Aggravating gas cans

[FOMOGO]

This is why I stick to my trusty pig bladders for fuel storage. Mike

 

[deakin]

This is why I stick to my trusty pig bladders for fuel storage. Mike

i eat pig bladders. along with roaches. my mom worked for armour meats in the early 50's. she had first hand knowledge
(hot dogs)

 

[rwm]

My sealed cans always seem to be pressurized or have a vacuum? This may be from temperature change and/or vapor pressure of the fuel? If you seal your cans, how do you accommodate this? I have some metal cans that have been crushed in the winter by temperature change. I assume that keeping all the cans nearly full would be helpful but this is hard to achieve.

 

[RonnieW]

I've got one of the Eagle 5 Gallon Metal Gas Cans (Item #145709, Model #UI50FSST) from Lowes last year and has been working quite well. I paid about $75 back last year, so prices have gone down a little.

 

[SLK001]

My sealed cans always seem to be pressurized or have a vacuum? This may be from temperature change and/or vapor pressure of the fuel? If you seal your cans, how do you accommodate this?

You have to vent them. I install those yellow vent holes and covers in all my plastic cans. If your cans must be sealed, then having them flex with the temps is the price to pay.

 

[Just for fun]

My sealed cans always seem to be pressurized or have a vacuum? This may be from temperature change and/or vapor pressure of the fuel? If you seal your cans, how do you accommodate this? I have some metal cans that have been crushed in the winter by temperature change. I assume that keeping all the cans nearly full would be helpful but this is hard to achieve.

When mine are in storage I just barley loosen the cap or vent. I have the Tractor Supply type spots and vents. When transporting I just tighten the cap and I'm good to go.

 

[chip maker]

So I know that this has been brought up before and I have a 5 gal. Eagle that I use for regular gas than I also have 2 1gal cans for mixed gas for the 2 cycle engines. If I needed to replace either of them I would be looking at, Crags, FaceBook marketplace or maybe even a few ward sales and find good old school metal gas cans. Before righting this I did look and found many of them available.

 

[SLK001]

...and find good old school metal gas cans.

The problem with old metal gas cans is that they are usually rusted out beyond usefulness.

 

[RJSakowski]

When I was looking for a steel can like the Stan Can for my emergency supply on my boat, the ones that I found on eBay were rusted badly but you would have thought that they were made from gold.