[tonyevans]

I am getting sick of leaking fuel cans - The corrugated roads up here just cause cracks in the cans I can buy up here - plastic is all they sell - so I thought I would look on the net for some.

What do you guys use? I saw some stainless ones but I know from boats they tend to fatigue and crack too with the bouncing around.

[SierraDan]

Those army green 20lt steel ones are good. We've got a few with no dramas.

[royce]

x2 for army 20l, but with some rubber on contact points so they cant rub through

[alien]

Can you put that yoga mat stuff under your plastic ones to dampen the vibrations??? Probably the cheapest way around it.

[Gwagensteve]

The chinese jerry cans are rubbish. Look for genuine ex german army jerry cans. They are vastly superior in quality.

Steve.

[christover1]

Shock matting is ok, as long as it don't trap sand/dirt, or it can become a form of sand paper.
Learnt the hard way on Moke outback trips in the 80's.
Out back corrugations ate through many tins of food and beer :O

Vote also for genuine army steel ones.
My plastic ones leak odours, and only get carried outside car,
whereas my metal jerry is fine inside car.

[alexxx]

there is plenty of rubbish on the market these days. there is a black plastic extra heavy duty jerry brand that has proved quite strong.

[christover1]

I guess rust will never be a problem with a plastic fuel cans.

I have 2 hd black fuel containers, hoping they can take punishment.

[tonyevans]

Thanks Guys - I use them to bring fuel from Town out to where I live for the field cars and workshop generator not for road trips so they get carried inside one the carpet - I think it is just the few places up here that sell these just stock crap. They all seem to crack around the lettering for the word "Fuel" that the Government insist is on them to let us know they are safe.

I have brought 2 20lt steel squat cans that should fit in the car better than the tall jerry cans so I will see how they go.