Originally Posted by
BigBlueToe
I'm wondering what specific dangers you're thinking of. I know that if a spark ignited the gas while I was pouring it into a tank it would be bad. But I fill up my truck without worrying too much. There's often some spilled gas - usually from gas left in the nozzle - when I fill up my vehicles. I can fill my MSR bottle with no spillage, but not much more than 50% of the time. It's similar to when I buy gasoline for my lawnmower. It seems like it calls for caution, but not something that is so dangerous as to be completely avoided.
When I filled the tank on my Coleman 442 from my MSR bottle, and when I disassemble my Whisperlite, there can be some "loose" gasoline. I keep the gas away from any flames, and don't do any of this until the stove has cooled off. Should I be worried?
The control on a gas pump nozzle isn't all that fine. I'd be concerned about spills
and sparks.
As for spillage at camp, you should be fine as long as you don't have any ignition sources around when you disassemble your stove. Letting the stove cool before taking it apart...liquid fuel, butane or alcohol...is always prudent.