Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: Fuel Bottle Child-Proof Tops
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TrailZen |
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Savage Voyageur |
Here is what I do with my scary, dangerous, unsafe old school fuel bottles caps. O-rings get replaced when bad or take a set in them. They get filled with gas and I screw the lid on really tight. Then it goes in my pack. When in camp I try to open the lid and it by now two weeks later the o-ring has taken a set and I can’t open it. I’m 6’4” 260 pound adult and I can’t open it. I look for a stick on the ground to use for leverage to open it. I would like to see the Superman kid that can open a fuel can that I put on a week before. Then I read the reviews on these child proof caps and many were returned because of leaking. Another example of a solution looking for a problem. Can’t make this up if you tried. |
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DanCooke |
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Argo |
Savage Voyageur: "Child proof? I also had to look these up. Question to you all, what exactly makes these childproof? They look a bit bigger where they meet the bottle. I must be missing something. Please explain. They are spring-loaded...two pieces. It sounds like California insisted on this modification but don't quote me. |
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butthead |
Argo: "Anyone else unimpressed with these? MSR, SIGG, Primus/Optimus, share the same cap threads and interchange. MSR other stores carry one brand or another. Watch for Oriental caps though many have different threads. butthead |
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butthead |
Savage Voyageur: "Child proof? I also had to look these up. Question to you all, what exactly makes these childproof? They look a bit bigger where they meet the bottle. I must be missing something. Please explain. Don't screw them on so tight, ya big galoot! They will seat and be leak proof. butthead |
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cyclones30 |
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Argo |
DanCooke: "I have been on several longer trips with the childproof MSR caps on MSR bottles and have had no issues. " In fairness, the complaints about leaks seamed to be mostly motorcyclists. Perhaps these caps underperform while bumping around on the road. Mine leaked in my food barrel in the truck on a seventeen hour drive. Not much food left and we just packed them in there on the last day when it didn't matter. Regardless, I don't have faith. It seems like a very bizarre way to store a flammable substance. |
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unshavenman |
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Argo |
Seems like all of the major manufacturers ship these exclusively now. Took my two Primus bottles back to MEC. Had a leak. Looking for alternatives - BRS? Laken? Paging Butthead... |