Customer Reviews

Brunton Fuel Bottle

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I read a couple of other reviews that indicated this product is now shipping with a flimsier cap that is easily broken. I went ahead and ordered and sure enough, it does come with a different cap then in the picture.

The new cap is along the lines of "child safe" in that you have to push down on the top part of the cap and it then engages the bottom part of the cap and allows it to be screwed in or out. I think the actual design is to prevent the cap from becoming loose and leaking the contents of the bottle - which in my case is going to be unleaded gasoline. The bottom part of the cap actually has an o-ring seal, which is good.

I was still concerned so I emailed Brunton customer support. I received a very quick reply that indicated "all brands are switching to this type of cap due to increased regulations." I also inquired about the warranty if the cap should break or what the cost of a new one would be. The response was "I provide caps free of charge"

Excellent customer service and I will keep the bottle Good job Brunton!

These bottles have a wonderful "patent pending" cap, which consists a toothed base and top separated by a spring. The problem is that the two halves of the cap are joined by plastic butterfly tip, which means that any bump that snaps just one side of the rod will render the cap useless. Now, why brunton decided to patent this mechanism is beyond my understanding, since a monkey could have designed a better mechanism, and why the cap is made so that it can be carried by the cap is ridiculous, since any bump will break it. Either do yourself a favor and get a different bottle, or know that you will have to spend extra money buying a different brand cap.

The caps for these fuel bottles are the worst caps I have ever seen. After 2 fills, the threads from both caps were almost completely stripped. Both of the bottles I received came with the child-proof caps that are very, very flimsy. One of the caps had the child-proof portion completely break off, rendering the stripped cap doubly useless. Now I have two bottles that cannot be used at all. MSR caps will not fit apparently. Customer service is non-existent. I tried to contact Brunton by phone and email with no success. There is no place to buy replacement caps. It is cheaper to just buy MSR bottles and extra caps than to have completely useless fuel bottles after minimal use. DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!!!