New water cans

[daveb]

Originally Posted by carringb

Most states require gasoline be carried in a red portable container. Yellow = diesel

This is in tended to protect emergency responders in case of a crash, as well prioritize the response. If they see liquid leaking from a red can, you can bet they will work much faster to get you free from the wreckage.

Also, some plastic water containers may be made of a plastic that may be degraded by fuel.

My water cans are made of "food grade plastic" and I also would not want to take a chance of adding fuel to them for both reasons stated. Mine are army green and stamped "water".

[BroncoHauler]

The LCI cans are HDPE (#2 plastic). Anyone with a Scepter fuel can care to check? The material indication is on the bottom, at least on the water cans.

I won't ever carry anything but water in mine. The potential, and consequence, of an accident are far too high for my liking.

I should add that I believe that the cap is different, so I don't know if the water can lid would seal against leakage of dangerous fuel fumes.


Herb

[daveb]

Mine don't have anything but some wierd logos with numbers and arrows????

[daveb]

The cap is the same as shown on the tan colored cans. It's got that little bleed valve or whatever that is.

[Greg In Austin]

I am in the market for two more Scepter MWCs in BLUE..... I know where to get black and other colors but we are looking for the blue.

[yvrr]

Herb...

Can you provide the dimensions on these cans when you get a chance? I need to replace some steel Wedco water cans from Expedition Exchange and they need to fit the bumper carrier we already have.

Thanks

[Greg In Austin]

If the question is whether the material of the Scepter MFCs and MWCs are different, the answer is YES.

Someone mentioned that the MWCs are a food grade plastic. The MFCs are not.

The lids do differ (as someone said) with the MWC having a small vent valve and a small pour opening on top of the lid.

There are also differences in the type of o-ring used. There are viton and neoprene. I assume the viton is for fuel and neoprene for water.

If we need specifics on the material markings, I can look tonight.

[BroncoHauler]

Originally Posted by yvrr

Herb...

Can you provide the dimensions on these cans when you get a chance? I need to replace some steel Wedco water cans from Expedition Exchange and they need to fit the bumper carrier we already have.

Thanks

Here's the quick and dirty info on the 5 gallon cans from the company (Scepter) website, but I will measure the LCI cans that I have when I get home.

Physical Characteristics
Capacity: 5 G / 20 L
Height: 18.5" / 47 cm
Length: 14" / 36 cm
Width: 6.7" / 17cm
Weight: 5 lbs / 2.3 kg

[EDIT: Scepter fuel can info]
Capacity: 5 G / 20 L
Height: 18.5"/47 cm
Length: 14"/35 cm
Width: 6.5"/16cm
Weight: 5.8 lbs/2.6 kg


Herb

[Greg In Austin]

I can add that there are slight size differences in the Scepter MWC and MFC.... this bit us when we had our bumper box built and we did not know there were slight differences. For most applications it may not make any difference, but we were operating under very tight tolerances.

[Ford_6L_E350]

I was in Orchard Supply today and they have 6.5Gallon water cans similar to the the pictured ones for $18.95.

Mike