# Are any new gas cans worth a damn?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-new-gas-cans-worth-a-damn/835201>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 8, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-new-gas-cans-worth-a-damn/835201 "2019-06-08T03:08:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-new-gas-cans-worth-a-damn/835201/21 "2019-06-14T00:09:04Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> [Eagle Safety Can.](https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/safety/safety-cans/gas/eagle-type-ii-safety-can-7-8-spout-5-gallons-red?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=Cj0KCQjwov3nBRDFARIsANgsdoEfNUpNXlJ78tPdwubLwH8RobKLOJWBn772FcDu1rRmqwsmXHggBG8aAkYmEALw_wcB)
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> Don’t get a cheap version with a plastic funnel for a spout. Mine has a metal actuator arm, try to find one of those.

Here is a larger selection [Eagle Manufacturing Safety Cans](https://eagle-mfg.com/catalog/safety-cans.aspx)

They used to be made in Wellsburg WV. I lived next door to the owners and they are still close family friends. As a kid I used to watch them test the cans by exploding them…what a trip for an 11-12 yr old boy! When exploding they don’t produce shrapnel…they turn into what appears to be metal netting.

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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-new-gas-cans-worth-a-damn/835201/22 "2019-06-14T10:10:45Z")

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Pit thread: [I hate these new “green” gas cans.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=657534)

I finally broke down and bought two, steel, [safety cans](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQO15I/). Expensive, but worth every penny.

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