I have about 140 pounds of gun powder.


Me BAD!!!

Don't do it. Even in an well-ventilated outbuilding, marked for gasoline storage (ex. bright visible FLAMMABLE GASOLINE label, which may comply with local codes for storage of a *limited* amount of gas, but will defeat any effort to keep your gas cache secret from others), you're still creating a hazard for you, your family and anyone who happens upon your gas. Like most issues around consumption, planning for conservation is better. Buy a cheap bike, start now to reduce your trips, and pretty soon you'll find you're consuming less on a routine basis. If it will take you 100 gallons to get to some BOB location, reconsider your current or BOB location, or your vehicle and its consumption rate.

Easy. Store diesel instead. Much safer, less volatile. Only problem is you'll have to buy a diesel car/truck if you don't already have one.

And of course diesel costs a lot more than gas (as we recently discovered), which is a real bummer...

I have a 300 gallon "diesel" tank in my basement. It's hooked up to my oil burner. You know, I've often thought about picking up a diesel generator...hmmm.

Now that I can go for...

Don't know if you're near the border but they had a news segment the other day showing how a lot of people are heading over the border cause gas/diesel is less than half what it costs here. A lot of guys with big diesel pickups are getting that popular tank conversion (extra tank installed where the toolbox normally sits) so they can get twice the fuel.

Ah, here's the link. Its called "gas tourist."


http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5281971

We are much closer to the Canadian border, and last time we were up there fuel was much more expensive than it was in the states.

Already got a cross bed tool box, and it is full of camping/survival stuff, so that option is out too. Darn it...

I would read all the fine print in my home owners insurance policy before storing gasoline inside a dwelling. Believe me, your insurance company has a bus load of lawyers ready to find any loophole if you file a claim after a fire.

My father in law has told me more than once that if his garage catches fire... run.