>>Mine has a pair of horns--small, but definitely horns...<<

Ah, but are they actually made of horn? Presumably not... unless you're from Dallas, of course...

Saw my first PLASTIC coffee can in Kmart a week ago. While it seemed to be fairly sturdy, it was plastic ... and hence not as useful as the old 3-pound metal coffee cans. What are kids going to use to make drums for school? What are home mechanics going to store old nuts and bolts in? What are us preparedness people going to use to make emergency stoves? Sometimes ... "progress," such as it were, just plain sucks. <img src="images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

I'm afraid glass and steel containers are going to be increasingly rare as time goes by.

There are plusses as well- I'm grateful for these tiny, superlightweight, quiet, home-made alcohol stoves (made from aluminum cans) that cost almost nothing, and I remember the days when it was hard to find lightweight, sturdy plastic water bottles that wouldn't leak- now every grocery store and convenience store is full of them... but we are surely losing something as well. Looks like tin-can stoves might become a quaint anachronism.

And, the new containers leave a hint of plastic in the coffee. -- At least my "survival peaches" still come in a tin can. <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I don't even need to make a stove!

-Luke

Great!,-as regards what Frozenny and Others say here regarding the Humble, Metal, -Coffee Can!

-But an Immeadiate Caution came to Mind too, -as concerns that Plastic Lid, -Watch it's Vulnerability for Falling Off and Getting Lost! -You can be Hours or More Down the Trail,-Before you Finally Notice! Perhaps a Way(s) to Better Secure,-such a Lid, -Can be Thot Up.

Thanks for the Heads Up about these Cans now Starting to Become Unavailable!, -I've Saved about a Half Dozen over the Last Year or so, -but Not Yet Knowing This,-I've also Pitched about 8 of them!

(BTW,-I'm Not even a Coffee Drinker,-Though I know there's Many Good Quality Coffees in This World!, (as well as Lesser Examples of the Rest.), -I just Never Personally Cared for It. So I Don't have the Occasional Access to such Cans,-that way.) [color:"black"] [/color] [email]citizen[/email]

>>>And, the new containers leave a hint of plastic in the coffee.

Great! I don't like to drink from styros because I can taste the difference (and, yes, I also prefer my beer in glass bottles too <img src="images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />) I guess I'll have to switch to "bag" coffee and store it in a ceramic or glass jar. Or just save my last can and dump the grounds in there!

>>-But an Immeadiate Caution came to Mind too, -as concerns that Plastic Lid, -Watch it's Vulnerability for Falling Off and Getting Lost! -You can be Hours or More Down the Trail,-Before you Finally Notice! Perhaps a Way(s) to Better Secure,-such a Lid, -Can be Thot Up.

Well, the first description of a "Coffee Can Kit" I read used two coffee cans, placed top to top and rolled in a blanket. The ends of the blanket roll were tied shut and then tied together and slung over the shoulder, or possibly tied around the waist.

I agree, I certainly wouldn't recommend carrying the cans loose. I suppose the danger would be someone strapping the can on the back of a snowmobile; the lid could easily come loose with the shaking and bouncing, and the noise would be loud enough the driver would never hear his survival supplies crashing to the ground behind him. <img src="images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

I guess you are Right, -about the Second Paragraph of your Above Reply, -where you Speak of Them being Tied Down and Such. I'm of course yet a Newcomer, -and you Do Know a Lot More on This and Other Topics. I was Speaking of Other, -"Off Loose" Situations, -Such as you've mentioned about the Snowmobile. Thanks for your Information. [color:"black"] [/color] [email]aardwolfe[/email]

At least virgin metal paint cans (provided the inside is un-painted) in gallon and quart sizes are still abundant at the home despot. More secure lid, built in handle...

Luckily, Costco still uses metal cans for their store brand (Kirklands) coffee. As a bonus, it is great coffee at a great price...