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I got some here a few years ago. They’re quite difficult to get inserted but can be done and they seal well.
Anyone have a reliable source for same please?
I was sent some during last year from some shark & they turned out to be fairly hard insertion rubber ones & no good at all.
The originals seem to be a type of soft sponge rubber' I have 10 Army Jerricans from an oil search venture from the hey days of oil exploration in outback Australia & some really need replacing as the cans date back to 1953 & the seals are buggered. The seals need to be soft to truly align with both spout flat surfaces & anything hard will not seal at all & I would really like to keep the cans in good condition as I want to outdoor store some reserve fuel, the way the world is heading with uncertainty these days. No, not 10 cans full.
The same crowd had a Forward Control Land Rover (2B???) with canvas canopy, full of these cans but it was prior to my LR interest days as I could have had that also. My loss.
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I got some here a few years ago. They’re quite difficult to get inserted but can be done and they seal well.
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I love the newer plastic ones. Much less likely to puncture like the metal ones. I appreciate why some may like metal ones lids and lock V care needed with the thread with the new screw on caps. Still think the new ones are safer and better myself.
The metal ones are a classic design and have stood the test of time. Still manufactured today.
I can see why people like the plastic ones but you lose a lot of the clever design features of the original. Not sure why you consider the plastic ones safer & better..........
Plastic for water.
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I remember getting some a few years back from a camping shop, maybe Aussie Disposals.
Otherwise are the current versions exactly the same dimensions, if so SuperCheap or go direct to ProQuip who still make them.
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Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
I have had three metal ones leak after friction/rubbing movement - ships move a little. Never seen that occur with plastic jerries. I also found some rubbish in the bottom of metal jerries a few times (with petrol)
Not suggesting metal are poor. Just note thin metal can and does fracture and leak more easily in my (shallow) experience. I have four for diesel, one water and one for petrol in plastic now which are over 10 years old. My metal ones have long gone.
A metal tank I had custom built for my boat needed replacement as it failed and leaks after only a few hundred hours use. Plastic replacement report in a few years
Soft? Is camping store a national name?
Thanks. Bm.
Cheers......Brian
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I don't intend to carry them on a ship
Any metal objects allowed to rub together over a long period will eventually wear and fail. Try carrying beer in cans stacked together in a 4WD on a long trip.....
I have some steel ones from Aussie Disposals, ex Swiss Army, no idea of age but no problems. I also have several Australian ones that are mainly for display on military vehicles but I'd have no problem using them. I picked up two from the local Tip Shop recently that are perfectly usable.
The metal on all the ones I have isn't thin, I guess Chinese copies might be.
Have a look at some of the info on the Proquip site. The metal ones are lined to stop rust, colour coded for different liquids to help the Fire Brigade in the event of a fire and they show some of the issues with Chinese copies.
I'm sure the plastic ones will do the job but I have no reason to change.
My plastic water containers are over 20years old and although the design has changed a little now they are still blow moulded in Melbourne (I deal with the company). They also make the plastic fuel containers (for Proquip).
I do remember Les Hiddins having a plastic water Jerry leak on Bush Tucker Man, fixed it with some spinifex resin........
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
I have seen the seals at super cheap.
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