A Cardboard Gas Can?

I was in an auto parts store recently and came across a very curious auto accessory indeed. It was a gas can, but it was made out of cardboard. I was there with our metal worker, so I called him over so we could share the most curious auto parts store moment of the year -- we're a close knit shop. He examined it closely to make sure. Yep, it was a folded cardboard gas can called "Itzagascan." Cute, huh? But will cute save you when you're stranded on the side of the road? Or will you be doing the Jesse Owens as you sprint back to your dead vehicle trying to beat the leaks? The last time I ran out of gas it was the middle of the night and we were trailering one of our race cars. The gas light in the truck came on, but I've pushed that light to the limit and never run out of gas. Add a loaded trailer to the mix and my math was bad. Luckily we had more than one truck on the road that night, so I waited while one of our guys drove to get some gas. Thirty minutes later he shows up with a $35 gas can. It held 3 gallons of gas. If I'd had a cardboard gas can that night, you can bet I'd have tried it.

So check out our review of the cardboard gas can to see how we fared with this interesting invention.