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i suppose its kind of a mistake to phrase it like that, but in the texas sun -if its anything like the deserts of southern california would roast that thing to high hell. the fumes are explosive... the liquid just burns. but i still wouldnt play with a black metal sealed container full of gas. see: boyles law, charles law.

id stick with plastic for where you live. better safe than sprayed in the face by super pressurized fuel and then lit on fire by the static discharge. since your bed is made of a composite material, i assume it can very easily generate a charge since composite is not exactly the most conductive thing on the planet.

that might be a little extreme though. we could just go with the durability of those scepter ones as justification.

 

aaaaand im a belieber... er.. BELIEVER!

sorry, OZ. freudian slip.


but seriously.. now im impressed with the scepter cans. tell you what, ill send you that cap wrench since it cant be shipped from ebay to canada.. and you send me a few of the 20L cans. deal?

 

If i can get 2 for myself i'll see if i can get more.. I don't mind selling them if i can do so..

 

I had mine all summer. Filled with fuel on my roof. No issues yet..,

 

what state/city are you from?

 

Can't ship them across the border

 

ill come visit. id like some molson and the wife loves maple syrup.

deal?


'sides youre on our way to see alaska!

 

Buy em at DS Tactical on your way through BC , they are in the Lower Mainland

http://www.dstactical.com/index.php?cPath=16_53

 

so, heres the dicked up thing. i cant buy THAT in the states....


but i can get this? is there any difference?

$49 Scepter 5 Gallon True Military BPA Free Water Container, Food Grade Water Jug for Camping and Emergency Storage, Plastic Sand

http://www.amazon.com/Liter-Heavy-D...=1394419490&sr=8-1&keywords=scepter+water+20l

 

Just the cap


EDIT : is that a Scepter water can ? The handle seems different

Double EDIT : nope , it's the same

www.dstactical.com/product_info.php?cPath=16_53&products_id=59

 

well, i guess ill give this a try then! when i get home that is. for errrrm... water.

 

The water can cap has an extra breather that can make the can not fit into some fuel can holders with straps

 

For what it's worth, we used the water cans to hold fuel all the time overseas. Just wrote fuel on them to make sure some moron didn't pour it on a fire or try drinking it.

 

They are exactly the same except for the cap as far as I know

 

well, ill give it a shot when i get home next month unless someone else beats me to it. now to find a nozzle!

 

I haven't used one personally, but I heard that the MFC's have female threads to accept the old metal threaded jerry can nozzles. I don't know if the water cans have those threads.

 

Bad news

Scepter MFC vs Scepter water

 

awwwwwwww maaaaaan

 

Meh, just get the water can and make a simple siphon hose? That's all I would do.

 

Can you run over scepter cans without destroying them? I carry rotopax (both on my truck and as Overland Alaska), and I absolutely love them. I am adding a second 4 gallon and two two gallon containers for recovery gear. All on my rear bumper.