Which Gas Can Brand Wins?

described in the closing recap as the lightest can tested

described as the heaviest yet at that point in testing

described as by far the heaviest yet at that point in testing

by far the heaviest of all 13 cans tested

no leaks

no leaks

no leaks

no leaks

no leaks

no leaks

no leaks initially, but the vent was opened too far and started leaking; reduced ventilation helped

no leaks or spills

no leaks or spills, but prone to spillage when poured quickly at full tilt since nothing holds back the flow

no fuel leaks or spills

no leaks or spills

no leaks or spills

no leaks, but quite a bit of spillage caused by the tester's own initial pour technique ('I didn't do the best job of getting the Wavian started')

great flow for 7 seconds then slowed; finished in 3 minutes 2 seconds to drain most of the 5 gallons; a few ounces trapped inside due to the flame mitigation device

started off great, slowed slightly after several seconds; finished in 1 minute 55 seconds, over a minute faster than the Garage Boss; a few ounces trapped by the flame mitigation hardware

great start, slowed a lot after about 5 seconds; finished in 2 minutes 45 seconds, 50 seconds slower than the Scepter; a small amount leaked onto the test stand from too much pressure on the press-and-pour spout

slow start with poor venting when tilted nose-down; finished in 2 minutes 40 seconds, 5 seconds faster than the Briggs & Stratton Smart Fill, moving into second place at that point in testing; almost no water trapped, by far the best draining yet at that point

started with a very nice flow, but the self-venting spout ventilated poorly and the tall, narrow profile hurt performance; slowest yet at 3 minutes 30 seconds; best draining yet at that point, less than an ounce trapped inside, no fuel spillage

decent flow rate at first, ventilation slowed it after a few seconds; drains faster than most other brands; finished in 2 minutes 5 seconds, moving into second place behind the Scepter Military Style at that point in testing; a small amount of fuel spilled from the base of the spout; fully drainable after removing the spout

fastest yet at that point in testing, finishing in 1 minute 53 seconds; best draining so far, less than an ounce of water left, no sloshing; the fuel vent is located too close to the fuel spout, likely to leak if poured quickly with a full can

started off well, but ventilation became a problem quickly; needed very close to the same time as the Scepter Military Style at 3 minutes 30 seconds; didn't drain quite as well as some other cans, but the rest of the fuel came out after removing the nozzle

flow slowed after several seconds; significant ventilation issues like the other military-style cans; finished in 3 minutes 5 seconds; did a great job draining the rest of the water

fastest yet at that point in testing, finishing just after 1.5 minutes; small amount of water trapped; unrestricted fuel spout gives a big speed advantage

pretty good start, fuel spout size held it back; finished in 2 minutes 45 seconds, a little longer than average; a few ounces left but drains completely without issue

the 1 in spout made much better progress than most other brands, no ventilation issues after several seconds; finished in 1 minute 56 seconds; small amount of water trapped

by far the fastest and best-draining fuel can, emptying the entire contents in only 87 seconds, the fastest of all 13 cans tested; did a great job completely draining the tank

spout design limits the tip-up angle, a lot of fuel left in the can; over 16 lb (about 2 gallons) of water remained after subtracting the can's weight. Transcript states the can weight subtracted here as 2.7 lb, which conflicts with the 2.6 lb weight stated earlier for this same can; kept both figures, flagged as an unresolved discrepancy.

can and water combined weighed over 27 lb, close to 3 gallons of water remaining

spout allows a high enough tilt angle to drain the tank; did very well with only a small amount of fuel left inside

spout has plenty of length and a good angle for fueling a vehicle; can was nearly empty after the test

well designed for adding fuel to a vehicle, only a small amount of water left inside

not designed for refueling a vehicle and really struggled; over 3 gallons of fuel still inside after the test

very well designed, no problems draining the fuel

no problems draining the fuel

funnel angle was barely enough; probably would not work well with some vehicles

offers a lot of flexibility, no issues

pretty long spout helps a lot, no problems draining the fuel

no issues fully draining the fuel during the vehicle-refueling test

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Canada

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Latvia

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about 5 degrees better than the Garage Boss

almost the same as the Garage Boss

about the same as the Briggs & Stratton Smart Fill

about 10 degrees less than the other brands, worst result up to that point in testing

took the lead at that point in testing; finished 2nd overall in the final tip-over-angle recap behind the Eagle's 47 degrees

the best result of all 13 cans tested, taking the lead from the No-Spill

tied with the regular Scepter for the 3rd-best result

tall, narrow profile, one of the worst results, similar to the Harbor Freight Midwest's 19 degrees

toppled over pretty easily, eliminated in the first round alongside the Scepter Military Style

survived the first two elimination rounds ('still standing'); eliminated in a later round together with the plastic Midwest can

survived the first two elimination rounds ('still standing'); eliminated in a later round together with the Scepter

toppled over pretty easily, eliminated in the first round alongside the Garage Boss

one of the last cans standing, but 'lost its balance and almost tipped over' just before the Eagle was declared the winner, effectively finishing as runner-up in this test

'did well, but is finally out of the running' in a middle elimination round; the transcript's headcount drops from 8 remaining cans to 5 remaining cans in this round while only VP Racing is named as eliminated, meaning two additional unnamed eliminations also happened here that the transcript does not identify; flagged as an unresolved gap

transcript refers to 'the Midwest military' tipping over pretty easily in a round alongside the Stark and the Wavian; interpreted as this can, since it is grouped elsewhere in the video with the Stark and Wavian as the three 'military style' metal cans; flagged as an inference since the transcript's exact wording is 'Midwest military' rather than 'Harbor Freight Midwest'

winner of the moving-vehicle stability test, the last can still standing

not explicitly named in the elimination narration; the transcript's stability section has an unresolved gap where the headcount drops by two more cans than are individually named (see VP Racing), so SureCan's exact elimination point could not be determined from the narration; flagged as unresolved

eliminated ('couldn't hold on any longer') in a later round, shortly before the No-Spill nearly tipped and the Eagle was declared the overall winner

'the Midwest military, Stark, and the Wavian fuel cans all tipped over pretty easily,' eliminated in the second elimination round

transcript mentions 'the Shot Boss has a couple of pretty significant dents' during the drop test section; interpreted as a caption mishearing of 'Garage Boss' since no other candidate brand fits, flagged as an inferred resolution

transcript states 'the Scepter has sprung a leak' in the drop test section, immediately after a separate mention of the Scepter Military Style holding up well; interpreted as referring to this standard Scepter can, distinct from the military-style version, flagged as an inference

held up well, but there's a lot of damage to the spout. Interpreted as this plastic Midwest can rather than the Harbor Freight metal Midwest can, since the narrator does not use a 'Harbor Freight' qualifier at this point in the drop test section; flagged as an inference.

other than the spout, held up very well

just one dent, otherwise still in great shape

still in great shape with no visible damage

transcript uses the nickname 'Wavian knockoff' ('a lot of damage to the knockoff, the handle is destroyed, and there's a lot of dents on the can'), immediately followed by a separate reference to 'the can from Harbor Freight' also sustaining 'quite a bit of damage'; interpreted here as describing this same can twice, since its construction was earlier directly compared to the Wavian's; flagged as an inference, not an explicit transcript statement

a lot of damage, handle torn off, quite a few dents

held up just fine, no damage

loose handle, a lot of dents

just a small dent, the best result among the cans drop-tested