popeye59 wrote:
Did the plastic bottles melt and catch fire? Been there, done that.
These are aluminum cans with resealable lids, so no they didn't melt. The cheapies I bought were in steel cans and they just sucked!! They were basically one time use(throw aways) that just didn't work very well. I put some good wicks in these, and I have extra caps that aren't notched for the wicks to fit in, so I can reseal them with the citronella oil still in the can and not have to worry about spills. All I gotta do is get to camp, put the modded cap on, pull wick through with needle nose pliers and light! Get ready to leave and I just push wick into can, put solid lid back on and pack it all away! Modded caps go into a ziploc baggie. Worked very well. If the aluminum gets bent, or paint begins to rub off, I'll just drink & make more!! GF said I truly was a redneck, because before I made these I had some scrap Reflectix pieces and a roll of Duct Tape that I used to make a couple Koozies out of! Those worked exceptionally well while performing this mod!! Sorry, no pics of the Reflectix Koozies, but I'll take some if anyones interested!!
Tim