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My situation is different than most. My FJ62 lives in a rural area. Sixteen miles to the closest gas station. Price always much higher than stations forty miles away in the opposite direction. One time I went to the location to fill it because of time constraints. They were low on fuel and limited to $10.00. After getting back I hadn't gas anything. For this reason I haul gas from our main home. Have a number of different spouts for original jerry cans.. The FJ62 has one of the spring loaded doors for the narrower unleaded gas and all spouts are a pain to use.. How I fill the cruiser is my setting the can on the open tailgate. I have a clear tube the just fits inside the spring loaded door. Push it in at least a foot. The other end has a check valve. Get it to start syphoning by lowering and raising it and keeping it in the fuel. When it's getting low I move the hose to a corner lift the can so it's the lowest point. Much easier than dealing with new spouts. Even easier than the old spouts as well.
 
Living in the Past said:
My situation is different than most. My FJ62 lives in a rural area. Sixteen miles to the closest gas station. Price always much higher than stations forty miles away in the opposite direction. One time I went to the location to fill it because of time constraints. They were low on fuel and limited to $10.00. After getting back I hadn't gas anything. For this reason I haul gas from our main home. Have a number of different spouts for original jerry cans.. The FJ62 has one of the spring loaded doors for the narrower unleaded gas and all spouts are a pain to use.. How I fill the cruiser is my setting the can on the open tailgate. I have a clear tube the just fits inside the spring loaded door. Push it in at least a foot. The other end has a check valve. Get it to start syphoning by lowering and raising it and keeping it in the fuel. When it's getting low I move the hose to a corner lift the can so it's the lowest point. Much easier than dealing with new spouts. Even easier than the old spouts as well.
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I do intend to have at least one shake siphon in my kit, too.
 
For what it's Worth:
I put my Scepter $20 Red Gas Cans next to the GX to Unload stuff Inside.
Buddy did not see them and backed Right Over them.
Thought for Sure the Cap would Leak or Blow off but Nothing Happened.
The GX is not a Light Truck and those Cans are way tougher than I thought.
I think the only way they are Leaking is if they Fall off at Speed.

*These are the Lightweight Cans (Bass Pro & Costco sold them) not the Hvy Duty Military Scepters.
 
I scored these two USMC cans today from CL. I'll be into them both for the price of a single Wavian.

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COS80 said:
I'm going to start off with a shake siphon. The spout options for this style of can all seem pretty much the same, from what I saw.
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That's what I use.
5/8" Tubing works Perfect and Provides Most Gas Flow yet still Fits in Gas Nozzle Hole.
 
Roto-Pax are solid — I've carried them on long desert runs and the No-Spill cap is genuinely leak-proof even when bounced around on rough terrain. The only downside is they're heavier than the Scepter NATO cans when full, but the durability pays for itself if you're running anything serious. One thing worth mentioning: the EPA-compliant nozzles that came with newer Jerry cans are an actual pain — they restrict flow way too much for field refueling. Most people end up swapping to the Rotopax spout or finding an older NATO can with the original banana valve. If you can find a pre-EPA can, the old JustRite or Scepter valves are still the best option for speed and simplicity in the field.
 
Been using "utility containers" for a few years now, no issues. They seem to be sold at most hardware stores in my area ..
 

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