How do you store petrol in your garage?

[Handoogies]

I just keep it in one of those red plastic containers in a corner on the floor, but now with a toddler roaming about I may store it in an elevated position or in a cabinet with lock & key. I'm just curious as to how other people store theirs.

TIA

 

[Iron-Iceberg]

I don't store it in the garage. Keep it outside in a shed, much safer.

 

[dwm]

I hang mine on Rubbermaid FastTrack using their multi-purpose hook (5E11). Ladder hook (5E06) works too but the full-loop gets in the way of your fingers if you want to pull the can off the wall with two fingers. No children here, I just like the cans off the floor to make cleaning the floor easier.

 

[Jack90210]

I keep all of the chemicals in cabinets that can be locked.

 

[Nexussian]

I don't store it in the garage. Keep it outside in a shed, much safer.

Yep, and a padlock on the shed keeps the wee people out.

 

[akdiesel]

I feel it is no different than the fuel tank in your vehicle which is sitting in the garage just the same. Keep them away from sparks or open flames.
As for young people, keeping it out of reach may be the best practice.

 

[Lippyp]

Mine sits in a 10L jerrycan, on a shelf. The kids know not to touch anything.

 

[Jeff May]

I keep all of mine in the 5 gal. plastic jugs. As far as little ones, well, when mine were young, I taught them not to mess with hazardous items.

 

[softailgarage]

Gasoline gets store outside. Paint cans in a metal cabinet

 

[brownbagg]

why you have a toddler in the garage?

 

[dlcwent]

I feel it is no different than the fuel tank in your vehicle which is sitting in the garage just the same. Keep them away from sparks or open flames.
As for young people, keeping it out of reach may be the best practice.

I feel the same way.

I agree with brownbag also. Little ones shouldn't be in the garage. There's too much to get into other than gasoline. At least in my shop.

 

[jmarkwolf]

I feel it is no different than the fuel tank in your vehicle which is sitting in the garage just the same. Keep them away from sparks or open flames.

I feel the same.

I keep 2 5-gallon cans near the main door. This way if a can springs a leak, the slope of the floor will drain it "nearly" directly outside.

 

[rlitman]

My toddler knows to ask for permission before walking into the garage. Anyway, it is locked when I am not in it, and a gas can is one of the more child friendly things he could run into.

 

[rshadd]

I keep a couple of 5 gallon plastic jugs in the garage. No kids to worry about.

 

[nehog]

I don't store it in the garage. Keep it outside in a shed, much safer.

This, if at all possible. If not, a minimum amount, stored in a metal, lockable, cabinet.

 

[Jsf721]

2 five gallon red Gerry cans of stabilized gas in the shed which is locked at all times. I dump it into the cars and refill 2x a year to keep it from spoiling. It's there for the generator and snow blower. I would never keep in garage for fear of fueling a fire.

 

[Dugan]

Mine just sits in the corner of the garage. 5gal old style ventable plastic jugs.

These non-ventable types are stupid. I drill holes in them and screw a screw into it.

 

[stage20]

Mine just sits in the corner of the garage. 5gal old style ventable plastic jugs.

These non-ventable types are stupid. I drill holes in them and screw a screw into it.

Can also drill hole and use brake bleeder or valve stem with core removed. I replace plastic cap with metal one

 

[Dugan]

Can also drill hole and use brake bleeder or valve stem with core removed. I replace plastic cap with metal one

Thats ingenious!

Wont the fuel melt the tire stem rubber though?

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Plastic fuel containers stay in the shed with lawn and garden equipment.

 

[48RON54]

In red plastic fuel cans on the shelf (floor level). I'm a little more concerned with my kid running into black widows than I am that fuel can. She is not allowed in the garage unsupervised. Even if she was by chance in the garage alone, that infernal fuel jug spout is about the most complicated thing I own. I feel like I need 8 arms to get gas out of it and into a damned machine. I sincerely doubt my 2 year old could figure that thing out.

 

[frugalscotty]

Since I have no shed I keep no more than one gallon of gas on hand for the push mower. It's on a shelf in the farthest corner of the garage.

 

[Highbeam]

I mow about 3/4 acre of grass and refill my motorcycle from gas cans so I keep about 15 gallons of gasoline in the shop on the floor in plastic jerry cans frequently refilled this time of year. I also have a 55 gallon barrel of diesel fuel with a rotary hand pump and hose on it to fill the tractor. I also have two extra BBQ propane tanks on the floor plus two 7 gallon lpg tanks on the RV. Nothing leaks or smells.

