Jerry cans again? Water in Steel cans?

I tried the water/steel can thing years ago. Yes it may keep you alive, but after heaps of rinsing just using it for a shower was gross.

Peter

Steel Jerry cans have been used for a very long time to carry water and fuel.

Would steel be better in a significant fire? I doubt it.

I've never had a problem with steel containers as long as they contain water.

Sometimes a few rust particles form, but a good blast with a hose will clean it out.

As an aside, what's the problem with the Nissan?

Regards

Kim

G`day Peter,
New ones should be OK, or you can now get stainless steel ones in various sizes from ARB or TJM, bigish $`s though.
Scrubcat.

PS . I have no affiliation with any company or retailer.

I think you will find that every steel ship, cruise liner, steel trawler, oil rig, and any other such apparatus stores potable water in steel tanks. Oxidised steel isnt toxic that I know of unless there is so much that you choke on it!
It would take a horrendously hot fire to get thru a full steel jerry can, much much more than any plastic one.

Buy a decent fire extinguisher or two and keep them in handy places - they should be able to extinguish the fire before it gets to that point where the whole vehicle would burst into flames - IMHO.

Therefore you shouldn't need steel cans for water, also not being a scientist and am willing to take any constructive criticism here - but if a fire engulfed the steel cans, firstly it would cause them to boil, which in turn makes steam and with no where to vent the steam it would more than likely cause the jerries to burst anyway due to the pressure build up and you would loose your water.

Secondly once the fire is out the steel has been burnt and would start to rust almost immediately anyway - therefore the water (that is left) will become contaminated very quickly - just look at any can you throw on a fire.

Karl

There are a couple of steel jerry cans just made for water by rheam aust & are normally blue in colour, & are the same price as normal green ones. If the taste is too bad use some (sodium hydrogen Carbonate) 2oz per 15 gallons of water or
Aqua Fresh from most good marine shops it is even safe to leave in the water tank

I still use plastic jerry's but have a alloy 80ltr under the tray as well.

Peter in case of fire you will find the steel ones will leak very quickly in the seams a friend had he,s car catch on fire some years ago on a trip with us on the canning & the 2 jerry's on carrier 1 plastic & 1 steel both with water the steel leaked all its water & the plastic melted but did keep about 10ltrs the car was totalled (took about 90 seconds & you could not get near it) it made the rest of the trip crowed & rationed