What about these gas can spouts❓

[lone wolf]

Needed a 2nd 50:1 can for in the field.
Guy at Lowe's said everyone loves these new fangled no leak spouts.
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Best I ever used!

 

[OM617YOTA]

Genuine military surplus NATO cans are the best I've found for bulk storage. Lots of garbage copies out there, beware when buying.

 

[flatsfisher]

You can tell its a quality well-conceived and engineered product when the fancy spill-proof safety valve has its own tethered cap on the end of the spout which has to be manually removed for use and replaced afterwards

But I suppose why not, we're already fooling around finding the right angle to hold everything so you squeeze/press/whatever the valve and comfortably hold it open long enough to fill something & see when to stop, so whats an extra cap or two to play with in the scope of things... maybe version 2 will come with its own bluetooth app to make the user experience better

servo motor cap opener.

 

[flatsfisher]

Genuine military surplus NATO cans are the best I've found for bulk storage. Lots of garbage copies out there, beware when buying.

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I have 1 NATO can and they really dump fuel nicely. being on the florida gulf coast I have a dozen or so 5-gallon cans and a few 2.5's to get thru hurricanes where you can't get fuel afterwards for days to weeks.

 

[StoneyMeadowMaple]

I love them. For the larger cans where you are likely to dump an entire can drill two holes in the plastic ears to accept a 16d nail, it saves on the thumbs. Otherwise it allows getting the cans up in place and minimal or 0 spillage. I don’t care what anyone says. Its a good design.

 

[merc_man]

I have the 5 liter no spill can i really like it for filling saws. The auto stop when full dont work anymore. Had it over 10 years now.

 

[diver64]

F3ck that monstrosity, f3ck it to the grave and beyond. Your Lowes guy will be the 2nd against the wall when then gas-can wars begin, just behind the designers of that spout. Spouts need to be a tube, with a cap, that you remove when you want to pour, with a vent on the tank that you open beforehand, if you want to. After pouring, close them both. Its not hard.

I found an E0 station on the way to the daughter's school- got her to buy 2 6 gal cans and fill them up there on the way home, which she did because she's that cool. My keyboard doesn't have enough graphic characters to describe how much I despise the nozzles on those Lowe's purchased gas cans. If I used the ones available my post would look like 80's vintage 300 baud BBS line noise.

 

[diver64]

F3ck that monstrosity, f3ck it to the grave and beyond. Your Lowes guy will be the 2nd against the wall when then gas-can wars begin, just behind the designers of that spout. Spouts need to be a tube, with a cap, that you remove when you want to pour, with a vent on the tank that you open beforehand, if you want to. After pouring, close them both. Its not hard.

I found an E0 station on the way to the daughter's school- got her to buy 2 6 gal cans and fill them up there on the way home, which she did because she's that cool. My keyboard doesn't have enough graphic characters to describe how much I despise the nozzles on those Lowe's purchased gas cans. If I used the ones available my post would look like 80's vintage 300 baud BBS line noise.

It's just a gas can spout.

 

[diver64]

I haven't found any of the new spouts that work worth a darn. I replaced all of mine with regular spouts I got at Tractor Supply.

 

[James G]

F3ck that monstrosity, f3ck it to the grave and beyond. Your Lowes guy will be the 2nd against the wall when then gas-can wars begin, just behind the designers of that spout. Spouts need to be a tube, with a cap, that you remove when you want to pour, with a vent on the tank that you open beforehand, if you want to. After pouring, close them both. Its not hard.

I found an E0 station on the way to the daughter's school- got her to buy 2 6 gal cans and fill them up there on the way home, which she did because she's that cool. My keyboard doesn't have enough graphic characters to describe how much I despise the nozzles on those Lowe's purchased gas cans. If I used the ones available my post would look like 80's vintage 300 baud BBS line noise.

Guess you don't like them.

 

[moxiemaul]

Well you know you've invested way too much energy in a thread about gas cans when facebook starts showing ads for replacement nozzles...

 

[JRM]

Well you know you've invested way too much energy in a thread about gas cans when facebook starts showing ads for replacement nozzles...

If only your disdain for Fakebook matched your disdain for a gas can

 

[Cycledude]

Bought my first No-Spill can about 10 years ago and I love it ! I now own about 5 No-Spill cans and ain’t interested in any other brands. I used to work at a place where some of the workers had a hard time installing the cap so it wouldn’t leak so it became mostly my job when the cans needed filling.
Yes the 5 gallon cans take quite a while to empty but most things I fill with them are fairly easy to hold the can in the correct position.
I have recommended the No-Spill cans to quite a few other folks and they usually come back and tell me other than the high price they are very well satisfied.

