Nanny nation
If you ever decide you don’t hate nannies enough, go buy a new gas can and figure out the nozzle.
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March 26th, 2013 at 11:03 am
No shit. I bought one by accident a few years ago, and have been hating it ever since. Recently I decided enough was enough and went on a search of all the local hardware stores and gas stations, and no one carries a simple steel can with a screw top and nozzle.
March 26th, 2013 at 11:26 am
I got a can that was compliant that I actually like. It’s air tight, you pull a trigger and press and hold a lever (easier than it sounds), and it both opens the spout and an air hole to let the gas flow. No bubble or glugging, pours quick, and meets the standards.
March 26th, 2013 at 11:43 am
Someone suggested these to me:
http://www.amazon.com/No-Spill-1450-5-Gallon-Poly-Compliant/dp/B000W9JN4S/ref=lp_396315011_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364312582&sr=1-1
They are easy to use. They still pour slow as fucking molasses because of the EPA mandated shit, but at least they are easy to use and well made.
March 26th, 2013 at 12:12 pm
It’s amazing what you can find on ebay to buy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Black-Vent-Caps-Replacement-Gas-Can-Fuel-Jug-Blitz-Wedco-Scepter-Essence-/261152083381?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccde08db5
March 26th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Several of the cans I got have a “locked” position — you have to pull a “switch” to unlock them and then push the lever to get gas out.
Problems: 1)switch is a pain to move, 2) when you let off the lever the damn thing locks, 3) Cap has locking spring.
Solutions: 1 and 2 – cut off the plastic spring that tensions the locking switch; switch still works but is easy to move and doesn’t move unless you push on it. 3 – cut the lock tab; I just don’t see how the cap could possibly come unscrewed without someone purposefully turning it.
Gas still comes out too damn slow. Haven’t tried to solve that problem.
March 26th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Stop buying non-commercial consumer grade crap that has the feds poking at it to keep morons from killing themselves.
Buy a commercial grade can
OSHA isn’t half as stupid as the various consumer protection agencies.
March 26th, 2013 at 12:44 pm
Oh, God, yes. I hate these things with a freaking passion.
March 26th, 2013 at 12:45 pm
NATO Jerry cans + Super Siphon FTW. One of mine is over 60 years old and still looks brand new. I have nothing but pity for the fools I see fiddling with what they sell nowadays. I bought a bunch when CTD was selling them for $20. You can still find them elsewhere online but they’re around $50 now. Still worth every penny.
March 26th, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Nice to know I’m not the only one imagining cruel punishments for the gasoline can nannies. Bastards.
March 26th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
russe11m’s comment got me looking…it’s amazing how many replacement water spouts on eBay just happen to fit gas cans. To paraphrase, the free market sees interference as damage and works around it. 🙂
March 26th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
I buy every steel can I find at yard sales. Less vapors escape, thus the gasoline inside keeps fresh longer. It’s amazing how many I’ve accumulated for less than $20.00
March 26th, 2013 at 2:03 pm
I have one of the ones with the switch and the lever, and rather hated it as well. However, it’s been rolling around in the back of my truck for most of the winter, and at one point the whole lever actually broke off. The spring loaded plunger that the lever pushes down is exposed, and can be easily pushed down by hand considerably more than the lever did, increasing flow to the point of almost being tolerable. If you’re stuck with that kind, just take the whole stupid lever assembly off, and it’ll become moderately usable.
March 26th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Sean: Gasoline mostly ages by chemical reaction, not vapor emission.
(Exposure to oxygen being one of them, so keeping it in an airtight container is still a win … but I’ve never seen a plastic gas can that was particularly oxygen-permeable.)
You want to add stabilizer, if you want to keep it fresh for any length of time.
March 26th, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Got a pile of the old plastic cans running around with old-style caps. I take better care of them than the equipment they feed. Sad.
Those Eagle metal cans look like just the ticket, though. Got to find me some of them in 5 and 2 gallon. Diesel and gas. Thanks for the tip.
March 26th, 2013 at 2:52 pm
The cans branded by Briggs and Stratton aren’t half bad. You twist the lock, then rest the nozzle on whatever you’re filling. The weight of the can opens the valve and it fills up…
http://www.amazon.com/Briggs-Stratton-85023-Gallon-Gas/dp/B001QCWQUI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364323947&sr=8-2&keywords=briggs+gas+can
March 26th, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Usually I just tie a funnel around the handle and take the cap completely off when I’m refueling something. Or keep an eye out for old style cans at a garage / estate sale.
