Alky stove fuel container?

I just use an everyday crinkly water bottle, small size, either 8 fl oz bottle at 0.31 oz or for longer trips a 12 fl oz bottle at 0.52 oz. Never had a leak.

A platy style bottle works fine, so do small water bottles. I have been using 8oz RumRunner bottles for 5 years now without a leak and it weighs .4 oz http://www.rumrunnerflasks.com/8ozrumrunnerflaskand8482.aspx

"Wondering if a platy is suitable " yes… Is it the best ? Don't know but works for me

I usually use a red pharmacy bottle for liquids. Best is that it was free from Target pharmacy (others pharmacies, too, I'm sure). I just asked and they gave me one.

Thanks for the ideas folks. Much appreciated. jimmyb

I use a small Pepto-Bismol bottle. Originally, it used a plastic coated cardboard disc as a gasket for the cap. When that leaked I cut a thin piece of urethane to fit and it works great. The triangular bottle prevents mix-ups in the dark. Didn't weigh it, but it's pretty light.

Here's a second on the rumrunner flasks – very light, do not leak, and don't fall apart after one season.

Some people use old saline bottles (contact lens). The biggest advantage is that it will put out a fine stream that is a) easy to control and b) throttles the flowrate a bit for accurate volume control. Needles to say that THAT bottle should be well marked.

Any pop bottle will work without leaking, but be damn carefull if you have children. Methanol is no joke. Get some Mr. Yuck stickers.

I'll add an other recommendation for pop bottles. I've tried the thinner walled water bottles, and have twice had issues with leaks because the thin wall got punctured. I'm X-ARMY and am rather hard on gear, mostly out of habit. I've never had a leak with the thicker walled pop bottles. As someone mentioned above, having a steady / secure stream is also helpful, so I've also used bottles with flip top lids and dropper bottles. A fairly cheap company is: http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/ I've never done a trip long enough to need more than 8 oz. so I can't comment on the Platypus option except to say that I've never had a leak with one used for water on a trip. A little of the topic: I remember the Mr. Yuck stickers from my childhood. I didn't even know they made them anymore until a few months ago (I'm 46) when someone mentioned them in a similar post. I was going to buy some for the fuel bottle purpose, but forgot all about it until I just saw it mentioned again, so thank you to the OP and the poster that mentioned them.

Obviously alcohol compatible. Sturdier than a disposable water bottle water bottle. Pours really nicely (there's a little insert in the neck) so it is easy to fill an alky stove. You could even do it by counting off X seconds of pouring. Here's a 750-ml bottle, but they come bigger and smaller.

For me the top priority is NOT LEAKING! I've had good luck with the flat bottles from REI and the small fuel bottle from Trail Designs with the gasket in the cap. I tried the small Platy foldable containers, but they didn't work for me.

Also clearly alcohol compatible, but with a convenient measuring cup as a lid. Also very sturdy. Probably best for longer trips.

I may get yelled at for the weight but I like my 1.5 ounce Bettix Bottle with 8 ounce capacity.

Thanks again for a ton of great choices. I always like the repurposed, inexpensive (read cheap) suggestions. Grocery shopping has become more interesting now as I find myself looking for interesting little lightweight containers as much as for the foods in them. jimmyb

Squeezeable fruit pouches are good too. Small, and will adapt to changing altitudes well as long as they aren't really full.

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Bettix or otherwise, bottles with a flat profile work really nicely in my ULA pack with its mesh front. I like carrying alcohol in that pocket in case of a spill and I like segregating it from my side pockets where I carry water.

The Bettix bottle looks like the same one they use for STA-BIL gas treatment.

I agree the flat profile Bettix containers are very convenient. For most of my trips the 8 oz bottle is of sufficient capacity, but for long trips, or trips where I am carrying fuel for more than one person, I occasionally use the 16 oz bottle. I purchased both of these bottles from Brasslite. Cheers

Here's my favorite…and is $3 well spent: http://www.woodgaz-stove.com/heet-dispensing-cap.php Fuel also stays in it's bright yellow container (HEET) and thus readily identifiable

A quick Google search shows at least a couple of manufacturers make a 4 ounce version of the bettix bottle. Alas, the 10,000 minimum order quantity dissuades me from purchasing any. Has anyone found a source of these? They'd be great on the shorter trips which make up the majority of my outings.

Has a set of bottles that includes 2 and 4 oz with a squirt top that I use for alcohol with no problems. at Amazon