Petrol Smells

[Easedalenovice]

I travel a lot with my Rib and Sibs and generally get petrol at the destination. When I carry outboards and their tanks I accept that I will have a smell in the car of petrol even though both are in bags.

When I tow one of my other boats I only carry 3 x 10 ltre petrol cans empty and in quite thick bin bags with the tops tightly tied up.

I still find however that the car smells of petrol and when driving this can I think make you drowsy.

Unfortunately I do not have much room in the boat for these cans and the roof box is already rather full.

Does anyone have a good system to combat these petrol smells

[User name]

Sniff it all in and enjoy it. I love the smell of petrol...

[beerbelly]

drive a pick up truck all smelly stuff goes in the bed clothing ect back seat

[beerbelly]

like so

[Easedalenovice]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

drive a pick up truck all smelly stuff goes in the bed clothing ect back seat

One method I suppose

[willk]

Originally Posted by Easedalenovice

Does anyone have a good system to combat these petrol smells

Would you consider taking up smoking?

[Brinormeg]

So do my farts.....but wife says she would rather smell the petrol

[beamishken]

Originally Posted by willk

Would you consider taking up smoking?

If only! It would definitely get rid of the petrol smell 🤣🤣🤣

I'm surprised he doesnt stick with his lemonade bottles for storing fuel like he suggested, they wont be vented so no chance of a smell

[Easedalenovice]

Originally Posted by Brinormeg

So do my farts.....but wife says she would rather smell the petrol

Well Probably true

[Fenlander]

Petrol smells not an issue if you only load the tanks in the minutes before setting off and have a decent climate system on the car... we never really smell it unless we have to load tanks the night before but even then the smell goes in minutes as the ventilation kicks in. That's been with Ford x2, Citroen, Mercedes and BMW.

[Iron Dials]

Someone suggested using plastic bottles for carrying fuel a while ago….

[Easedalenovice]

Originally Posted by Iron Dials

Someone suggested using plastic bottles for carrying fuel a while ago….

Yup for a small sib in the boat a 2 ltr lemonade bottle works very well. They are incredibly strong and pour well and just about the right amount as an emergency.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Easedalenovice

They are incredibly strong and pour well and just about the right amount as an emergency.

In my experience the soft plastic caps are the weak link. I've seen them explode spectacularly on delivery/impact when the plant got the pressures wrong.

[beamishken]

Originally Posted by Iron Dials

Someone suggested using plastic bottles for carrying fuel a while ago….

It was him!

[Iron Dials]

Originally Posted by beamishken

It was him!

I had no idea!

I have to disagree strongly on safety concerns and hope anyone reading such advice/online validation can see the folly.
Sidewalls too thin, caps too brittle, no venting, tolerance to thermal expansion? how do you fill them? Basic stability both filled and when pouring?
There are safety standards worldwide for fuel storage.
Surely if you buy a boat on any budget you can provide for safe storage of flammable liquid.

Anyway, my apologies, I seemed to have wandered off topic.
As an aside, drinks bottles containing petrol appear regularly on the news. Generally for external combustion.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Iron Dials

As an aside, drinks bottles containing petrol appear regularly on the news. Generally for external combustion.

...and I'd always thought IPA stood for India Pale Ale!

[Iron Dials]

IPA is fine in bottles, preferably glass.
Smells better than petrol too.

[User name]

Yeah I'd nope out of that one. PET and HDPE are generally fine for petrol, but those caps are basically single use. A proper jerry can is so cheap that it makes no sense to take silly risks.

[Easedalenovice]

Originally Posted by User name

Yeah I'd nope out of that one. PET and HDPE are generally fine for petrol, but those caps are basically single use. A proper jerry can is so cheap that it makes no sense to take silly risks.

I have used Lemonade bottles for chain saw petrol and similar use for over 30 years. All the theory in the world don't beat real life experience. I am not talking about mass storage just one 2 ltr bottle.

If you cut the bottom off they also make very good funnels.

Perhaps give it a try then comment.

On a side note:

What people call a jerry can and what one actually is, is rather different.
Any idea why they are so called.

[spartacus]

Originally Posted by Easedalenovice

I have used Lemonade bottles for chain saw petrol and similar use for over 30 years. All the theory in the world don't beat real life experience. I am not talking about mass storage just one 2 ltr bottle.

If you cut the bottom off they also make very good funnels.

Perhaps give it a try then comment.

Just because you’ve been doing it without incident doesn’t make it right. Plastic 5 litre fuel tanks are inexpensive, basically £5.50 from Halfords. I run chainsaws, strimmers and so on, so just use an indelible marker on the tank to highlight if there’s 2-stroke fuel-oil mix it. If you’re using smaller quantities, then 1 litre aluminium fuel bottles are very good.

On a side note:

What people call a jerry can and what one actually is, is rather different.
Any idea why they are so called.

From my understanding goes back to WW2 and reference to the Germans.

My own view is carry fuel with you, especially in the boat if that is an option, especially in Scotland, the more rural, the more risk with opening times, etc. if you can find one, then a Zodiac 25 litre fuel bladder is the way to go. I would have no hesitation carrying in the car if I had to.