Jerry Can
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The Jerry Can is a red fuel canister listed in the Thrown section of the Weapon Wheel, though it is treated separately from other thrown weapons. Its design draws on the German Wehrmachtskanister, with cross-shaped side indentations, flammability warnings and German fuel markings. Enhanced versions alter some of the markings and add a yellow warning label. Despite its weapon classification, it is a container for petrol rather than a conventional throwable weapon.
It is sold by every Ammu-Nation for $25. Jerry Cans also lie outside gas stations in Davis, Strawberry, La Mesa, Murrieta Heights, Mirror Park, Little Seoul, Morningwood, Pacific Bluffs, Richman Glen, Harmony, Grand Senora Desert, Sandy Shores, Grapeseed, Procopio Truck Stop, Paleto Bay Rest Stop and the RON Gas Station at Lago Zancudo. Another can is available at Earl's Mini-Mart in Blaine County. Trevor carries one in Crystal Maze, Franklin in Blitz Play and Michael in Caida Libre.
The can pours petrol onto the ground, leaving pools or trails that can be set alight by gunfire, open flames or a vehicle's exhaust. Fire spreads through the fuel and can engulf nearby objects. In enhanced versions, pouring in one spot for more than two seconds creates a larger, more flammable puddle. The can itself explodes if shot or ignited, injuring anyone close to it. It cannot refuel vehicles.
Trivia
- ◆"Jerry" is a military slang term for a German soldier, so "Jerry Can" literally means "German Can". During World War II, these cans were used for quick refueling of Panzers and proved more robust for storing fuel than their American and British counterparts, so the German design was reverse engineered for use by the Allies.
- ◆Despite the markings stating that it can hold 20 litres of fuel, it can only hold 10 litres.
- ◆In the beta version of the game, the Jerry Can had a greenish gray/camo color, implying that the Jerry Can was made for military purposes, instead of being civilian, or there were two paint schemes (like weapon's tints in Ammu-Nation).
- ◆Although Trevor is constantly seen in artworks holding a silver Zippo-styled lighter (along with the Jerry Can) in a pose implying the use of it to ignite the gasoline from the can, the player still has to use other methods to ignite the gas in the actual game, and the Zippo lighter is not seen in the game at all, aside from an unusable lighter in Floyd's Apartment.
- ◆Using all of its fuel is not possibly visible, as after 50%, the trail starts to disappear from the start.
- ◆Depending of the camera mode, the player may either carry it with a single hand on the handles (in third person) or holding it with both hands on either side of the can (in first person).
- ◆A Jerry Can explosion pushes players in Passive Mode, while any other explosive weapons does not.
- ◆If a player is killed while holding a Jerry Can, and it is shot and destroyed before that player respawns, they will respawn with the can but it will be empty.
- Class
- Thrown
- Type
- Fuel Canister
- Fire mode
- Not stated
- Manufacturer
- Not stated
- Price
- $25
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Last verified September 14, 2026