Jerry can containers may be made of plastic or metal. They can be bought in various widths and sizes. They are available in 5-20 litre capacities. You need to remember that the bigger ones can get to be quite heavy for you to lift for pouring. You also have to use a siphon pump or funnel. You may need several jerricans for your fuel storage needs.

You can buy jerry cans from such stores as camping, fishing, boating, hardware, caravan accessory, and automotive.

There are several rugged plastic 20 litre red fuel cans that have been designed. Some come with two longer handles for help in carrying when full and to make pouring easier. The diameter at the neck of the fuel can has been increased so that filler nozzles at service stations can be inserted to lessen the chances of fuel overflowing or spilling. These jerry cans have also been designed to suit a standard 4WD rack. Keep in mind that you pick up the smooth side as it will fit better into a regular holder for jerry cans. You can purchase some very durable twenty litre jerricans.

If you want to bring along individual jerry can containers for different fuels, place coded fuel tags on the cans. Unleaded (Red), diesel (Brown), two-stroke (Yellow), and leaded (White).

Carrying fuel always has risk involved.

Never carry fuel in your vehicle or store fuel in any living area and if stowed on a trailer or caravan only in rigid, protected and secured positions.

A jerry can holder made of metal is the ideal way of securing the cans to a camper trailer or caravan. There are fuels that combust on impact, so make sure you don’t place their holders where they may be vulnerable to accidental impact like the rear of the RV.

If carrying fuel in jerry cans is an absolute necessity, don’t carry them part full. One more option to carrying jerry cans is to have your vehicle’s fuel tank upgraded to a long range tank.

Filling Jerry Cans and Your Safety

Static electricity can build up between the vehicle driver or passenger and the seat and you will often notice you will get a small electric shock as you touch something metal when exiting the vehicle. You just got hit by a static discharge. If the first thing you make contact with is a fuel nozzle, a spark can cause the fuel vapours nearby to burn. Do not go back inside the vehicle to get your wallet, wait until you finish the fill to avoid picking up static electricity.

Do not refuel in confined areas, turn the vehicle or any operating machinery off. Do not smoke and make sure you keep mobile phones or any possible source of ignition away from fuel dispensing nozzles or the jerry can. Fuel vapors can ignite.

Wait until you’ve completely emptied the jerry can’s contents into the tank, and then it’s better to leave it open for as long as you can under the sun, to let the vapors evaporate and then let can dry out. Allow the empty can to cool down, before replacing the lid and try to keep empty jerry cans out of direct sun and heat.

When refilling the jerry can, refill it to the top. Air expands to three times as much as than gasoline, a can that’s part full is at greater risk with higher pressure than a can that’s full. Be careful in opening jerry cans, keep the opening away from you when you release the cap as fuel may spurt out.

Jerry can containers may be made of plastic or metal. You can purchase them in various sizes and widths. Capacities vary from five to 20 litres. Just remember that the larger they are, the heavier they get to lift to pour. You’ll also need to get either a funnel or a siphon pump. You may need several jerricans for your fuel storage needs.

You can purchase jerry cans from hardware, automotive, caravan accessory, camping, fishing, and boating stores.

Several tough plastic twenty-litre red fuel cans have been designed. To help with carrying it when full and making it easy to pour, some have two longer handles. The diameter of the fuel can’s neck has been enlarged to allow for the insertion of filler nozzles at service stations to help reduce the possibility that fuel overflows or spills. These jerry cans have also been designed to suit a standard 4WD rack. Keep in mind that you pick up the smooth side as it will fit better into a regular holder for jerry cans. You can obtain durable 20 liter jerricans.

If you intend to carry separate jerry can containers for different fuels, coded fuel tags should be affixed to the cans. Diesel (Brown), unleaded (Red), leaded (White), and two-stroke (Yellow).

Carrying fuel is always risky.

You should never bring fuel in your car or store it in any living area, if you stow it on a caravan or trailer, do it in protected, rigid, and secured positions.

The ideal way of securing jerry cans to a caravan or camper trailer is using a metal can holder. As there are fuels that are combustible upon impact, these holders shouldn’t be placed at the rear of the RV or wherever it may be vulnerable to accidental impact.

If you really have to carry jerry cans with extra fuel, it’s recommended you don’t carry them part full. One more option to carrying jerry cans is to have your vehicle’s fuel tank upgraded to a long range tank.

Safely Filling Jerry Cans

Static electricity tends to build up between the driver or passenger and the seat, you will often feel a small electric shock hit you as you touch something metal when going out of the vehicle. What you feel is a static discharge. If the fuel nozzle gets to be the first thing you touch, a spark might ignite the fuel vapours nearby and cause a fire. Do not go back inside the vehicle to get your wallet, wait until you finish the fill to avoid picking up static electricity.

Turn the vehicle or any operating machinery off and do not refuel in a confined area. Do not smoke and make sure you keep mobile phones or any possible source of ignition away from fuel dispensing nozzles or the jerry can. Fuel vapors can be ignited.

Wait until you’ve completely emptied the jerry can’s contents into the tank, and then it’s better to leave it open for as long as you can under the sun, to let the vapors evaporate and then let can dry out. Allow the empty can to cool down, before replacing the lid and try to keep empty jerry cans out of direct sun and heat.

When you refill a jerry can, refill it all the way to the top. Air expands to about 3 times as much as gasoline, having a part full can is riskier of much greater pressure than a full can. Always open the jerry can with extreme caution holding the opening away from you when releasing the cap as fuel may spurt out.

Okay, this is definitely a new one. The “BeerPaQ CarboPouch for Draft Beers” is pretty much exactly like it sounds, although you could drop “BeerPaQ” and “Carbo” to achieve the same effect: it’s beer, but in a pouch. But why?

Here’s why. It’s expensive and time-consuming for smaller “craft draft beer brewers” — people who brew their own beer that’s delicious enough to sell to other people — to bottle all those beers for sale. These beer pouches make it easier and less expensive to do so, especially at on-site events like beer festivals and whatnot where they may sell beers one at a time.

The pouches are made from a special “organoleptic film structure” that apparently don’t change the taste of the beer, so it’s just like drinking out of a bottle assuming you can get past the mental aspect of drinking a tube of beer.

Here’s more:

“The patented film structure is designed to handle the pouch “stretch” after filling and carbonation expansion. The automatic filling process is such that there is no headspace after filling. The three-side seal pouch has a smooth side comfort grip feature. The combination of these factors makes the CarboPouch™ a true economical innovation for distribution of craft draft beers to the consumer’s home. Sports functions now have a package!”

The pouches come in three sizes: 8 ounces (boo!), 16 ounces (yay!), and a whopping 1.8 liter-sized pouch (hooray!). I’ve never personally heard of or seen anything like this but maybe they’ll slowly creep their way into local beer-stravaganzas everywhere.

CARBOPOUCH [Beverage Pouch Group via DVICE]