Sure Can gas/fuel and utility cans

**DRB** · October 30th, 2023, 08:15 AM

I only recently learned of these gas cans and wondered if anyone has any firsthand experience with them? There are a few reviews that speak of leaks, but the vast majority are very good. I would be storing the gas in a shed just in case of a leak.

https://www.surecanusa.com/

**olderguy** · October 30th, 2023, 09:01 AM

I might try the 2 gallon can, but the spout on the 5 gallon ends too far below the top, where you might have gasoline seeping out of the cap.

**Sparks** · October 30th, 2023, 10:13 AM

Looks like a leak waiting to happen.

**2dogs** · October 30th, 2023, 10:45 AM

No experience with them. I have given up on plastic gas cans, and I only buy the steel cans now.

**Curmudgeon** · October 30th, 2023, 10:46 AM

Seems like a lot of engineering for a relatively simple concept.
Or not, I dunno.
I had to just close it up and walk away when I saw the $60 price tag.
My 20 year old plastic 1 gallon and 5 gallon "cans" work just fine.
I do need a funnel with each, but I have 2 different funnels, so
I'm good. But folks gotta spend their money on something I guess.
My .02, YMMV.

**Curmudgeon** · October 30th, 2023, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by 2dogs

No experience with them. I have given up on plastic gas cans, and I only buy the steel cans now.

I don't know why but that link won't open for me.

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EDIT: Ok, found duplicate "http://" in the link. Or something.
Anyway, that one is $70, so I guess I should just be glad I'm not in the
market for a new can these days.

**streaker69** · October 30th, 2023, 10:58 AM

If it's spill proof, you'll spill more gas using it than spillable cans.

**2dogs** · October 30th, 2023, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

I don't know why but that link won't open for me.

EDIT: Ok, found duplicate "http://" in the link. Or something.
Anyway, that one is $70, so I guess I should just be glad I'm not in the
market for a new can these days.

I linked a diesel can, which tends to be more than the gas can. They aren't cheap, but I have had so many plastic cans leak and spouts break, it is worth it to me to spend a few more dollars for something that will outlast me, without having to buy a new spout every few years.

**Walleye Hunter** · October 30th, 2023, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by 2dogs

I linked a diesel can, which tends to be more than the gas can. They aren't cheap, but I have had so many plastic cans leak and spouts break, it is worth it to me to spend a few more dollars for something that will outlast me, without having to buy a new spout every few years.

Just cruise the freeways in the summer and keep your eyes open, landscapers lose empty cans all the time and regardless of color, they all hold any petroleum products just fine.

**Emptymag** · October 30th, 2023, 11:36 AM

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.