VP Jugs

[500bbc]

What's the typical lifespan for a VP fuel jug?
I grabbed one in the garage and set it down on a bottom corner and fractured it. Luckily had an empthy one and funnel handy so spillage was minimal.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

What's the typical lifespan for a VP fuel jug?
I grabbed one in the garage and set it down on a bottom corner and fractured it. Luckily had an empthy one and funnel handy so spillage was minimal.

Depends on how they are stored. High heat and low humidity kills anything. We keep plastic bins in Havasu storages that are not A/C, and having not seen the sun, break apart in your hands after a couple years.

 

[lbhsbz]

I’ve got a few going on 20 years…some have cracked.

 

[Angler]

The VP containers don't seem to hold like the other similar containers. I have others that have lasted 20 years.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Mine are around 20 years Old , kept in cool dry out of the sun

 

[Gelcoater]

What's the typical lifespan for a VP fuel jug?
I grabbed one in the garage and set it down on a bottom corner and fractured it. Luckily had an empthy one and funnel handy so spillage was minimal.

I have a few VP fuel cans (metal) that seem to be lasting well even out in the tool shed

 

[mjc]

Same mine are at least 20 years old but are not VP jugs specifically.

 

[500bbc]

I have a few VP fuel cans (metal) that seem to be lasting well even out in the tool shed

Not metal, the plastic jugs.

 

[C-Ya]

When I read the title of this thread………. I thought it was about the Vice Presidents bra/cup size. lol

 

[Angler]

When I read the title of this thread………. I thought it was about the Vice Presidents bra/cup size. lol

I'm sure those hasn't lasted either....

 

[Brokeboatin221]

2yrs for me just got a new one. Nothing lasts like it used to anymore so it seems…..

 

[boatpi]

We have 5 years on ours in Vegas, kept inside shed, zero issues.

 

[Ziggy]

Same mine are at least 20 years old but are not VP jugs specifically.

I have the square vp clone type as well that look & feel like brand new still. Got to be 15yrs or so.

 

[PlanB]

I have some cans that are old are still good. Stored inside out of the sun is probably the reason.

 

[CLdrinker]

We here can I get the gaskets for the lids.

 

[PlanB]

We here can I get the gaskets for the lids.

Amazon.com

 

[boatnam2]

have 3 or 4 of them, left outside at river 3-4 years and now outside here at home 2-3 years, still hold gas so far.

 

[500bbc]

Operator error then, I set it down real hard on a corner.

Note , don't bounce your jugs on the concrete.

 

[ChrisV]

Bouncing jugs. Nice

 

[oldman]

I have 6 bought at Parker Yamaha in the 80's, I don't use you them for fuel any more, now they are drain and waste oil containers, oddly the clear ones did well the red ones have all gotten brittle.
also have a couple purple ones that held up well, All of them mostly stored out of the sun in So Cal.

 

[oldman]

Side note all of mine are older and round, the newer VP square ones are much lighter weight And measured in liters, My local NAPA must have 200 of them.

 

[Sharky]

I always seem to loose the damn o-rings in the cap. Then they pour gas on your boot than what you are filling. That and the clear plastic tube turning to something like schedule 80 gas pipe.

Mine have held up well. I just keep a pack of o-rings handy and a little dab of grease so the friggin o-ring does not fall out.

 

[500bbc]

I always seem to loose the damn o-rings in the cap. Then they pour gas on your boot than what you are filling. That and the clear plastic tube turning to something like schedule 80 gas pipe.

Mine have held up well. I just keep a pack of o-rings handy and a little dab of grease so the friggin o-ring does not fall out.

I put a dab of black gasket silicone in the o ring race when the ring gets loose.

A couple I have I bought at PAW years ago.
Went in and asked for a couple, nope they said, CA banned fuel jugs.
I started MFing the state to the counter guy and he bent down and put a jug on the counter and said they had water jugs though, even had a water jug label on it.

 

[Riverbottom]

Scribner bottles, much better quality. I have some twenty-five years old still in great shape. Spent their whole life in Parker Az. heat.

 

[BingerFang]

I’ve had my VP jug for 10 years now. Bought it in 2014 out in Mesa, AZ. Always full of 91 for my dirtbike. Zero issues.

 

[Cdog]

The LC2 jugs are the shit. F those VP jugs

 

[NicPaus]

$47 for a new one at Autozone. No spout.

I prefer the scribner plastics ones. But they will no longer ship to CA. Have to buy them at Spankys in Parker.

Just had to buy some hydraulic fluid for one of my dump trailers. After 20 years it started leaking at a fitting.

Pro tip. Just bought another exide battery for it at Home depot. $139 they last 5 years. Same size one at auto zone is $229. I have 8 or so Exides now. In the boat, dump trailers work trucks and skid steers.

 

[CammdSS]

I have 4 that are never used if anyone wants them. Paid retail at VP Vegas for some dumb reason

 

[NicPaus]

I have 4 that are never used if anyone wants them. Paid retail at VP Vegas for some dumb reason

I will take them if they are close to Torrance.

 

[svlperry]

I have 4 that are never used if anyone wants them. Paid retail at VP Vegas for some dumb reason

I will take if close to the high desert

 

[McKay]

My dozen or so are well over 15 years. Been great. Shop doesn’t ever get over 80 however.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Have 6 of them with 2 being about 3 years old. Keep them full for emergency situations. I don't move them around much but they seem to hold up for me.

 

[endobear]

I've got a bunch. Used to run e85 in the rail.
I worry more about the insides deteriorating.

 

[Ladsm]

They last exactly 17 years. I have 6 and the cans are fine but the lids cracked at the top. The older jugs I bought from the SSSS in 2007 have a larger screw on lids than the new ones nowadays so they are all junk.

 

[n2otoofast4u]

The LC2 jugs are the shit. F those VP jugs

THIS!

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

I have a bunch of Sunoco ones that I bought from eBay for my son's motocross. They are 4 years old and get used hard. Even lost one on the freeway and went back on got it. Not saying they are the best, but they work. I did change the tubes on them a couple times as they got hard.

 

[Desert Whaler]

W/O starting a new thread . . . regarding those scribner jugs . . . .
I was eyeing the 3 gallon model listed below on ebay (all my little pep boys cheapies are lame).
Never had a scribner/vp type . . . . what's the deal on those clear tube spout nozzles?
Do they sell them for this 3 gallon version??? . . .looks like the cap may be the same size as the 5 gallon????

Last time I wen to the river my crap jugs leaked at the caps . .. so I took a piece of plastic trash bag and put it over the threads before I screwed on the cap to minimize the leaks . . . was still a mess.

SCRIBNER Utility Jug 3 Gallon - Red 2020R | eBay

Part Number: 2020R. Manufacturer: SCRIBNER. Utility Jug - 3 gal - 9-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 16 in Tall - O-Ring Seal Cap - Flip-Up Vent - Square - Plastic - Red - Each.

www.ebay.com

 

[yz450mm]

Slackers.

 

[crzy2bealive]

I had one split at lake powell.

Granted I left this one outside for years.

 

[CammdSS]

I will take them if they are close to Torrance.

I will take if close to the high desert

Located in Portola Hills near Cooks Corner. First come first serve.

Edit - I have 3. 1 is missing the fill neck plug. Pretty sure I have the spouts too just need to find them

 

[NicPaus]

Located in Portola Hills near Cooks Corner. First come first serve.

Edit - I have 3. 1 is missing the fill neck plug. Pretty sure I have the spouts too just need to find them

That's to far from Me. Thank You!