I would caution against a glass carboy Cowher. One, they don't stop UV, so you will ahve to put a tshirt or something over it to keep the sunlight from skunking your beer. two they don't have handles and are heavy, an especially bad combination when they are wet. And if you drop one, you got broken glass everywhere.

If you are fermenting a Cornelius, it stops UV, it has a handle and if you drop it, it won't break. I agree the poppets and stuff are a bit of fuss ot clean and disinfect.

OTOH when hunting season opens my team forbids glass in camp, but packing out one empty five gallon beeer can is not a big deal.

You might stop by www.homebrewtalk.com , though it might be overwhelming.