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Old 10-28-09, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Bekologist
it sounds like basic precautions with inflammables is the issue here, not the liquid.

water has high surface tension, and so does mercury for that matter, but neither absolve the reality that you generally dont' want to store stove fuels in random plastic squirt bottles.

metal bottle, o ring seal. problem solved. although Sigg no longer makes fuel bottles, any sigg style or MSR bottle is, really, the only way to go. I've carried alcohol in a plastic flask however, but think a gasketed lid is more reliable than a simple screw top.

my experiences from 30 years of backcountry rambles.
Well I looked on my fuel bottle to see if it was a "random" brand but could not find a name

I got mine from Tinny here.

http://minibulldesign.com/mbdstore/i...&reviews_id=23

Very cheap, very reliable, I tested my bottle by stepping on it, no problems.

Avoid using a fuel bottle that requires you to pour alcohol, because like Bekologist said, it has a low surface tension, so it likes to backflow and spread. Also if your fuel bottle has an rubber seal or "O" ring, make sure it is alcohol resistant, alcohol eats many rubber products.
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