is lower when the bottle is tilted. The upper nozzle lets the air in, but the flow is controlled by depressing or releasing the white part. When you have finished you screw the red collar back down the white part firmly and the bottle is sealed again. I have a 1.5 ltr bottle set upthis way for paraffin and a 0.6 ltr bottle for spirit. This dinky little ? ltr bottle holds enough fuel to reload the Pri.71 a couple of times or the M1942 - much tidier than the Coleman ? ltr (1pint) can.
Hi, Hi Ian I own this cap put have the problem that there is fuel getting "trough the red collar" you have not this problem ? Regards, Christoph
I have only had this happen when the red collar is screwed off too much and there is a lot of fuel in the bottle. I have found that by just cracking open the collar and thus the valve this leakage can be stopped. Not tipping the bottle upside down when pouring fuel also helps - a gentle tilt is enough to maintain a steady controlled flow. You should only need to fully upend the bottle when it is almost empty.
Being a fan of Trangia I beat a path to the outdoor shop when these came out so I could have a fuel bottle to compliment my Trangia stove. Although well made I came away without buying one as I wasn't confident it wouldn't accidently spill meths when shoved in my rucsac. They would be excellent for non-rucsac use though. I ended up replacing my Sigg's with 1 & .5 litre Nalgene fuel bottles which have a very positive fitting cap & a funnel with bleed hole sits in the neck & can be taken out & flipped over to dispence the fuel. I got mine in the USA ten years ago but I have seen them in the UK in recent years.
Hi Ian I also use the Trangia cap and find it to be very good with no experience of fuel spills. It is possible to get fuel running down the central rod mainly because you can?t see the fuel flowing out when you stuff it into a stove ! Why didn?t they make it in clear plastic ? I find the whole process is made much easier if you put a short length of poly tubing onto one of the spouts so you can gauge more easily what?s being dispensed. I realise it?s less friendly inside the rucksack, but I generally do more cycle touring than backpacking, where the bottle is on the bike. They don?t fit the clone bottles made by Hi-Gear by the way, the size of the orifice is slightly different although the threads look the same. Cheers Keith
"O" RINGS i have one of these also..they are fine for filling the large,open Trangia stove but for pre-heat fueling they don't fit into some stoves--the idea from FOX about using a length of plastic hose sounds like that would solve that problem--i'll try it.. i've never use this filler on the trail--i just don't trust all the "o" rings and springs to keep working--
Bearing Ross's statement in mind and having a trangia valve to hand I decided to see just what the sealing arrangement comprised. The valve broken down into its component parts: The stem has a shallow recess in its base into which the washer/seal (presumably nitrile or similar) fits snugly standing a little proud of the base of the stem: The body of the valve has a slightly raised 'ring' on its base where the seal on the stem seats: When the red thumbnut is screwed down firmly the seal is drawn up onto the raised ring on the body. There is minimal play between the stem and the body and the seal is probably as good as the average stove fuel cap seal: My bottles, with the exception of the little red one I started this thread with, spend most of the time in the back box of the LandRover where they don't yet have dedicated stowage so tend to get bumped and knocked about a bit. Up to press I haven't had any leaking problems whist they have been in there.
Hi Dave I don't use mine for pre-heating I use it to hold the main stove fuel i.e. paraffin in most cases. I contacted Trangia direct about the use of their red plastic bottles with other than meths and they confirmed that : " You can store fuel alcohol, kerosene and gasoline in our red fuel bottles." I didn't get one though as I have a supply of aluminium ones but I do like their caps ! Cheers Keith
I use a Trangia stove for most of my back packing and I have had the trangia furll bottle for a couple of years. It's my favorite. What I need is a small squirt bottle for meths to keep with the kero stoves. rw
Most of the time these days I just pour the spirit onto the top of the burner and let it dribble down the sides over the tubes until the spirit cup is about full. I only use the squirty for the Coleman lanterns.
