Meth bottles

[muffinski]

What do people use as alternatives to the trangia bottles to carry their meths in, especially small amounts, show us a photo!

 

[Macaroon]

Do a search of the forum, there's been loads of things on this topic

 

[Countryman]

I went into Mountain Warehouse. They had 300ml Sigg knock offs for a few quid. Hasn't leaked yet and 500ml is too much anyway for me.

 

[ozzy1977]

What's wrong with the trangia one, thats what I use.

 

[muffinski]

What's wrong with the trangia one, thats what I use.

Nothing, but for an overnighter or day trip I would not want to carry such a large and heavy bottle or that much fuel. I have the 500ml bottle and want something smaller and lighter.

 

[Toddy]

My trangia bottle is a wee hip flask shaped plastic one that only holds about 200ml. It's kind of like the one in this link.
http://www.campprimitive.com/2012/10/swedish-army-mess-kit-review.html

Failing that, the pound stores are selling sound aluminium bottles (in pretty metallic colours ) that hold about 250ml. Very light, haven't leaked on us yet, and they're only £1. Fits neatly inside the Swiss army stove too

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Quixoticgeek]

I use a Swedish army meths bottle, it was a quid from military mart. Not sure the total capacity, it's about 250ml I think.

Julia

 

[Tim_B]

I use a vango bottle or if you want smaller I use a listerine 100ml bottle - hasn't leaked yet after about 8 months and as I travel frequently I pick them up regularly.

Thanks
Tim

 

[PDA1]

For a weekend trip I would use a 100 ml recycled spring water bottle. Plenty strong enough, and extremely light weight. Don't store alcohol long term in Al containers.

 

[Juv2112]

If you mean small amounts I use my old e-cig juice bottles 30 ml each, good for boiling 500ml of water.

 

[sxmolloy]

Nalgene do tough little bottles of various sizes. I have 2 for meths (different sizes), one for cooking oil, one for mouthwash and one for cordial. All properly labelled of couse, I don't want to be rinsing my mouth out with meths rather than mouthwash! Also I ensure I have filled my burner up before leaving home.

Cotswolds sell the 250ml, 125ml and 60ml sizes, see here: http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/?fuseaction=products.search&searchvalue=nalgene&source.x=0&source.y=0

 

[dave89]

I use those little red bull shot bottles there 60ml

 

[cranmere]

Someone suggested to me that if you have a friend who uses nail polish, beg the bottle that nail polish remover comes in because they are intended to hold alcoholic liquids without leaking.

 

[Bishop]

Grabbed a few travel bottle sets from the local £1 shop and been using them for various fluids such as olive oil, sunblock, coffee syrup etc but was worried about carrying meths in them so tested a couple out and no problems yet after a month.

 

[muffinski]

Thanks for the feedback folks, some really good ideas that have been helpful.

 

[rik_uk3]

Be careful with 'Sigg' type fuel bottles, meths can and does attack the seal and you can end up with a leak or worse still a locked top. Trangia do a 300ml bottle.

 

[Gray]

Someone suggested to me that if you have a friend who uses nail polish, beg the bottle that nail polish remover comes in because they are intended to hold alcoholic liquids without leaking.

+1 to this, exactly what i use.

 

[davebl]

Used a few different bottles in the past but settled on the 8oz vargo bottle. It's solid and it holds a few days worth of meths for a penny stove. I use it everyday and store my windshield around it. ☺

 

[Chasseur]

Hi Muffinski!
I have always used SIGG bottles for meths and petrol, no issues with seals in 20 odd years. I use a litre optimus bottle for longer trips and a 500ml bottle for shorter outings. I am always afraid of a meths spill, I have two of the swedish army trangia bottles but I wouldn't trust them unless they were crushproof inside in a stove.
My favourite bottle is the €5 500ml kidney shaped flask I bought in TK MAXX a few years ago. It contains a 12 year old Chivas Regal, which keeps things nicely fuelled generally

 

[rik_uk3]

Hi Muffinski!
I have always used SIGG bottles for meths and petrol, no issues with seals in 20 odd years. I use a litre optimus bottle for longer trips and a 500ml bottle for shorter outings. I am always afraid of a meths spill, I have two of the swedish army trangia bottles but I wouldn't trust them unless they were crushproof inside in a stove.
My favourite bottle is the €5 500ml kidney shaped flask I bought in TK MAXX a few years ago. It contains a 12 year old Chivas Regal, which keeps things nicely fuelled generally

So do I and for paraffin, but some of the Sigg 'clones' just don't work for meths, the seals fail.