MSRÂ Fuel Bottle - 30 fl. oz.
With a 30 fl. oz. fill capacity, this aluminum bottle stores and transports your fuel and is compatible with all MSR liquid-fuel stoves.
- Connects to the threaded pump of your MSR stove for use as a fuel tank
- Airtight seal allows fuel to be stored longer by preventing air from entering and degrading fuel
- Child-resistant packaging (CRP) cap makes it difficult for kids to open the bottle
- Made from single-piece, impact-extruded aluminum to prevent leaks and cracks
- Bolstered shoulder and base resist bulging when pressurized
- Fuel not included
Imported.
View all MSR Fuel Bottles| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Liquid Capacity (L) | 0.89 liter |
| Liquid Capacity (fl. oz.) | 30 fluid ounces |
| Material(s) | Aluminum |
| Dimensions | 3 x 11 inches |
| Weight | 7.3 ounces |
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Childproof mechanism is difficult!
I just bought the new fuel bottle to replace my old version. My old fuel pump broke and I couldn't buy a replacement lid for the old version, so I had to buy the new one. Oh well, right. Except that I tried to open the child proof lock and couldn't do it. I tried not to over-tightened it, but maybe that's the problem? Regardless, I tried until my hands hurt, then I had my 2 male room mates try to open the bottle and had no luck, just frustration. If I press it down and turn it, as shown in the diagram, it just seems to be locked in place and will not turn. This is just too difficult. If I can't even open it in my backyard how am I going to do it when I go snow camping this weekend?
Excellent bottle, like the cap
I bought this for additional fuel on an extended kayaking trip. My old 22 oz bottle has the old-style cap. With the old cap, I really have to tightened it, as I once had a leak while backpacking. With the old cap, as the bottle heated heated, the cap was about impossible to get off without a lever through the ring, as pressure builds up, and then it sprays fuel as the pressure is released. With the new bottle cap, it's easy to get off (just a bit of downward pressure, no more difficult than opening an aspirin bottle), no spray of fuel, and I have had no leaks. I think it's a big improvement over the old style.
Dangerous lid failure - product isn't safe
I bought several of these for a planned hiking trip in the Canadian arctic. Luckily, on an equipment testing round, I took one of the bottles filled with fuel. I couldn't get the child cap off. I tried for 30 minutes - no matter how much effort or pressure it wouldn't come off. When I got back to warm lodgings I read an online solution: place the cap under a hot water tap. Voila - at room temperature it works fine. This is simply a dangerous product that should be removed until manufacturing quality is adequate. If people are far into the wilderness, in very cold weather, they can't rely on MSR fuel bottles opening? How can they learn it fails in extreme cold? It's absurd but not that uncommon based on online comments.
Durable
Some have had complaints about the safety cap, but as long as you can twist off the cap of your favorite pill bottle, you'll do just fine with this cap too. The fuel bottle is rugged yet lightweight. The 30 oz is great because you can fill it with a lot or a little, and leave the pump on for the duration of your trip instead of removing and replacing it for each cook. There are plenty of warnings on the bottle explaining that what is inside is flammable, perfect for those who hang around goobers that will drink out of anything. Great product, perfect for all of your liquid fuel MSR stove needs.
Child-proof cap a problem
Not very happy with the child-proof cap. Difficult if hands wet or cold. Otherwise, the bottle is of the quality I'd expect. I have another MSR bottle that I have used in many conditions over the last 35 years (no child-proof cap, and I've replaced the gasket a couple of times) and I am very happy with it. Consider a regular cap as an option. Thanks for listening.
Not fully compatible with whisperlite
Bought this to go with an MSR stove that I have been using since the nineties. Through hiking the JMT with only two resupplies, we definitely needed more than one fuel bottle. Unfortunately, the stove stopped working properly after about 7 days because the burner was not getting fuel delivered from the bottle. Switching to my old 22oz bottle fixed the problem, as did topping off this bottle. I think the problem arises because this bottle has a greater diameter than the 22 or 8 oz bottles, preventing the fuel pick up from drawing fuel when the level is low. If this had been the only bottle we had with us, it would have been a very serious problem. I consider this a serious design flaw and will be returning the item.
Rugged bottle, poor cap
Having read unfavorable reviews of other buyers here, I purchased an REI Super Pour Spout at the same time I purchased the bottle and discarded the MSR Child Resistant Packaging (CRP) cap. The REI Super Pour Spout closes tightly and doubles as a cap for transport, so the MSR cap is unneeded. I closely examined the MSR CRP cap, and from what I could see of the clutch mechanism without tearing it apart, it appears under-designed and prone to failure. Moreover, the spring that keeps the clutch disengaged is too stiff, and to engage the clutch one must push on the cap rather firmly, which exacerbates the torque requirements to loosen a tightened cap. It's unfortunate that MSR had to switch from their original cap design to the CRP design, but as I understand it, they were required to do that to meet consumer product regulations in certain jurisdictions outside the U.S.A. Rather than forcing buyers to make the choice of struggling with the CRP cap or buying an MSR original style cap or REI Super Spout Cap along with the bottle at additional expense, it would serve buyers' interests better for REI to sell the bottle at lower cost without a cap, then allow them the choice of which cap to purchase to complete the set. If that had been the case, I would have given this product five stars. I own a SIGG bottle of similar capacity from the late 1970s and wanted to increase my fuel carrying capability, but since SIGG quit the fuel bottle business sometime in the 1980s, I decided to give the MSR bottle a try. Fortunately, MSR copied the SIGG bottle thread design faithfully, so original SIGG and original MSR caps are fully interchangeable. Both the SIGG bottle and MSR bottle are made of aluminum, but the MSR bottle is significantly heavier (190 g vs. 108 g) and slightly smaller in diameter (178.5 mm vs. 181.3 mm) and taller (254 mm vs. 225 mm from base to bottle lip). This is understandable, as MSR's version was intended to withstand pressurization while the original SIGG bottle was not. The MSR CRP cap will not fit SIGG bottles, as SIGG bottles have a slightly wider flange at the bottle opening and the cap overhangs the flange. (Who cares, anyway?) The MSR Fuel Bottle was manufactured in the U.S.A.
Simple product but still exceeded my expectations
You'd think there is not much to expect other than a well built product, but the tamper resistant lid is outstanding. I bought two of these for spare fuel on a motorcycle trip, and the lids resist loosening inside the carry bags, (Big plus!)
No more crunchy dehydrated food packs!!
I do a lot of traveling with camp gear and one of my biggest problems if flying with compressed gasses. You know those little bottles of ISO gas. Ya you cant fly with those!! Many of the locations that I have traveled too ALSO don't sell compressed gas. This has left me numerous times looking down at my stock pile of dehydrated food packs and no means to heat water to eat them...mmmmm crunchy... So recently i converted to the whisper light series using these handy bottles to carry fuel. No need to worry about fly ( just empty the bottles first) and refilling ( as long as theres a gas station somewhere). Happy Adventuring !!
Great bottle on the larger side
I actually LIKE these new bottles. I used the old bottles many time and one issue I had was that if you didn't shut it really tight, they could leak gas all over your gear. The trick to these new caps is to NOT crank them down to tight as the child lock mech takes care of leaking issues. If you can get into the can the white gas (or whatever) comes in, you should be able to get into these without a problem, just don't use gorilla strength when you close it. If you do tighten it too much then use a stick or some other lever through the loop at the top to help get it open. The 30oz bottle is great for week+ trips in the summer time and 4 to 6 day trips in the winter when you need to melt a lot of snow for drinking water. I get about 3hrs of burn time out of my DragonFly with this container when it's on full blast. Great bottle and cap combo.