Superspout

[system 4-50]

I can't manipulate a 20L jerrican and peer down a tiny inlet hole at the same time so this sounds like a perfect solution. But does it work?

I am surprised that a search gives no hits. Is it new? Does anyone have any experience of it?

[nb Innisfree]

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Edited to add:

 

Just Googled it, looks handy.

Edited November 23, 2010 by nb Innisfree

[Iain_S]

I can't manipulate a 20L jerrican and peer down a tiny inlet hole at the same time so this sounds like a perfect solution. But does it work?

I am surprised that a search gives no hits. Is it new? Does anyone have any experience of it?

 

The superspout looks good, but I'm not sure it would stop the "glugging" you can get from a jerry can, especially if it only fits as shown on the Superspout website (I couldn't get the video to play properly)

 

I use a funnel, and lift the jerrycan so that it ends up flat with the spout at the top, i.e. rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise looking at where the base is in the website pictures. (If that makes sense ) The important thing is that there is an air passage direct to the top of the liquid in the can.

 

Iain

[Marky_Mark]

I saw these last year at the Boatshow, Looked good and the Demo proved all the claims,

 

No spills, no overflows etc etc

[Sunset Rising]

I have one on our little boat to transfer petrol from jerry cans to outboard tank. My eyesight is severly restricted and this solves all my problems. Brilliant.

[WotEver]

(I couldn't get the video to play properly)

Here you go:

 

 

(Lateral thinking)

 

Tony

[system 4-50]

Just to tidy up the thread:

I bought one of these only to discover that they require a round aperture on the jerrycan and my jerrycan has the non-round type. Doh!

[nbfiresprite]

I can't manipulate a 20L jerrican and peer down a tiny inlet hole at the same time so this sounds like a perfect solution. But does it work?

I am surprised that a search gives no hits. Is it new? Does anyone have any experience of it?

 

 

You be better off using a Jiggle Siphon. With

it no need to hold a heavy can while pouring. Just pump and go do something less boring instead. Be warned walking down the

road with this and a jerry can, May result in you helping the boys in blue.

 

Firesprite

 

In the wilds of the Fens

[koukouvagia]

I've just ordered one of these Superspouts. It certainly looks good. (Mind you I'm the sort of person who buys useless tools and gadgets demonstrated at shows).

 

I suspect it works on the Kelvin gurgle bottle principle. I wouldn't have bothered to make one if I'd seen this first.

 

Edited to remove ambiguity

Edited September 2, 2011 by koukouvagia

[FadeToScarlet]

I've just ordered one of these. It certainly looks good. (Mind you I'm the sort of person who buys useless tools and gadgets demonstrated at shows).

 

I suspect it works on the Kelvin gurgle bottle principle. I wouldn't have bothered to make one if I'd seen this first.

 

The jiggle siphon has a marble in the brass bit. When you jiggle it down, water flows up past, then is trapped by the marble. Jiggling up and down sends the water along the tube in spurts until it comes out the end and begins to siphon.

 

I'd recommend soaking it in hot water when you first get it and storing it in a line rather than a coil, mine keeps trying to coil up still and this is annoying when you're trying to jiggle the end!

[koukouvagia]

The jiggle siphon has a marble in the brass bit. When you jiggle it down, water flows up past, then is trapped by the marble. Jiggling up and down sends the water along the tube in spurts until it comes out the end and begins to siphon.

 

I'd recommend soaking it in hot water when you first get it and storing it in a line rather than a coil, mine keeps trying to coil up still and this is annoying when you're trying to jiggle the end!

 

I was referring to the superspout, not the jiggle-thingy. Should have quoted reply, sorry.

[Gibbo]

Didn't that get some investment from some of the Dragon's Den crew?

[WotEver]

Didn't that get some investment from some of the Dragon's Den crew?

Yup.

[BlueStringPudding]

I bought for about £3.50 from the same army surplus store that I bought my jerry can from, a fuel spout that clicks into the jerry can, has a flexible nozzle so you can bend it to whetever shape you want, and it's got a built-in filter.

 

Here you go:

 

 

(Lateral thinking)

 

Tony

 

Call that "under the toughest conditions"? I've filled up while a stag party have sped past at lightspeed before. Now THAT rocks your boat about.