Posted by Mike W. on Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 8:29AM :
In Reply to: Post Charley jerry can source? posted by Charlie on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 9:23PM :
The best ones to get are the current issue military ones, they have gas and water versions and I have both. These are no longer metal cans but a HD plstic of some sort, my gas are tan and my water are tan or black. The black water ones are nice to put out in the sun to warm the water if needed. The only place I have seen these for sale is surplus stores or military vehicle shows but I may have found one at a yard sale. The plastic is the giveaway as it is very thick. There are also stores that sell supplies to 'survivalists' that may have them. The plastic gas can uses the same spout as the old US metal gas can. There are also European metal gas cans out there that have the smaller spout off to one side, like the old WW2 German cans and Popular Surplus used to carry them but you need the unique spout for them. This reminds me to dump the water out of my cans since Earl isn't coming here.