[pct-l] what is the best way to carry Heet?

[Gary Wright]

On Apr 19, 2012, at 2:09 PM, Scott Bryce wrote:

> On 4/19/2012 11:43 AM, Vicky Mattson wrote:
>> I am switching to an alcohol stove this summer. I will need to carry
>> quite a bit for the 3 people I am feeding.  What is the best bottle
>> type to carry?
> 
> Something that does not look like your water bottle. Use the Heet
> bottle, or a 16 oz pop/water bottle. Some people like to use a pop
> bottle with a red cap to make it obvious that it isn't your water bottle.


I'm always a bit uneasy when I see alcohol stored in a non-descript
bottle (soda, water, etc) and I don't think a red cap is enough to
represent "NOT WATER".  Some folks mark the bottle up with a nice
fat black magic marker with "FUEL" or if you are artistic a scull
and crossbones.

Whatever you use, make sure that it is as obvious as possible that it
isn't a water container.  Consider that it may be in a stressful
emergency situation that someone *else* is looking for water and you
don't want them to mistake your fuel for water (medical emergency,
fire incident).

The obvious, if not light-weight, option is a red-metalic fuel
bottle typically used to carry white gas.

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