Not sure where to put this, but on the news last night they were urging lawmakers to come to their rescue so...
Blitz USA produces around 75% of all portable gas cans. You know, the little red plastic cans and such. They are in the midst of several lawsuits where it is alleged the the cans exploded and caused injuries. All cases, the injured were in the process of pouring gasoline on a fire and the cans exploded (duh!). I'm no lawyer, but I recall a few things from my business law class in college. I don't understand how Blitz USA could be liable for these injuries. In my opinion, there would have to be something actually faulty with the product, which they are claiming. Regardless of whether or not the product had the necessary warnings on it (which Blitz claims they did), could a judge not just say that these people did something that is known to cause serious injuries regardless of the product holding the gasoline.
I don't know, this just seems wacky to me.
Pouring gasoline on a fire is just plain not too intelligent. That issue aside:
I just checked our gas "cans" and they are made by Blitz. They are non-vented, probably to prevent gasoline vapors from escaping to the atmosphere. When the temperature is warm, even like today, the vapor pressure of the gasoline causes the gas can to get pressurized. If you don't vent it first with the outlet up so no gasoline can come out, you will be filling your mower or whatever from a pressurized container. Gasoline
will come out faster than you think it will for at least a bit. When it is cold out and the can is less than full, the gasoline and vapors cause the gas can to cave in some. There are some pretty short radius bends in the plastic. So far the creases have not been permanent but they do concern me that the plastic is getting over stressed and weakened for the next pressurized cycle. I don't like the present product at all.