Nice find!
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Very nice. Someday I'll get the rear carrier for these.

 

get the cans now!
its not like there are going to be lots more of these opportunities

 

Looks like the matching spouts wont come till October, but I might order a couple cans. Anyone know a good source for the matching flexi-spouts?

 

yep British pacific

PIC LINKS.....



http://britishpacific.com/BPSite/landroverparts/NATOjerryCans.html#spout

 

yep British pacific

PIC LINKS.....




Just got my Spouts.. Went & Tried my Surplus Fuel cans.. D#*#@ beep beep.. Does not fit them.. They have a air vent.. The spigot has same dia air vent... Thus does not fit. ugh.. Might have to take die cutter wheel to it..(filled with water first). to adjust. that sure bites.. Now will either have make it fit, Or just use the siphon on the older cans. shesh...

 

Perfect! Thanks!

 

Okay, I just ordered 2 shiny new NATO Jerrycans. I would HIGHLY recommend anyone else considering it to jump on it ASAP, because I'm guessing these guys will receive an order to cease and desist sales of these pretty quickly. So order up while you can, recognize a rare opportunity when they come along.

I also ordered 2 semi-flex spouts from britishpacific.com. Thanks Chris! ccasion5:

And lastly I also ordered a water jerrycan, a filler spout, and a super siphon from expedition exchange.

My GF is out clothes shopping with 2 of her friends right now. I guess when she gets home I will have no room comment on how much money she spent on cloths today!

 

What about this woman?

I love this women





Full Jerrycans are not light......

I would soooooooo give here some stockings and some lipstick after she poured the gas in my rig

Surf and Snow is right guys ya bettter get on this..

 

A chick that will carry two jerry cans through the post apocalyptic rubble. She is a keeper.

I hope she avoids the zombie zones.

 

A chick that will carry two jerry cans through the post apocalyptic rubble. She is a keeper.

Damn straight!

 

“The Sky is Red” by Stanley Meltzoff


Painted in 1952, oil on illustration board, 21” x 17.5” framed.
Stanley painted this in his more commercial days for a pulp novel of the same title!

 

hell, i hope she jumps straight into the zombie zones, any woman who is that beastly can kill zombies all day long.

 

newb question...but why would these guys possibly get a cease & desist on selling these cans? are they illegal or something?

 

They shouldnt as NATO has been using/switching o Sceptor plastic cans for close to a decade.

Maybe one of our fine military people on this thread can give us some more insight.

Edit: I took a second look at them and with the high gloss paint that is on the, I would have to bet they are refurb cans. I own 5 of the same cans that are all olive DRAB.

Those appear to be olive GLOSS...Just my 2 cents...i think the NATO can are better than the new Sceptor cans.

 

ahhh....so the issue is more of using "NATO" in the name of the cans moreso than the can design/style itself?

 

No it is the can. Those are NOT carb, California Air Resource Board, approved. As of January 1, 2010 all fuel cans being sold must be card compliant. That is why these guys are going to be on the hit list real soon

 

i see. I'll google CARB to see what that's all about ;-) unless you don't mind giving a quick explanation of what that is.

 

The issue is the same reason why you can't find any Scepter cans sold in the states ... with many states adopting the new CARB regulations, manufacturers of the 'good' fuel cans (like these, the similar Wedco cans, and Scepter ... to name a few) desided it was more trouble than it's worth to sell them in the US.

Virtually all fuel containers you're going to find for sale in the states are going to be 'CARB Compliant', which translates to funky, hard to use and oftentimes leaky nozzles ... now as I understand it, cans that qualify as 'used' do not have quite the same restrictions; and it's just the brand spankin' new cans that are so restricted.

 

You guys post fast ... but here's a bit more, as I understand it: CARB is a governing body in California, that decides on regulations for the state which govern emissions ... anything from vehicle modifications (intake and exhaust) to storage of volitiles (like gas) falls - at least to some extent - under their purview.

Recently (I thought it was 1-1-2009, but Zach says '10 ... :dontknow many other states opted to adopt the CARB standards and regulations in an effort to meet upcoming federal standards ... since the CARB ones are more stringent, and were already established, it saved them the effort.

 

Pardon my ignorance here, but the main difference between these and the CARB compliant cans is, these pour better? Is that right? My question is, for those who are shopping for cans (and I am), can you tell me why these are better than the CARB cans? Thanks!

 

The CARB cans leak like a sieve, pour like sh!t and most of the time 75% of whatever is in the can ends up on the ground. The NATO cans, dont leak, have an awesome spout you can buy, one was already posted, which ensures less spills.

 

Avoid this spout like the plague...

 

The last few I used of those Carb set ups.. had Fuel spilled on my Dress slacks & shoes. I gave that can away.

The NATO one are Metal, takes hell of a beating on the trail. Or around the house, They are solid!!. Can't say that to Plastic.. that might rupture OR rub through.

I love mine!!.. If I did not buy 4 new tires would be buying More Nato can's.

 

The NATO one are Metal, takes hell of a beating on the trail. Or around the house, They are solid!!. Can't say that to Plastic.. that might rupture OR rub through.

Are you referring to the cheap Blitz cans or Scepter cans? :scratch:

 

Gotcha.. Blitz are complete garbage.
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I just ordered a can and a semi-flex spout. think they'll ship the can to CA? I want it for my drive back to IN so i don't run out of gas again...

 

Did you see that they won't have the semi flex spouts till October? I ordered a semi flex spout from the Britishproducts place above. They had them in stock.
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yep, i did the same. good lookin' out though! ccasion5:

 

i suppose we have to rattle can, or powdercoat, these red...correct?

 

I dont plan too.