Via Benjamen Johnson at Toolmonger – The Gas Caddy, which allows the hauling of 25 gallons of gasoline (presumably diesel as well). This might be a useful addition to the inventory of responder organizations. It certainly seems easier than the non-wheeled lugging of five 5-gallon cans.
Link to Toolmonger post and comments.
For those that haven’t looked at the site, Toolmonger is sui generis. One of a kind – and best-in-class at the same time.
We find it interesting that our first thought was use in emergencies; the lens through which we view things at Popular Logistics is often a failure-assumed, worst-case, what-if worldview.
So our first thought was – “emergency power.” Toolmonger has it tagged as follows:
Amazon, Automotive, Lawn/Garden, Northern Tool, Storage, Winter/Outdoor.
So – while we quibble about meta-data and tags – we want to be clear that Toolmonger’s staff and readers are the kind of people who make disasters less likely – and make recovery and rebuilding more likely.
Moreover – if you post a question at Toolmonger – what you get back is (1) good advice; (2) usually from several people; (3) the less you seem to know, the nicer people are.
I wouldn’t know so much about questions from the well-informed, since I can’t claim membership in that population. But it’s a necessary read, and a priceless reference source.