Alpenflow Fuel Transfer Valve

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Move your fuel between canisters with a device that weighs less than a penny. The Alpenflow was dreamt up along the Pacific Crest Trail in 2023, after seeing piles of semi-filled rusting fuel canisters in hiker boxes. You can borrow fuel from hiker boxes, split canisters amongst friends, or consolidate your pile of half-filled canisters.

Specifications:

  • 2.4 grams (0.09 oz)

  • Works with all threaded isobutane canisters (built per EN 417)

  • 100% Made in USA

  • A refrigerator or direct sunlight also needed to drive transfer

How to use: [VIDEO TUTORIAL]

  1. Warm Your Donor Canister and/or Cool Your Recipient Canister

    • This transfer requires a pressure difference to push the upper liquid fuel down into the lower canister

    • The donor canister can be warmed in the sun, never use an oven or flame

    • The larger the difference, the faster the transfer will run

  2. Place Warm Canister on TOP, Cool Canister on BOTTOM (no threading needed)

  3. Press Down Hard for 5 - 10 seconds

  4. Repeat as Needed, especially if filling a near-empty lower canister.

    • Once the warm donor fuel mixes & heats the lower liquid fuel sufficiently, the transfer will slow and eventually stop.

Warnings & Safety:

  • To mitigate the risk of liquid butane expanding when canister is heated, never fill beyond the original fill level (~80%)

  • Fuel canisters do not meet D.O.T. requirements for commercial transportation after refilling (a.k.a. it’s illegal for businesses to transport refilled canisters)

  • Never use a flame or oven to heat canisters

  • Never fill canisters with pure propane, and only transfer “winter mix” fuel (70% butane / 30% propane) into canisters rated for winter mix fuel.

Manufacturing Notes :

  • Purple & pink plastics are a reinforced nylon blend molded in Fresno, California

  • Foam is molded in New Jersey but die-cut on Long Island, New York

  • Packaging is printed and cut in Irvine, California

  • Assembly is done in a lent-out cabaña in Atherton, California

Ping me if you have any questions! I might be snarky if you just aren’t following the instructions tho

Move your fuel between canisters with a device that weighs less than a penny. The Alpenflow was dreamt up along the Pacific Crest Trail in 2023, after seeing piles of semi-filled rusting fuel canisters in hiker boxes. You can borrow fuel from hiker boxes, split canisters amongst friends, or consolidate your pile of half-filled canisters.

Specifications:

  • 2.4 grams (0.09 oz)

  • Works with all threaded isobutane canisters (built per EN 417)

  • 100% Made in USA

  • A refrigerator or direct sunlight also needed to drive transfer

How to use: [VIDEO TUTORIAL]

  1. Warm Your Donor Canister and/or Cool Your Recipient Canister

    • This transfer requires a pressure difference to push the upper liquid fuel down into the lower canister

    • The donor canister can be warmed in the sun, never use an oven or flame

    • The larger the difference, the faster the transfer will run

  2. Place Warm Canister on TOP, Cool Canister on BOTTOM (no threading needed)

  3. Press Down Hard for 5 - 10 seconds

  4. Repeat as Needed, especially if filling a near-empty lower canister.

    • Once the warm donor fuel mixes & heats the lower liquid fuel sufficiently, the transfer will slow and eventually stop.

Warnings & Safety:

  • To mitigate the risk of liquid butane expanding when canister is heated, never fill beyond the original fill level (~80%)

  • Fuel canisters do not meet D.O.T. requirements for commercial transportation after refilling (a.k.a. it’s illegal for businesses to transport refilled canisters)

  • Never use a flame or oven to heat canisters

  • Never fill canisters with pure propane, and only transfer “winter mix” fuel (70% butane / 30% propane) into canisters rated for winter mix fuel.

Manufacturing Notes :

  • Purple & pink plastics are a reinforced nylon blend molded in Fresno, California

  • Foam is molded in New Jersey but die-cut on Long Island, New York

  • Packaging is printed and cut in Irvine, California

  • Assembly is done in a lent-out cabaña in Atherton, California

Ping me if you have any questions! I might be snarky if you just aren’t following the instructions tho