We all know that storage space in the Jeep is very limited and extra tools and fluid
on the trail are very important when you get into a pinch.
This green Cam Can by Daystar will be a great solution to keeping petroleum and other non-flammable
liquids with you when mounted to the outside of the Jeep.
Toxic liquids are not something that you want inside of your Jeep and the spare tire is
a great place to store them.
I would like to mention that this will not be able to hold any gasoline or any other
flammable liquids because of the composition of the container.
This will be very easy to install though at one out of three wrenches on the difficulty
meter, and we'll show you that in just a moment.
Like I just pointed out, this is for non-flammable liquids like extra oil or extra coolant that
might come in handy while you're out in the woods and this can hold up to two gallons
of fluid.
Also, this is not rated for drinking water.
However, Daystar does offer the gray can that is BPA free and specifically designed for
that application.
With that, this design is rigid and can take some abuse, being able to withstand the heat
of up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit and can take an impact of over 230 joules, which is equivalent
to a fastball at 100 miles an hour, even focused on areas as little as six millimeters.
Personally, I like the aesthetic of this and how it's compact and has handles on the side
that make it very easy to pour your liquids out.
This will even be able to fit on any 15-inch and up wheel.
This will come with studs and a bracket to mount to the spare tire with an extended aluminum
center pole that can mount up to two cans at one time.
I would also like to point out that these are pictured with a lock on the center pole,
but that is not included.
Even though there is no lock, these will not slide around or move around and they will
tightly twist into place.
At the moment, this is about $120 for the full kit and I personally think that's a pretty
good deal for what you're getting.
The Daystar cans in green, black, gray, and the orange trail box will be the only options
for jerrycans or storage containers on the site right now.
On the other hand, when comparing it to other jerrycans on the market to carry water or
petroleum products, they can range anywhere from $50 to $100 on average.
Not to mention, all of those are just for storage containers themselves and will not
have brackets or hardware needed to fix it to the Jeep.
For about $120, I think this kit is definitely worth it and it will definitely come in handy
for those just in case moments.
Install is very simple at one out of three wrenches because it just wedges in between
the wheel and the spare tire mount.
You'll need a couple of hand tools and about 15 minutes worth of your time to get this
thing on.
Now, we'll pull the Jeep into the shop and show you how this gets hooked up.
Now that we have our JK in the shop, we can install our cam can, but first, we have to
put that together.
So let's head over to the table.
So before we install this on the Jeep, we have to go ahead and install the retainer
clips that are gonna hold it on.
So we have our male retainer clips.
You're gonna get two sets of those, one to go on the mounting plate and one to go on
the front of the cam can.
So, we are going to take our Phillips head screw and our Philips head hardware and just
screw that in.
And this is gonna allow you to stack cans on top of each other.
Now, we can install the male retaining clips on our bracket.
You're gonna put the same hardware through, except for this hardware, you are going to
have an eight-millimeter nut.
Recommend getting the hardware through first, and then we can go ahead and tighten it down.
Take an 18-millimeter open-ended wrench and your Phillips head screwdriver and tighten
that down.
And those are gonna be in the same orientation
as they are on the can.
You can move over and install your other clips.
Now we can take our female retaining clips and install them on the back portion of your
cam can.
And this is what's gonna hold your retainers in place.
You're gonna use the same Phillips head screwdriver.
Once our can is put together, we can remove our three lug nuts so we can install our stud
extenders.
We have a 19-millimeter socket and a wrench.
You can use an impact, but we're just gonna pop them off with this.
So, now we can thread on our stud extenders on our studs.
And these should be tightened down to 45 foot-pounds.
Then you can take a 13-millimeter wrench and tighten
those down.
Get them snug.
Now, we can install our mounting bracket on our stud extenders.
We're gonna use the provided washers and put those on the extenders before we mount up
our bracket.
With the washers installed on the stud extenders, we can go ahead and install our rod on our
mounting bracket before we go ahead and bolt it up.
So we can line it up and you can take your lock washer and your provided bolt, screw
that in.
Now you can take a 19-millimeter socket and just torque that down.
And this rod will hold up your can and allow a lock to be installed at the end.
With the rod assembled, we can go ahead and put that onto our mounting studs and take
the three provided 19-millimeter nuts and thread those on.
After those are threaded on, we can tighten them down to roughly 45 foot-pounds.
After those are tightened down, we can install our cam can.
You just have to turn it sideways so it gets into the groove and then it will just pop
into place.
So that's it for my review and install on the Daystar Cam Can.
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