You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.



You can speed it up two ways, although I don't recommend either.

1) Get an ice pick and a fire extinguisher 1a) Put out cigar before starting
(nuff said).
2) Pick up the can and as you hold it as though to pour, start swirling the
contents in circular fashion. As the gas starts to spin around inside the
container, it will drain a lot faster than by letting it go chug, chug,
chug. 2a) Put out cigar before starting 2b) Have a fire-extinguisher handy.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.


Hint: the only difference between a gasoline jug and a water jug is the
color. Buy water jugs which still have conventional spouts and use them
for gasoline. Spray paint them red if it makes you feel better about it.
Or just get extra water caps and spouts and change them out for the fuel
spouts.

Wilbur Hubbard

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote:


"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.


Hint: the only difference between a gasoline jug and a water jug is the
color. Buy water jugs which still have conventional spouts and use them
for gasoline. Spray paint them red if it makes you feel better about it.
Or just get extra water caps and spouts and change them out for the fuel
spouts.

First of all it shouldn't be glass (which is what I think of when you
call it a jug). Second the color isn't the only difference. Gasoline
cans should have spark arresters IIRC. And one good reason for having
red ones is that you can never again use it for anything else.

On Aug 17, 6:09 pm, Rosalie B. wrote:
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote:

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.


Ebay is your friend:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLUE-...QQcmdZViewItem

Then add (or make) one of these with a longer hose:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-RA...QQcmdZViewItem

and you will never spill a drop.


S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.

Hint: the only difference between a gasoline jug and a water jug is the
color. Buy water jugs which still have conventional spouts and use them
for gasoline. Spray paint them red if it makes you feel better about it.
Or just get extra water caps and spouts and change them out for the fuel
spouts.

First of all it shouldn't be glass (which is what I think of when you
call it a jug). Second the color isn't the only difference. Gasoline
cans should have spark arresters IIRC. And one good reason for having
red ones is that you can never again use it for anything else.

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:01:31 -0500, cavelamb himself
wrote:

You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.

During WWII in Africa the British has their fuel in soldered cans,
sealed like most canned goods. They leaked a lot.

Casady

I had one of those on my boat for the outboard, a 2 1/2 gallon. When I was
preparing to leave my boat in Mazatlan for this summer, I emptied the can
into a cruiser's truck gas tank. I didn't want to leave a full can on the
boat. The press-to-fit fitting on the end of the filler tube wouldn't
trigger in the truck's fill pipe so I had to hold it back by hand. What a
mess! I wound up spilling about a gallon of the 2 1/2 gallons on the ground.
There was no other way to do it. 'Spill Proof' is really 'Spill Guaranteed'!
This can had been purchased in California. It's easy to see where to word
'Californicate' came from.

Rusty

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.

I like the spill-proof gas cans. I fill my inflatable outboard (internal
gas tank) when it runs out of fuel--pitching up and down in mid-bay or
channel. The spout fits right in the tank and I don't spill a drop even tho
the boat is bouncing up and down, etc.

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
...
You have to see this modern mess to believe it.

The "spill Proof" safety gas can.

No vent! So it's safe!

Actually, it vents through the spout.

S L O W L Y, as you might expect.

I went looking to buy a gas can and this is all I can find locally.

Rusty wrote:
I had one of those on my boat for the outboard, a 2 1/2 gallon. When I
was preparing to leave my boat in Mazatlan for this summer, I emptied
the can into a cruiser's truck gas tank. I didn't want to leave a full
can on the boat. The press-to-fit fitting on the end of the filler tube
wouldn't trigger in the truck's fill pipe so I had to hold it back by
hand. What a mess! I wound up spilling about a gallon of the 2 1/2
gallons on the ground. There was no other way to do it. 'Spill Proof' is
really 'Spill Guaranteed'! This can had been purchased in California.
It's easy to see where to word 'Californicate' came from.

Rusty


I could find nothing else in a plastic can.

Not a single store with a proper vented plastic gas can!!!

So I bought one and cut the end off of the spout, removing the
"press to mess" valve.

It works now - sorta - but is still very slow.

I think a blue or green can - with a vent! - may be in order...

"numlock" wrote
inflatable outboard

I have got to get me one of those...