Where is everyone getting their cans

shoredreamer

Observer
I dropped by DS Tactical last year on our way home from Whistler and talk about Drooool! Picked up a couple red MFC 20L cans and a blue MWC as well as some lid straps and gaskets. That's the only way I know of getting new Scepter MFCs in the US. I've seen a lot of used MFC cans for sale here tho.
 

Roaddude

Long time off-grid vanlife adventurist
Just an update for those seeking Scepter/LCI military water cans.

I just rec'd my order of three MWC from LCI in MS. All brand new and in perfect condition. Appeared they may have been on backorder when I placed my order, though took ten days from time of order to being here in house.

For those looking for fuel cans, the local military surplus has bunch, though metal (with the three handle config) and appear brand new. There's a guy on eBay in College Station TX who has the HD plastic MFC in both gas (red cap strap) and diesel (yellow cap strap) versions. Don't recall the price for the gas cans, but the price for diesel cans is $50/2. The gas cans were less. I'm going to pick up some diesel MFC in person next time I'm out there.

Info on O-rings, if you want them, below:


Just ordered three MWCs in Desert Tan from LCI at 24.79 ea, which includes shipping. Received a confirmation within minutes with an order number and purchase total. Though no shipping date on the confirmation, and though the shopping cart page said "Arrive 07/15" (tomorrow), my account 'Orders' page on their site seems to indicate they may be on back order. So we'll see, I guess.

I ordered these at this great price after buying an identical one at a local Army surplus store for 34.99. I liked the heft of it, and started looking for more to put in my trailer for extended desert runs though the southwest. I can't vouch for an LCI MWC being as thick as a Scepter MWC, 'cause I don't have one here to compare, but the one I have is rugged. Can get them in Desert Tan for 24.79 ea or OD Green for 23.99 ea (http://buylci.com/CatalogProductDis...n&Keyword=water can&sc=BM&fi=1&fr=1&ps=0&av=0). No o-rings, but a quick search here on EP shows where to get some.

LCI, in Hazlehurst MS, employs the blind in six manufacturing facilities and has stores on 35 military bases across the U.S. says their website. They have manufactured various items for the military since 1941 and comply with ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Here's a thread from 2010 on MWCs: http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/48159-LC-Industries-Water-Can-Pics and in post #30, kd4vbp has some info on o-ring sizes and where to get them:

Ok, guys. Here is the dirt on the o-rings for the LC Industries Water Can. You need all three.
You can get them from http://www.theoringstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_144

Make sure you get Buna-N FDA O-Rings which is what you need for potable water.
Here are the 3 sizes, you need one of each for one can....

9/16"ID X 11/16"OD X 1/16"CS (For Vent Cap)
014 B70 FDA Black Buna-N 70 O-ring (FDAB70014) $0.04 each

7/8"ID X 1 1/16"OD X 3/32"CS (For Pouring Cap)
118 B70 FDA Black Buna-N 70 O-ring (FDAB70118) $0.12 each

3 1/2"ID X 3 11/16"OD X 3/32"CS (For Large Filling Cap)
153 B70 FDA Black Buna-N 70 O-ring (FDAB70153) $0.54 each

I just ordered 13 complete sets for $14.10 with shipping.

No sense getting ripped off.

Look a little further in that thread and you'll see various 'solutions' to potential leaks. Other threads on these cans, too, on the diffs between MFC and MWC (one cool diff being that the fuel cans have the three handle top and the water cans have the one handle top so you can tell the difference simply by grabbing one or the other in the dark or under a trailer canvas, etc.

I'll chime in again if I see any problems with the order from LCI.
 

MOguy

Explorer
The 20L MFC's are currently out of stock so I cannot determine whether or not Princess Auto will ship to California. Does anyone know for sure?

A while back I was going to order some a lid and gaskets for fuel cans, no problem but the shipping was too high. I asked them about the fuel cans and they said they could not ship them into the US. Shortly after that I found one locally at a garage sale (can and lid) for 20 bucks.
 

Robert Bills

Explorer
Local Costco's had Scepter (I think if I remember right, I have to look again) 20l Jerry Cans for ~$13.

Costco offers Scepter civilian fuel cans from time to time. They are slightly different dimensions than the MFC, are thinner plastic, and have a threaded cap that appears identical to the caps on Rotopax cans. This suggests that one could ditch the useless CARB spout and use a yellow Rotopax water spout instead (Rotopax caps have Scepter markings).

See: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_18/681369_Specter_consumer_jerry_cans.html and http://forum.expeditionportal.com/t...epter-civilian-5gal-gas-cans-at-Costco-for-15

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I had the opportunity to have a friend pick up some genuine Scepter MFC's in Vancouver BC on his way back from a road trip to Alaska, but then learned that the new Wavian "CARB approved" NATO style cans are really the old pre-CARB cans sold as a package with a CARB approved spout, i.e. they are not screw top cans but instead have the traditional bayonet closure.

I have decided to go with the steel NATO style cans instead of the plastic Scepter MFC and MWC because it will be easier to get additional cans in the future (can be shipped to my door rather than having to find used cans on Craigslist or have a friend pick them up in Canada for me). The CARB-approved spout will sit unused in my gear bag because I use a super siphon to transfer gasoline from can to fuel tank without having to remove the can from my can rack.

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https://www.jerrycan.com/product-category/steel-jerry-cans/ and ; also [URL]https://www.expeditionexchange.com/wavian/

My decision was influenced in part by my discovery of plastic water cans imported by Wavian from Australia that are nearly the same dimension of the NATO fuel cans and come equipped with a bung and removable spigot that allows one to get water without having to remove the can from a can rack:

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https://www.jerrycan.com/shop/20-liter-od-plastic-bpa-free-wavain-jerry-water-can-spout-included/; also
https://www.expeditionexchange.com/proquip/


Not quite a matching set but close enough for a jeep.
 

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