#211084 - 11/09/10 04:58 PM
Re: Blast, about the Spam cans--and some old gear.
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Geezer
Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
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Canoedogs...
I've seen your idea posted before and was curious. How were you intended to seal the Spam cans if you got them?
I thought maybe that solder-in-a-tube stuff, but if that is lead (I don't know), might you not have lead toxicity problems if you used it to heat water?
Sue
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#211087 - 11/09/10 06:10 PM
Re: Blast, about the Spam cans--and some old gear.
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Journeyman
Registered: 05/18/10
Posts: 76
Loc: Minnesota
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No affiliation to Spam, Campbell's or JB Weld. I just like to eat and stick things together. And now Blast has to clean coffee off his computer... That was really funny! -Blast That almost made 2 of us. Just took a swallow of coffee and had water in my mouth.
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#211094 - 11/09/10 10:24 PM
Re: Blast, about the Spam cans--and some old gear.
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Enthusiast
Registered: 05/17/04
Posts: 215
Loc: N.Cal.
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Just wondering, where did you find that "spam" emergency ration can, do the have any more?
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#211123 - 11/10/10 06:17 AM
Re: Blast, about the Spam cans--and some old gear.
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Old Hand
Registered: 03/01/07
Posts: 1034
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I'm still pondering an idea to use the cut off at the top stainless steel hip flask for my PSK. It's very pocketable, the vertical design is better for boiling compared to flat cans, and it's much stronger than tin cans.
The problem is - I want to keep the flask function too. So, I'm stuck with the resealable lid design. Don't know how to make it watertight and at the same time able to withstand the high temperature of fire.
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#211124 - 11/10/10 08:37 AM
Re: Blast, about the Spam cans--and some old gear.
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Enthusiast
Registered: 09/10/08
Posts: 382
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One thing I tried and it worked, was to use one of those can openers that does not cut the metal (safety can opener/side opening can opener), but separates the seam. Once washed the lid fits nicely back on the can and it works with most cans. I have used smoked oyster tins for PSKs. I use tape, which I know you did not want to do, so you might be able to solder the lid back or if tape is a possibility consider that self-sealing silicone tape to make it water resistant. Safet Can Opener Safety Can Opener Safety Can Opener Pete I was very interested to see a non-cutting can opener but they don't exist. They all cut metal. None uncrimp/separate the seam, its too much work. See how double seams are formedAll the side-openers cut the outer most seam at 90 degrees, so when you lift the lid you're left with a rounded edge, put there by the double-seaming process.
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#212182 - 12/02/10 03:33 AM
Re: Blast, about the Spam cans--and some old gear.
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
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I'll bet the container won't melt if it contains water. Is the aluminum alloy in these containers vastly different from that in most aluminum cook sets? Maybe it is, I really don't know.
Of course, I will generously offer to experiment with someone else's stuff...
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