Alternative UltraLight fuel bottle/can

[Stew63]

Found this Japanese drink in Daiso called 'Ramune' (or Ramu) which comes in a super lightweight resuseable, resealable aluminium can which I thought would be brilliant for carrying fuel for UL hiking. The ~450ml empty can weighs in at only about 24gms and is the same diameter as a standard beer can but slightly taller with a screw top. The shape of the bottle is like a 50% reduced version of an MSR fuel bottle but significantly lighter. There's also a smaller 275ml resealable aluminium can ('Ribbon' Japanese drink) at only ~21gms.

[Aidan]

Pics or it never happened

[Giddy_up]

Ok..........it's a quiet day doing budgets and spreadsheets, anything for a break


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[Stew63]

My painted Ramune aluminium fuel/metho bottle - painted about = 28gms. I'm going to paint the cap black.

[BarryK]

We don't have Daiso in WA, they are only in NSW, QLD, VIC:

http://www.daisoglobal.com/store/list/?c_id=C0005

However, in Perth there are some other Japanese stores, for example:

Perth: https://www.facebook.com/MIYU-Life-Stor ... 623358553/
Subiaco: https://www.facebook.com/Nipponfoodsupplies/?ref=py_c

Don't know if they have those drink bottles though.

[Aushiker]

I use a 300ml PET bottle (Coke Zero comes in these bottles, maybe other drink flavours as well). Weighs in at 22 grams. I just grabbed a couple of empties after my partner had drunk the contents. No chasing around Japanese shops required.

[Giddy_up]

Always the risk of another mistaking contents of those bottles through unlike what stew63 has done by painting the alloy red.


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[Aidan]

Thanks for the pics Stew63 and Giddy_up.

Thanks for the heads-up BarryK

[robbieb]

When running fuel in these bottles, do you upgrade the gasket in the lid to some fuel stable rubber, or have you just left it as is?

[dunamis]

The gasket in mine is some kind of plastic not rubber


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