FS Squarish British gas can

[Dave Page]

Hi Phil,
why are the authorities trying to ban using or carrying jerry cans, when one can buy plastic containers of the same capacity? And is this a local ban?
I always carry three 2 gallon petrol tins on the rear of my Dingo, at least one is full all the time as reserve, and they are clearly marked PETROL.
Your idea of a full truck bed of petrol cans sounds great, though it might make the local constabulary nervous. Just don't have any wires running into their midst.
Cheers,
Dave

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Dave

There are several issues though non of them have I been able to trace back to the source to see the actual law or safety ruling (do a google search on ban on metal jerry cans you will get a huge number of hits). I have tried to track this down for our club newsletter without success.

As I understand it there are a number of reasons why “Jerry Cans” are being or have been banded in some places. The issues include the following:
1. They do not have a child proof cap.
2. They are not a vapor proof design.
3. They want to abolish carrying fuel cans on the rear of vehicles like Jeeps because of the fire hazard in a rear end collision
4. That plastic is safer as a fuel container

Cheers Phil

[Jordan Baker]

This thread has a picture of what the true flimsies are. You know they are flimsy when they come in a wooden crate. The picture is about 1/2 way down

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...light=flimsies