1.5) finish your cigarette, then grab nail and big rock. :) On Dec 15, 6:13 am, erik jensen <bicyclen...@gmail.com> wrote: > those sealed fuel canisters are recyclable. > > 1) run them down, i've done it with slightly full ones, but you know--safety > and all... > > 2) take a nail, wedge, big rock, etc. and hammer a puncture in the canister. > it's ok, since you let the pressure out, remember? > > 3) recycle that aluminum just like you would any. > > some places will take them unpunctured and recycle, but that's the method > for the typical conditions. > > erik > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:53 PM, SFF <jgre...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Well, I'm off work (thanks to vacation and Holidays) for the rest of > > the year and I'm going to take the opportunity to squeeze in as much > > riding as I can. Today the weather gods did their part (sunny 70) and > > I did mine. I took the Hillborne for a 4 hour ramble over mixed > > terrain with no particular goal in mind, no particular destination and > > no particular time limit - my favorite type of riding! > > > One thing I did want to do was take my Primus camp stove and some tea > > along for a little trail-side tea break. Not sure who mentioned this > > idea (Rob?) but it stuck in my mind as something fun to do. I like to > > drink lots of hot green tea, so why not bring some along? I have a > > canister based stove system and over the past several years have > > accumulated several canisters that have just a little bit of fuel left > > in 'em - not enough fuel to risk taking on an overnight trip. So hey, > > what a great way to use them up! Yes, I know, then what do you do with > > the canister? You shouldn't put them in the trash and you can't > > recycle them (I don't think)...what to do? > > > In yesterdays REI mailer (page 6), there was a new product called > > Jetboil Flash Crunchit Bundle. It is a whole stove system that comes > > with a "Crunchit" tool that "preps empty isobutane fuel cans for > > recycling". Thats all well and good but it costs $99!! Seems to me > > that REI, or any store that sells the fuel canisters, should take them > > back and use the Crunchit tool on them and recycle them for > > free...thats the trend, if you sell it - you should recycle it too. > > Does anyone know if REI will recycle fuel canisters? Has anyone used a > > Crunchit tool? > > > I'm breaking in a new saddle - a VO model 5 sprung saddle. At this > > point, the saddle is winning the war. Man, this is a hard saddle. Two > > weeks and it is still brick hard. I'm missing my B17 (on the Betty Foy > > now...maybe forever). > > > Learned a poem today too...just my length: > > This present moment > > that lives on > > to become > > long ago > > (Gary Snyder) > > > Well thats my ramble for today. Happy riding!! > > > Joel > > (All my molecules are happy molecules...) > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > oakland, ca > bikenoir.blogspot.com
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