Small petrol container?

[fishb8nz]

I'd like to have a small container to take 1 or 2 litres of gas for long trips. Any ideas on where to get one as I've only seen 5 L containers?

[Motu]

I have a one litre MSR bottle that I carry if I think I'm going to be pushing past reserve.

[WINJA]

You Can Get Aluminium Fuel Containers From Some Camping Shops, Also Ive Used I Litre Meths Plastic Botlles They Seem To Hold Up , Or You Could Buy The Silkolene Fuel Injector Cleaner In The Steel Can Then Use The Can Afterwards

[blacksheep]

you can get 1 litre ally ones from kathmandu

[far queue]

Coke bottles work well - Available in a range of sizes, and cheap. They don't leak, and the fuel doesn't seem to attack the plastic. I've carried them on the back of the bike for the longer trips out the back of beyond, and I've got one that's been used to store premix for the weedeater for a few years now with no problems. The only downside is you can't fill them up at the service station - they wont let you because they're not an approved container.

In fact the only container I've ever had any trouble with was one of those 4L red plastic purpose made jobs. The bloody thing leaked all over the back of the bike around the exhaust No such problems with the coke bottles though.

[Zapf]

Coke bottles work well - Available in a range of sizes, and cheap. They don't leak, and the fuel doesn't seem to attack the plastic. I've carried them on the back of the bike for the longer trips out the back of beyond, and I've got one that's been used to store premix for the weedeater for a few years now with no problems. The only downside is you can't fill them up at the service station - they wont let you because they're not an approved container.

In fact the only container I've ever had any trouble with was one of those 4L red plastic purpose made jobs. The bloody thing leaked all over the back of the bike around the exhaust No such problems with the coke bottles though.

haha... cause Coke is a evil liquid itself... e.g Acid

[Dazza]

I'd like to have a small container to take 1 or 2 litres of gas for long trips. Any ideas on where to get one as I've only seen 5 L containers?

Go to a dealer that sells Husky chainsaws, they do a petrol/oil combo that are bolted together,the oil container is 3ltrs and swap over the nozzel aswell, I use it when distance betwwen fill ups are unknown,my beast can be thirsty !

[steved]

Coke bottles work well - Available in a range of sizes, and cheap. They don't leak, and the fuel doesn't seem to attack the plastic. I've carried them on the back of the bike for the longer trips out the back of beyond, and I've got one that's been used to store premix for the weedeater for a few years now with no problems. The only downside is you can't fill them up at the service station - they wont let you because they're not an approved container.

In fact the only container I've ever had any trouble with was one of those 4L red plastic purpose made jobs. The bloody thing leaked all over the back of the bike around the exhaust No such problems with the coke bottles though.

Yeah, Coke bottles are made from PET, a polar polymer so their oil/petrol resistance is pretty high.

The cheap plastic fuel-tanks are made of HDPE so the petrol actually slowly dissolves the tank over time.

[Smokin]

Coke bottles work well - Available in a range of sizes, and cheap. They don't leak, and the fuel doesn't seem to attack the plastic. I've carried them on the back of the bike for the longer trips out the back of beyond, and I've got one that's been used to store premix for the weedeater for a few years now with no problems. The only downside is you can't fill them up at the service station - they wont let you because they're not an approved container.

Yep, I'll second that. I do it when I'm leaving early in the morning and once you use them just pop them in a rubbish bin somewhere and it frees up your pack again.

[Flyingpony]

CT90's have a 5l (or was it 2l?) tin attached to them, anyway, it's steel. Ring the wreckers.

[unhingedlizard]

Apparantly you can hold 2ltrs in a condom.

According to Superbike anyway....

[Smokin]

Apparantly you can hold 2ltrs in a condom.

According to Superbike anyway....

But wouldn't that weaken it for it's intended purpose? We don't want the baby batter escapeing.

[unhingedlizard]

you wanna put that on after its held petrol be my guest

[MattRSK]

Hey waste not, want not.

[sunhuntin]

*sneaks in quietly* if ya gonna use a coke bottle or other container...youll have to do it yourself, as station staff are not allowed to fill non-purpose tins/containers/bottles...too much liability on that staff member if the thing blows up *slips away again*