And if I need to buy an adaptor spout that can replace some bullshit "earth saver" spout that doesn't work, which one of those should I get?

Thanks for advice, folks!

I bought this can 10 months ago, 2.6 gallon jerry can with spout and it has been great. Pricey, yes, but I got sick and tired of the red plastic shit.



https://www.roverparts.com/off...jerry-cans/GJC10SPK/

oddball, that looks very nice! Thank you!

I use these steel Eagle gas cans. Made in USA. I like them way better than the NATO jerry cans (I have some of those too). Less spillage, and faster to use.

https://eagle.justrite.com/typ...-arrester-red-ui20fs

The Eagle cans have an easy to use spout, without any of that needlessly fiddly environmental bullshit on the cheap plastic gas can nozzles. Just squeeze back on the big yellow handle (using the same hand that's holding the center handle) to lift the flapper and let gas out into the attached funnel. Then once you release the yellow handle the flapper closes automatically and the can is sealed.



Funnel pops off when it's time to refill the can. (Or some folks take to drilling a pump-nozzle-sized hole in the top of the funnel with a hole saw, so they never have to take the funnel off and can just jam the pump nozzle in through it.)

I already had several plastic gas cans (1 gal, 2 gal, and 5 gal) that annoyed me with their splashing and slow pouring. I ended up buying a well-reviewed kit on Amazon with the replacement non-EPA nozzle, a drill bit, and a vent. I don't have to hold any stupid buttons/switches to pour and the vent has made it so controllable to fill as fast or slow as I want. I'm very satisfied and I spent a lot less money than buying all new cans.

Thanks for the suggestions, fellas. Good info!

I second the Wavian cans. Pricey but very good

I went through years of the plastic ones expanding and contracting, seams starting to look like they would separate and those goofy plastic pour spouts that eventually broke. No more.

I bought the Justrite 2 gal can a couple of years ago. I should have bought one many years before that. Pricey but it will be last one you ever buy.

You want the Type II can and you can pick your nozzle size. Large diameter for filling a car or anything with a large capacity and then there's the smaller diameter 5/8" hose for filling yard equipment.

Justrite Type II cans

Yep, those are the "industrial" big brothers to the Eagle cans. Same company (Justrite) and a similar design, just heavier duty construction and a metal hose in place of a funnel. Also 2x the cost.

Surecan. No mess, really great spout with nozzle, built well.

https://www.grainger.com/produ...18983c4c56e1d039b48e

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I could kick myself for giving away a 5 gallon standard round screw top can from the 1970's. The kind with a metal reverse spout you just pulled out, turned around and screwed back on to use. Like at this link.

I do still have a 1 gallon can from the 80's that's almost as good but has a plastic spout.

With the Eagle cans, how do they work to put gas in a car?

https://plasticproductformers....port-container%C2%AE

They don't have a 2 gallon size, just 3 and 5.5 gallons. These don't leak and are easy to use. They are also very well built with extra thick walls.

I have several No-Spill brand gas cans that I still use but they sometimes leak around the push button or the lid seal. I use the VP Racing jugs to fill my boat because I don't want gas spilled on the deck and they are faster than other fuel cans. I modified mine with an even wider diameter hose.

The perfect 2 gal. jug that I have found is a three gallon jug,
That I only put 2 gallons in.

Pouring a filled two gallon jug is a royal p.i.t.a..

That's the great news
,
The bad news is finding a three gallon jug is torture.

No retailer in my area offers them.

The four I have were all purchased at yard sales.for $1.50 or $2.25 , max.

All were so old they had the no fuss spouts.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
With the Eagle cans, how do they work to put gas in a car?

Good as any gas can/jerry can. That is, it depends on the angle of your car's fuel tank neck, and might require some creative maneuvering of the gas can to get the last of the gas out.

I typically will insert a large funnel into the car's fuel neck, then pour from the can into the large funnel. This gives you greater standoff from the car body, and allows you to pour with the gas can vertical (or past), like you could when filling yard equipment.

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Recommend a 2 gallon gas can/jug?

I've got a Rubbermaid can that has lasted a long time. It's from before the "bullshit "earth saver" spout that doesn't work" days.

At a garage sale I picked up another for $2.
So now I have one for regular gas, one for no-ethanol, and one for the chain saw 50:1 mixed gas.

I use motorcycle gas cans for my gas needs. No US EPA BS. It has a vent and a snout and doesn’t leak. I have two filled with nonethanol gas. Fill em annually and pour a little stabil in them. Then pour out of those into my gallon can for the mower.

https://www.amazon.com/VP-Gall...mFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

For the smaller can I bought this to make them normal again. Install the vent and change the snout

https://www.amazon.com/3-kit-U...TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

Estate sales. You can find old-school ones with a spout and a real separate vent plastic ones cheap.

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
I use motorcycle gas cans for my gas needs. No US EPA BS. It has a vent and a snout and doesn’t leak. I have two filled with nonethanol gas. Fill em annually and pour a little stabil in them. Then pour out of those into my gallon can for the mower.

https://www.amazon.com/VP-Gall...mFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

This is also what I use. I only have one VP but I will buy 9 more when I move as my land doesn’t have 93 octane available locally. I have to drive 30 miles to the closest 93 station. The VP’s work well.

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Originally posted by bendable:
The perfect 2 gal. jug that I have found is a three gallon jug,
That I only put 2 gallons in.

Pouring a filled two gallon jug is a royal p.i.t.a..

That's the great news
,
The bad news is finding a three gallon jug is torture.

No retailer in my area offers them.

The four I have were all purchased at yard sales.for $1.50 or $2.25 , max.

All were so old they had the no fuss spouts.

I totally agree with you. These are the 3 gallon jugs I use.
Not cheap but not $100 either.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d...pt2_mob_b_prod_image