I use 20 litre plastic jerry cans to pick up fuel for the bush strip that I
fly out of at the moment and my instructor there who has over 50 years of
bush flying recommends plastic fuel drums in preference to steel ones. Most
of the steel jerry cans have some paint on the inside which will continue to
flake off and contaminate your fuel for years and years.

Make sure you use a funnel with a decent filter, one that catches the finest
particals, and preferably one of the fancy (about Australian $30 to $50)
that catch water as well as crap. Keep it in the aircraft so you can refuel
with confidence anywhere you may travel. Don't use fuel from the very bottom
of the container and take extra care during preflight inspection water
check.

I'm currently using this to fill both two stroke ultralight and C172, but
the same basic principles apply to all bush operations.

Make sure that (eg 200 litre) drums are stored so that water condensation or
rain cannot sit on top of the drum and be drawn down through the cap's
threads as the fuel inside contracts with temperature as this will give a
high water content. If they must be stored outside, leave them on their side
so rain water does not sit.

I'd be more worried about an engine stoppage from poor fuel than a fire
caused by static from a proper plastic fuel container. I have heard, but
cannot confirm that the main problem with static and plastic is the use of
different types of plastic that may be used for petrol storage when no other
container is at hand such as old drink bottles.

Hope this helps,
Peter

"Michael Horowitz" wrote in message
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I may have an opportunity to move to a hanger at a private strip; no
facilities, so I'll have to tote in my own gasoline in 2 1/2 gal
plastic containors.

When refueling, do I only need to worry about grounding the a/c?

How would static be generated? - Mike