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Originally Posted by duive01
Thanks Lindsay,
I thought already it was better not to use a Coca Cola bottle but I didn't know about the dissolved chemicals, thank you for that information.
Is the opening of a MSR bottle wide enough to put in the...I don't know how to call it, not even in my own language...let's try...the end of the fuel hose?
The link worked, that looks like a nice jerrycan.
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I have used 2L water / Coca Cola and other plastic bottles many times with no problems. They don't leak, they don't melt -- they work great as impromptu jerricans.
Why spend $40 on a jerrican that you might need for one long desolate stretch? Why add more weight and mass to the bike, and the hassle of tending to the thing for however long you are gone? If you're gone for months and are running dirt roads, these things matter.
When needed, I get two 2L bottles and fill them both and put them in a sturdy plastic sack (or a couple, combined). Knot up end of sack, fasten atop some piece of luggage with a bungee cord down the middle, separating the two bottles.
Works like a charm.
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