----- Original Message ----- From: "George Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 5:08 PM Subject: [canals-list] Jerry Can Usage
>I received an email from a market research guy, asking my "opinion on the > extent of the usage of jerry cans by canal boaters, maybe as a means of > storing extra / emergency fuel?". The firm had "identified canal boating > as a potential user of these." > > I never thought of running out of engine fuel as very likely on a > typical narrowboat, but having not (yet) been a boat owner, perhaps > I'm wrong about this. Or maybe there are other uses for jerry cans > aboard? > > So -- opinions solicited, and I'll pass them along. > > - george Iain uses Jerry cans a lot up here. There are not a lot of canal side diesel outlets and in the early days of the Lowland canals being opened , it was the only way to get fuel. However, now that BW sells fuel at the Wheel and the sea locks, he finds that it is cheaper to take the Jerry cans there to be filled up! The BW supplier is the same one which Iain would take the cans to but it is cheaper getting the cans filled at the BW pumps. There are no diesel outlets in the area where our trip boats operates so jerry cans are the only way of fuelling. Ann
