Gas can question

[Benn Gleck]

You can find them on Craigslist Tex.

[Texas Patriot]

Any Texas folks know where I can get clean 55gal drums. This is what I am going to set up for my fuel storage.

[Grinnan Barrett]

Watch out for some of the NEW Jerry cans you see out there. I have a supply of the really old ones from the 1940s both German and Swiss. They are built like tanks and all i had to do was replace the gasket around the lip of the pouring spout. The new ones sometimes claim to be made in the US are not. They come from China and are very light weight. There are two models of them. One is darker green and it is extremely light weight and can bend out of shape easily. The other one is a lighter green and has a pin installed on the cap to prevent opening accidents. It is the better can. I have purchased one of the lighter green cans for testing and will see how it holds up. Check any can you buy to see if it keeps a seal when the cap is tightened down. Also be sure it opens easily as one that has warped will have big problems opening.

New cans from China should run between $20.00 and $40.00 each. A new US made can will run you at least $80.00. Best thing to do is buy from a trusted source so you don't get messed around with. GB

[Spero]

I get mine from flea markets. It cheap and you can find good ones if you look hard enough. However, I have recently taken to buying several marginal ones when i find them be they plastic or metal. I also purchase used civilian cans. These I keep empty. I started this after reading Patriot and its Sequel Survivor. As the author brought up a good point gas will likely be available in smaller areas for a while after fuel cans are gone. This way I have some extra empties to either fill, barter, sell or give to those who truly need them, I.E. the woman down are block with 2 kids under 3. Also civilian used cans are cheap. I buy most of them for a dollar or two and have about twenty empty cans all together as well as 8 full cans treated gas and two with untreated for everyday use.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

If your gonna store it get some of this PRI-G, its a cheap investment.

http://jrhenterprises.com/category.sc;jsessionid=2242CA4AC7496D32201F47DB12B9C668.qscstrfrnt06?categoryId=15

I have treated all our generators to include my mom's and our fuel. The fuel will most likely get rotated way before time is up on this stuff but if not then I dont have to worry. This small amount may not be enough to survive the zombie apocolypse, mayan EOW or Zs polar shift but it gets me thru real life stuff like ice storms, tornandoes, makes sure i can leave if needed (bugout) and runs a generator thats used only for emergencies, pumping water etc for a long time. It has also gotten me thru some tuff times till the next payday hit when things went bad. Being able to treat my moms stuff was a big plus for me because I know they dont do monthly generator testing like they should and you never know about things that have been sitting around so I now the fuel will be gtg.
At current prices if this sat around and went bad I'd be looking at well over the cost of a bottle. It only takes a few minutes to measure n pour so time investment is minimal as well.

[gunfreak]

I always just keep all my rigs more than half full like the military taught me. There is no great way to store gas. Diesel on the other hand is a better choice.

[RobertJ]

Major Surplus www.majorsurplus.com has new NATO style metal gas cans for sale in my newest flyer.its item number #08-3191.List weather you want 5, 10, or20 liter cans. What I do with the few USGI metal cans I have, is if they are not in use I put about 1/2 gallon of diesel or less in it and shake it up real good every so often. When I'm ready to fill up with gasoline, I dump the diesel in the work truck then rinse with some gas and use the "rinse" in the mower etc. and then I fill with gasoline. Been keeping the usgi cans gong for many years like this here in FL.. I primarily use the USGI sceptor made plastic cans.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

This might help with those Can Lids

Finally found a good use for that strap wrench!

[baldsith]

I buy mine from sportsmans guide and as long as they're kept full rust shouldn't be an issue. If they aren't full then rust will be the least of your concerns.

I got a couple of the nato surplus ones from sportsmanguide also...pretty decent

I buy mine from sportsmans guide and as long as they're kept full rust shouldn't be an issue. If they aren't full then rust will be the least of your concerns.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

i got rid o f all my plastec cans, theyre junk

so what did you end up gettin?

[fallout boy]

i got rid o f all my plastec cans, theyre junk

[ajsmith]

I went to rotate my stored gasoline last summer and discovered that the spout that comes with the new cans are too short to fit into the tank!! It requires an extension nozzle (sold separately). Had the SHTF happened before a rotated the supply, I'd have been out of luck!

Test you storage methods.

I had the same problem, the flex nozzle was to short to use on my Jeep. I had bought 4 cans and figured out that the flex nozzle hose tube thingy will slip over the end of another one extending the length. So I just carry it like that, works for me. :cool:

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Anyone have issues with the cans rusting on the inside? I've got a few that are getting bad.

Yep thats why we stay with the heavy duty plastic military cans

Anyone have issues with the cans rusting on the inside? I've got a few that are getting bad.