ever try packing one of those miserable tins of White Gas??? Even worse, ever try pouring one without spilling as much as you get into the stove... even with a funnel... I was wondering if anybody had improvised a flask to carry fuel in.. I was thinking about a length of 2" copper pipe, with a spigot on the end, with a shut off. I wondered though, why is white gas always in a steel tin, kerosene in a plastic can? Does White gas react to plastics, copper??? I couldn't see Kerosene reacting with either??? Any suggestions, or successfully used ideas? NC
I use a cheap rip off version of a sigg bottle, bought for a couple of quid, with a pop up drinking top. Its alloy with a plastic top, pours quite accurately, and shuts off very positively. Well worth investigating your local cheapo shops...
Hi, I use the Uco Spigot White gas/ Kero/Alcohol comes in plastic bottles when you buy it, so at least it seems not to react with this bottle-plastics. Regards, Christoph
Got myself a shut walve to the sigg. A kind of pouring spout. Works exelent. I do not know ehre to find them. Got mine with a 8R on the bay.
I recalled there was some discussion about this in the past, it's here I think that the Trangia caps are still available, and if you put a short length of PVC tubing ( as used for aquariums or home brewing ) on one of the nozzles you can monitor how much is being dispensed. Cheers Keith
Yep Still available, ?4.50 http://www.completeoutdoors.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=185_187_220&products_id=1522 Simes
I use to have a sigg bottle, but a sodabottle has worked fine for me, it may be a risk of static electrisity but if you hold one hand on the botle, and the other on the stove - I belive (but do not know) it is safe. dsk PS the norwegian sodabottles is maybe thicker than those in the US? Some students tested it wid air, and it was keeping 6 Bar pressure over the night. DS
Why have a beautiful shiny copper stove and a plastic drink bottle to hold the fuel? I have an antique swiss oil can that I carry the kero in for my lamps and stoves. Unfortunately the Tilley funnel is too big for the stove - any links to eBay auctions for a nice tin funnel? (no cheap plastic ones please....).
Thanks for your suggestions, everybody. My main concern was the because of the volatility of White gas, that it may react with plastic(In Canada, all white gas is sold in tins, and they are the most wastefull contraptions devised by man!) So I will be able to transfer the fuel to a soda bottle, and devise a shut off cap for it... I don't think the tin would accomodate the trangia cap, neither would it with the 2-4 gallon kerosene jugs, the threads are simply not the same! I can buy shut offs for jerry cans, that screw onto 1 gallon oil bottles. NC
I use a small .3 litre alu sigg bottle when using the Svea 123. It has a seperate top with pourer pipe in it (I don't trust tops withon/off pourers built in) The older Coleman fuel funnels are nice
Any Coleman fuel I have seen advertised here in europe (usually on eBay Germany) comes in a plastic bottle, and the Primus fuel too, which is a white gas type of fuel, is in a plastic container! I'm sure it does not need saying, but I'll say it anyway ... Be very careful putting fuel in soda/drinks bottles. Accidents DO happen !! Never do this if there is any chance that children will be near these bottles, it's just not worth the risk. Enjoy the Flame Spudz
