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Brik847

11/19/2008 05:36AM

What specifically do you carry your stove fuel in? Is there a particular brand / kind of fuel bottle that you recommend?

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kanoes

11/19/2008 05:41AM

when i used to use "white gas" i always carried it in msr fuel bottles.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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bogwalker

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11/19/2008 06:41AM

I also use MSR bottles. There are numerous brands of aluminum lightweight fuel bottles available. Any of them will work.

"When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known." Sigurd F. Olson

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Cedarboy

11/19/2008 06:44AM

MSR

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irishcanoe

11/19/2008 07:06AM

ditto.... MSR

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tony

11/19/2008 09:35AM

I have a couple of nalgene fuel bottles. They are made of plastic. I have'nt seen them at any stores for along time. I think they may have been discontinued.

tony

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oldgentleman

11/19/2008 09:46AM

I have two of the Nalgene fuel bottles. Never a problem with them.

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bogwalker

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11/19/2008 10:27AM

The old Nalgene fuel bottles were discontinued many years ago. You may still find them at some stores in Canada or online sites like E-Bay every so often.

"When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known." Sigurd F. Olson

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Georgiaboy

11/19/2008 11:12AM

Sigg aluminum bottles. Used one for over 30 years.

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moose plums

11/19/2008 11:59AM

MSR fuel bottles

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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HighPlainsDrifter

11/19/2008 12:07PM

3 large Siggs, aluminum, old, dented, replaced the flat gaskets with O-rings, good to go
2 MSR's, 1 large 1 small, aluminum

I don't like the idea that some of you are using plastic bottles for fuel. Do these look like the typical narrow mouth water bottle?

If so, that sounds too much like the bottles for water and booze. I hope you have them well marked. Even so, don't like the idea. It would be too easy to pick a bottle in the dark and take a swig.....

"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)

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MatthewA

11/19/2008 12:08PM

coleman bottles

The portage is right around this bend.... I think....

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quetico152

11/19/2008 12:38PM

the old school red Nalgene fuel bottles

"One swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy" ~ Aristotle

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humdinger

11/19/2008 01:38PM

2 MSRs (big & little), one generic "jansport"(?), one coleman, and one plastic nalgene bottle.

I like the plastic nalgen bottle because of the integrated fuel spout.

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Bannock

11/19/2008 02:08PM

I have one, old, red nalgene bottle and one aluminum MSR. Both are fine, though the nalgene has a built in funnel/spout.

MatthewA is right. I have seen those Coleman Fuel bottles. I haven't used one but they look good and are reminiscent of the nalgene. For those that haven't seen them, in addition to the one gallon, tin can, Coleman is now selling fuel in red plastic bottles.

What size are they Matthew, quart? Or are they a bit smaller?

Bannock

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Soledad

11/19/2008 02:18PM

MSR for white gas
Sigg for Whiskey

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overthehill

11/19/2008 04:00PM

Siggs until switched to Powermax fuel

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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butthead

11/19/2008 04:41PM

HPD, It would be hard to mistake the 'red Nalgene fuel bottle' for anything else.

butthead PS, I cary my booze in a 'sigg bottle'!

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” ? Frank Zappa

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timberwolf

11/19/2008 05:59PM

msr-1 large 1 small

"RANGERS LEAD THE WAY"

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whiteh20

11/19/2008 08:45PM

Two 25+ year old Sigg bottles with the extra pour spouts attached by a cord. Some of the orginal gear I bought when I was in high school for my first backpack trip. Beat to hell, one lid a little melted from a Svea incident but other than that perfect!!

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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wetcanoedog

11/19/2008 09:26PM

i use the Sigg for many years but they seemed to get dented up so i switched to MSR.around the MSR i taped a layer of old blue foam sleeping pad to protect them..the "user" has a pour spout tied on the cap and i switch caps when that runs out..i also carry a small
"pony" bottle tucked away, "just in case"..

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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wetcanoedog

11/19/2008 11:23PM

as long as we are on the subject heres how i remove the dents from Sigg bottles..
first make a fixture from a bike inner tube valve and a fuel bottle cap

when i cut the the valve out i left enought of the tube around it to make a circle that just fit inside the cap..cut away the loop from the top of the cap and drill a hole just big enought to fit the valve thru from the inside.i put glue--in this case JB weld because i had some around--on both sides of the rubber.its a good idea to cover the hole in the valve with tape to keep it clear..i also glued around the valve where it came thru the top of the cap..you should now have an air tight cap with a bike valve in it that you can screw onto a dented Sigg bottle..i don't about other brands as i only did this with my old aluminum Siggs which seem sort of "soft"..

now using a hand pump pressurize the bottle..use only a hand pump..
once more in caps for those who missed it--USE ONLY A HAND PUMP--
once you reach 65 PSI the dents will be working themselfs out with crinking and popping sounds..much more pressure than that and air will leak thru the threads on the cap..don't fill with water.i tryed that and it will not work..i checked with a Forest Service site that delt with fire fighters and their gear.they tested the bottles to over 125 PSI before they failed..with a hand pump and working slowly you will see the dents "crink" out..it will not make a like new bottle but will make old ones useable..
once more--USE ONLY A HAND PUMP OR YOU WILL GET GREAT SHARDS OF METAL UP YOUR NOSE AND WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GO TO THE BW AGAIN!!!!
i expect the bottle would not really explode but would rip open.
however..be careful,it works..

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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dsk

11/20/2008 02:45AM

You have already got a lot of good answers. If you use a stove with the pump in the bottle Sigg, Optimus, Primus, MSR, and a lot others use the same threads, This may be somthing impertant to check before you buy,
Sodabottles are not made for fuel, but I know many people do so.
Sodabottles may bea risk of static electricity, and a risk of fuel dissolving flask, or cap/seal.
I belive the risk is small, but it's no reason for taking a risk at all.

dsk

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Arkansas Man

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11/20/2008 07:29AM

2 of the Nalgene and 1 MSR...

Bruce

Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...

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mongo65

11/22/2008 01:06PM

MSR for the fuel

My belly for the bourbon

Sit back, relax, have a home brew.

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