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[ultrafxr]

I've come very close to running out of fuel a couple times.  Friend of mine says he carrys spare fuel in an MSR fuel bottle in his saddlebag.  Anyone else use this or something similar?

[Special_Ed]

I've owned and used MSR bottles for the last 20 years carrying white fuel for camping. I've been told you can use them for gas too. I thought about carrying my 22oz bottle with me to up state NY this summer, with my V only going about 115 miles on a tank. They are a well made product.

According to their site they sell the Whisperlite Internationale stove that burns White fuel, Jet fuel, Unleaded gas. They all need to go in the same fuel cell with the same pump assembly. I'll see if I can find more info.

Ed

[Puzzled]

I carry fuel on the long trips when I travel by myself. I store it in the water bottle holder on my crash bar. I've never needed it yet but have come VERY close.

[Special_Ed]

I called the MSR company, Cascade Designs. I talked with tech support and there is no problem to carry gas in their fuel cells however they will not approve of carrying gas in their bottles when transporting it over the road. The tech claimed that they get that question a lot and because of DOT rules the bottles are not approved for that use.


Hope that helps,

Ed

[SPIDERMAN]

Friend of mine has a 1 gallon plastic gas can he bought a WALMART that fits in his saddlebag perfectly. He cleans it judciously after filling and seals it up tight and has never had it leak. He and I were out in the middle of west Texas one year at about 170 miles since the last fill-up and when we stopped I mentioned he hadn't seem concerned. He opened his saddlebag, moved some rain gear etc aside and showed me the can.

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[cuthbertss]

I called the MSR company, Cascade Designs. I talked with tech support and there is no problem to carry gas in their fuel cells however they will not approve of carrying gas in their bottles when transporting it over the road. The tech claimed that they get that question a lot and because of DOT rules the bottles are not approved for that use.


Hope that helps,

Ed

thats some real double talk from the company right there 

[chaos901]

I carry tow of those bottles, the quart size, have for a couple of years.  Not the same gas.  I have never had to use them but I have put more than five gallons in my bike a couple of times filling up while traveling so it has been close.  Helps with the peace of mind.  IMO 

Robert told me about them.  You can buy them in Memphis at the Bass Pro Shop back where the cook stoves are located.

[cuthbertss]

Friend of mine has a 1 gallon plastic gas can he bought a WALMART that fits in his saddlebag perfectly. He cleans it judciously after filling and seals it up tight and has never had it leak. He and I were out in the middle of west Texas one year at about 170 miles since the last fill-up and when we stopped I mentioned he hadn't seem concerned. He opened his saddlebag, moved some rain gear etc aside and showed me the can.

B B

that has never happened to me... right John, Debbie and Bret

[Midnight Rider]

Jerry...I've been carrying fuel in similar bottles (SIGG) for years camping/backpacking.  They have never leaked.  I even have a pint size that I use for Tequila when traveling, specially made for that purpose, so it imparts no taste to the liquid.

If I ever go off very far on the V, I'll have a bit of extra fuel in one of those with me.

MSR; Sigg-Sauer; Peak...all are the same design.

[cuthbertss]

Jerry...I've been carrying fuel in similar bottles (SIGG) for years camping/backpacking.  They have never leaked.  I even have a pint size that I use for Tequila when traveling, specially made for that purpose, so it imparts no taste to the liquid.

If I ever go off very far on the V, I'll have a bit of extra fuel in one of those with me.

MSR; Sigg-Sauer; Peak...all are the same design.

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[Midnight Rider]

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Sigg used to make a line of these things, and some other outdoor hardware...I don't think it's the same company as you're thinking of, and don't seem to be able to locate the bottles now on the web. They were Swiss, if memory serves me.

[cuthbertss]

Sigg used to make a line of these things, and some other outdoor hardware...I don't think it's the same company as you're thinking of, and don't seem to be able to locate the bottles now on the web. They were Swiss, if memory serves me.

jes checkin lol

[ultrafxr]

Sigg used to make a line of these things, and some other outdoor hardware...I don't think it's the same company as you're thinking of, and don't seem to be able to locate the bottles now on the web. They were Swiss, if memory serves me.

Like I always say, only three things you need when traveling on your Harley - cell phone, credit card and gun. 

[skyglide]

Hey cool thread. I will be checking into the bottle

[ccr]

We carry that exact bottle full only to the line ---- which leaves expansion room, in the left saddlebag bag that sits on the left of the Road King when three of us are travelling together.  That bag has the perfect bag to carry it.  We have never carried it on the SEEGs though.  We have run out of gas on our bikes within a few feet of each other and had to beg gas from the farmer's wife.  It is pretty small and sometimes you don't need gallons, just a bit to go a bit further.