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gb Offline Sparky415

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Alcohol/Meths container
on: April 19, 2012, 10:14:27 PM
Does anyone have any bright ideas for carrying a smallish quantity of meths in with their alcohol/meths burners?
I need something small, Cheap and robust

The only thing I have come up with so far is an empty lighter fuel tin, kinda need something shorter and wider to fit in my kit  :-\

I did read somewhere that people use the little bottles that hold contact lens fluid  :think:

Any more ideas guys?


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 10:22:42 PM
Perhaps a bottle used for medicines of some sort? Quite a lot of those should be safe for methanol.


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 10:37:35 PM
This type of bottle is pretty good and is available in different sizes with screw lids or squirt nozzles, have a look for HDPE bottles, same sort of thing as the contact lens bottles :tu:
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 10:48:27 PM
Thanks Guys,  :salute:
I will have a look around online and maybe pop down the chemist
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 11:03:59 PM
how about a small metal hip flask designed for whisky. i'm sure they are available in the 100-250ml range
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #6 on: April 19, 2012, 11:19:02 PM
I'd go for plastic bottles for anything flamable. I know stainless is unlikely to spark, but it is possible.
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #7 on: April 20, 2012, 12:00:56 AM
I've seen 5 hour energy drink bottles re-used as fuel bottles - Link

There are small Nalgene bottles available as small as 30 and 15 ml..tough and leakproof.


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #8 on: April 20, 2012, 03:57:51 AM
ethanol/methilated spirits doesnt really vaporise as readily as gasoline/petrol. the chances of a metal containers sparking then igniting are a little extreme. It easy to paint it or cover it with plastic book/contact wrap if you are that paronoid  :pok: :pok:

I just think stainless steel is robust and proven against deteriation, it won't 'dry out' and become brittle overtime like some plastics

also ebay last night had 1oz, 4oz to 8oz hip flasks for as little as $4 posted worldwide from hong kong  :whistle:
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #9 on: April 20, 2012, 04:26:03 AM
I would personally avoid using a flask intended for drinking alcohol...unless it is clearly and permanently labeled as such.


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #10 on: April 20, 2012, 04:55:46 AM
I would personally avoid using a flask intended for drinking alcohol...unless it is clearly and permanently labeled as such.

agreed on the labelling
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #11 on: April 20, 2012, 09:16:48 AM
Thanks for all the ideas Guys  :salute:
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #12 on: April 20, 2012, 09:29:06 AM
tony ive got a hip flask you can have, its a plastic one with souther comfort on it on a green leather wrap, the cap is screw on and metal with plastic insert, the main case is plasic with meatal top and bottom caps, i can throw it in the package i have here mate  :tu:


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #13 on: April 20, 2012, 09:54:40 AM
tony ive got a hip flask you can have, its a plastic one with souther comfort on it on a green leather wrap, the cap is screw on and metal with plastic insert, the main case is plasic with meatal top and bottom caps, i can throw it in the package i have here mate  :tu:

Thanks anyway Mate  :salute: but I think a little short round plastic bottle will be a better fit in my kit   :tu:
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #14 on: April 20, 2012, 10:14:13 AM
tony ive got a hip flask you can have, its a plastic one with souther comfort on it on a green leather wrap, the cap is screw on and metal with plastic insert, the main case is plasic with meatal top and bottom caps, i can throw it in the package i have here mate  :tu:

Thanks anyway Mate  :salute: but I think a little short round plastic bottle will be a better fit in my kit   :tu:

no worries mate, it is only 2 and a half inches wide by a tad over 3 and a half inches long, but here if you change your mind  :tu:


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #15 on: April 20, 2012, 03:45:44 PM
Sparky, could you tell me a little bit about the teakettle that you've been teasing me with in your photos? :D

I'm assuming it is an older one from a picnic set?


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #16 on: April 20, 2012, 07:35:36 PM

I had a really good look around the house and found 100ml aftershave balm container  :o
Washed it out and it seems water tight so filled it with meths
so far so good (it kinda fits OK  :)  )



@Spork
There's not much to tell as I bought it used at a carboot sale, There's no makers name just 'Warning remove cap from spout before heating', its 6”W x 4”H and a perfect fit for my Ikea cooker  :salute:



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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #17 on: April 21, 2012, 12:15:45 AM

...Warning remove cap from spout before heating...


Why would you do that? :think: :D Is it a screw-on cap? Can you transport it filled?

I think I've seen one like that associated with an old English picnic set...


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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #18 on: April 21, 2012, 07:42:28 PM

...Warning remove cap from spout before heating...


Why would you do that? :think: :D Is it a screw-on cap? Can you transport it filled?

I think I've seen one like that associated with an old English picnic set...

Yes its a screw on cap  :tu:  its a hard plastic that feels a bit like Bakelite
There's no reason not to carry it full of water  :tu:
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #19 on: April 21, 2012, 07:50:38 PM
That looks perfect for the job tony, plus a bit of re-cycling  :tu:


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Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #20 on: April 22, 2012, 04:01:00 AM
How about preforms? Super tough and almost indestructible. 

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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #21 on: March 24, 2014, 05:21:49 PM
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I just get 8oz medicine bottles from the local Shaw's Pharmacy counter. They are free, new, no washing needed, have no labels, and have a security screw top. They even have a oz/ml measuring scale strip up one side.

While there, I invest $2 in a small pipette/measuring scoop for dispensing liquid medicines. They deliver an exact dose of alcohol, with zero spillage or drops.
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #22 on: March 24, 2014, 08:36:31 PM

Thanks Neil,  :salute:

The aftershave bottle is still working at the moment so I happy  :tu:

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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #23 on: April 03, 2014, 06:10:28 PM
+1 for 5 hour energy bottles. That's what I carry fuel for my penny stoves around in.

I had converted my BOB system to Esbit tabs, but they just don't seem to put out enough heat.  On a recent outing, it just barely boiled enough water for a Mountain House Meal, something my V8 can stove excels at.
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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #24 on: April 03, 2014, 07:10:27 PM
+1 for 5 hour energy bottles. That's what I carry fuel for my penny stoves around in.

I had converted my BOB system to Esbit tabs, but they just don't seem to put out enough heat.  On a recent outing, it just barely boiled enough water for a Mountain House Meal, something my V8 can stove excels at.

  :pok: You do know we need pictures of your kit Av8r1?

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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #25 on: April 04, 2014, 12:44:44 AM
+1 for 5 hour energy bottles. That's what I carry fuel for my penny stoves around in.

I had converted my BOB system to Esbit tabs, but they just don't seem to put out enough heat.  On a recent outing, it just barely boiled enough water for a Mountain House Meal, something my V8 can stove excels at.

  :pok: You do know we need pictures of your kit Av8r1?

Please  :salute:

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Re: Alcohol/Meths container
Reply #26 on: April 04, 2014, 10:12:41 AM

Thanks Mate  :salute:
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