Unexpected battery experience...

[Snickerfritz]

So, for reasons I don't really want to get all into, I've been displaced from my house for a couple of weeks. The reason it's relevant though is that I've been charging two 18350 batteries every night, then in the morning I'll put one of them in my Vamo and just carry the other around in my pocket for when the first one dies. It's the same pocket I keep my keys in. So, just now, I'm reaching over a bed to get something from behind when all of the sudden I feel something hot in my pocket. I quickly pull out the battery and it's super hot to the touch, and my keys are hot. I guess the keys completed the circuit? I guess I didn't even think that could happen.

 

[conan]

Clear 18650-18350-CR123 Case

 

[Huckleberried]

Scary. Definitely get a case.

 

[Susan W.]

Unfortunately, it's not really unexpected. batteries should never be carried in a pocket without a case. Especially with keys or coins. You were lucky that there wasn't a fire.

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

Seemed worth mentioning in a thread like this. Loose bullets and loose batteries are a combination that could prove fatal. Mostly for those that hunt.

 

[Snickerfritz]

Well, that is to say, it wasn't expected by me, perhaps stupidly. I don't really want to carry around a big ol' case though. I guess I'll have to find a better solution. A plastic baggy would work as well, I reckon? Luckily, our home displacement appears to be coming to a speedy end.

 

[Traver]

Definitely worth mentioning. It reminds people that these batteries need to be handled with care. Then there are all the new vapers who don't have a clue what these batteries can do.

 

[pmcode]

You really do need something a little more impenetrable than a plastic baggie. Just like without a case, you might not notice the baggie has a hole in it until it is too late.

A single battery plastic case is not that much larger than the battery itself, btw. Just have to look around for a case that would work for you.

 

[Dusif]

In the right pocket in pretty much all pants theres an extra pocket (the ligther eater) its the perfect size for a 18650 and it will protect it from keys and such


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[Steam Turbine]

I don't really want to carry around a big ol' case though.

A battery case is half the size of a pack of cigarettes.

It is not optional.

Your keys will tear your plastic bag apart.

 

[Snickerfritz]

In the right pocket in pretty much all pants theres an extra pocket (the ligther eater) its the perfect size for a 18650 and it will protect it from keys and such


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Eureka! Duh...

 

[Train2]

Dang, I thought this thread was going to be a Hanukkah story about an 18350 that miraculously lasted for 8 days...

 

[BigCatDaddy]

A small pill bottle will work!!

 

[patkin]

A woman here reported smoke rising from her purse and posted images of the melted contents of it. This was from her keys contacting loose batteries in it. Definitely, as others have said, get a carrying case. They cost pennies.

 

[tnt56]

Since no one has posted it yet try these out. I carry a couple of extra 18350's every day. Never gets in the way and it's cheap protection.
18350 Battery Case

 

[DavidOck]

Cut one end off a couple empty juice bottles and stuff the battery in...

 

[BardicDruid]

Well, that is to say, it wasn't expected by me, perhaps stupidly. I don't really want to carry around a big ol' case though. I guess I'll have to find a better solution. A plastic baggy would work as well, I reckon? Luckily, our home displacement appears to be coming to a speedy end.

No, not at all, if this is too big to carry around: 18350 Battery Case - Battery Cases - Accessories then maybe you should get an eGo.

 

[DrillRX]

Before I bought the proper cases, I used to use the travel plastic Q-tip case. It is hard plastic and holds 3 18650 batts

 

[Sickkboy]

Get a piece of battery case, for a peace of mind.

 

[Jayvaps]

For carrying just 1 18350, one of the thingy's(that is what they are called) sold by ibtanked to hold their 19mm standard size tanks fits an 18350 battery very well. The case is a little longer, so if you don't want to hear any rattle in your pocket, a little cotton stuffed into the case solves that.

I would imagine any tube type bottle like a pill bottle would work as well. I know they also sell single 18350 battery case holders(typically sold as cr123 battery holders) thru many lighting supply stores.