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Offline fountain

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refilling thermacells gas bottles
« on: May 03, 2009, 09:39:00 PM »
i figured i would share the knowledge so that more people can try to save money.  if i can ever find the butane, i will do it as well.


"When it is empty take a pair of needle nose pliers,pull the brass out the top of the cylinder(try not to ruin the o-ring),under that you will see a solid white piece of material,poke a hole with a needle in it.Push the brass back in.Get one of those KING butane cans with the different tips.Find the tip that fits in the brass.Cut a very small v-notch in the tip of that.Place the butane cartridge on a table,and insert tip of KING butane can in it.Press down.You can now re-fill your bottle any time."
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Offline BowHuntingFool

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2009, 09:59:00 AM »
Thats pretty awesome! Thanks for the info, I'm going to give this a try!
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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2009, 11:51:00 AM »
Not worth the risk.

Ka Boom.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2009, 01:39:00 PM »
ka boom? Vas is mit da ka-boom, board rider??? A little gas, a little fire, mix dem up, should be no problem.

Vat ka-boom?
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Offline madness522

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2009, 02:12:00 PM »
they make them marketed for the hair straighteners under the name Conair and a cheaper than the ones marketed for thermacell.  the problem is finding the mats in a refill kit seperate from the cylinders.  seems like all the refill kits have x number of mats and x number of cylinders.
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Offline John Nail

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2009, 06:48:00 PM »
I buy the conair ones at Walmart. pretty cheap
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Offline bayoulongbowman

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2009, 06:58:00 PM »
me too... :)
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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2009, 07:06:00 PM »
Ray...you're a trip!
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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2009, 07:14:00 AM »
Jeez guys, one of those little butane canisters is equal to a quarter stick of dynamite.

I'll pass.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2009, 07:22:00 AM »
I'm only payin' 2.50 a cannister at the Wal-dash-Mart in the hair dryer section.

I like the idea of not throwing a bunch of cannisters in the trash, but I like the way they blow up in a campfire anyway!

Buy the big box with 4 cylinders and a bunch of strips at 20 bucks...then get more cylinders in the hair dryer section of your favorite store.

I looked closely at this...it's bending over dollars to pick up pennies and like Biggie says...whoooeeee those babies will 'splode' all over yo behind if you mess up!
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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2009, 07:43:00 AM »
In S. Louisiana been fighting them things since I was born.I think they are cheap enough to be able to sit on a stand,around a campfire and not have to spray with that sticky stuff only wish they would have been invented years ago.Kip
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Offline Apex Predator

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2009, 01:51:00 PM »
Hopefully we won't all die from cancer in a few years!

I probably suck more of those fumes than the average hunter.  I'd say 60-70 days a year!!
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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2009, 03:46:00 PM »
Yeah Apex, I wonder about that when I have one in a blind and it starts choking me!
Can't be good for you.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2009, 04:01:00 PM »
It's just like smokin' dope, Biggie...it comes from crysanthemum flowers!

The alternative is getting something like equine encephalomyelitis or West Nile,and I think I'd rather have the problems from the smokey pads than that.
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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2009, 04:57:00 PM »
Ray, it ain't JUST like smokin' dope....um, least that's what I heard....  :rolleyes:    "[dntthnk]"
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Offline SOS

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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2009, 09:38:00 PM »
TJ,

Let us know when you perfect this...and demo at TBG camp.
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Re: refilling thermacells gas bottles
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2009, 09:35:00 AM »
Ray,

...it comes from crysanthemum flowers!

Around here we just call them posies or flarz. Can't pronounce krisanithenom.

Hey, you need a syrup refill yet?  :)
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