5 gallon gas can vent

Posted by Jules on October 9, 2009, 4:11 pm

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:49:05 -0400, Van Chocstraw wrote:

> Why don't they put vents on plastic gas cans any more?

Didn't know that they'd stopped. I bought a 5gal plastic one last
year and it still had a normal vent; when did the change happen?

What really pissed me off was that back in the day I could buy a can
with a solid screw-on cap *and* a separate screw-on spout; all the ones I
saw last year combined the two to save cost, with a goofy little plastic
disc that likes to fall in the dirt every time you go to unscrew the
"cap"...

Posted by Steve Barker on October 9, 2009, 4:20 pm

Van Chocstraw wrote:

> Why don't they put vents on plastic gas cans any more? What's wrong with
> these idiots? It is really stupid to sit there pouring gas that's going
> glug, glug very slowly and you have to hold the frigging can for 10
> minutes. I've decided to poke a hole in the can and put a screw into the
> hole. Then I can remove it when I pour. What do others do?

I've taken to collecting vented gas cans at auctions.

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Posted by HeyBub on October 10, 2009, 7:51 am

Steve Barker wrote:

> Van Chocstraw wrote:

>> Why don't they put vents on plastic gas cans any more? What's wrong
>> with these idiots? It is really stupid to sit there pouring gas
>> that's going glug, glug very slowly and you have to hold the
>> frigging can for 10 minutes. I've decided to poke a hole in the can
>> and put a screw into the hole. Then I can remove it when I pour.
>> What do others do?

> I've taken to collecting vented gas cans at auctions.

Yep. I picked up four old-fashioned, metal gas cans on Craigslist for ten
bucks (total). Cut a piece of gasket material to fit the lid and they're
good as new.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 9, 2009, 4:49 pm

I "gangsta cock" the can, and hold it sideways. That way the
air comes in, it doesn't glug glug, and pours faster.

Could that be the complicated one with the spring shut
snout, and the vapor recovery? I just unscrew and pour from
those.

Not to be confused with the metal fire proof ones with snap
shut lid.

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Why don't they put vents on plastic gas cans any more?
What's wrong with
these idiots? It is really stupid to sit there pouring gas
that's going
glug, glug very slowly and you have to hold the frigging can
for 10
minutes. I've decided to poke a hole in the can and put a
screw into the
hole. Then I can remove it when I pour. What do others do?

Posted by mm on October 10, 2009, 1:51 am

On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:49:38 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"

>I "gangsta cock" the can, and hold it sideways. That way the
>air comes in, it doesn't glug glug, and pours faster.
>Could that be the complicated one with the spring shut
>snout, and the vapor recovery? I just unscrew and pour from
>those.
>Not to be confused with the metal fire proof ones with snap
>shut lid.

What makes them fire-proof? Just that the lid is always on when
you're not there, because your finger is not on the opener?

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