OK..first off i know the Coleman people did not make these cans for survivalists to store gas in for 10-12+ years.


and this can sat in a wood box in my damp basement until this summer when i noticed even the tops of the newer cans were getting rusty so i moved them all out to the garage.
and that can has the blue tape on it because i was keeping
kerosine in it for my camp stoves.i have a 5 gallon plastic can for the main kero storage but filling stoves from a small can works better.
back to plastic and don't reuse old cans,i get it....



these are the rusty cans in the basement.i got lucky because out in the garage i had three empty cans that i just
had sitting around and swapped the gas out into those.

Was the leakage from the top seam or the bottom?

I have a similar array of aging cans (pre-Y2K). Though mine aren't that rusty.

bottom seam and my basement get way to damp in the summer,my leather pack straps get green!!

Ah. Mine are stored in the attached garage in what's considered a dry climate. (except when a snow-covered car is parked there in the winter)

Anybody know if Coleman fuel can be used in place of gasoline in lawnmower or motorcycle? I know it's called "white gas" but don't want to try the experiment if others have already wrecked something ahead of me.....

I haven't tried it. I understand it has an Octane rating of about 55, so in an older lawnmower or generator, it will probably work.

In a newer lawnmower or generator, designed for modern gas, or in any motor vehicle, I wouldn't try it unless I was desperate. It hasn't got the additives that these motors were designed for, and is likely to damage them.

Humidity is one of the most destructive forces of mother nature. I bet that the fuel is fine; just the metal if going bad. Maybe try some plastic fuel containers for long term storage.

Sadly, another lesson in the wisdom of checking and rotating supplies on a scheduled basis (not a criticism as something similar happened to me a couple of years ago in my basement). We all know better, but still. . . .well, life catches up with us!