Petroleum base fuel storage

[patricimo54]

Do any of you guys, full time farmers etc. know the "shelf life" of gasoline, diesel, white gas/Coleman fuel? Are there additives that can be purchased to extend their storage life? Somewhere I am remembering 6 months for gasoline? Does that sound right?

[Admin]

The new gas goes to s**t after 60 days I am told. Today was the very first time that I have ever used a fuel stabilizer (stabil). You add 1oz of this to 2.5 gallons of gas and it's suppose to remain stabil for 1 year. Between your post and Ace's ice storm I got a wake up call and decided to get off me arss and get prepared. The genny is ready for action and I've got stabilzed gasoline stashed away. Now for the ammo ;D

Thanks guys

[patricimo54]

Thanks for the input on the gas storage JC I will definitely have to check out your additive suggestion (stabil) Back to the ammo I don't know what you shoot or how public you want to be about it. I am sure by now you realize I am no computer genius but here is a web site you might find interesting www.odcmp.com If I have this wrong It is the CMP web site/ Civilian marksmanship program

[rustytrap]

i don't know about you but gas here don't last lone enough to go bad

[acewoodsman]

thats a good thing to look into jc im going to check that out myself because i got caught with very little gas stored just because of the fact that the gas just doesn't keep very long thanks for the heads up bud ;D

[ninedeer]

I have stored gas fro long periods of time by using stabil mixed in as JC suggested.Year + with good results. And as ammo goes I'm pretty good.I buy 1 or 2 boxes of ammo for my weapons every time I get paid.

[cam]

The stabil stuff does indeed work. However, I would recommend that you rotate your fuel stock every couple of months. I let mine sit for about 6 or 8 months, then I run it thru my car and refill my jugs just to keep it fresh. The way my luck works, it'd go sour, and I'd be stuck with nothing.

Cam

[chuck]

Most years we have one sometimes two loads of gas flown out. It is stored in 55 gallon drums nothing else is done to it. I do use chamois funnel to fill everything. I've used water separator funnels they are OK for keeping water out but are worthless on fine partials. Since I started using chamois I hardly ever have to change filters.

[patricimo54]

Hey chuck thanks for your input.The chamois funnel, that is a new one on me. Care to elaborate? What kind of shelf life do you get out of your gas?

[chuck]

This is an article I wrote for our old magazine Frontier Freedom a couple of years ago. We are in the process of moving all the articles to the forum so I'm not sure how long this will be at this link. It gives some on the basics on fuel storage as well as making a chamois funnel. We are working on some online courses bush living I'm going to expand this article and include it in one of the courses.


Storing Fuel

[patricimo54]

Hey chuck I am sure glad you joined the swamp. Thanks and karma to you for sharing the info on the chamois fuel funnel.