Dumb simple question, buying fuel at a gas station with a jerry can?

SlowJoe · Post by **SlowJoe** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:43 pm

Hi,

I went to buy from the gas station (Total & PTT) but they wouldn't sell me fuel to go in a 5 litre bottle I brought with me. They said it has to be in a bike or car only (we spoke Khmer, so it wasn't a "dumb barang issue").

Would have put it in my bike, but that's the problem, I run 2 stroke premix and I ideally want to mix the oil in the 5 litre bottle BEFOREHAND, not carry an oil bottle with me and guess how much my tank is going to take before they brim it. I got the ratio a bit wrong last tank, so I'm a bit of a smoke show and am down on power.

Sorry for the dumb question, but besides buying 1 litre bottles from Coke bottle sellers (which i don't want to do because I've had running issues before), does anyone have a good work around to getting fuel in a jerry can here?

Thanks,
Joe

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:21 pm

SlowJoe wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 5:43 pm Hi,

I went to buy from the gas station (Total & PTT) but they wouldn't sell me fuel to go in a 5 litre bottle I brought with me. They said it has to be in a bike or car only (we spoke Khmer, so it wasn't a "dumb barang issue").

Would have put it in my bike, but that's the problem, I run 2 stroke premix and I ideally want to mix the oil in the 5 litre bottle BEFOREHAND, not carry an oil bottle with me and guess how much my tank is going to take before they brim it. I got the ratio a bit wrong last tank, so I'm a bit of a smoke show and am down on power.

Sorry for the dumb question, but besides buying 1 litre bottles from Coke bottle sellers (which i don't want to do because I've had running issues before), does anyone have a good work around to getting fuel in a jerry can here?

Thanks,
Joe

I have bought fuel at Total kampot using my 30L jerry can without issue

Buy a red jerry can and then go fill it at the servo?

SlowJoe · Post by **SlowJoe** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:27 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:21 pm
I have bought fuel at Total kampot using my 30L jerry can without issue

Buy a red jerry can and then go fill it at the servo?

Maybe their issue with me is that I had a 5L empty bottle of Mr. Muscle cleaner,

Good to know though, maybe I'll grab one of those plastic 10L things and try again maybe.

Chad Sexington · Post by **Chad Sexington** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:37 pm

It’s good to know that in Cambodia, the safe handling and transportation of fuel is of paramount importance

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:23 pm

I've bought gas for a two stroke many times in Jerry cans. Just go to a different station.