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In my search to find Scepter MFC (military fuel cans) for anything resembling a reasonable price I came across this consumer grade version, so to speak. Don't worry about the lack of a vent or the spout and cap, you'll be tossing the spout. With today's gasoline formulations you want the can to seal up as best as possible. The prime enemy of today's ethanol-tainted gasoline is water (humidity) and air (ie oxygen). Both of these combine with the ethanol, quickly breaking down the gasoline. So you definitely want the gasoline sealed up. The lack of a vent is a bonus in this case. I was after the MFC primarily for it's shape. These consumer versions are more readily available here in the US. You can put five of these 5 gallon cans in the same space where four of those cube cans (like the Midwest 5600) would normally fit. So every floor space that could hold 20 gallons can now hold 25 gallons with the jerry-style gas can. Another reason I chose this over the metal jerry can is that if it gets scratched, it won't corrode. If it gets squished it'll just bounce right back. Now we come to the closure. We've tossed the spout (it's not even a good backup quite frankly) and we've gotten Scepter part #09643 because it comes with a tether and an FKM seal (sometimes called by it's trade name, Viton). FKM/Viton material is necessary as gasoline will expand a rubber seal and eventually break it down. The cap is also toothed. Go ahead and leave the toothed ring that's on the neck of the gas can. It's kinda nice to be able to lock down the cap. Now the spout. There are two viable options here: 1. Scepter ribbed spout, part #03647. This spout has a built in vent. It's not perfect but greatly improves upon the glug-glug-glug when using a non-vented spout. Remember, we are deliberately leaving out the can vent. With this spout the glug-glug-glug still happens but now it happens at the neck. Why is this good? Because the gas won't slosh at the exit of the spout. Much easier to use. 2. The other option is even better. The Super Siphon. This is a clear flexible tube with a spring loaded glass ball at one end. The glass ball goes into your source and the open end goes into the receiver, say your car's gas fill. The siphon is a simple device. Have your source above your receiver, drop the glass ball end into your source and you'll see liquid go up the tube. Jiggle it quickly a few times and the column of liquid will rise up the tube and eventually out the other end. Very soon the liquid will pull itself, like any siphon, and you'll hear the glass ball rattling very quickly. You're thinking to yourself, like I did, 'wow, a bit of an investment'. Yeah. But you only have to buy one spout. I bought one and a super siphon. I'll likely invest in a second set and leave them in the car. My recent experience with gasoline from a vented generator tank showed me I was ill prepared when it came to fuel storage. The generator won't be any use without fuel, and it was even worse with a clogged carburetor and jets. I had to service the entire fuel system, including the generator gas tank. Now I have four Scepter jerry cans, with solid caps, holding Rec-90 (Recreational-90, unleaded and UNethanoled), with 1oz of Marine Sta-bil in each. I'll probably go with PRI-G when I cycle the fuel. See my pics.