well, I'm not completely at the stage of being a WWII re-enactor :)

But what would be useful is one of those canvas water bags. I remember "dromedary" brand ones. I have 2 canvas buckets, a largish green US model and a smaller un-dyed French one. We find them very useful when vanagon camping.

alistair

On 2012-10-12, at 4:05 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> Considering your 1944 Jerry Can ..
> would you like a 1944 canteen, in stainless ( some where aluminum ) with matching heavy duty canvas holder , with the wire bale that clips in a a web belt of the era ?
>    67 years old , in near perfect condition.
> oh ..with 'canteen cup' too ....that the canteen nests into, with handle.
> 
> Scott 
> 
> 
> On 10/12/2012 7:23 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>> no, I won't be using it as a water can. But I don't know if the painted on lining will take gasoline.
>> 
>> alistair
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2012-10-12, at 7:15 AM, 
>> <mcneely4@cox.net> <mcneely4@cox.net>
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Alistair, that is an interesting find.  Given where you got it, you may want to think about what might have been in it  in the past before using it as a water can.  Just a thought.  David
>>> 
>>> ---- Alistair Bell 
>>> <albell@SHAW.CA>
>>>  wrote: 
>>> 
>>>> I found an US military jerry can at the local metal scrapyard last week. In good condition but it is a water rather than a fuel can. Still, it will (if I ever finish my bumper and wheel carrier project) be a tempting add-on to the van.
>>>> 
>>>> some pics here:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/jerry-can/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> alistair
>>>> 
>>> --
>>> David McNeely
>>> 
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