If I had an extra equipment shed then yes, I would store the gasoline out there but there will always be flammable things in my garage.

 

[js289]

put it in the shed!

 

[wssix99]

why you have a toddler in the garage?

To play with the lawnmower and saw blades. duh....

 

[rippered]

why you have a toddler in the garage?

I feel the same way.

I agree with brownbag also. Little ones shouldn't be in the garage. There's too much to get into other than gasoline. At least in my shop.

My 2 year old daughter is in the shop with me all the time. I store my hazardous liquids properly in a metal cabinet designed for that.

 

[38Chevy454]

Gasoline is just one of the many flammable things in my garage. Think of all the other chemicals that are as much or more fire danger compared to gas.

I just store my gas cans on the floor, to answer the OP orig question. Most other chemicals are on shelves or in a cabinet.

 

[Paul1956]

I have 2 gallons of mineral spirits in the garage stored in metal
cans... and I don't even like that in there despite having my car
in there with a full tank of gas.

Guess I am paranoid after hearing about so many house and
garage fires.

 

[Danver]

My garage door doesn't have "safety eyes" so most toddlers won't survive to get to the gas cans stored inside anyway. Besides, having them drink the gas might be a good way to dilute the chocolatey-looking used motor oil they would be likely to consume first.

 

[ford33]

I store two 5 gallon cans of gas outside under the decking. I keep them for the emergency generator. But I have not changed the gas in them for about a year. Thanks for reminding me to get them out and change the gas.

 

[-Brent-]

I don't feel comfortable with gas cans outside if they're not locked away. Since I don't have such a place, the can is in my shop. Truthfully, it doesn't bother me having it there.

My shop is not attached, it's a block building and my fuel can is stowed away from sparks and such.

As far as danger in concerned, a cordless-tool battery left on the charger is scarier to me. I've known two guys whose shops were total losses due to fires caused by batteries/chargers. So, as soon as the green "charged" light comes on, the charger is unplugged and put away.

 

[barks]

JustRite Safety Cans and a stabilizer/ethanol treatment is added at the door upon entry.

 

[cdestuck]

Gas cans go in the garden shed. Let it burn, and I'll have a good reason to go bigger

 

[stage20]

Thats ingenious!

Wont the fuel melt the tire stem rubber though?

eh. 4 years or so and the rubber starts to crack and deteriorate. they have to be made to some kind of standard to hold a small amount of heat for their designed purpose, but then again my trailer valve stems crack to pieces every 3 years, heat and elements.

ive got a few other jugs i took some old male pipe x male flare fittings and put a flare cap into the fitting. that works too. whatever ive got around the shop at the time.

 

[Gerald O]

I keep 2 five gallon steel Nato jerry cans locked in the garden shed. I just don't trust keeping that much gas in cheap plastic jugs.

http://www.jerrycan.com/

 

[Handoogies]

I keep 2 five gallon steel Nato jerry cans locked in the garden shed. I just don't trust keeping that much gas in cheap plastic jugs.

http://www.jerrycan.com/

I love the look of those, and here's an (somewhat) interesting read on the history of jerrycans; German engineering!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrycan

Oh and I don't have a shed, so I guess a couple of these jerrys in a locked cabinet will be my plan.

 

[MN4x4]

I have a steel flammables cabinet outside, about 10' away from any building. I keep flammables like gasoline in there, and I keep it locked.

Cheap insurance in my book.

 

[Ronny]

Work place health and safety laws here say I cannot keep it sitting around so it has it's own cabinet in case of fire. Cars that are being worked on,(resto etc ) have no fuel tanks until they are nearly finished. paint and other flameable stuff has it's own cabinets .These are damned expensive but I can't get insurance without them. heres a link to illustrate similar ones to mine.
http://www.bronsonsafety.com.au/dangerous-goods-and-spill-control/dangeous-goods/msds-relate/flammable-liquid-storage-cabinets.html

 

[DekeT]

I just keep it in one of those red plastic containers in a corner on the floor, but now with a toddler roaming about I may store it in an elevated position or in a cabinet with lock & key. I'm just curious as to how other people store theirs.

TIA

How do I store petrol in my garage? I don't, I wouldn't, I don't recommend it. I store it outside in a small shed.

 

[Bill Ramsey]

Five-gallon Type 1 safety can, in the shed.