[pct-l] Denatured Alcohol Container

[curtise74@xxxxxxxxxxx (Ed Curtis)]

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To carry alcohol safely in plastic, you need to use a higher quality plastic
than a pop bottle.  Look for the recycle symbol 2, and you should be safe.
These bottles are generally used to carry milk (and alcohol).  Also, don't
even think about using a Platypus for alcohol.  I made this mistake once and
nearly lost a quart in my pack.  Cheers, Ed
>From: Saskia Daru
>To:
>CC:
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Denatured Alcohol Container
>Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 11:16:53 +0200
>
>Hi,
>
>We carried our alcohol in a plastic bottle for a while. The screw-top began
>to completely be 'melted' away and we were very close to having a serious
>leak. We have switched back to metal now.
>
>Saskia
>
> > From: jea21@cornell.edu
> > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:46:42 -0400 (EDT)
> > To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] Denatured Alcohol Container
> >
> > Hi. My name is Jon Astmann, and I will be giving this hike a try
> > on Sunday, May 11. I'm FIRED UP! Aren't you? Anyway, I have a question
> > for all you engineer/material
> > science types: can I keep my Denatured Alcohol in a coke-type
> > bottle? I figure that if I cook at a high altitude, then descended,
> > say,
> > 4000 feet, I could dent the bottle before I close it. But my worry is,
> > will the alcohol degrade the plastic and make it pop a leak? Have a
> > great day.
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