Howdy folks! I'm thinking that my Svea 123 is good for about 3 days in the backcountry. If I wanted to stretch that out another day what would be a good way to carry about 2 fl oz of Coleman fuel without resorting to a Sigg or MSR fuel bottle? Would a Nalgene bottle safely hold white gas?
The smallest msr bottle I see is 11 fl oz. which means that 4/5 of the bottle would be empty. I was hoping for something smaller.
I have some soda bottle preforms that I use for spare fuel for my meths burner car stove setup Not sure of the capacity but not far off I suspect I wasn't able to find a retail supplier here in the uk so asked a supplier for some, they are available on amazon.com though Very sturdy
Thats what I was thinking...or one of those smart brass containers for priming meths. That would be about 2-3oz. Dave Just found one of the threads I was thinking about https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/20038
Hmmm, a flask isn't a bad idea. Still curious about nalgene bottles which come in a lot of small sizes.
Ah like these. http://www.mec.ca/product/4005-479/nalgene-small-travel-kit/?q=nalgene Made of HDPE plastic sorry I normally bring a lot of fuel. lol
The yellow plastic lighter fluid containers come to mind but not sure what the smallest size is. A google of lighter fluid found a black zippo 4 oz tin. thx omc
Hi. Saline solution plastic bottles. Like used for contact lenses. There are in 100cc (3 floz) capacity. I use them for fuel without problem. Besides, they got eye drop noozle to add primming fuel. Best regard. Héctor.
Forget about Nalgene as a Coleman fuel container. Nalgene bottles are made of polypropylene copolymer (PPCO) and Coleman fuel is highly refined gasoline. As you can see on the chemical compatibility chart HERE at 20 degrees centigrade (68 degrees Fahrenheit) immediate damage may occur and it's not recommended for continuous use. Obviously there's a reason Nalgene bottles are advertised as water bottles and not fuel bottles. However, if you switch to an alcohol stove Nalgene bottles would be just the ticket. Fill them with Everclear (95% Ethanol) and you could both run your stove and have a night cap!
CORRECTION Nalgene also makes high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles. These too incompatible with Coleman fuel (gasoline) but compatible with Everclear (ethanol). Same, same, almost. Check the chart for the slight variation in chemical compatibility.
pet bottles will hold coleman fuel but are not generally rated for it. We buy our fuel here in pet bottles in a 1l size. Trick will be getting a safe cap but even then the smallest pet soft drink bottles are 250ml and the smallest sigg/msr/optimus bottles are 400ml. That 150ml penalty for piece of mind seems to me a no brainer. You dont have to fill it. Of course I still take a msr style stove and 1l bottle or coleman and 400ml spare fuel just on a weekend often getting home with the spare for the coleman untouched or a similar amount left over for the msr
My Aspen 4 (equiv to Coleman Fuel) & Aspen 2 both come in HDPE/PEHD containers of the 2/recycled variety off the shelf. Most plastic gasoline cans in the UK are HDPE from what I can see, as are many car fuel tanks.
the Scepter jerry cans i use are HDPE . they are military spec , and as close to indestructible as they come . kerry
Many petroleum-based fuel-system cleaning fuel additives now are sold in small bottles of just a few ounces. These containers should be fine with Coleman fuel, but I would of course test it before I put in my pack.
