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aemeijers

On 9/10/2011 8:44 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:36:27 -0400, wrote:

On 9/9/2011 10:14 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:55:49 -0400,
wrote:

James, while the other replies have merit and should be considered, I have
used two plastic 55 gal. drums for hauling K1 oil for several years now.
I haul them on a small 4 x 6 trailer, and use a small 12volt pump
designed to handle fuels, which runs off my car battery, using extended
jumper cables. If you care to send me your email offline, I can send you
some pictures !!

The best place to get these 55 gal containers is at restaurants. All kinds
of liquids are shipped in them, things like orange juice concentrate, other
juices, etc. Call (or better yet, visit) some restaurants, and if you
find a friendly owner or manager, you might pick up several for free.

By all means, do take care, and follow all safety norms and laws.

James

Carrying fuel on the road in non-approved portable containers is
illegal. Storing it in non-approved containers is unwize at best.
Approved portable Gasoline containers MUST be red.
Approved portable Kerosene containers are generally Yellow or orange.

Gasoline - red
Gasoline - green (typically Europe)
Diesel - yellow
Kerosene - blue
water - tan or gray

kerosene is never yellow or orange that I know of.
Kero can be legally carried in a yellow (diesel) container. This is
because the two are so similar as to be safely interchanged. (in most
cases) In North America, BLUE is also water - which makes using blue
for Kerosene a problem.

After the last 4-day power outage, I've been looking off and on for some
semi-potable water rated jerry cans, to store 20 or 30 gallons in
basement to bathe and flush toilets with. (I'm on a well, so no power,
no water, once the itty-bitty tank goes flat, which doesn't take long.)
I probably wouldn't drink stored water, but wanted something cleaner
than the water I harvested from the plugged-up gutters last time.

Anyway, nobody has cans around here that don't have Kerosene or Gasoline
or whatever, molded right into the side. Plus, they want an insane price
for them, since they all have to be certified as self-venting, yada yada
yada. Getting tempted to steal some 5-gallon jugs from the water-cooler
guy's cart at work, but finding or making tight lids for those is
problematical.

(Yes, I know I need a generator, but to do even a minimalist setup for
this house would cost close to a grand, and there is a lot of stuff
higher on the list.)

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