Dune 4WD 20L Green Metal Jerry Can on Clearance at Anaconda.
If only I didn't have 4 plastic ones already I would buy more.
They also have the 20L yellow one for $30, and the 10L green one for $20.
This will go well with that Briggs & Stratton 2400W generator deal!
About as much as Jerry can.
Jerry! Jerry!
You can do it!!
Too soon
absolutely no need of it at all, but I just want to buy one for display at home. One of the great engineering design and carries such deep history and classic theme of WWII.
Gotta hand in my ozbargin badge…
Have a look at the Wavian Fuel Cans for the classic WWII - and super functional. These are, well, good imitations (tho I've had terrible luck with the Dune ones). there's some basic history on them too if you're interested.
We carry the Wavian ones on our roadtrips (two of them) and they've been faultless and one is approaching 15 years.
It’s the Latvian made ones, Wavian is just the sticker they slap on them. I grabbed some of the same Jerry cans from Stratco a few years ago for $40 each, Wavian is a sticker ripoff.
If it makes you happy and its only $30, its a good investment.
Good for making your ute look tougher too.
How could you store fuel in this for a car before it would go ‘off’? I’ve heard that’s a thing but just to confirm.
https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/austra…
The storage life of petrol is one year when stored under shelter in a sealed container. Once a seal is broken the fuel has a
storage life of six months at 20°C or three months at 30°C.
Now this could be Big Oil propaganda to get you to buy fuel more frequently. however it is true that the volatile components in petrol do evaporate. Personally sniffed enough of it to know.
FWIW - I had fuel sitting in my motorcycle (95RON) for around two years - siphoned it out and used it in the lawn mower with no issues lol
Australian heat ruins everything, fuel doesn't last that long like several months. And is a fire hazard, not worth it for regular Joe and most places have legal limits so you don't burn down the neighborhood. You would have to be frequently rotating it by using it and refilling it.
Recently been using up some 6 month old petrol in my generator, it would cut out under a higher load. Improperly stored fuel, had too much air in the can and exposed to some heat.
Diesel is far better is this regard, less volatile 'light' hydrocarbons that degrade/evaporate/oxidise. Far thicker/heavier and less likely to catch fire as a result.
Filling my Jerry Cans with Diesel is as close to stock market trading as I get these days.
Pretty sure you physically cant light Diesel on fire from fumes as it simply doesnt evaporate. Stick a lit match in Diesel and it will just extinguish.
Stick a lit match in Diesel and it will just extinguish.
Also a great tip for remembering whether you filled a jerry with diesel or petrol.
When I mow the lawn, if the container doesn't have enough fuel left to do the entire lawn, I empty it into the car then go refill it. So just do that every month or two. i.e. Empty this into the car tank, fill the car the rest of the way, then refill this.
I prefer plastic ones; these are too heavy and rust after a long time.
Also, these metal ones are too tall to fit into the boot of most sedans and will fall over easily in the boot if not restrained. I prefer the fat plastic Scepter 20L containers.
Good deal, I have the 10L (sadly paid more some time back) but it's been holding up well.
Isnt red for petrol?
Doesnt matter. depends on the car colour u drive.
pity they dont have a red one for my red colour tesla.
There are 'standards' - red for petrol, yellow for diesel, blue for jet A1, white/clear for drinking water, green for water (not for drinking).
But you won't see the army bringing brightly coloured containers around. Something like the US military uses one type of fuel for most of their uses, which is generally aviation grade fuel.
i thought green was for two stroke. i thought it tasted funny.
Hahahaha
Not if you’re pretending to be Rommel.
I like to think I am like Rommel. "Ghost", never know where I am. Certainly not sitting behind the lines. A lot we can learn form him, you can have massive respect for your enemy….
These are intended for slower cars.
I do wish this had a locking pin like many others. Probably the only downside.
Can this be used to drink and store water? Been looking for a watering can.
A design marvel
Why do you say that? I'm looking for some cool facts/history on the jerry can
Can confirm this works in FWD cars as well.
Know about AWD or RWD? Asking for a friend
Drove my car in reverse and can confirm RWD works. Tried removing the rear wheels and just driving on the front two and it didn’t go anywhere! So AWD appears to be out.
Anyone know if the proquip funnel works with these?
Nope. Anaconda sells the cheap Chinese copy and the whole cap set up is different from Pro Quip. Great to see these jerries selling at a price that matches their quality; or still overpriced but not so bad.
Use code WELCOME10 for $10 off at checkout.
Doesn't work if you are a member?
suitable for beer
Can't find any in WA
But how much spice can it hold?