How to Scavenge Fuel

[wildWoman]

Well, should any "scavenger" (we call 'em thieves up here) do any scavenging around this place, it just might be the end of their scavenging career.

[Rick]

What happens next?

You lawyers call it murder. I call it survival. Tomato. Tomahto.

[Ken]

You lawyers call it murder. I call it survival. Tomato. Tomahto.

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. That which is committed with the intention to kill, or to do a grievous bodily injury, under circumstances which the law holds sufficient to exculpate the person who commits it.

[Rick]

I didn't realize there was a tomooto but ... okay.

[Ken]

Thought for Discussion:

In the event of a "serious major disaster or economic collapse" disregarding the likelyhood, do you think the majority of those who survive would be scavengers?"

Absolutely.

[Rick]

You could also scavenge a whole fuel truck and park it at your home/cabin/bunker. Propane or gas or diesel or whatever you like.

[Sourdough]

You could also scavenge a whole fuel truck and park it at your home/cabin/bunker. Propane or gas or diesel or whatever you like.

Yes, or people could transfer the illusion of wealth (as in numbers on a bond, bank, or brokerage statement) into something real, like a piece of land, or a farm, and have all the fuel they need stored, and not need to steal it, and risk getting shot........just saying. Note: I get several bank statements every month, and just throw them in a box for IRS time, they create no joy, no feeling of security. But, every time I see my temporary chunk of the earth, my heart sings with joy.

[crashdive123]

But, every time I see my temporary chunk of the earth, my heart sings with joy.

I feel the same way about bacon.

[Rick]

(shrug) It's ALL temporary.

[Sourdough]

(shrug) It's ALL temporary.

True................So very, very true.

[aflineman]

I can see it now.........

A serious disaster strikes. You're driving your truck down a rural road and nature calls. So you pull over, grab your shotgun from the rack, and walk about 25 feet into the woods. And a minute later, you hear someone stop at your car, so you pull your pants up and walk back just in time to see some guy with a syphon hose in your gas tank.

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What happens next?

Since mine would be set-up like this. What happens next is, I would DUCK or hide behind a large rock.
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[canid]

i haven't read the whole thread, but i was wondering if it has occurred to anybody that every auto already has a 12v fuel pump.

if we are talking about emergency use of abandoned resources, one would not be hard to remove from another vehicle, and the wiring is simple.

[Stargazer]

I know I'm not the oldest member here, I'm pretty sure I'm not the only redneck here either. With those stated, where has the suck, suck, spit, suck, suck, swallow, cuss....method gone?

I've transferred quite a bit of fuel, plus drained many-a-waterbed with that method.

Have you ever had fuel come out youre nose while youre choking on the mouthfull you just swallowed? Burn is an understatement.

[aflineman]

...... has occurred to anybody that every auto already has a 12v fuel pump.

They do? Hmm...I don't ever remember one on my car or truck.

[wilf123]

why not go to a breakers yard and aquire a 12 volt fuel injection pump of any fuel injected car ,easiest one iv found is the ford escort as the pump is under the fuel tank and will shift 10 gallons in under 5 mins ,easy to remove two bolts holding a cover over the pump and two holding the pump to the tank keep the two fuel line and the live and earth wires ,will run on a 12 volt motor cycle battry hell of a lot easier than syphoning ,and a bike battry will fit in a large pocket on a jacket

[canid]

fair enough. even mechanical diaphragm pumps would be useful.

not many gravity fed fuel systems on the road, to my knowledge.

[RichJ]

Why not just dissconnect the fuel filter? Stick container under car, dissconnect fuel line, watch gas pour out into container, push fuel line back on filter when container is full. Duh. You can do this over and over again.

[edr730]

Remember when siphoning.....if you don't want the gas to go into your mouth, then don't put your head down lower than the gas level in the tank. Stand up high, when the gas gets close to your mouth, just stick the hose into your container. Siphoning also works good for moving water from a water tank on a pickup to a tank on the ground. I've exploded gas before with brushes from electrical tools. I've know several people who have been severely burned by it. Just be careful when you work with it.

[Themeek]

I don't know if the idea measures up, but we have a lot of company trucks at work and to keep them going we have our own fuel pump in the back of the yard with a below ground tank (no idea how big). The auto shop also has it's own generator which (as I understand it) is also set up to run the fuel pump in case of emergency.
I realize you may still have to get fuel for the generator first, but I imagine the end gain would be worth it.

I would assume that other locations that operate a fleer of company vehicles might have simular set ups.