Sure Can gas/fuel and utility cans

[staylo]

I was also going to say the No Spill can still looks like a superior design to the Sure Can. A lot less moving parts.

[Sandcut]

I've been using No Spill (that's a brand, not a description) gas cans (for my mowing business) and I prefer them to the Sure Can.

I picked up a Sure Can to try out, but never even put gas in it. In the parking lot, I went through the motions as if I were using it to put gas in my mowers and trimmers.

1. I didn't like that I had to lift it way up high to flip that spout down to put it in the gas tanks. A small can may not be an issue, but I had a 5 gal can, and they are heavy when full.

2. I'm also not a fan of inserting the spout deep into the tank and letting it flow until it stops. I want to SEE into the gas tank and stop the flow when I want it stopped - maybe I don't WANT to fill it ALL the way. And I HATE gas drips. Pulling that nozzle out of a tank of gas will cause you to drip gas once in a while.

3. The big opening for filling the CAN is at an angle. I don't like that for the same reason I mentioned above - I like to see INTO the can as I'm filling it at the pump. That is not so easy with the Sure Can.

Those reasons may be stupid to someone else and that's fine, but for ME, it created more work than I wanted.
I returned that Sure Can and stuck with my No Spill cans.


The only drawback to the No Spill cans are that they are not vented and they swell up in the sun and when it gets cold, and the can is not full, the can collapses in.
That said, I've been using them for 13 years - 5 gal, 2 gal, and 1 gal - and the only one I have needed to replace was the original 5 gal can about 2 years ago due to "cracking". Note that it never leaked, but it began to crack along a seam from all the expanding and contracting caused by 11 years of use - exposed to the elements 24/7.

Wow!

I'm gonna have to check those out. I hadn't seen them before.

No Spill Jill makes me want to play with my nozzle.

[Emptymag]

Wow!

I'm gonna have to check those out. I hadn't seen them before.

No Spill Jill makes me want to play with my nozzle.

She's aging well...

https://vimeo.com/656671128


Great cans. I mean the gas cans... they are super easy to use.
No dicking around with caps, vents, anything - just put the nozzle in the tank and depress the thumb button.
Easy.

Walmart sell No Spill brand gas cans under the name "Easy Can" - it's the exact same can.
I think Home Depot now carries them under the Easy Can name as well.

[DRB]

Thanks to everyone for all the input and I do believe I will check out the Easy Can instead.

[Sandcut]

She's aging well...

https://vimeo.com/656671128


Great cans. I mean the gas cans... they are super easy to use.
No dicking around with caps, vents, anything - just put the nozzle in the tank and depress the thumb button.
Easy.

Walmart sell No Spill brand gas cans under the name "Easy Can" - it's the exact same can.
I think Home Depot now carries them under the Easy Can name as well.

I know where I'm going this weekend.

[Emptymag]

I know where I'm going this weekend.

At my Walmart, they are usually in the automotive section.
May not be carried at all locations. Always best to look online to see if it says "available for pickup at (your local store)"

Otherwise shipping to home is free for any order over $30 all the time

[RockIsland]

I have one of these. No buttons or levers or stupid sliding things to allow the gas to come out.



We had one of those POS spill-less cans where I used to work. Three mechanics with over 80 years experience between us couldn't figure out how to make it work.

We just unscrewed the politically correct .gov mandated useless nozzle, and used a funnel.

[Emptymag]

I used to love those cans ^^^ until I got a No Spill can.
That can is nowhere near as easy to use.
I collected about 5 of those over the years when all those other "no spill/safety" cans were rolled out, but they just sit empty in my garage.

All those other cans with the jam the nozzle in and twist this and stand on one leg setups are a total pain in the ass.
I have two that I gutted the "safety" crap out of the spouts so I could pour freely. I just use those for extra storage though.

[RockIsland]

I used to love those cans ^^^ until I got a No Spill can.
That can is nowhere near as easy to use.
I collected about 5 of those over the years when all those other "no spill/safety" cans were rolled out, but they just sit empty in my garage.

All those other cans with the jam the nozzle in and twist this and stand on one leg setups are a total pain in the ass.
I have two that I gutted the "safety" crap out of the spouts so I could pour freely. I just use those for extra storage though.

How can it get any easier than stick it in and pour?

[Walleye Hunter]

How can it get any easier than stick it in and pour?

Remove spout and aim.