On a longer trip, nothing matters more than enough water, and a few small bottles or a flimsy container is asking for trouble. The Pro Quip Water Carry Can is a 22 L jerry can made in Australia from tough, food-grade plastic, with a tap that stores under the lid. We paid $45 and it travels in the back of the car on every trip.
What’s in the box
A 22 L water jerry can in olive, UV-stabilised, BPA-free HDPE, with a moulded handle, a wide mouth, a cap with a breather vent and a screw-in tap that stores under the lid.
What we like
- 22 L: water for a few days
- Tough, UV-stabilised HDPE
- Tap stores under the lid
- Wide mouth fills fast
- Breather vent: no glugging
- Made in Australia
What we don’t
- About 23.5 kg when full
- Can’t see the water level
- Mouth too small for shower pumps
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Pro Quip |
| Capacity | 22 L |
| Material | Food-grade HDPEUV-stabilised |
| Colour | Olive |
| Weight | 1.5 kgempty |
| Size | 34 × 18 × 46 cm |
| Made in | Australia |
| Features | TapBreather ventWide mouth |
Build
The plastic is thick and solid, with enough flex to take the bumps and vibration of a rough track without cracking. It’s food-grade and BPA-free, so it doesn’t leach anything into your water, and UV-stabilised, so it won’t go brittle in the Australian sun the way a lot of cheap imported containers do. The handle is moulded into the body rather than bolted on, which feels much more secure with 23.5 kg hanging off it.
Tap and Wide Mouth
The handiest feature is the tap, which stores under the lid. At camp you swap the cap for the tap, open the breather vent and you have water on tap without lifting the can; the vent stops the glugging when you pour. The wide mouth fills quickly and without splashing from a tap or hose, and lets you get a brush inside to clean it. It’s too narrow, though, for most portable shower pumps.
Weight and Water
Empty it weighs 1.5 kg; full, it’s about 23.5 kg, so it’s made for trips with the car, where it rides in the back or on the roof rack. The textured, non-slip surface helps with wet hands, and the jerry can shape packs neatly against other gear. 22 L covers cooking, cleaning and drinking for a few days. The opaque olive plastic keeps light out, which keeps the water fresh for longer, but it also means you can’t see how much is left.
Other Pro Quip Cans
Pro Quip makes the same tough, Australian-made cans for other jobs, colour-coded so you never mix them up. The 10 L light blue water can is lighter to lift, has a tethered cap, and its light blue plastic lets you see roughly how much water is left. For fuel there’s the 20 L Fast Pour can, red for unleaded and yellow for diesel, and a black Heavy Duty version for any pump fuel; both are approved to AS2906, have a pour spout that stores inside the can and a breather that stops the glugging.
| This review22 L Water | Smaller10 L Water | Unleaded20 L Fast Pour | Diesel20 L Fast Pour | Heavy duty20 L Heavy Duty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Olive | Light Blue | Red | Yellow | Black |
| For | Drinking water | Drinking water | Unleaded | Diesel | Any pump fuel |
| Size | 34 × 18 × 46 cm | 25 × 16.5 × 35 cm | 34 × 18 × 46 cm | 34 × 18 × 46 cm | 34 × 18 × 46 cm |
| Pouring | Tap & breather | Breather | Spout & breather | Spout & breather | Spout & breather |
| Capacity | 22 L | 10 L | 20 L | 20 L | 20 L |
| Weight | 1.5 kg | 0.76 kg | 1.68 kg | 1.68 kg | 1.9 kg |
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Conclusion: Pro Quip Water Carry Can 22 LitreConclusion
The Pro Quip Water Carry Can is a simple, no-nonsense can that does its job very well. It’s Australian made, tough and UV-stabilised, the tap stores under the lid, and the wide mouth and breather vent make it easy to fill and pour. It’s heavy when full, you can’t see the water level, and most shower pumps won’t fit, but for campers and 4WD tourers who need bulk water they can rely on, it’s one to buy.
A tough, Australian-made 22 L water can that has never leaked or cracked in the back of the car.
The tap lives under the lid and the breather vent stops the glugging. It’s about 23.5 kg full, you can’t see the water level, and most shower pumps won’t fit the mouth.
- 4WD tourers
- Car campers
- Caravanners
Yes. $45 gets you an Australian-made, food-grade 22 L can that will last years of trips, with a tap included. It’s heavy when full and you can’t see how much is left.
