Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 07:16
gbc,
What you need is a Tanami Pump. They are just about the best invention since sliced bread.
I only have the steel Jerry cans you loathe and they do not move from their lair on the camper. A long piece of fuel hose and a puff of air is all that I require to transfer the contents from the Jerry's to the fuel tank.
No more lifting heavy fuel cans and splashing the boots with diesel.
If you really need to, you could lift the Jerry from its storage area and just place it on the ground near the filler neck, then use the Tanami pump to transfer.
Just by the way, a group of us traveled to Milparinga last year and one of the group had a red plastic Jerry mounted on his trailer behind the mudguard line. A
rock had been flicked up and punctured a sizable hole in the substantial bottom of the Jerry and all contents had disappeared.
That just wouldn't happen with a steel Jerry.
Mine are several years old and the only maintenance required is the rare replacement of a rubber cap seal, if they harden.
Plastic fuel cans have their advantages, such as you have mentioned for a boat. I also have one for my lawnmower and another for my chainsaw, both of which were purchased for their size, rather than their construction.
But when it comes to precious fuel when traveling the outback, I will stick with the extra security steel Jerrys provide.
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