Reasonably good 5 gallon gas can

[MoneyJohn]

I am looking for a 5-gallon gas can. Does anyone have a recommendation? There are loads on Walmart or Amazon but none have the best reviews. I am going to use this can almost every week, hence I want something that won't start leaking in just a couple of uses.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Kuato]

You want metal or plastic? What's "reasonable" to you?

Google is your friend here.

https://www.google.com/search?q=heavy+du...me&ie=UTF-8

 

[knerml]

Recommend Eagle brand steel safety can. Mine is over 25 years old and works perfectly.

 

[EdwardC]

I have good luck with the NATO style cans. I splurged on one of the pricier ones like this: https://www.amazon.com/Wavian-USA-JC0020...ywords=nato+can

You can get cheaper steel cans, but they may not be as good. 5 gallons of gas and a steel can does get pretty heavy though. I got the non EPA regulated spouts, I read that they pour a little better.

 

[DuckRyder]

Didn’t we JUST do this?

 

[Tdog02]

Check VP racing fuel cans. Solid product but a little more expensive than the cheapo blow molded junk you find in the big box stores. I got mine off of amazon.

 

[BigD1]

I have owned a No-Spill 2.5 gallon for years now, and it's the best that I have ever owned. Five gallon would be expensive.

 

[bioburner]

I was at Brainerd International raceway last weekend and almost everyone was toting a VP racing jug.
I'm cheap and mostly siphon gas to its destination so I use whatever I've found at garage sales. Had a double take as gas went up 18 cents this AM? Hope it goes down by end of the month when I plan on starting to travel about 6k miles at 10 mpg

 

[Alfred_B]

Originally Posted By: EdwardC
I have good luck with the NATO style cans. I splurged on one of the pricier ones like this: https://www.amazon.com/Wavian-USA-JC0020...ywords=nato+can

You can get cheaper steel cans, but they may not be as good. 5 gallons of gas and a steel can does get pretty heavy though. I got the non EPA regulated spouts, I read that they pour a little better.


Yeah, those Nazi era German designed 20l gas cans are probably the best you can buy. Very popular across the entire world.

 

[Chris142]

The best is an old vented one from a yard sale.

 

[Rand]

No spill are good. Much thicker than regular cheapo plastic cans and they work great.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/no-spill-inc-5-gal-gas-can-carb-compliant

Genuine nato cans are great but $$$ the chinese ones can be pretty sucky.

 

[Linctex]

Originally Posted By: DuckRyder
Didn’t we JUST do this?


YES!! Yesterday!

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4509594/

 

[emmett442]

Safety cans (Just rite, Eagle) are hands down the best option out there. But, you pay for it.

I have a 2.5 gal for regular nd a 1 gal for premix. I think both cams cost me $80

 

[buck91]

For the price, the 5ga plastic things from Costco are decent. Still has the EPA mandated spill-ensuring spout, but there are ways to solve that issue.

 

[walterjay]

No Spill from Tractor Supply. I have five of them. I think that they hit the sweet spot for function and price.

 

[Vern_in_IL]

I got Eagles 2 gallon safety cans. They are much easier to lift than the 5 gallon versions. I order them from Ace Hardware.

They cost almost as much as a 5 gallon model, but they are much easier to pour, more resistant to dents.

Around the house a round 5gal Eagle safety can is great, but if you are transporting, a NATO can is better, easier to strap down.

 

[spk2000]

Do the No Spill Cans work on a fueling up a car. Look good for vertical fill but maybe not so good inserted into car.

 

[earlyre]

easy peasy.
buy whatever CARB compliant, guaranteed to leak POS you want.
throw away the spout.
Spend another $10.99 on this:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ez-pour-universal-replacement-spout-kit?cm_vc=IOPDP1
the key is it comes with a vent cap, replace the spout, drill the hole and install the vent on the end opposite the spout.

works. like. a. dream.

 

[earlyre]

Originally Posted By: Vern_in_IL
I got Eagles 2 gallon safety cans. They are much easier to lift than the 5 gallon versions. I order them from Ace Hardware.

They cost almost as much as a 5 gallon model, but they are much easier to pour, more resistant to dents.

Around the house a round 5gal Eagle safety can is great, but if you are transporting, a NATO can is better, easier to strap down.


I got my dad an eagle can a few years ago. he couldn't stand it, and somehow spilled more than with the push/lock CARB junk.
so he sold it at a garage sale. for $5.

some lucky skunk around here got a barely used 5 Gal Eagle safety can for $5!

 

[AMC]

Originally Posted By: walterjay
No Spill from Tractor Supply. I have five of them. I think that they hit the sweet spot for function and price.


x2

Unless you really have to have the military style metal cans, No-spill is the best.

For the guy asking about filling up cars with them, they sell an 8" Tygon extension hose with a cap as an accessory, I have one on my 5 gallon can and it works great!