Vented Faucet for Hedpack

The hardest part was drilling a hole in the big cap on the bottle. There is a little area on the bottle I can drill an air hole, and it comes with a little cap to keep it sealed. I have found as the water comes out, they designed a way for air to go back into the bottle from the faucet. Drilling the small hole in the bottle helps the water come out faster, but not that much different for my purposes. Now this isn't the faucet's fault, but I have noticed I need to carefully screw the cover on the bottle, otherwise it will leak. I've had it screwed on and although it felt like it was on correctly, it was leaking and I saw it wasn't screwed in right. I do have to use both hands to get the seal right. There is no leakage from the faucet. I only bought one faucet, but I use it on two bottles. Maybe the cover isn't the same on both, but I have more trouble keeping the second bottle from leaking. If it leaking, I just keep tightening the cover, and it eventually stops.

Works perfectly with Rotopax water containers.You will need to cut off 2 plastic tabs that stick out on the body of the spigot, or disassemble it by pulling the body of the spigot apart.Then Dip this spigot in almost boiling water for 1-2 minutes until the plastic is soft enough to shove the “lip” of the spigot through the black Rotopax cap. If you’re struggling to get it to fit through the cap, you need to let it soften up longer in hot water.Then reuse the black rubber Oring gasket that came with the Rotopax on the yellow spout and you’re good to go with no leaks.

I love my Rotopax for water. It's sturdy, has a great mounting system, and it's light-weight. But I've always hated the spout. It can get dirty out in the wilderness while using it, and then to store it, you reverse the spout and the dirty end goes back into the container and the water. I always worry about losing the tiny little cap as well.Finding this faucet modification on YouTube has been fantastic! First, there are two little plastic tabs on the faucet sides that need to be cut off with a small knife so that it will slide into the rotopax. Then put the faucet in near-boiling water for about two minutes, carefully take it out, then bend the plastic slightly to get the black rotopax cap on it. There is even a silicone washer on the faucet that can be moved to create a seal between the rotopax and the faucet, underneath the black cap. No leaks! Faucet on-demand water, without having to put the dirty spout back into the container. Love it. Cheap, easy solution.

It seems such a simple project but, as I soon discovered, not nearly as simple as it seemed. For us meager homeowners, what could be more convenient when buying those giant jugs of cooking oil from Sam's than having a way to pour it without lifting the heavy thing and then spilling oil all over the floor?The answer is simply to install a spout like this. The NOT-so-simple part is finding one that works. Most spouts of this variety are purpose-built for use with specific jugs - or "carboys" - or "hedpacks". Those jugs have a cap with threads already cut into it for mounting such a spout. They also have vents.An oil jug from Sam's has neither. That rules out the many threaded spigots designed with NPT threads. What's needed is straight threads with gasket and backing nut. And an integrated vent.Which is what we have here. Plus the spigot is wide and thus capable of dispensing a decent amount of oil. Too bad it doesn't come with its own backing nut.After using a step drill to drill the appropriate-sized hole in the oil cap (and inner cardboard cap liner/gasket), I simply used a thin aluminum conduit nut. Sure, it's aluminum (i.e., not likely "food safe) in a commercial setting, but it was just the ticket. It fit the threads perfectly AND it snugged up tight to create a leakproof seal. I can now lay my oil jug on its side and dispense food club oil (and even "liquid shortening) with ease.

This faucet worked fine and I had no problems with leaks. As others have said however, you have to drill out the center of the existing cap to use this. Luckily I have a drill press but you'd run the risk of messing up the threads if you tried to cut it out by hand. Probably something that should be noted in the description.

This vented faucet worked perfectly for dispensing water from the 5-gallon Hedpack jugs. I did not experience any leaks, and it was very convenient to use.

Spruced up my camping setup with the Vented Faucet on my RotopaX Water Pack. DIY install is a breeze, and now getting water is a cinch. Simple but effective upgrade!

Started leaking 3 months in :( it’s the plastic threads that don’t hold. If you swivel nozzle to the left it slowly unscrews. If you swivel to right it slowly strips itself. Catch 22 ;)