For the last couple years, I've been keeping one of these with gas in it in my garage, like it's no big deal.I'm starting to get the idea (Googling and skimming through some of the links) that's a really fucking retarded move, and I'm having trouble coming to terms with that.I'm hoping people here can convince, me it's not that stupid or it's not even bad so I don't feel like a total fucking jackass with these mistakes like I do all the time.
>>2791903You’re not the only person with gas in the garage. I try to keep mine close to the garage door away from any electrical stuff.
>>2791905Cool, and now that I'm thinking about it I will definitely place it in a more strategic place.
>>2791903Flammable liquid containers go in a shitty sheetmetal cabinet in an outbuilding. Powder and primers go in a less shitty double-walled cabinet with some desiccant packs
>>2791908I would add the biggest thing IME is temp changes. I have an attached garage so it only swings up and down like 10 degrees. If you have a hotbox garage that’s going from 50F at night to 120F during the day, I would be a little bit more weary. I’ve seen those plastic gas cans start to split along the seams.But as I said earlier, you could be ultra safe and store it in a shed 200yds from your home, but realistically like half of all houses have some gasoline in their garage. Be smart about it if you’re going to keep it there, don’t let the vapors build up right next to your circuit breaker panel with a glownut or sparky spark melting breaker.
>>2791921Now that you mention it, I will monitor temps. I may consider putting it in my shed, it's just more of a hassle to go fetch it and put it back there probably like 100 FT from our house.I might go back and forth but when I know it's getting hot out, put it back in the shed and colder times keep it in garage.I am going to re-arrange and put it a bit farther from flammable things if in my garage.
>>2791912Gas is in the garage like everyone else's. Powder is on the reloading bench toward the back, primers are in the drawer under the ashtray that I stole from McDonald's in 1993 for the express purpose of having one for when I'm reloading.
>>2791923>Gas is in the garage like everyone else's.Not I since I have a yard. I leave my cans tucked discreetly in da shrubs. My propane cylinders etc go in a plastic trash can with a lid next to them where I also store engine oil and coolant jugs. Handy as fuck and thieves have no interest in trash cans.
They don’t want anyone storing gas for the reason that people would loose a daily dependance on it.That’s why it contains metallic catalysts—to ensure it will eventually “go bad” when exposed to oxygen and gel up to dissuade anyone from storing it.Lots if people have propane, butane, turpintine, paint stripper, BBQ starting fluid, methanol gas line anti-freeze, -50 C windshield wiper fluid (50% methanol), alkyd paint, lacquer and lacquer thinner, acetone nail polish remover, hairspray, etc, etc, ad nauseam, lying around, some of which, is more flammable than gas. Even new refrigerators and freezers have flammable freon running through them).
>>2792124Ironically thanks to carb rules newer gas cans are pretty well sealedOr you can store gas in old school jerry cans but they're kinda a pain in the ass
>>2792124Freon is not flammable. Specify the chemical you mean. https://lando-chillers.com/flammable-refrigerants/
>>2793551the jew fears flammable freon
>>2792124BTW all the other shit you list is also stupid to store indoors in other than tiny quantities so I don't. There's no reason to fuel a residence fire which if smallish I'm equipped to extinguish.Storing shit away from stuff it may threaten is extremely easy and only takes thought, just like doing hot work away from things it may ignite.
>>2791903Guilty of the gas can as well but that is because of a snow blower, which I just replaced with a electric this spring. 20lb Propane is the only gas I suggest still storing if you can help it. That has 10x more uses for me now.
