How do you store petrol in your garage?

[whyNick?]

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.

I uses metal valve stems on mine, so far so good. They sure pour faster now.

 

[r1dano]

I keep mine in a 55 gallon drum w a 12 volt pump that my uncle and I made one afternoon its on a set of garbage can wheels to male it mobile I keep 93 octane in there for my truk n streetbike n snowmobiles. I keep it stored under the ramp that goesfrom the 2ndfloor to the 3rdfloor bak in my metal shop its outa my way amd my sight my shop is almost 9000sq ft tho so I have lotsa room

 

[Lassen Forge]

How? Not in the shop, that's for certain! A separate cabinet outside.

In what? I really like the euro-spec 20 liter metal jerry cans with the centerline seam (the old US jeep cans all seem to leak on me), but also use the plastic 5 galon version.

Also, I stabilize all gasoline stored. With the stuff they pass off as gasoline nowadays, it makes a major difference in having something that works, and something that is carb varnish and injector plug compound.

 

[NUTTSGT]

On the floor behind the four wheeler.

 

[Waterloo Structures]

I keep it in a plastic bottle, the one in which we buy fizzy drinks....I keep it tightly capped.

 

[wssix99]

I keep it in a plastic bottle, the one in which we buy fizzy drinks....I keep it tightly capped.

That's not a container - it's a bomb. Do you really do this? You are joking, right?

 

[rshadd]

Styrofoam is a poor choice...

 

[jbarnett21]

unless its stored behind lock and key then it turns into a Molotov cocktail.

I store mine where my father and his father before him, Any free space in a corner of the Garage.

 

[PCMusicGuy]

I don't store it at all. It is pretty much a violation of every mortgage agreement written . . .

 

[MDSPHOTO]

One 2-gallon red can for gas
One 1-gallon red can for gas/oil mixture
One 2- gallon blue can for kerosene

All in the garage on the floor at the wall farthest away from the house.

 

[gml1998]

Got tired of rotating gas cans for the generator and lawnmower. Now I have propane operated Generac generator, propane powered Lehr lawn mower and propane powered Lehr weed eater. Generac has a 20 lb keg of propane, the mower and weed eater take the 1 pound cans of propane, I get these on sale at Menards 4 for 10.00.
No more old gas to worry about, no more Stabil, no more gummed up carburetors.
Every once in a while I need to use my chain saw or post hole digger ,I have a 1 gallon can for that.

 

[wssix99]

the mower and weed eater take the 1 pound cans of propane, I get these on sale at Menards 4 for 10.00.

Unfortunately its not legal in most areas to store more than a few of these in a house or attached garage.

 

[rlitman]

Unfortunately its not legal in most areas to store more than a few of these in a house or attached garage.

Sure, so you store them outside.

 

[shane71]

keep it out side. May be backyard in a safe metal trunk.

 

[boiler7904]

2 gallon plastic can for lawnmower and 1 gallon plastic can of premix for string trimmer and blower are stored in the shed 100 ft from the house. Shed is always locked unless I'm doing something out there.

The 2 gallon can comes into the garage in the winter for snowblower season. It goes on a shelf 6 ft off the ground away from where my 2 year old and dog (and wife for that matter) can get into it.

For everyone saying that kids don't belong in a garage, let me ask you one question. What age did you start hanging out in the garage with your own dad, uncles, grandpas, neighbors, etc?

I know I was by 2 or 3 at the latest but I was always supervised. One grandpa had a small engine sales and service shop and restored John Deere 2 cylinder tractors and stationary engines on the side. The other was a truck and bus mechanic. There was always some sort of project going on at my parents house. I do the same thing with my 2 year old son. He's fascinated by tools, and toolboxes but we've taught him that he can't be in the garage alone and we're also teaching him what he can and can't do. He isn't allowed out with me if I'm using chemicals or power tools (besides being dangerous, the noise scares the hell out of him). Tuesday night he wanted to help me clean up after a remodeling project so as I put away tools, he used the shop vac on the floor. He was on a 30 minute mission to find every spec of sawdust. It helped me, kept him entertained, and you could tell how proud he was of himself for helping.

 

[rlitman]

For everyone saying that kids don't belong in a garage, let me ask you one question. What age did you start hanging out in the garage with your own dad, uncles, grandpas, neighbors, etc?

I know I was by 2 or 3 at the latest but I was always supervised.

Bingo. For my kids, it is a privilege to be allowed to cross the threshold. Never allowed without supervision (and at this point, I'm somewhat comfortable leaving the doors open with them playing in the yard and nobody actually in the garage).

For my 6 year old, one of the highest delights is being allowed to use the jig saw.

 

[akdiesel]

Some what off subject but needs mentioning.
For fuel storage in a garage or a shed a vent is needed to allow for heavy gases to escape, such as gasoline, exhaust fumes, etc...
Also I believe in every location in the US and maybe those other countries that have a safety concern all gas fired heaters e.g. water heaters, furnace, etc... need to be raised off the floor 18" or more. This is due to heavier than air gas fumes collecting on the ground and causing an explosion, thus the reason for this topic I am guessing.
Every fuel burning equipment, like cars, has its own fuel storage tank. The only difference between those and a fuel can is that it is bigger.
Propane on the other hand I feel is more volatile than gasoline and should be stored outside.

 

[wssix99]

Sure, so you store them outside.

But then, the toddlers can't play with them in the garage.

BTW - Many people are not aware how volatile these things are. They are definitely much more hazardous (if stored incorrectly) than a can of gasoline.

 

[Farmall450]

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

Same here. Pole Barn has a pallet with gas, diesel, off-road diesel, 50:1, 32:1, all that good stuff.

 

[gml1998]

Unfortunately its not legal in most areas to store more than a few of these in a house or attached garage.

I keep them in the shed.