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Stockpiling Gasoline The Right Way
Having a staple supply of gasoline and other fuel is an absolute necessity if you are very serious about preparing for emergencies.
Fuel powers your generator and your vehicles, essential items in a grid-down situation. Even though gasoline, diesel, propane and other fuels are flammable, they can be housed safely in large quantities as long as you rotate them out every few months, but we’ll get to that in a moment.
Gasoline has become such an important part of our lives, and for many people choosing not to stock up on it is simply not an option. But it’s important that you also stock up on it very wisely; many survivalists and preppers make the right chose in choosing to stock up on gasoline, but then they make a major mistake in not handling and storing it properly.
For gasoline, the most common type of storage containers are made out of plastic and are colored red (diesel is colored yellow; kerosene is blue). These containers are relatively cheap and can hold from 5 to 25 gallons of gas. They are an excellent option to invest in.
Many people choose to store their gas in old gas containers; this is fine, but only as long as the container is completely airtight.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/09/22/stockpiling-gasoline-the-right-way/
Been storing gas for some time now. And rotating it out as described. Always used stabil to preserve the fuel but now I have found something better. A mechanic friend told me about StarTron. It is like stabil as it stabilizes the fuel, but better because it deals with the ethanol and rejuvenates old gas too…