March 26th, 2013 at 3:19 pm
I actually prefer my newest can. Bought it at either HD or Lowe’s. The weight of the can forces the airlock open. No drips or splashing.
March 26th, 2013 at 4:46 pm
My personal lament is that I remember when shit just worked.
Toilets
Shower heads
Gasoline cans
Light bulbs
Dishwasher detergent
Laundry soap
Remember when gasoline wasn’t 10% bullshit?
Remember when coca-cola had sweet tasty sugar in it?
McDonalds French fries used to taste better.
All of these memories come from a time when industry was trying to build a product that people wanted. Now they have to build a product that they’ll be allowed to sell.
Like a light bulb that takes ten minutes to warm up, or a toilet that won’t flush a hearty dump the first time.
March 26th, 2013 at 4:56 pm
The unintended consequences of .gov meddling: CA started this bullshit about 10 years ago. Since then, you find the freeways littered with this junk.
People get pissed about it taking 10 minutes to pour a 1 gal can of gas into their vehicle. They’re standing next to traffic, which is damn hazardous!
One of two responses: take the nozzle off, and pour it, slopping gas on the ground. Or, get frustrated, and toss it when you get maybe 2/3 of the gas into the tank. Whole intent was to reduce vapor released to atmosphere when in use. Now, LOTS more in the air, PLUS into the ground, which is worse.
Typical bureaucratic design idiocy. And, of course, they can’t ever admit that they made a mistake, and reverse it.
March 26th, 2013 at 5:08 pm
Water cans are the work around.
http://www.amazon.com/Moeller-Scepter-Water-Can-5-Gallon/dp/B000MTI0GA/ref=pd_sim_auto_5
March 26th, 2013 at 5:43 pm
The friggin irony. I’ve had more of these gas cans fail, break, and have leaked 100x more gas. So I am sure all the environmental safety has been eliminated by the increasing of pollution.
March 26th, 2013 at 7:08 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpaP-nT3Zog
If you don’t want to use one of those vents, get a valve stem and a coat hanger – bore a .453 hole (29/64) in the thicker flat just behind the handle, feed coat hanger through hole and out of the filler. Put the valve stem on the hangar and bend the end of the hangar to hold it on. Pull it back through the hole and snap it in place. Put the cap on. Instant vent 🙂
March 26th, 2013 at 10:33 pm
Go to your local big box home improvement store and check out the gas grills. On every one of them you will find a length of wire with a loop on the end chained to the grill. Ask yourself what it’s supposed to accomplish. Ask the helpful staff, most of them won’t know what it does.
It’s a match extender. So you can light your grill with a match without burning yourself. Another helpful mandate from your .fed.gov.
And I hate my gas can too!
March 27th, 2013 at 9:33 am
if you want a preview of nanny nation, watch North Woods Law. this is what America will be soon. polite busybodies
March 27th, 2013 at 10:00 am
Tuff Jug.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_8?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tuff%20jug%205%20gal&sprefix=tuff+jug%2Caps%2C367
March 27th, 2013 at 10:16 am
I went the eBay route, sorta. I have two good spouts from older 5 gal cans and for my new cans from the same manufacturer I bought twist on caps ( $5 for a dozen on ebay). So now I have my spout on my active gas can and four more sealed with caps. The extra spout is in a box in my basement for protection. Problem solved.
March 27th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
I have a couple of 5 gallon NATO can purchased at Murdoch’s, and wish I’d bought them all. But of you’ll search for NATO can, you can still find plenty of them in 5, 2.5, and 1.25 gallon sizes. I’m occasionally amused that I ever used plastic gas cans in the first place.
And Smince is spot on about the Super Siphon. I have a couple, and haven’t needed a funnel for fuel since.
March 27th, 2013 at 4:24 pm
Most of those NATO cans are Chinese junk steel, with a coating inside that cant handle E10.
And then the old ones have nozzles to big to work in a modern car… *le-sigh*
March 28th, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Just because of these cans, I always buy an extra quart of gas to pour in a nearby river or use it to light a stack of tires on fire. Spotted owls are especially fond of gasoline soaked treats.