refilling thermacells gas bottles

fountain · 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."

BowHuntingFool · May 04, 2009, 09:59:00 AM

Thats pretty awesome! Thanks for the info, I'm going to give this a try!

beachbowhunter · May 04, 2009, 11:51:00 AM

Not worth the risk.

Ka Boom.

Ray Hammond · 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?

madness522 · 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.

John Nail · May 04, 2009, 06:48:00 PM

I buy the conair ones at Walmart. pretty cheap

bayoulongbowman · May 04, 2009, 06:58:00 PM

me too...

Killdeer · May 04, 2009, 07:06:00 PM

Ray...you're a trip!

Biggie Hoffman · 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.

Ray Hammond · 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!

Kip · 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

Apex Predator · 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!!

Biggie Hoffman · 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.

Ray Hammond · 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.

fatman · May 05, 2009, 04:57:00 PM

Ray, it ain't JUST like smokin' dope....um, least that's what I heard.... :rolleyes: "[dntthnk]"

SOS · May 05, 2009, 09:38:00 PM

TJ,

Let us know when you perfect this...and demo at TBG camp.

Red Beastmaster · 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?