Ah, I've been looking for a tough, food-grade, 2.5 gallon water container for a long time! This looks perfect! Thanks for the tip, Nurit.

You're welcome, John and Arney. As OBG said, these are tough and durable.

"Buy the best, cry only once."

Nurit

Is the mouth on a Runt big enough to fit a hand through to give it an occasional scrubbing?

As long as you don't have a huge hand, yes...

SwampDonkey: I too like the figure-eight knot, tied within an inch or two of the lanyard hole to help get a knife in hand. Orange paracord is great for this purpose.

On some knives, I make the remaining cord long enough to tie at the ends and create an "over the thumb and across the back of the hand" lanyard as described in another post here.

When not tied, the free ends are less likely to snag on branches etc.

Bear

The benefit of a lanyard partly depends on the size of the handle. I have one fixed-blade with a small handle, and that is definitely easier to use with a round-the-thumb lanyard. I also have an RSK MK3 which has a handle big enough not to need it. I've just given it a small loop which I can clip to a carabiner if I need to.

If you drop it, I suspect the lanyard is a net gain in safety as it will prevent it falling far enough to build up the speed needed to do more damage. Plus you are less likely to drop it in first place, plus it may make you less tempted to try to catch it.

Heres a link to the GI Runt Water Cans .

Lee

In normal EDC I don't like a lanyard on my mini-Rittergrip because it looks goofy and gets in the way in my way.

When out camping I almost ALWAYS add a lanyard to either the mini-Rittergrip or the fullsize one. I use a length of orange paracord from countycom.com - long enough for the knife to not quite hit the ground if dropped. I run one end through the lanyard hole and tie a figure-8 knot on one end, and then tie a small bowline just large enough to slip the knife through on the other end, and then use that to loop through a beltloop. When the knife is pocketed I just stuff the lanyard in my front pocket. At first I need to keep an eye on the figure-8 knot to make sure it doesn't come undone with constant hand-brushings across the pocket area. That might be fixed by putting the knot on the "inside".

I don't lanyard my fixed-Rittergrip, BUT if I were in a survival situation - a real one - that would be one of the first things I'd do. Last thing I would want is to loose my knife.

I've stored water in the car for years, summer and winter. No leaks, ever. Use 2 liter soda bottles. Soda bottles have thicker plastic to handle the pressures. Clean them good and bleach them. Fill with water and add two drops of bleach for storage. That's it.

Brigade is out of the Runt cans except in black. Found something similiar at REI yesterday for 10 bucks. Holds 3 gallons with a screw on cap/spout.

I'm gonna give it a try, it's gotta work better than what I had.

John E