I’ve got one also, and the ultra frustrating kind. The sure can is fantastic, if you can find a place to rest it while pouring. The other one is unused for obvious reasons.
The can on the left is five real Canadian gallons and I bought it new in 1978. It'll last me two weeks in the spring and early summer cutting grass. The middle one is two gallons and I use it for the snowblower and the push mower and weed whacker. It's about 30 years old. The small one is for the chainsaw.
I use us military issue 5 gallon expeditionary fuel cans. Made in Canada by Scepter, hard to find and not sold to the public. I recently found a real close clone by Scepter at Northern Tool.
I would love to find economical options. I have and like the No Spill for small (1.25 gal) for fuelil mixes. The full 5 gal No Spill takes forever to empty. I have a VP 5 gal the hose. It empties much faster but as above, has no great way to shut off quickly. Both the NoSpill and VP are very expensive.
I have the 5 gallon No Spill as well. Only complaint I would have is the auto shut-off they talk about doesn't seem to work for me. Minor issue and I'm guessing there is a trick to it.
I am slowly moving all of my fuel cans over to VP jugs. I use the regular hoses, and haven't had an issue. However, someone does sell a hose with a ball valve. Its pretty spendy, but I guarantee it could be made for significantly less if you source the ball valve.
Thanks everyone. I have some older fuel canisters and I'm looking for some new/different nozzles. Some are just old and cracked...and some of the no spills make a mess. I do find it a bit ironic that the ones designed to contain the spills end up causing more spills and wasted fuel vs the old style. I will say, the one MikeSS posted works well. I have one of those for my premix and it's very easy to fill the saw and other two stroke equipment.
Very ironic indeed. When I first used on of those new epa jugs I had it in the sun on the back of the truck. Noticed it was expanding like a balloon. Pushed the button and doused the entire truck with gas. What an accident that could have been. Also had the pressure blow fuel out of the chainsaw tank a couple times. What a learning curve The only good side is they automatically seal out air keeping the fuel a little fresher. on those cheap push in spout types I’ve drilled a hole in the handle and just screwed in a lag bolt. Remove to pour. PIA but better than as is. Filling a snowmobile without takes forever and they burn fuel pretty fast. Have all push buttons now. Better but still a PIA.
I have a bunch of the older 5 gallon jugs and the spouts have all broken. I've bought replacements on eBay and Amazon. I try to keep them out of the sun to protect the plastic from UV light since it males it degrade. I did buy the yellow replacement vents and they work fine. BUT the squirrels here like to chew on them, especially the plastic that attaches the top to the jug. now I just use a coarse threaded metal screw and twist it in by hand. Also, you don't need a spout for every jug. I have a couple of spouts and found solid caps from the same company that makes replacement spouts. I use them for most of the other jugs.
A golf tee works in an appropriately sized hole as a stopper in a pinch. Not approved for use in most if not all New England States but the local EPA police are not spying on homeowners (yet).
