I carry the 1-lb bottles in an airtight surplus 50-cal. ammo can.

3 bottles plus short hose & regulator for my frig fit nicely in a 'tall'
can.

Vern McIntosh
Bend, Oregon

> I've sworn off the 1 lb bottles exactly becuase of leaking. Scares me.
>
> Now, we carry a little "pancake" tank, and have the hoses and adapter so
> we don't need to mess with the little green evils. ;) We have adapters for
> our stove, lantern, and Mr. Buddy heater.
>
> Jon
>
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Markus Mumper wrote:
>
> > >
> > > <How common is it for these bottles to leak after being refilled? They
are
> > > meant to be disposable after all, so I doubt that the valves are very
high
> > > quality. Is the risk that great, or am I just being paranoid?>
> > >
> >
> > FWIW - in about five years I've had two leaky semi-used bottles, one I
> > smelled very strongly when opening the plastic bin it was stored in
> > overnight and the other I heard leaking in my garage after moving some
> > semi-used bottles around. Sort of scarry, I still use the things but I
don't
> > re-fill them. I also now store them in ventilated areas.
> >
> > Markus and The Girl ('87 Westy)
> >