alumnium water bottle for fuel

steeltowninwv said:

could u use alumnium water bottles for chainsaw gas?.........and whats a good idea for a compact bottle for oil?.....i pack in a little ways to get to my wood im cutting, any ideas will help

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Probably, with the water bottle, if the cap and its seal were compatible with gasoline (BIG "if"), and "GAS" were boldly labeled on the side. Bottles carrying water should be highly distinct, like current Army o.d. bottles.

Personally, I'd go for the red bottles made for backpacking Coleman fuel, just so you don't confuse them with ones carrying actual Coleman fuel. Quart bottles (plastic) should do it for the b&c oil.

Then, I'd want stratified-scavenged chainsaw, whatever the size, to minimize fuel consumption.

I got a couple of 500ML plastic bottles form Ebay. I mix gas in them, I use a plastic kitchen measuring spoon to measure oil. I only mix what I need. Each one holds about a tankful or so. I don't cut that much so it works for me.

for my trail clearing saw pack I use aluminum Sigg fuel bottles from REI or any good camping or backpacking store. 1 liter alumn, screw in caps, nitrile gasket/oring, and no coating on the inside. The china water bottles often have a lacquer coating, I don't know if gas would dissolve it.

1 liter or premix, 1/2 liter of bar oil (a bit short but it usually lasts) and they fit in the outer pack pockets.

as noted, make sure they are red or brightly labelled as to contents.

k

For oil I have used small plastic bottles. I had a couple that I used for years that originally came with gear oil in them. They had a pointed spout and they worked really nice for putting the oil in and for carrying it. Sadly they finally gave out but I used them for many years. For gas I usually mix only a gallon at a time.

WES999 said:

I got a couple of 500ML plastic bottles form Ebay. I mix gas in them, I use a plastic kitchen measuring spoon to measure oil. I only mix what I need. Each one holds about a tankful or so. I don't cut that much so it works for me.

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Seven saws and you don't cut that much? :wow:

Gary

I use dishwashing soap bottles for the oil. Pull the top squirt the oil push the top back down. Clean simple and effective for me.

shmodaddy said:

I use dishwashing soap bottles for the oil. Pull the top squirt the oil push the top back down. Clean simple and effective for me.

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+1, dish-soap bottles for oil.
I use old ams-oil, quart oil bottles for gasoline. Pretty heavy duty & have held up OK for me. Just label them 2-Cycle or Chainsaw Gas.
Any quart oil bottle for gas should last a few days if out of the sun. Not for long term storage though. Day use.

Those aluminum bottles are designed after fuel bottles. I wouldn't use one meant for water for fuel (2 stroke gas) for a couple of reasons- most important, the cap may degrade with exposure to gas.

There was a bowhunter on a site I used to visit that was camping and someone picked up a bottle that was improperly marked- they thought it was water but it was camping fuel. Guy took a swig and spit it out. The tent heater caught fire. I think one guy died and this guy had severe burns. I wouldn't want anything around that could be confused for water.

Adios Pantalones said:

Those aluminum bottles are designed after fuel bottles. I wouldn't use one meant for water for fuel (2 stroke gas) for a couple of reasons- most important, the cap may degrade with exposure to gas.

There was a bowhunter on a site I used to visit that was camping and someone picked up a bottle that was improperly marked- they thought it was water but it was camping fuel. Guy took a swig and spit it out. The tent heater caught fire. I think one guy died and this guy had severe burns. I wouldn't want anything around that could be confused for water.

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+1 These aluminum bottles always used to be used for white gas. I have a bunch of the bright red MSR ones from when I used to go backpacking alot. Its only after the BPA scare made everyone afraid to drink from Lexan water bottles that companies started marketing them for water. Personally I dont like it. I don't think its good to make the same style bottle for both fuel and water even if the coloring is different. To easy for the mistakes Adios mentioned.

How about buying a quart of the pre-mixed gas? They come in a metal container that is definitely safe for gas and have a screw cap. I have never used any, and would hope that they can be easily refilled. Though the manufacturers may have creatively engineered the spout to make it difficult.

Heck get two and use one for bar oil. Making sure to properly label them to avoid a mixup.

Has anyone used the pre-mix gas that can comment on the refill ability of the containers?

Since I'm all about being cheap . . . and I hate running out of fuel and oil . . . I tie a small bit of clothesline to my jug of bar oil and the other to a clean windshield washer 1-gallon jug. It may not be a DOT approved gas container, but with the rope tied to both of them I can just throw it over my shoulder or more typically around my ax when I walk into the woods.

Village Idiot said:

How about buying a quart of the pre-mixed gas? They come in a metal container that is definitely safe for gas and have a screw cap. I have never used any, and would hope that they can be easily refilled. Though the manufacturers may have creatively engineered the spout to make it difficult.

Heck get two and use one for bar oil. Making sure to properly label them to avoid a mixup.

Has anyone used the pre-mix gas that can comment on the refill ability of the containers?

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I just commented on AS about this same thing. I have two bottles and was unsuccessful at making the first reusable, but after checking it has a defect in the lid, the second bottle has worked well for refilling, best part of buying these bottles is that I like to consider that the bottle is 5 bucks and you get free mix in the first bottle! Lol.

I haven't found an oil bottle that I love yet, but did see an old gear oil bottle sitting on a shelf and wondered about the spout being useful. I think it was the oil for the transaxle on my jeep. I'll double check that.

What do you think. Could be useful for oil:
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Maybe I'm the guy in left field, here... but why not use a gas can? You know, like a can... for gas.

+1 on the gear oil bottle.

bluedogz said:

Maybe I'm the guy in left field, here... but why not use a gas can? You know, like a can... for gas.

+1 on the gear oil bottle.

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New gas cans are a pain in the neck with their stupid EPA spouts and whatnot. If you have a small metal gas can from back in the day, then hang onto it.

Personally, I'm also having problems with the red plastic cans splitting at the seams. I don't hear many people complain about this, so I wonder if I'm alone on that.

steeltowninwv said:

could u use alumnium water bottles for chainsaw gas?.........and whats a good idea for a compact bottle for oil?.....i pack in a little ways to get to my wood im cutting, any ideas will help

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Or you could just get some camp-stove gas bottles that are about the same size, price, and made to carry gasoline, eh?

I've been carrying aluminum fuel bottles (look like the aluminum drink containers, but are marked "FUEL") on my motorcycle and motor bike for several years as emergency fuel supply.
Expensive, about $15.00, but better than running out of gas...

Rob

steeltowninwv said:

just bought 2 bottles of trufuel...gonna use it then use those bottles to carry my fuel in

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Now's the part where I confess that these are a PITA to refill. I didn't cut the weirdness out of the pour spout on mine, but you may want to if it's the same as mine (and it probably is because mine is TruFuel, too)

My fuel bottle for sheep hunting stove has a lid that you turn 90° & it pours out a little stream to fill the back pack stove.
Agree, PIA to fill it, but made for coleman fuel (unleaded gas).

steeltowninwv said:

dano...can u not just use a small funnel?

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Have you seen it yet? There's something of a bullseye pattern with a cross hair in the middle of it. Nothing a knife couldn't take care of, but if you do that, then yeah, a funnel would be perfect.