 

[moxiemaul]

If only your disdain for Fakebook matched your disdain for a gas can

Oh the facebook disdain far exceeds the gas can dislike. On that cesspool because there are a few folks from the old days I like to keep up with. I generally last about a minute on it before the nausea sets in and I go elsewhere. OTOH I can spin up about gas cans for a long time before tiring out

I will say there is a plus to all this silliness; I discovered the sites which sell replacement gas can nozzles, including vents that can be installed where needed. I have a few orphaned gas cans sitting unused because I threw out the stupid nozzles after the absurdity became too great to endure- now I'll be able to use them again

 

[Sidecarflip]

Gotta love the EPA dorks and their design of the new fangled 'no spill' spouts that spill das all over. I retrofitted my big cans with the aftermarket spouts and the drill a hole add on vents.

I keep my canned gas in a small plastic 1.5 gallon can with one of those push button spouts than when the tank is full, it quits filling. Works ok but none of them (no spill spouts) are stellar IMO.

Leave it to the book worms at the EPA to design something new that really don't work well at all. Kind of like the T4 diesel tractors today that seem to always have regen issues with lowest bidder electronic controls that seem to fail frequently, especially in smaller units.

Glad all my tractors are pre 4 and no emissions junk and I'd never buy one.

 

[MarkMac77]

I’m not a hardcore guy, but I use a Primus 1.5 liter fuel can. It packs easy, doesn’t leak, and offers sufficient fuel for any job I have any business attempting.

 

[OM617YOTA]

I’m not a hardcore guy, but I use a Primus 1.5 liter fuel can. It packs easy, doesn’t leak, and offers sufficient fuel for any job I have any business attempting.

In that size range I like Trangia fuel bottles. Best spout design, really easy to pour from.

 

[Sidecarflip]

When I go off road in my truck up north, I have a couple of (I think they are called Rota Packs) I carry extra diesel in just in case. They seal with no leaks or fumes and go in the bed. It's an 'off road' thing but they work well. I don't have to pack saw fuel as a rule because if I take a saw up north, I fill it prior to and it's always my little Echo CS and the fuel tank always lasts as long as I need it.

I don't care for any of the EPA mandated spouts at all, well other than the push button one that quits adding fuel when the spout end contacts fuel in the tank and it's only on my chainsaw gas can.

All the other ones have been refitted with aftermarket spouts and vents.

I don't like the NATO or whatever they are called metal cans. Way too bulky and heavy for filling small gas engines, least for me they are.

Besides, I fill my diesel farm tractors from my 500 gallon diesel bulk tank with a real auto shutoff nozzle. Cannot wait for the EPA to stick their noses into that. I'm sure they will at some point or at least more than they already have. My 500 gallon bulk tank is EPA compliant. that is, it's skid mounted and has a self containment spill guard surrounding it. I lease it from my fuel supplier who fills it and gives me a bill and 500 gallons of ORD ain't cheap today even with no road tax on it.

 

[JR Hill]

The 5 gallon jug has the rear handle which makes holding while pouring a breeze. The smaller jugs suck.
I also added a metal valve stem so I can discharge 5 gallons quick into a tractor, or put the valve cover back on and do a controlled pour into my weedwacker. This is the way.
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The Wifey came home with two of this style jug/valve brand new and full. The fill valve can not be tightened without the jugs slobbering fuel from the cinch nut. They don't have a gasket - an O-Ring. After I empty them I'll see if I can get them to seal so I can actually get some gas into a tank without it leaking all over everything. Darn fuel jug valves are getting worse and worse.

 

[B440]

The Wifey came home with two of this style jug/valve brand new and full. The fill valve can not be tightened without the jugs slobbering fuel from the cinch nut. They don't have a gasket - an O-Ring. After I empty them I'll see if I can get them to seal so I can actually get some gas into a tank without it leaking all over everything. Darn fuel jug valves are getting worse and worse.

Interesting. I've been using this style for at least 5 years and never had an issue with fuel spilling out of the fill valve. I'm always filling two at a time and they sit on uneven surfaces (my junk in the trunk) while being transported in the trunk, so fuel leaking out is very important to me.

Did the wife screw the fill valves on incorrectly?