Fuel can parts

[cubdriver2]

I haul all my fuel in cans, over a 1000gal a year. And as we all know the new cans suck, I have been hitting garage sale for a few years buying the vented style gas cans for future use. The weak link is the spout and loosing the caps. The cans I use the most are the 6gal Rubbermaid ones that hold almost 7gal and I have modified the spouts adding a 18" x 1" vinal hose to each can with a broom handle plug in the end. But the smooth part of the spout that I attach the hose to is starting to get brittle from 10 years of use so I started looking for newer parts to keep me going. Do a search on ebay in the "all categories" section for what you are looking for, gas cans, gas can caps, gas can spouts and vents. One guy is selling a vent with cap that you can drill a 1/2" hole in your unvented cans and make them vented, http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-NEW-UNIVE...544?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c653d1778

I just got a few of these and them seem well made and fit my cans. http://www.ebay.com/itm/REPLACEMENT...952?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c7611920

I carry 3 of 2.5gal Scepter red cans in the baggage when I go on longer flights and can also get parts for them
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Scepter-JER...131?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2a1e2bfaab


Glenn

 

[Tim]

Good find Glenn

 

[Steve Pierce]

That is for sure. Why did they quit making the good spouts and go to these PITA cans?

 

[cubdriver2]

That is for sure. Why did they quit making the good spouts and go to these PITA cans?

The tree huggers lost the caps and didn't like the smell of gas in the back of their Volvo wagon.

Glenn

 

[sierra bravo]

California pollution standards forced the change to gas cans. So far there's no law restricting water fumes so you might look for water jugs and water jug replacement spouts.