Safety Gas Cans

Nit Picking is rampart in this thread

I did notice he failed to blow/vacuum out any plastic shavings.. That is the one truly valid concern in this thread and only one other commented on it.

Safety: THe plastic parts he removed are child safety.. With those parts removed little Johnny can remove the cap.. there are other ways to child proof.

The Rubber vlave stem I seriously doubt gasoline will dislove it in our lifetime

the locking pin on the nozzle.. I would have left that alone (the plastic pin he knows not the function of).

But then pushing the release button is so natural for me I might well not even ralise it is there.

True story.. I onc handed a man the keys to his car.. he was amazed.. he could not get them out of the ignition... It was a sitck shift and to turn the ignition to LOCK you had to press a release lever.. I pressed it automatically and was not even aware I had done it.

With out the locking pin Little Johnny and get gas to spill out of it.

The ones that bother me have the kind of nozzle whre you have to push it hard against the filler tube.. Those are a pain in the anatomy.

OH. and as for getting all the gasoline out.. VERY DANGEROUS

A gas can with gasoline in it WILL NOT EXPLODE,, Neither will a can which has never had gas in it.. But if you drain out every drop the vapor/air ratio inside the can can get into the ideal range and .. DYNAMITE has less explosiv power. THis is why it is designed to make it hard to get the very last cup out.

LarryJM wrote:

Dog Folks wrote:


2. I personally would not trust the long term resistance to gasoline wetting the rubber tire stem.

Just my humble opinion. Don't claim to be an engineer.

O.K. I can see a potential issue with the rubber valve stem and another video had a link to the old style vents you could buy. Alternatively I guess I could do what I've had on my 10+ year old can that the vent cap retainer broke and I lost the cap. That is a wooden down with a point on it that I "JAM" into the hole with a string on it so I don't loose it.

You didn't originally say the "UNSAFE" comment was purely an opinion, but was presented as a statement of fact IMO and that's why I questioned it.

Larry

Sorry, I thought it was obvious, by the lack of engineering credentials in my post, it was an opinion. Guess not. Are not 99% of all posts here opinion?

My opinion was based upon the video, not how further modifications, posted later, would overcome the flaws shown therein.

I did that same mod a while back on 2 gas cans and it worked at least for a while and then the rubber valves got all eaten up. I since went to the nato jerry cans and couldn't be happier.

SaltiDawg wrote:
Re "safety," is not the elephant in the room being ignored?

I refer to the dozen or more cans of gasoline in plastic cans in his garage/workshop.

It appears to be a survivalist program for the zombie apocalypse.
I would have a metal tank to store that much gasoline.

I used those gas cans in 20 degree weather this year. Getting the piece to notch on the rim of the generator, finding the other catch, then letting it slowly glug into the generator while freezing my buns off... was not fun. Older gas cans at least had a vent hole so it didn't splash all over the place. New cans, one has to be very careful and take 5-10 minutes, or else more gas would wind up on the generator than in it.

I also wonder about RotoPax. You can buy them, then buy the "water rated" spouts which from what I see, are just like the gas can spouts before the EPA came in with their heavy hand.

Of course, there are always Type 2 cans and NATO jerry cans.

My next rig, I'm looking at either the metal jerry cans or the RotoPax containers. Either of those can easily be locked to the vehicle, trailer, or cargo carrier via the mounting system.

This is similar to what we carry the extra gasoline in for the 2nd generator in our motorhome. We keep this in a closed exterior storage bay and have never had a spill or any odors in that compartment. You have to pay for this level of safety, though:

http://www.omarksafety.com/Justrite-AccuFlow-Type-II-25-GalSafety-Gas-Can_p_6397.html

After drilling the vent hole for the tire stem he did not check for and remove any plastic cuttings that could have gone into the can. Why introduce them into your fuel system if you don't have to. Regarding the gas attacking the rubber tire stem. They are cheap and obviously easy to change. I don't see that as a problem when you compare the kind of problem 5 gallons of gas could be.

Dog Folks wrote:


2. I personally would not trust the long term resistance to gasoline wetting the rubber tire stem.

Just my humble opinion. Don't claim to be an engineer.

O.K. I can see a potential issue with the rubber valve stem and another video had a link to the old style vents you could buy. Alternatively I guess I could do what I've had on my 10+ year old can that the vent cap retainer broke and I lost the cap. That is a wooden down with a point on it that I "JAM" into the hole with a string on it so I don't loose it.

You didn't originally say the "UNSAFE" comment was purely an opinion, but was presented as a statement of fact IMO and that's why I questioned it.

Larry

A lot of people out there have used gas cans for years. From metal to plastic. Have there been millions of people killed by ( Unsafe gas cans? ) Probably not. How can a gas can be UNSAFE? You fill it up and pour it out the spout. As kids we used to fill up whatever we could find around to get gas at the station for our mowers. Who the heck would have thought someone would pay $70 for a SAFE 5 gallon gas tank. Would you possibly think that maybe one politician needed to give an earmark in an exchange for a political contribution. UNSAFE GAS CANS BULLSHEAT

Re "safety," is not the elephant in the room being ignored?

I refer to the dozen or more cans of gasoline in plastic cans in his garage/workshop.