I bought some from Foanriy a couple of years ago (these, but they're white/black instead of yellow) that have worked fine for me.  I would've preferred a longer nozzle, just to give more flexibility for pouring around handles / cables, etc on lawn tools.  There are ways to modify some of those factory nozzles to make them easier to use.

Depending on your can, you may also need to modify it in order to install some of those aftermarket kits, something he skipped over (other than removing the screen).  On mine, In order to use the new nut that holds the nozzle on, I had to grind off the "child safety ring" nubs first.  On the original, there is a serrated squeeze ring that you have to push in on to unscrew it for refilling.  

FYI, there's a thread about these replacement nozzles from over a year ago here:  https://ufozs.com/smf/index.php?topic=2440.msg45447#msg45447

Quote from: airballrad on Today at 08:08:28 AMThanks for sharing this here; it is a good basic resource.

I am a big proponent of GMRS/FRS for those who want basic local communication when infrastructure is shaky or gone. If there is a local GMRS repeater that stays up, even better. This system was very handy for us when Milton took down cell and internet in SW Florida.

I keep a stack of them, laminated in 5 mil pouches, tucked into the admin setup I have on the front, passenger side of my Jeep, ready to hand out during offroading adventures to those new to GMRS radios.  The event organizers usually have extra GMRS units to hand out during such trail rides.

I have spent some time over the past couple years as a ham playing with data modes, in part for personal preparedness and also as a member of local ARES groups. In the past week I have been poking at ArcOS: https://arcos-linux.com/rtfm.html

It is a lightweight Linux distro that runs off a USB drive and provides resources for a PC with a Digirig Mobile to operate an HF/VHF/UHF radio for APRS, Winlink, FT8, JS8call, etc. It can save basic parameters in free space on the USB drive, but it does not write to a local hard disk, so it can be used on any PC without messing with the existing OS install. There is the ability to tinker, but if you mess it up good you can just reboot and be back in operation. Every so often a new version is released that keeps it current and deals with any bugs.

Definitely a good option to consider for those that could use this tool. I have not used it for HF yet, but I like its potential.

Thanks for sharing this here; it is a good basic resource.

I am a big proponent of GMRS/FRS for those who want basic local communication when infrastructure is shaky or gone. If there is a local GMRS repeater that stays up, even better. This system was very handy for us when Milton took down cell and internet in SW Florida.

YT video here.

Skip to the ranking chart at 16:42 if PF-dude's slightly nasally, rapid-fire and repetitious narration makes you wish for a nearby chalkboard to scrape your fingernails across, or some aluminum foil to chew on. But I for one do appreciate the guy's willingness to dive deep into his subject matter and generally solid testing methodology.

High level conclusion - there's one overall winner and it's very affordable. But several perform extremely well and all but the worst are miles better than those f*cked up, difficult-to-use, spill-o-matic "safety nozzles" the gubmint forces manufacturers to put on new fuel cans.

If you're curious, here are some of the other videos about Hurricane Helene that I watched:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8WSJ-VCNw8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx9z2PivCnY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTCcZB6BiYY

Days 10-11 - First aid bag, investments, hydroponics, and lessons learned videos

The last few days have sort of been a blend of things, so I'm just going to list them all here. 

I've continued to work on the version 2.0 of my truck first aid kit and have ordered a new bag and some contents. Hopefully, I'll have the bag mostly updated this week.

I also reviewed my retirement accounts and did a slight rebalancing, something I hadn't done in a few years.  Financial preparedness is an important aspect that isn't always considered, but given the inability to avoid both death and taxes, doing our best to prepare for the financials involved in both of those is a good idea!

I've posted previously about my iDoo tabletop hydroponics setup. I'd finished off the last harvest a while back, but the whole system needed to be cleaned out before I could plant new items.  I scrubbed everything off today and started a new batch of seeds. Hopefully in about 6wks I'll have some fresh greens to eat.

Finally, I stumbled across a video done by someone who went through Hurricane Helene, describing things that worked and some that didn't.  It's quite well done and although it might seem to be fairly basic information for most of us, I think it's worth a watch (linked below). It lead me to watch some other videos on the same topic, but I think this was the best of the ones I watched. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcQx-vEIvOk 

Bought $3k worth of tires and wheels 

(9 tires (5 for my Jeep; 4 for the Honda Pilot) and 1 wheel for the Jeep)

(The Jeep had a different size tire and rim for the full-sized spare so that it would fit in the trunk, but since I now have it on the roof I decided to match all 5 tires and wheels and do 5 tire rotations.)

Jeep gets 5 Falken Wildpeak A/T4Ws

The Honda gets 4 Falken Aklimates

I was going to put the Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail on the Honda, but I think the Aklimates are a better choice for the wife's vehicle.  She very seldom uses unimproved roads and I really just wanted to improve her snow/ice traction over the budget Bridgestones that came on it.

We learned to not trust those in charge. Wife worked downtown in the accounting and payroll department for a law firm so she was part of "staff". They heard on the news that tall buildings were being evacuated in cities all over the country and they looked out the windows and could see people leaving the buildings but their management would not give them the ok to leave. They found out later they held the staff so the lawyers could evac first.

Quote from: echo83 on September 12, 2026, 08:05:19 AM

Quote from: 12_Gauge_Chimp on September 11, 2026, 10:25:23 PMI've watched a few documentaries on 9/11 and often wondered what the alarm sounds were.

I always figured it was alarms from the various buildings around the WTC after the windows were busted out by the debris.

I never knew it was the alarms on the packs of the firefighters that were there. 

There were other alarms, for sure. When I heard that particular PASS alarm though, I realized where I had heard it before, and that each one was attached to someone in the rubble. I'm not an emotional person by any stretch of the imagination, but it brought that day back pretty hard.

I went to YouTube last night to refresh my memory on the PASS alarm tone and that was the exact alarm tone I heard when watching the 9/11 documentaries.