jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 10:54 pm
I'll probably limit myself to what I can use in three months of normal usage, so that rotation will keep up with degradation. Say 100 to 160L or 5 to 8 jerry cans
Well, as a first bit of rotation, Today I glugged 20L from jerry can to car. Jerry can has a special detachable spout.
IT'S A BLOOMIN' MAUL!
The weight of the jerry can will inevitably break or ruin the spout and I can see a major spillage event.
If I'm to rotate petrol, I need an easier way of using it. Either raising the jerry can and pump/syphoning, or an appropriate powered pump. I don't fancy using an electrical pump for safety reasons. Maybe I'll sit the can on the wheely bin and syphon it with a hand started pump.
jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 10:54 pm
I'll probably limit myself to what I can use in three months of normal usage, so that rotation will keep up with degradation. Say 100 to 160L or 5 to 8 jerry cans
IT'S A BLOOMIN' MAUL!
Maybe I'll sit the can on the wheely bin and syphon it with a hand started pump.
Thanks. If the jerry can is on the wheely bin, it won't be very stable. This vid shows using a jiggle syphon and resting one jerry can on top of another. That might work. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XsIU6wpG ... ture=share
I notice my current jerry cans don't have locking pins
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Thanks. If the jerry can is on the wheely bin, it won't be very stable. This vid shows using a jiggle syphon and resting one jerry can on top of another. That might work. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XsIU6wpG ... ture=share
I notice my current jerry cans don't have locking pins
Use fuel stabiliser then you only need to do it every 18months to 2 years. Don’t faff about.
jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 10:54 pm
I'll probably limit myself to what I can use in three months of normal usage, so that rotation will keep up with degradation. Say 100 to 160L or 5 to 8 jerry cans
Well, as a first bit of rotation, Today I glugged 20L from jerry can to car. Jerry can has a special detachable spout.
IT'S A BLOOMIN' MAUL!
The weight of the jerry can will inevitably break or ruin the spout and I can see a major spillage event.
If I'm to rotate petrol, I need an easier way of using it. Either raising the jerry can and pump/syphoning, or an appropriate powered pump. I don't fancy using an electrical pump for safety reasons. Maybe I'll sit the can on the wheely bin and syphon it with a hand started pump.
I keep diesel in jerry cans and every so often rotate it into my transit van. I stand the can on a small step ladder ( on the top platform) and use a simple plastic tube to syphon it. Or alternatively my wife will hold a large tundish that also has a fine filter in it and I tip the can into that. I find that I can also support the weight of the can on the step ladders with the second method.
jennyjj01 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 10:54 pm
I also see it as a valuable barter commodity, should tshtf. I expect post shtf, driving would be pretty much untenable anyway
Still, even under ideal conditions:
Regular petrol: Starts to degrade after about 3–6 months.
Stabilized fuel (with fuel stabilizer): Can last 1–3 years.
* Diesel storage is not subject to the same restrictions
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I've seen it mentioned before and it appears in films and tv , the whole using petrol to barter idea , but have always wondered just how feasible it would be given the relatively short shelf life . Would people be wary be wary of trading or taking payment in petrol that was potentially old enough to be useless?
