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As DoorDing said, it is a 10L Scepter.

The pump is a FynSpray marine pump. I got it on sale (1/2 price) and it was still expensive. But, it is a really nice pump. I didn't want to have to rely on battery power.

 

OK, thanks. Wow, yes, not cheap.

 

I have two of those as well and have been using them for 8 years with no problems at all. I guess more pressure would be nice but it doesn't really bug me enough to spend more money when they work perfect

 

I have about (5) of those. They are okay, but they have some drawbacks. For traveling, the spigot is threaded on the reverse side of the fill cap and then tightened down, thus if the spigot is not sparkling clean, it will contaminate the water, and there is now a hole on the exterior side that should be covered with tape to prevent dirt / debris from getting into the back side of the spigot.

I've also had one of spigots split on me when tightened, they have a warranty so I eventually got mine replaced. I think they are made in Canada.

I've resigned to using them for base camping and emergency water storage at the house.

 

For the one in my trailer, I just leave the spigot facing out, and I used teflon tape to thread it into the cap. Did you try this? I spent some time making sure there was no molding flash and removing any with an Xacto blade before applying the tape. Also, it is not exposed to filth or damage, although it would be prudent to stick a condom over the spigot when the trailer hatch is open to protect it from blowing kangaroo rat feces virus spores, I suppose. Don't have a pic, but it never leaves the trailer, and never even gets lifted, unless I need to haul it to and from a source. And they are freaking heavy when full. So, works like a dream for that application.

The second one I leave in the truck bed only as emergency backup or leave the trailer at camp for a day of offroad. But we just fill our water bottles and platypuses...platypi? for the day so we don't even need to crack it open. It is truly for emergency/stranding situations.

 

I've gone through a few of those reliance brand water containers. I didn't like how the valve treads back into the water jug like Crom was saying. Also unless I stored them upright in the back of the truck while off-road mine have almost always leaked. The plastic is very thin and I've snapped the plastic around where the valve screws on one of them so now I can't seal it.

I've retired the ones I have left for storing/conditioning water for my fish tank.

I've got two blue MWC now.

I love these things! I'm going to buy two more black MWC and let the sun heat them up to use them for camp showers and warm water for dishes. I haven't looked into what it will take to get the caps to thread on a normal hose with sprayer, but I know it's doable. What I love most about them is how thick the plastic is. You can literally drop these things off the back of a truck and there still good to go.
There's a military surplus store in Canada near where I live that sells them new for $35 a can. I couldn't even find them that cheap on any American websites. It's one of the few things I've found that actually sells for less in Canada. I talked with the shop owners and apparently guys from the states come up and literally buy truck loads of them to re-sell back in the US. They also still sell the MFC that is non-carb compliant and banned for sale in the states. I'll probably grab one of those as well next time I'm out there getting some black MWC's.

 

this was just an in progress picture but this is what I did. I had a hard time finding anything that would thread onto the cap spout. I went this route for a few reasons, the gravity feed is nice, also these cans were wayyy more stable standing up vs. on their side. Using a simple cooler adapter to 1/2'' pipe thread it was simple enough to add any type of valve you want, these are a 1/4 turn ball valve. Rubber seal on the inside, dab of silicone on the outside.

I was just going to add the pour spout to the top but like I said I did not like how unstable they were on their side, and I felt my gf would have a hard time tipping over a full one if I were to just leave it standing up with the spout on top.

 

I find they are actually fairly stable on their side when full. Just got mine a few months back and they have two camping trips under their belt with the GF and she hasn't managed to knock over any yet. However the pour spout I have for mine doesn't require you to touch the can at all to open it and its flexible enough to redirect where ever you need it. I can see her knocking one over if you have to turn a valve like that every time to pour water.

The pour spout cost me $15. It works pretty good however I wish it would pour faster. When filling large pots I usually unscrew it and just pour it by hand.



Like I said before, I want to be able to hook up a hose for a gravity feed shower with mine. I'm actually thinking of just buying another pour spout, cutting the actual spout off so i'm just left with the hose and seeing if I can find the proper barbed hose adapter. That way I don't have to modify any of my cans and risk water leaking or busting off a hose bib.

Something like this.

 

@Leppz I don't know if yours are the same as mine but my sides are slightly round which made it very tippy, it was a hard decision to do what I did and part of me slightly regrets it but oh well, can always buy more on Amazon

 

I built a shower using one of these. Works great.

 

If anyone is looking for a pop out camper shell check out what I found online https://ventura.craigslist.org/spo/5012674077.html
I haven't seen it in person and don't know the seller but I have a Wilderness camper and really like it.

 

Mine are the actual Scepter brand and yours look like the LCI "Property of US Government" version.

From what I understand they are pretty much exactly the same. The only difference being the markings and that the Scepter's come with a rubber o-ring on the air vent.

 

Clears my covered parking spot at work Howling Moon 1.4 Stargazer Touring in Grey.

 

Nice tent. What does that model weigh ?

 

No sure of exact weight I think its about 150lbs not real heavy. About the same amount as throwing a spare tire on the roof.

 

http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...ota-Tacoma-Camp-Sportsmen-Family-build/page10

That's Cam-shafts build has a lot of cool overland ideas in his build for those who haven't read through it yet!

 

It sucks for daily use, and 70% of the time they are a nuisance. But 30% of the time when you get on tighter trails and sketchy areas they come in use. I don't search out hard trails to do. I don't like rock crawling, but I can almost guarantee that 90% of my offroad trips I will go through an area where armor is nice to have. This last weekend every piece of armor on my truck took a hit at least once. The sliders and skids more than the bumpers but still.

The other benefit to the front bumper is better clearance and a winch mount. Yes you can get a hidden winch but you still have the stock bumper hanging down low to hit things. Rear bumper is the same thing. To be honest most rear bumpers aren't that much of a weight gain. The stock tow package is HEAVY. My full size high clearance CBI rear didn't feel that much heavier when compared with the stock bumper and tow bar.

 

There is also Aluminess if you want to keep the weight down

 

Relentless aluminum rear ?

 

Sounds like a good route to go. I will eventually swap out my front bumper to aluminum to save some weight. Other than that my setup works great.