Gas containers.....

northGAcock

Now I am usually supportive of safety enabled advancements.....but the d@mn new fangled dispensing end on gas cans just plain suck. I am 0/2 at this point. First one never could figure out (with reading instructions) and had to make so modifications just to get gas out the first and only time.......the secound one (a five galloner) dispenseing apparatice has failed after limited use. Is it really that hard? Did the basic kind of old really create too many fires? Explosions? 

I’m mad as he!!. 

pgprescott

LOL! You can but an aftermarket spout kit on amazon. I actually got on eBay and bought several “vintage “ cans. I like the pyramid shaped Gott ones. Well worth the money spent. 

The new new ones lead to increased violence because you get so f’n pissed using them. 

fishlessman

i must of picked up a half dozen at homedepot before i found one that worked properly and by properly, 10 to 15 minutes to pour 5 gallons in the boat. theres old style caps online but not sure how that works without the second vent

pgprescott

fishlessman said:

i must of picked up a half dozen at homedepot before i found one that worked properly and by properly, 10 to 15 minutes to pour 5 gallons in the boat. theres old style caps online but not sure how that works without the second vent

Poke a hole in the plastic can. Boom! Second vent. That said, that’s why I bought up more of
the old style ones off eBay. 

poster

All I could find for the last couple years was cans that had the vent in the nozzle in Canada. It made more issues as the vent was always under fuel unless you tilted the can ever so slowly and if your not Hercules that is next to impossible. I seen just recently a big display called "the vent is back" and looks like the older style is available again. Now I have 3 useless cans, unless I get creative with some pipe fitting

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/scepter-gas-can-25-l-0283053p.html#srp

DoubleEgger

Shop yard sales for old cans. 

Killit_and_Grillit

Robin get you one of those No Spill brand cans. They’re a little pricey but man that thing is awesome. Especially for things you don’t want to overspill gas on like weed eaters, flamethrowers, etc. 

Carolina Q

Don't know if these work, but cheap enough to try. In the comments, someone said Tractor Supply sells 'em if you want to look before you buy. Here's a link.

I bought a couple of 5 gallon water jugs (Cabelas, I think) and rigged up a spout with pvc tubing and a rubber stopper. Not the greatest, but better than EPA cans. About 8 years ago and it hasn't dissolved from the gas.

Pretty sure this is the one.

HendersonTRKing

Yes, there were terrible tragedies with the old-style gas cans.  They were not exclusively the fault of the cans . . . "operator error" and "Darwin Award" type behavior absolutely contributed, resulting in horrific injuries, often to children. 

When the tort lawyers literally targeted the industry, it was game on and the largest manufacturer -- a US business based in Miami, Oklahoma -- was forced to seek bankruptcy protection and ultimately liquidated because it didn't have the resources to defend against and sometimes pay out outrageously inflated claims while also implementing relatively simple and inexpensive measures to retard potential "flashback" explosions when the cans were misused by individuals seemingly unaware of the equation that Gas + Fire = Kaboom.  

So that's the short version of the backstory on why you and I and so many others are frustrated by the gas cans now available in the "free market".  If interested, you can read more about this sad state of affairs here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/05/business/in-a-shuttered-gasoline-can-factory-the-two-sides-of-product-liability.html

toolndie7

I recently bought 4 of these cans for long term fuel storage and they are great although pricey. I was fed up with the plastic junk.

bought them here with free shipping https://www.campingmaxx.com/nato-jerry-gas-can-red.html

and here is the good old fashioned spout that will solve all your problems

Carolina Q

Killit_and_Grillit said:

Robin get you one of those No Spill brand cans. They’re a little pricey but man that thing is awesome. Especially for things you don’t want to overspill gas on like weed eaters, flamethrowers, etc. 

Just looked at those and they do look nice. 3 gallons/min flow rate too!

http://www.nospill.com

northGAcock

pgprescott said:

Not a truer statement ever made.

northGAcock

DoubleEgger said:

Shop yard sales for old cans. 

If you happen on any whilst you are out yard buying, grab me one will ya? 2 1/2 gal my preference. 

DoubleEgger

northGAcock said:

DoubleEgger said:

Shop yard sales for old cans. 

If you happen on any whilst you are out yard buying, grab me one will ya? 2 1/2 gal my preference. 

You won’t catch me at a yard sale...

northGAcock

DoubleEgger said:

northGAcock said:

DoubleEgger said:

Shop yard sales for old cans. 

If you happen on any whilst you are out yard buying, grab me one will ya? 2 1/2 gal my preference. 

You won’t catch me at a yard sale...

Guess you don’t need a gas can that works....

DoubleEgger

northGAcock said:

DoubleEgger said:

northGAcock said:

DoubleEgger said:

Shop yard sales for old cans. 

If you happen on any whilst you are out yard buying, grab me one will ya? 2 1/2 gal my preference. 

