Quality of Blitz plastic gas cans?

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badass said:
Are the metal cans just as bad.
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The Blitz style of metal cans suck too. They are attached around the bottom.

The only cans I have ever seen or used that are worth a s*** are the old style construction Jerry cans which are two pieces of steel welded together in the middle and of course, the newer plastic Scepter cans.

Read all about Jerry cans here. I know, it's a Rover site, but they have one of the best write ups about Jerry cans. The WEDCO cans are the real deal if you want new metal cans.

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/wedco/

Gas cans are something you shouldn't skimp on. Buy the best, treat them right, and they will treat you right.
 
lovetoski,

The cans Swiss cans you got are great. Did they come with a swiss spout?
The cheap chinese spout that's normally available SUCKS. You end up with half your gas on you and the ground. I'd recommend a super siphon.

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/supersiphon/

You can also get it at PepBoys.

Let gravity do it's thing.

Regards

Alvaro
 
Blitz cans are aweful....

The filler neck makes it very difficult to fill your tank. It's spring loaded and must always be pressed open when filling.

They don't have an air vent in the back so the fuel doesn't flow smoothly.

I guess reading all the other posts, you've realized that the blitz are not a good purchase...
 
I stocked up on the Briggs & Stratton 5 Gal fuel cans before the Katrina storm last year. The B&S cans have the air vent hole in the back and the plastic is thicker than the Blitz cans. The spout on the B&S is worthless so I do not use it at all.

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I use Scepter's Flo N' Go fuel siphon pump to transfer gas with no spills.
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pismo62 said:
lovetoski, I'd like to know if those cans leak at all after you try them out. Please post a note.
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Purchased 4 swiss cans from Sportsmans guide. Used them on River Shiver (AWESOME event!). The cans worked great. Purchased a spout from Sportsman guide too - it was advertised as "Nato Approved" but in fact is made in Taiwan and is a POS. Purchased a Wedco spout from Expedition Echance. Works great.
 
So for us people who live in Cali..... Does the "Water" spout from Expedition Exchange fit onto a one of these swiss cans?? (I have two swiss cans and the crapy spout)

If you purchase one of these and paint it red... You can have a decent spout if it works...
 
Mark,

I use a Super Syphon with my gas cans. No gas spilled. Works with any can.

Alvaro



yzftaco said:
So for us people who live in Cali..... Does the "Water" spout from Expedition Exchange fit onto a one of these swiss cans?? (I have two swiss cans and the crapy spout)

If you purchase one of these and paint it red... You can have a decent spout if it works...
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alvarorb said:
Mark,

I use a Super Syphon with my gas cans. No gas spilled. Works with any can.

Alvaro
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Alvaro,

That might be what I wind up doing... But I still would like to get a decent spout if I can..

Anybody with experience on these water spouts??? Think it'd work?

Thanks....
 
yzftaco said:
So for us people who live in Cali..... Does the "Water" spout from Expedition Exchange fit onto a one of these swiss cans?? (I have two swiss cans and the crapy spout)

If you purchase one of these and paint it red... You can have a decent spout if it works...
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Is this the "not legal for sale in CA" problem? Ship it to someone out of state.
 
https://www.expeditionexchange.com/

this site makes the ORIGINAL jerry can it is far and away the BEST solution for carrying fuel or water and even has a pretty good write up explaining all the reasons why. Additionally if you Live in CA, NJ, NY or any other CARB state they also offer teh same Jerrycan with a modified CARB compliant spout. yes, these cans are $40 each, but you will not regret buying them, they're the last gas can you will ever own i can pretty much gaurantee you that. if in doubt read the excellent write up here: https://www.expeditionexchange.com/wedco/
 
https://www.expeditionexchange.com/

this site makes the ORIGINAL jerry can it is far and away the BEST solution for carrying fuel or water and even has a pretty good write up explaining all the reasons why. Additionally if you Live in CA, NJ, NY or any other CARB state they also offer teh same Jerrycan with a modified CARB compliant spout. yes, these cans are $40 each, but you will not regret buying them, they're the last gas can you will ever own i can pretty much gaurantee you that. if in doubt read the excellent write up here: https://www.expeditionexchange.com/wedco/

FJTex said:
This 20-liter Petrol Jerrycan holds 5.3 US gallons of gasoline and is identical to the models used by NATO forces to contain their auxiliary fuel except that this can features the locking pin on the cap to prevent the cap from opening inadvertently and the can is red in color to meet DOT regulations for gasoline containers
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I have both the "NATO" metal gas cans (which I bought new) as well as the more modern plastic Scepter Miltiary Fuel Can (MFC) (and I'm trying to buy some of their water tanks as well).

I have to say that having owned both, I actually prefer the true Scepter MFC over the metal ones. To be clear, I'm not talking about the cheap plastic cans you buy at Walmart, etc for $10, these are expensive, but they should last forever.

The MFCs appear to be much heavier duty and I find that I much prefer the screw on cap with its significantly larger gasket vs. the cam-lock lid on the NATO can. I also find the safety pin on the cam lock to be a major PITA. My metal can already has some light rust on the outside after ~3 years of what I would consider to be light use (e.g., not stored outside, it's in a shed).

I have to believe that there are very good reasons for the Scepter MFCs to be fully adopted by the US military as well as the Canadians :D and (at least as they quote it), several other NATO countries. They are listed as being safer than the metal cans, which I assume means the potential for an explosion is less than with a metal can (probably b/c it melts vs creating some kind of Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour explosion with a metal can). I would assume that the US in selecting these things shot them, burned them and blew them up to make sure they met their needs. The fact that these MFC are allowed (IIRC) to be used on military aircraft while full (and the metal ones are not), would suggest there is some difference.

Like others, I have a long line of used, cheap plastic cans scattered across my life with the associated trail of smelly diesel, gas, etc leaking from them. I would have been better off buying three MFCs at $40 each at the start (which is why I'm buying 5 of their water containers now vs. experimenting with all the others).

So, while I think the Expedition Exchange sight is great, I wouldn't take it as 'The Truth' that the metal cans are better.

YMMV.

Cheers, Hugh
 
i'd like to hear your thoughts after you've gotten to use them, see how they compare IRL from a few different people that owned both. while i love what i love with good reason, be it wedco cans or my FJc, i'm always open to new ideas that may better fit the need... well maybe not for the FJ but for the gas cans anyway.
 
I own Both NATO and Scepter water and MFC type and have been impressed with there performance ,I had an incident this pass New years when packing for a Death Valley run while loading fuel cans up I knocked over one of the steel cans on top of my spaire Optma battery :o but touched only one pole !:doh: This scared the crap out of me so I bought two New Scepter MFC and Two water from EXPEDITION OUTFITTERS
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I would not trust anything you can,t put gas in turn upside down for a week or more and not loose a drop of gas !....Dusty
 
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