Yep. Me too.

Me three.

If the cans being open was a problem, a small cap on the end, like a few of my "pre-safety" cans have, was a sufficient solution. I like having those caps anyway in case I need to transport the cans while full.

Maximum retardation.

Nothing to stop you from unscrewing the crap device and just pouring the gas through a funnel into the vehicle.

Which is exactly what I do, neater and doesn't spill a drop.

I have a number of cans purchased back in the 80's and early 90's before all this nonsense.

Still have some old metal Eagle cans I still use. They are tough, seal tight, and don't tip over in the trunk.

They are pricey new, but I got them at a DRMO auction years ago. Keep your eye out at garage sales and estate sales--the old cans are still out there.

Same here. I went to the Eagle cans probably 10-12 years ago when I first experienced those garbage ventless cans they forced on us. Expensive is right, just googled them up and I think they are 2x what I paid back then. I like the eagle can just fine. I can't tell if this has any impact on the manufacture of those. Let's hope not.

These new ventless gas cans are a pain, so I worked around the problem. Don't throw away your old plastic gas can, retrofit it with a traditional spout and vent. There are companies that sell the parts to do it (example in link):

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R8XQHTV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

I installed retrofitted every one of my gas cans and now they work like they should.

The Chinese are perfectly happy to sell you a 5 gallon "water jug"

https://www.ebay.com/itm/392196444984?epid=8013092175&hash=item5b50bad338:g:wQgAAOSwh4ZiGD1o:sc:ShippingMethodStandard!06370!US!-1&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsGUqYiHOlroBrSKx3Kk9WcqAI0hx7Vsa6m9VPYRK%2BqgEXxRFoY3zJk97Ihkia1Mn3%2Br9bG3MeDZKyW9PXuHeE%2FOqEPTp%2F%2F4BepO%2BRbb4XLlqs1eyg8dxz4FnK8U8bwVBxSdF2KorZi6f%2FLuf8E%2BO0V0SR3re%2B0GARlzWL1dpTclUbPLdZUPZv5VEDtgPD5jeskRXqt3IEF9NeS63wCprU5oF7ukSeDNA5RHudVtiLLaS%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR96o1vTEYQ

Might advise painting it red as I believe federal law states so for gasoline, just in case

No Politics in the general forum!!

I got a can about a year ago that had a plastic mesh screen inside the filler neck.

I thought it was a flame arrestor but maybe it was something else.

Hopefully they will not over complicate things and make it stupid but the people who make this laws aren't smart enough to use the cans without the extra gadgets so I hold out very little hope.

Like ruderunner I got my new spouts local but from Ace Hardware

This is the style arrestor I have but not the brand of container.

https://c2rtech.weebly.com/home/no-spill-introduces-gas-can-with-newly-developed-technology

Nothing but race gas cans at my house for everything. Maximum fill rate into giant funnels for everything I do. I bought one of the "safe" cans just for diesel fuel for my Kubota. TOTAL piece of garbage. Most of the diesel ended up on the hood of the compact tractor when filling it.

Our Canadian friends still had decent made in Canada gas cans a couple years ago.
I buy a few every time I am in Canada.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/392196444984?

i crabbed and complained about three 5 gallon cans i bought about 6-8 years ago at the local gas station for 13 bucks a pop !
i fixed them by tearing the spouts apart, gutting them, and using a heavy plastic "push on" cap that fit the spout diameter.
for a vent, i drilled a hole in the top of the can just past the handle, that fits a standard short rubber tire valve stem. it took a little finagling to fish the valve stem through the can to grab the end and finally popping it into the drilled hole. i removed the core, then reinstalled the cap.
works like a charm ! just remove the valve stem cap when pouring, and it lets in just enough air to pour a nice, steady flow without the "glug, glug, glug" that can splash all over.

A number of vendors will ship you a red one if you ask.

For a future note.

The replacement spout kits like this include a vent cap. Drill a hole, pop in the vent, Swap the spout and you are good as old style.

I like your idea but this may save some fabrication.

Looks like the kits I bought.

I have 2 gas cans. A metal 5 gallon and a plastic 1 gallon for 2 stroke mix. I've had both for over 25 years. The metal one is likely 40 plus years old. I have zero reason to buy any of these new cans....my ancient stuff works just fine.

I got a related story to the use of gas cans. A customer of mine was telling me about how at the gas station when trying to fill his tank he would have to go real slow or it would trigger and shut off. He was frustrated that it would take forever to fill his tank up. He hired me to install a used replacement filler neck. When taking it apart I found the problem. A long white piece of plastic was stuck in the filler neck. It was a internal check valve type of device that obviously slipped out of a gas can when someone poured a gas can into the truck. Beware of these newer cans with these hidden parts inside the spouts that can inadvertently end up in your tank!

another good reason to take apart the spouts of these newer cans and throw away the internal parts.
oh, wait............i still have the guts of my spouts on the shelf ! [ya know, i wonder what i can use those for..... ]