You won’t catch me at a yard sale...

Guess you don’t need a gas can that works....

I was smart enough to keep my old gas cans 

fishlessman

pgprescott said:

fishlessman said:

i must of picked up a half dozen at homedepot before i found one that worked properly and by properly, 10 to 15 minutes to pour 5 gallons in the boat. theres old style caps online but not sure how that works without the second vent

Poke a hole in the plastic can. Boom! Second vent. That said, that’s why I bought up more of
the old style ones off eBay. 

i resorted to pulling most of the nozzle safety innards out and now hang the gas can with rope off the side of the boat.  i put about 30 gallons in about once a month. i need a new system

Dobie

DoubleEgger said:

northGAcock said:

DoubleEgger said:

northGAcock said:

DoubleEgger said:

Shop yard sales for old cans. 

If you happen on any whilst you are out yard buying, grab me one will ya? 2 1/2 gal my preference. 

You won’t catch me at a yard sale...

Guess you don’t need a gas can that works....

I was smart enough to keep my old gas cans 

Yep I have never worn a gas can out 

Carolina Q

@fishlessman, did you take a look at the NoSpill thing? Three gallons per min. And she's cute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UHHuVGtFGI

Spaightlabs

And another product idea for Yeti...

Killit_and_Grillit

I'm telling ya @Carolina Q those things are where it's at. I've got a 5 gallon and two 2 1/2 gallons. 

It was a gut punch spending $30+ on the first one but after I tried them I'll never buy anything else. 

FatDog

How in the world did I make it through the mid-60's fueling my lawn mower with a steel can with a flexible steel nozzle?  Never set myself on fire, never burned down the house, never caused any fires at all.

I say we take the warning labels off and let nature take its course.

SonVolt

Life Pro Tip - go to your local motorcycle dealer and get a motorsports gas can. They aren't required to follow the new laws since they aren't sold for street use.  They're designed to empty fast, and they do. Enjoy. 

northGAcock

Killit_and_Grillit said:

I'm telling ya @Carolina Q those things are where it's at. I've got a 5 gallon and two 2 1/2 gallons. 

It was a gut punch spending $30+ on the first one but after I tried them I'll never buy anything else. 

How about send me one and let me try it out for a year or two? Full would be even better. I prefer the real stuff....no ethanal. 

Elijah

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009856MEQ?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title&th=1

Those are annoying to fill, but very easy to empty. 

RRP

FatDog said:

How in the world did I make it through the mid-60's fueling my lawn mower with a steel can with a flexible steel nozzle?  Never set myself on fire, never burned down the house, never caused any fires at all.

I say we take the warning labels off and let nature take its course.

Your comment rings true with me as well, but actually earlier. I started mowing yards at age 13. By age 14 my reputation had spread in our small Missouri town and I was mowing 22 yards per week!

 My father even taught me how to get a loan at the bank so I could buy a new mower! Even though I signed the promissory note first my dad co-signed it to make it legal. I paid off that loan one month later! 

Then the following Summer my first new mower was beat to death as they were not made well back then. So again off to the bank my father and I went! This time I got the new loan on my own signature - though I bet my dad winked at the bank president! I paid that loan off in 3 weeks! 

Back to the gasoline container issue...since I was needing so much gas I would take off on my bicycle with a gallon GLASS jug! The jug had a large ring at the neck. BTW I was paying $.25 a gallon! 

Lit

The no spill cans are worth the money. They sell extensions also like the one on my 2 gallon can that make pouring even easier. 

Powak

pgprescott said:

LOL! You can but an aftermarket spout kit on amazon. I actually got on eBay and bought several “vintage “ cans. I like the pyramid shaped Gott ones. Well worth the money spent. 

The new new ones lead to increased violence because you get so f’n pissed using them. 

Any links to those aftermarket kits on amazon? I’m thinking those would be the way to go.

Legume

Ron, you had that much cash flow and you were taking out loans?  Certainly not to build your fico score back then.  Didn’t want to dig up a coffee can or two?

RRP

Legume said:

Ron, you had that much cash flow and you were taking out loans?  Certainly not to build your fico score back then.  Didn’t want to dig up a coffee can or two?

Back then I took care of 3 old widow's yard and two would pay me $.50 each and the third lady who had the larger part paid me $.75. Most people only paid $1. My best customer paid me $2. 
Also back then the mowers were less than $100.

pgprescott

Powak said:

pgprescott said:

LOL! You can but an aftermarket spout kit on amazon. I actually got on eBay and bought several “vintage “ cans. I like the pyramid shaped Gott ones. Well worth the money spent. 

The new new ones lead to increased violence because you get so f’n pissed using them. 

Any links to those aftermarket kits on amazon? I’m thinking those would be the way to go.

Just type in gas can spout replacement