I've always wanted a nice gas can. Other than being lighter, I absolutely HATE using plastic cans with that ridiculous safety/fume nozzle they inflicted upon us. It is heavier, of course, and because the hose is flexible I can't rest it on the lip of the tank being filled to take the load off. I have to hold the can higher in the air on my own. Also because I can't rest the filler against the tank opening, once in a while I slip and spill some gas, but not often and not enough to be a complaint. I read some complaints about the lever being too difficult to work and I have no such problem. I find it opens the valve and lifts the rear cap to vent quite easily. I'd say I have average sized hands.