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From: Gunner Asch on 10 Jul 2010 02:03 On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:46:12 -0500, "krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote: >>I store the trailer cans..on the trailer (my property is well fenced and >>I have dogs) and the loose cans are stored in an outbuilding. Most are >>kept full, and every couple months, Ill dump 2 cans into the vehicles, >>schlep them down and refill them, and place them in the B rack. This >>ensures that none go too stale (I also drop a bit of Stabil in each can >>when I fill them) and that I have gas on hand. > >My point was that not everyone has a place to store significant quantities of >gas safely. It's not nice stuff to store, in comparison with diesel, for >instance. > So instead of storing 10-20 gallons in steel airtight cans in your garage or outside under cover..you keep a plastic 5 gallon can. Well..if it works for you..go for it. >>I learned long ago,...that emergencies of most types..dont give you any >>warning signs..and some are so sudden..any other sources of gasoline may >>be destroyed/disrupted at the onset. > >Again, my point. So you store 5 gallons instead of a suitable amount. > >>I was one of the 9000 victims of the Coalinga Earthquake in 83....and >>other "fun" stuff. I live in California... >> >>Did I mention that all the gas stations were DOWN for a radius of 10 >>miles? > >I generally keep enough gas in my vehicles to make 10 miles. ;-) So what happens if the outage is more than 10 miles? Btw...there was (1) gas station in that 10 mile range. The next closet one was 32 miles. Hope you got enough range to make it to your closest functioning gas station when your power is out due to a major distribution outage. And there arent 100,000 people between it..and you...and the roads are passible. And you have cash. Because most of the ATM and card readers may be out. Shrug. Its your life. Do what you will with it. As for me...one of my long time hangouts, is misc.survivalism. Both as a teacher and a student. Gunner > >>> >>> >>><snip - once the above is answered we can get on to what sort of can to buy> >> >>One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, >>in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers >>and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are >>not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. > >No argument here. Take Slowman, please! One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch
From: (PeteCresswell) on 10 Jul 2010 11:14 RE/ >storing 10-20 gallons in steel airtight cans in your >garage or outside under cover..you keep a plastic 5 gallon can. Based on experience, I wouldn't store even *one* gallon of gasoline in my garage or anywhere else even close to my house. You have a fire or something and "Boom".... Also, don't knock plastic: at least it doesn't rust. Once I found a two-gallon steel can that had rusted out in the bottom and allowed it's entire contents to dribble out onto the floor. -- PeteCresswell
From: Bruce in alaska on 10 Jul 2010 15:33 In article <ae3h36lce77kr59hubaiec0n06heh625e7(a)4ax.com>, "(PeteCresswell)" <x(a)y.Invalid> wrote: > Once I found a two-gallon steel can that had rusted out in the > bottom and allowed it's entire contents to dribble out onto the > floor. Just a few NOTES here: 1. Gasoline does NOT cause Rust in Steel Cans. It is the Water than get in the Gas, and then separates out and sinks to the bottom, that causes rust in Steel Cans. 2. If you SEAL the Steel containers, then no water will get in, and it will NOT cause any rust to form inside the SEALED container. 3. If you want Gasoline with NO Ethanol in it, go out to your local Airport and buy some 80/87 Low Lead Aviation Gasoline. The FAA does NOT allow ANY ethanol in AVGAS, PERIOD. 4. If you buy AVGAS, you do NOT need StaBil in it, to keep it from breaking down. If you then store it in any Kind of SEALED Container, it will store for YEARS, with no degradation. 5. Diesel can be stored for DECADES in SEALED containers with no degradation. Again, it is the water that separates out of the fuel that causes ALL the storage problems with diesel, including any Bug contamination. The bugs live and grow on the fuel/water boundary. No water, No Bugs. -- Bruce in alaska add <path> after <fast> to reply
From: vaughn on 10 Jul 2010 16:30 "Bruce in alaska" <fast(a)btpost.net> wrote in message news:fast-03E015.11334310072010(a)unknown.hwng.net... > 2. If you SEAL the Steel containers, then no water will get in, and it > will NOT cause any rust to form inside the SEALED container. > There are sealed containers and there are SEALED containers. A high quality steel jerry can tightly closed with a perfect gasket is probably SEALED. The plastic cans you buy at Home Depot are never really sealed. Mine normally leak a bit at the cap, even when tightly closed because there are no gasketed surfaces. I also suspect that they ooze a bit right through the plastic. I know for a FACT that they breath a bit on hot days because I can smell the faint odor of gasoline. Vaughn
From: Josepi on 10 Jul 2010 16:52
....and the neighbours on either side too "Gunner Asch" <gunnerasch(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:n35h36pgfcgkj2rte7akannon6v3cl2ma1(a)4ax.com... Your life, not mine. Gunner |