Reccommended COA for explosive material disposal

Cerealdaemon · 01-08-2007, 05:46 PM

I'm going on a camping trip tomorrow to a buddy of mine's land to help clear and dispose of some underbrush near and around the campsite on his primitive property. I'll also be cutting a trail from the road to the campsite, some 200 yards of dense growth.

But my question is this, at the camping site there are many (8-10) old canisters of propane that are rusted and could release their contents while I'm there. I'm not exactly sure why or how they got there, but they've been there for several seasons now and they are unsafe to be around. I don't know what I should do to get rid of these, obviously I'll try to neutralize them in some manner and cart the trash out, but what is the best way to discharge the canisters without having to actually touch them, for fear that they'll rust through with my fiddling and I'll lose digits.

I want to do this in the safest way possible and still get rid of these hazards. These are not a thing that I really want to touch, but I want to neutralize these before they become a hazard to me and the others going with me.

Any tips and advice?

**War Eagle** · 01-08-2007, 05:48 PM

Shoot them.

cmotsvt · 01-08-2007, 05:52 PM

They would have to be very very old to rust through to the point of rupture. Id be surprised if they are even full (being left at a campsite). Id just handle them wearing gloves and with regular caution.

**CoriolisSTORM** · 01-08-2007, 05:56 PM

get the dumbest neighbor you can find to move them to the center of a field, plow around them, get to the edge of the field, and unload on said rusty beasties.

Cerealdaemon · 01-08-2007, 05:58 PM

Last time I was there a few months ago, several of them had the little white plastic caps still over the threads. You might be right however, its probable that they are mostly empty, but I'd like to err on the side of caution.

**RnEmOvr** · 01-08-2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by War Eagle

Shoot them.

Indy · 01-08-2007, 06:04 PM

Odds are they're empty. I usually recap my empties just to get rid of the cap on the new cylinder. I can't imagine someone taking $100 of propane out in the middle of a field and just leaving it.

**CoriolisSTORM** · 01-08-2007, 06:10 PM

Maybe they were trashed you know? I've heard of people leaving their full coolers and such, maybe they did it with these too ya know? Do be careful with it, although I think the shooting method would be cool to see and post on youtube!

pyro9862 · 01-08-2007, 06:25 PM

Open the valve and throw a match...

ProjectXJRescue · 01-08-2007, 06:52 PM

I say treat them like IEDs and blow them in place. Be creative, have some fun, and try to be somewhat safe. Lets you figure at the most their lethalilty would be what 100 yards? So take a good .308 out there with you and release some aggression.

Cerealdaemon · 01-08-2007, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ProjectXJRescue

I say treat them like IEDs and blow them in place. Be creative, have some fun, and try to be somewhat safe. Lets you figure at the most their lethalilty would be what 100 yards? So take a good .308 out there with you and release some aggression.

Don't have a .308 but I will be taking out my 8mm Mauser and my AK-47. It looks like taking these out from a safe distance is my best bet. It'll be a very safe distance and I'll be prone to minimize the chance of getting hit with shrapnel. We'll see what happens.

**CoriolisSTORM** · 01-08-2007, 06:59 PM

Dont forget videos!!!

**Matt Gertsch** · 01-08-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by War Eagle

Shoot them.

That was my first though too.

kencaz · 01-08-2007, 07:05 PM

Four parts Thermite. One part Play-Doh. Insert Magnesium ribbon, Light, and be somewhere else...

**RnEmOvr** · 01-08-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kencaz

Four parts Thermite. One part Play-Doh. Insert Magnesium ribbon, Light, and be somewhere else...

lol

take pics if nothing else

01-08-2007, 06:04 PM	#7
Indy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: WY Posts: 1,452 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Odds are they're empty. I usually recap my empties just to get rid of the cap on the new cylinder. I can't imagine someone taking $100 of propane out in the middle of a field and just leaving it. __________________ Never underestimate the power of stupid.

01-08-2007, 06:25 PM	#9
pyro9862 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,563 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Open the valve and throw a match... Last edited by pyro9862; 01-08-2007 at 07:23 PM..

01-08-2007, 06:52 PM	#10
ProjectXJRescue Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Horsham, Pa Posts: 125 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I say treat them like IEDs and blow them in place. Be creative, have some fun, and try to be somewhat safe. Lets you figure at the most their lethalilty would be what 100 yards? So take a good .308 out there with you and release some aggression. __________________ Keith S. David Moving to Loveland, Co in June "Though Heaven Should Fall, Let Justice Be Done" "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night, because of rough men who stand ready to commit violence on their behalf"

01-08-2007, 07:05 PM	#14
kencaz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Costa Mesa, OC, CA, USA Posts: 898 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Four parts Thermite. One part Play-Doh. Insert Magnesium ribbon, Light, and be somewhere else... __________________ My Cherokee "I say we dust-off and nuke the site from orbit... It's the only way to be sure!"

01-08-2007, 05:52 PM	#3
cmotsvt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,310 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	They would have to be very very old to rust through to the point of rupture. Id be surprised if they are even full (being left at a campsite). Id just handle them wearing gloves and with regular caution.