Scepter gas cans
 

Anybody know anything about these gas cans? The xterra guys say good things about them like they don't leak. One of them said the wedco metal jerry cans (the good ones) flaked off paint in the gas.

http://www.pangaea-expeditions.com/scepter/index.html

Seen 'em leak.

Not sure if mine is from Wedco or not but it hasn't lost any of the internal coating that I can tell and doesn't leak a drop. The closure on it is a cam lock setup, not a spin on cap.

i have a wedco design one and like it a lot better than the blitz metal one i have in the garage... and as for paint possibly chipping off, thats what my fuel filter is for on my truck....

I have the NATO cans. Just like the Wedco, but not new. The inside is not painted. It has a coating that seems to be part of the surface. Almost like an anodizing.

Re: the cans you mention. I have seen them used before, and seem to be okay. The spout they show will definately slow down the fuel transfer process unless it is vented. That is one of the biggest advantages of the Wedco style cans. Their spout is vented and you can empty a 20L fuel can in less than a minute. With the conventional spout it takes 3-4 minutes. That can be torture.

I've been using the scepter can for a year or so. I store it on its side on my roof rack. No leaks. No scratches on the roof rack either.

The high-flow spout pours great and doesn't leak either.

It's a great can.

So then you've been lucky and haven't had to use a ziplock baggie as a seal for the lid? :hillbill:

So, is the spout vented on this can?

Are the regular red plastic gas cans you can buy at OSH or Home Depot ok? I have one that I used for lawn mower duty-but never on the truck.

I guess the small capacity is a problem...

A quote from one xterra guy:
I'll ask him about it.

Well, he's pretty sure the flakes came from the can:

It doesn't look vented to me. It's just a big plastic spout with a big screw-on cap and an o-ring gasket. It pours pretty darn fast, but I have never raced a Wedco. :)

Regular cans squish when hot and strapped down and leak fumes. Blitz cans fume and leak and generally suck. I learned why cheap cans are cheap the hard way. Wedcos or Scepters hold up to lots of abuse, can be strapped down, and do not leak. What more can you ask from a can?

I love the original NATO cans, but if this one has a spout that does not chug like a sparkelts bottle, I am all for it. Where can they be had cheaply?

Well, I only looked at the webpage I linked earlier and one other linked on the xterra board, but the gas ones seem to be about $39 and the water ones seem to be about $20.

I wonder how the plastic will hold up to the sun if I store them outside all the time.

i get odg wedcos at the local army surplus store near me.. they are $30 there....

Really? Where exactly is that? I'll have to check them out.

Steve,
I bought used ones (NATO, same as the Wedco copies) from cheaper than dirt for less than $10 each. They appear to be out of them, and now have new ones for $15. Buy the Wedco spout for use with this can. Click the link below.
Cheaper Than Dirt

Those are awesome!
George, I just mounted that fuel thing yesterday and the NATO tank sits in it pretty well. One good sharp tug and it's out :bigok:

Nice,
How did you mount it?
Pics?

Also, thanks for turning me on to Cheaper than Dirt!

No pics at the moment (at work) but I mounted one on the toolbox in the back of my Tacoma. The planned mount in my 1st gen is similar to where Josh (Phalanx) has his.

Sure thing!
I love the prices on some of the stuff there!