“Do people still buy coffee in metal cans? “
I buy some in plastic, but I can still get coffee in metal cans. Depends what’s on sale.
I’ve used the metal cans to make emergency kits for our cars in the winter. Include a candle,matches, snack bars, tea bags, bullion cubes, etc. If needed, snow can be put in the can and heated with the candle. Warm drinks made with the water. My kids laugh at me when I’ve given them one for their car when traveling in the winter, but gracious enough to humor me and accept them without too much fuss. Even with cell phones, and well traveled roads, I still read of the occasional incident when people get stranded. It’s such a small container and may provide life saving items should they be needed.
The kits are a great idea!
The brand my family prefers is still in a metal can and usually is among the least expensive. I really like your emergency kit idea and will be making up one for my car.
Survival kits from the coffee cans is an excellent idea, and I would bet that you could use the shiny insides to reflect light for signaling.
For me, I store all kinds of things in them.
If it is rice, beans, etc, I add a couple of bay leaves and lay a sandwich bag on the top, then put on the lid..
The flat sandwich bag seems to add the bulk to seal the lid tight and keeps out anything wanting in.