I will probably take you up on that offer. Thanks!!

yessa masta, right away masta

 

just make sure it's well protected..


ya know.....you could just get you some nifty straps and strap your jerry can down to your Yakima.....maybe, two straps per can?

you could even get creative, strap one towards the front in the middle, one at the back in the middle.
one on each side at the back? one on each side at the front? one on each side in the middle? if you're short on cash then the idea is to make this thing as cheap as possible.


straps cost a few dollars a piece, and i can gurantee you that it will be cheaper than having someone fab something up for you, unless of course the guy fab's it up for free..

 

Anytime Brian.

 

a jerry can holder seems like a good first welding project for me

 

Just make sure I'm there cause I'd like to go play at the shop again

 

Please post more pictures of Jerry cans, jerry can holders and bumpers and stuff. All the posts with lots of words are boring.

 

^^^ read much? hahah J/K, yeah I guess it is a requirement to have at least one photo per page on Yotatech. lol.

 

As per requirement:

This guy integrated his into his rear platform on his FZJ80

 

I thought you were talking to me. Sorry

Any suggestions on what kind of Jerry Cans I should be looking for?

 

The two main types of cans that I hear the most about are the NATO cans (steel with a center weld seam) and the the Scepter can (plastic current U.S. military fuel can made in Canada, pictured in the FJZ80 above) I don't know which most prefer but I would probably say the NATO cans. I believe that the locking mechanism on the seal is a little better as it works sort of like a vise grip whereas the Scepters have a screw on cap which is basically an improved version of the older U.S. Military steel Jerry cans which tended to leak around the seams and gasket sometimes and you have to use a wrench to really get them on tight, at least on the old ones you do I don't know about the scepters. I did see a youtube video a while back with a guy using a scepter can and i noticed that he had plumbers tape around the threads which make me skeptical of how well they seal. I own a couple of the old U.S. military cans and I would say they are in good shape and i really don't like them all that much, they just don't seen to take a lot of pressure that well. I think with some work and innovation these could be made into good can but its really not worth it, although I do sell gaskets for these older cans that do help if the can is in good shape, but don't buy them over the NATO, the newer types just simply are designed better. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?

 

Thank you for all the information! After reading your post I started looking for the metal NATO style cans. I have also heard that the plastic cans don't hold up as well as the metal ones do. There is one problem that I have heard about with the metal cans though; that they expand and contract when the weather changes which can cause them the crack over time. Has anybody have ever experienced this with a metal can?
With that being said I was thinking about going with this Blitz can from 4 Wheel Parts. http://www.4wheelparts.com/Tools/Jer...&t_pn=GAS81733
Does anybody have experience with these? I was also thinking about looking at a military surplus store, would those be better/higher quality than the Blitz can? What do you recommend?

 

The blitz cans are a lot like the older U.S. military cans, so the quality is only so so. I think what that guy was experiencing with the hot and cold cracking the seems is a direct representation of this and the screw-on cap design. Most likely from poor welds and metal crimping. I would stay away form these if I were buying new anyways and hold out for some NATO cans. I have never heard about them having any splinting problems or things like that here is a link were you can find a little more info on them:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f172...l-cans-145194/

as far a scepter cans go here is some good info on them.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/equi...cepter_can.php

these days it is rare to find Jerry cans in Military Surplus stores mainly because of the carb regulations which is really annoying but I couldn't hurt to try. Let us know if you have more questions.

 

lots of surplus shops on the net though, but for those who live in CA, I have seen several say they won't ship to CA.

Although I don't have too much experience with these other then the military, I vote for the NATO cans too, after all the military that use those have larger swings in temp then the US does, not to mention US steel just isn't the same as the rest of the world. lol.

Am I un-american if me being a US Navy Vet says NATO can over US can?

 

So I was able to do some searching this weekend to try to find someone who sells the NATO style cans (with the locking pin closure). First, I tried all the military surplus stores that are within a reasonable driving distance from me and came up empty. One store did sell them but they only had the plastic ones, which I don't want. Next, I tried online retailers and I was able to find a couple of places that sold them but they were either sold out or they were unable to ship them to the U.S. because of new regulations. Finally, I tried sites like eBay and Craigslist to see if anyone was selling any new ones, but all I could find were used/old cans that I wouldn't feel comfortable carrying gas in. So, reluctantly, I ended up going to 4Wheel Parts and picked up a metal Blitz Jerry Can and a mounting bracket. I am hoping to be able to mount it up today so I will let you know how it goes and post some pictures (as required by YT )