Jerry can use with unleaded or diesel fuel?

I have both the red plastic ones and the steel ones. I have use both lots for diesel and petrol. Just make sure all the petrol is out and they are dry before putting diesel in the plastic ones.
Same with the steel ones but I generally only put diesel in them.
Carried two red ones right around the country with diesel in them with no troubles.
Is a bit harder to get the diesel residue out I usually just swirl a bit of petrol in it and drain it out.

It is not very wise and in fact illegal to carry petrol in any passenger area of a vehicle.

Hi Sam,I believe that red plastic ones are branded for petrol and yellow ones are for diesel,and yellow are not to be used for petrol FWIW.

A small amount of petrol, say 50 mL or so won't do any damage in the diesel, as long as you fill the jerrycans with 20 L of diesel.

When refilling with 2-stroke, just do as Tom suggested, and swill a litre or two of petrol around to reduce amount of diesel left in the container.

The better quality jerrycans, such as Rheem, are almost indestructible, and if you need new ones they're worth buying. Supercheap sell Protecta(???) jerrycans which are colour coded for type of fuel you plan to carry. Don't know how robust they are?

Bob

Sam, no need to worry about evaporating the 2 stroke, even if a litre or two left, the diesel will dilute it to a safe level, presuming it is a 20lt jerry! I had both my fuel tanks filled with opal instead of diesel, drained the main tank and refilled with diesel, left the sub tank full of opal, over the next few days transferred the opal to the main tank a few litres at a time, no problems at all........... in fact unleaded can be injected into diesels the same as LPG to increase the power and efficiency. The bloke that filled the tanks at the community was his first and probably last day on the pumps.

Sam, using 10lt jerries, just means be a little bit more careful with how much 2 stroke is left in the jerry. The colour coding of the plastic jerry cans is to help prevent mishaps with refuelling, no difference in plastic used.

I think the main concern with using different fuels in different coloured jerrys is for emergency services.
For example if your vehicle is in a accident, emergency services such as the fire brigade or SES can identify fuel hazards and tackle the job accordingly.

The approach I was thinking from what I have read and hopefully understand is:
- I will have 2 10 litre jerry cans for general use (does not include boat fuel tank). May get another along the way depending on weight and storage.
- I am thinking of using this method as a safety buffer at times to give me another 25% fuel capacity as I only have an 80 litre main fuel tank. We are just going to have to pay the big dollars per litre as the opportunity presents to fill up due to our limited fuel range.
- The jerry cans will always be empty when used alternatively to keep it simple as i should be able to put any remaining fuel in the boat or vehicle tanks before re-filling
- I can use a very small amount (25ml) of premium unleaded petrol (used in boat) to break down any diesel residue and put in the vehicle fuel tank should be minimal and maybe easier to not do this as any remaining diesel will have been emptied into the vehicle fuel tank
- If the jerry can has had 2-stroke in I will give it a quick rinse of unleaded and put in the boat fuel tank if the opportunity presents otherwise this hopefully won't be necessary
- I will definitely keep a log of what is in the current jerry cans so I don't confuse myself as this would be a dangerous prospect