Drop test video of Front Runner's water can.

[FiveSPDDisco]

We decided to have a little fun and test out the new water jerrycan from Front Runner. If you don't care about the jerrycan just skip ahead to the P38 jump scene at the :45 mark. Enjoy.

Jerry can smash test - YouTube

[carjunkieanon]

According to a war documentary I watched the other day...

The Jerry Can is called 'Jerry' because it was the style of fuel container used by the German army. The British used the 'Flimsy'. The Jerry can was a significantly better design.

> Larger - could hold more fuel
> Three handles - so one man could carry using the middle handle, or two men could carry using an outside handle each.
> better seal on the lid
> more robust, less flimsy

Every plastic jerry can I've seen only has one handle, so a significant step backwards in design compared to the three handle model.

German army got something right I say.

[mistajoel]

German army got something right I say.

Then when they lost the war, they retreated leaving behind thousands of these cans... Pommy blokes would be trying them out and be like "the Jerry's fuel cans are much better than ours old bean, how did we win with our flimsy things?" :)

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[Slunnie]

Roverdog clinging to the roof in the back! :D

[FiveSPDDisco]

According to a war documentary I watched the other day...

The Jerry Can is called 'Jerry' because it was the style of fuel container used by the German army. The British used the 'Flimsy'. The Jerry can was a significantly better design.

> Larger - could hold more fuel
> Three handles - so one man could carry using the middle handle, or two men could carry using an outside handle each.
> better seal on the lid
> more robust, less flimsy

Every plastic jerry can I've seen only has one handle, so a significant step backwards in design compared to the three handle model.

German army got something right I say.


That was very interesting. Thank you for posting.

[Firefish]

How close did they come to 2 Jerry-can shaped dents in their bonnet?

[dullbird]

According to a war documentary I watched the other day...

The Jerry Can is called 'Jerry' because it was the style of fuel container used by the German army. The British used the 'Flimsy'. The Jerry can was a significantly better design.

> Larger - could hold more fuel
> Three handles - so one man could carry using the middle handle, or two men could carry using an outside handle each.
> better seal on the lid
> more robust, less flimsy

Every plastic jerry can I've seen only has one handle, so a significant step backwards in design compared to the three handle model.

German army got something right I say.

I watched that doco too:D

[Tank]

They (the German Army) also had the best helmets, the same design is still in use today, Regards Frank.

[isuzurover]

According to a war documentary I watched the other day...

The Jerry Can is called 'Jerry' because it was the style of fuel container used by the German army. The British used the 'Flimsy'. The Jerry can was a significantly better design.

> Larger - could hold more fuel
> Three handles - so one man could carry using the middle handle, or two men could carry using an outside handle each.
> better seal on the lid
> more robust, less flimsy

Every plastic jerry can I've seen only has one handle, so a significant step backwards in design compared to the three handle model.

German army got something right I say.

Not just "something" right...

German planes had fuel injection first and so could out manouver (and were more reliable than) british/american carb planes.

U-boats...

Unimogs are a million times better than any landrover FC.

The list goes on...

[bee utey]

:eek: That could have dinged the bonnet or smashed the windscreen!

Anyways, a proper jerry can has 3 handles so that you can carry two empties with one hand. I doubt that they were designed with two small children in mind.:cool: