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Old 11-29-2013, 09:27 PM   #1
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Doc's (and Roger's) new desert tanks.



Kind of ghetto I know but it beats pushing.

1.5L each bottle, and we each have two.

They are very strong extruded aluminum and seal positively. 2 fit in the water bottle carrying side pouches of my backpack.

As a bonus, although I got them mostly for my YZ, I can certainly use them for the KLX as well.

The plan is to empty them into the tank when I use up 3/4 gallon. That way I don't have to carry the weight after about 30 miles on the YZ, or 40 miles on the KLX.
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Old 11-29-2013, 10:59 PM   #2
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Good choice, Doc.

I can vouch for the toughness of the Primus/MSR/Sigg fuel bottles. I have a well dented Sigg from the 70s that still sports a $4.95 price tag from Eddie Bauer, back when they could really be called 'Eddie Bauer'. There is also the MSR bottle that survived the car/bicycle altercation of 2007.
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Old 11-30-2013, 10:21 AM   #3
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I think they're a good solution. I might have shown you when I was at your house that these bottles fit perfectly into a manual canister. If you can find a place to strap a manual canister (like between the triples), you don't have to have them bouncing in a backpack.

One solution is a Quick Fist rubber strap that is used for small fire extinguishers.

Manual canister: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OPERATOR...item19e5600ffd

Quick Fist: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPER-QUICK-...87cd29&vxp=mtr
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Old 11-30-2013, 01:41 PM   #4
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I think they're a good solution. I might have shown you when I was at your house that these bottles fit perfectly into a manual canister. If you can find a place to strap a manual canister (like between the triples), you don't have to have them bouncing in a backpack.

One solution is a Quick Fist rubber strap that is used for small fire extinguishers.

Manual canister: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OPERATOR...item19e5600ffd

Quick Fist: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPER-QUICK-...87cd29&vxp=mtr
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Your JATO packs!
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You can also simply attach the bottles with Quick Fist straps, without the JATO rockets. Several riders on the TW forum have packed fuel that way.
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Old 12-01-2013, 03:43 PM   #6
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Those look like an excellent solution. Thanks for the tip!
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Old 12-02-2013, 11:21 PM   #7
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Those are nice cannisters.
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