PLAIN ORDINARY GAS CAN?

frank_f15 · Sep 2, 2005

Need to replace one of my 5 gal. gas cans, went to local NAPA store and now due to new improved NYS law you must buy a ventless, spill proof, child proof, ploy can. $28 so i bought one, figured out how to use it (a pain in the dis hear) also to let fuel flow u have to make sure a plastic flange is depressed , well the flange is smaller than the opening on my GT. took the blasted thing back!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif anybody know where i can buy a plain ordinary, 5 gal or 2 , 2.5 gal cans with out the BS .

Bob_Skurka · Sep 2, 2005

Blitz is a manufacturer of regular gas cans. They are still legal in most states.

Apparently not your state /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

If you want I can buy one for you, and send it to you UPS. The UPS cost would likely cost as much as the gas can? But the cans are pretty reasonably priced. Let me know, I'll look into it for you.

bczoom · Sep 3, 2005

Frank,

Do you need an entire can or just the spout?

I bought a couple spare spouts awhile back from a tractor supply store and that has held me over from having to buy these newfangled cans/spouts. I'd offer/send you one but I've already used them all.

Brian

frank_f15 · Sep 3, 2005

Brian : thanks for the offer, but i need the can itself.

Chuck52 · Sep 3, 2005

Those ventless wonders are all I've seen lately too, but the one I bought for less than $10 at WallyWorld seems to work OK. No flange to press that I am aware of. It does glug a bit if you try pouring fast.

Chuck

pennwalk · Sep 5, 2005

The last can I bought was a Briggs and Stratton. It has a kind of pyramidal shape with a big flat bottom. The best thing about it is that you can put it in the back of your truck and drive around and it will never tip over. I wish I had bought more when found it since I can't find them anymore.

Chris

LBrown59 · Sep 5, 2005

( Those ventless wonders are all I've seen lately too, but the one I bought for less than $10 at WallyWorld seems to work OK. No flange to press that I am aware of. It does glug a bit if you try pouring fast.

Chuck
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The Blitz ventless spouts are the best I've ever seen or used.

You bought a ventless can .They are good.
The spill proof cans are the bad ones.

Ventless and spill proof are 2 different cans.

Chuck52 · Sep 6, 2005

Yep, all the ventless cans I've bought have been Blitz's. They work OK, but the stiff spout makes it harder to get gas into my lawn mower, for instance, without spilling some, if the can is full. I'll just use a funnel. On the other hand, with the fixed spout you don't get gas on your hands as much as with the flexible spouts that you push down into the can.

Chuck

Moon · Sep 6, 2005

I had the same problem last year. Looked all over for a normal vented can but they were no where to be found. The one vented one I tried was a very slow pour type of can. Frustrating.

My solution is a siphon hose. It's a new fangled hose that all you have to do is put the hose in the gas can and move it up and down rapidly. It auto starts the siphon, and it can transfer the gas out of the can just about as quick as pouring it ...only without the leaks. Faster than my ventless can, and you don't have to hold it the whole time. I found the hose in an overtons catalog. They have a web site, but I just looked and could not locate the item. Their online catalog leaves alot to be desired. If anyone is interested, I can dig the item number out of the catalog and post it here.

hobbyfarm · Sep 6, 2005

Don't you just hate those laws that are keeping us "safe" from ourselves? /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

LBrown59 · Sep 6, 2005

( 1* I'll just use a funnel.
2 * On the other hand, with the fixed spout you don't get gas on your hands as much as with the flexible spouts that you push down into the can.

Chuck
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1*That's the ticket.
2 * I got tired of that mess especially the cans with the oil mixed in the gas for the weed trimmer and the chain saw.
Went to wall mart and bought 3 of the Blitz ventless spouts for them.
With the vented cans i was always loosing the vent cap on them, No more thanks to the Blitz ventless spouts.

PitbullMidwest · Sep 8, 2005

Last summer, my son brought his new boat over to show it off and realized that he had forgot to pick up his gas can. Being a good dad I "loaned" him mine. That was the last I saw of it.

I went to Wal Mart and bought a new can and discovered that there wasn't a vent on the darn thing. Turns out I couldn't find a can that had one. So, my solution was to drill a small hole in the handle (plastic can) and plug it with a golf tee. I added an eye hook to the tee and some small gauge chain so it wouldn't get lost.

Not very high tech, but it works.

Moon · Sep 8, 2005

Good thinking Pitbull! I had thought of drilling a hole but not of how to plug it. A golf tee sure would do the trick.
Thanks for sharing.

Willman · Sep 8, 2005

On a post awhile back someone suggested using a rubber valve stem (with the valve removed) that way you have a cap too!

slowrev · Sep 8, 2005

I like the valve stem idea. You could pop it into a hole just like in a rim and would fit tight and have a lid as well.

Thanks for the good idea.
Ben

LBrown59 · Sep 8, 2005

With the vented cans I was always loosing the vent cap on them.
No more thanks to the Blitz ventless spouts.



 PS: 
After having and using the BLITZ Spouts there ain't no way I would want to get back into the vented can hassles by drilling a hole in the cans.

PitbullMidwest · Sep 8, 2005

( After having and using the BLITZ Spouts there ain't no way I would want to get back into the vented can hassles by drilling a hole in the cans.)

I admit I've never used a "BLITZ Spout", not even sure what one is. Exactly what hassle is there with a vented can? air enters through the vent-gas comes out the spout seems pretty hassle-free to me.