Canteens?

The cheap USGI ones work well for me. About $2 each and I've never had one leak.
 
I like the standard Guyot. Hard to find sometimes but they give you more options than a "regular" canteen.
 
The Guyots are neat, but I don't like carrying nalgene sized/shaped bottles on the hip. They just don't carry right. So I really like the GI canteen/cup/pouch. It carries well, it's cheap, versatile, dead reliable, and the canteen itself is easier to drink out of.
 
if with a pack i usually have two 2 liter platypus's in the water bottle pouches, if no pack i have a gi canteen. I have a guyout but for some reason i hate the taste of the water that comes out of it (metallic)
 
i just got a 40oz kleen kanteen a few days ago and like it alot so far...i should do a little review of it now that i think of it.

i have a standard GI canteen with the belt pouch, but it just feels weird to have so much weight on my hip. i much prefer it in a pack where it can't flop around and i can center it more. it is also a bit smaller capacity than i usually like, so it mostly sits in my gear trunk.

up until now i have normally carried a 1 liter nalgene nested in a coffee can billy can, with another 1 liter nalgene if i need more water.
 
I've been carrying a USGI 1945 steel canteen for the past 23yr. I consider it to be one of the best canteens ever made.
 
SpookyPistolero said:
The Guyots are neat, but I don't like carrying nalgene sized/shaped bottles on the hip. They just don't carry right. So I really like the GI canteen/cup/pouch. It carries well, it's cheap, versatile, dead reliable, and the canteen itself is easier to drink out of.
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Me too! The GI canteen is a tight set up, comfort, durability, and compact. Ther stainless cup, canteen and pouch for iodine tablets all work together very well. My only comment is I wish the GI canteen itself came in Stainless.
 
I too have been using the USGI canteen, steel cup and stove stand for quite some time. It works, but I don't like the small mouth of the canteen and the steel cup is okay, except you try to use it on a smaller camping stove...the awkward shape sometimes doesn't fit.

I've recent started using the NATO canteen...it has a bigger mouth which I prefer. I also have a Crusader canteen cup which is a tad bigger and a little more robust than the USGI version.

Nalgene bottles work great and I have several of the quart sized variety with some different nesting cups (Olicamp, GSI, Snow Peak and Vargo). They are inexpensive, light weight, tough and don't retain the smell that typical canteens do. I'm thinking about rigging up a small pouch for the smaller 16 ounce Nalgene bottle which fits a tiny (300 ml) Snow Peak titanium cup nicely.

Guyot (now manufactured by Nalgene) is a great do-all bottle. Three different sizes, heavy gauage stainless steel and good lid design. With the lid removed (easily), you can place directly onto coals or over a fire to boil water. The mouth/lid design is also compatible iwth all the other Nalgene compatible products (pre filters, coffee press, water filter, etc). They are heavier, but considering you don't need a seperate cup/pot, it's a pretty good rig; with that said, I usually carry a nested cup anyways:o

Klean Kanteen is another stainless water bottle with several different sizes (four I think). I have the small one (12 oz?), the 18 oz and the larger 27 oz versions. These are pretty good bottles, they seem like a thinner gauge than the Guyot design and they have a proprietary mouth design that doesn't adapt to many of the common Nalgene aftermarket stuff. I like the 18 ounce size for day hikes or putting in the back of my Sabercat buttpack. This too can be used to boil water in if needed.

Sigg is another design that is aluminum. They have cyndrilical and oval shaped bottles. I have the oval shaped...nice for the side pocket of a pack. Most have coated liners and can't be used directly over the fire, but the one I have comes with a nice steel nesting cup.

Our backpacking trip was postponed due to my the passing of my wife's uncle, so we're about ready to hit the road. We should be back this weekend and I'll try and dig this post up for pictures.

ROCK6
 
I carry a nalgene bottle usually a pair but on my truck bag I have a surplus military canteen(plastic)with cup/stove/canteen cover in pocket M1 tablets. works great
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I like the collapsible Platypus bottles in the 2 liter size. they can use conventional caps or drinking tubes and fold away into nothing when not in use. I also made a perforated cap to use them as a makeshift "shower."

I also use a Nalgene bottle sometimes, but I don't usually care for the bulk.
 
+1 for the USGI Cantten and cup. I have one on my hip/belt, and one in the pocket of my Rucksack. Nothing fancy, but it works. :)
 
I have both the USGI and NATO Crusader canteen and cookware and the USGI canteen is much better than the Crusader.
The USGI canteen is 1/10 the price and is shaped better for holding when my hands are wet. I have never had a USGI canteen leak and there isn't a clear colored, cap gasket that can fall out, like the Crusader. Also, the USGI canteen doesn't have to be torqued as tight to prevent leakage as opposed to the Crusader, which leaks unless you torque it down hard. The USGI cap attachment is much more robust than the flimsy Crusader and assists with opening and closing along with the larger cap ridges. The USGI cap attachment doesn't have to be held out of the way to drink as does the Crusader's cap, which will bounce on your face. The small USGI mouth allows you to completely seal the opening, so you can drink while moving, as opposed to the Crusader, which can spill down the sides of you face. The USGI fits snugly inside the cup for storage, and the Crusader fits sloppy, but can be remedied by turning the canteen around. The Crusader plastic cup that fits on top of the canteen is of poor design. If it is too loose the cup will come out of the storage pocket without the canteen, and if it is too tight, it will pull the canteen out of the storage pocket and but then you have to dig your fingers into the cup to remove it from the canteen. My newest USGI canteen is made in 2001 and my oldest is made in 1976 and I can't tell them apart from the obvious scratches.
 
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ROCK6 said:
Guyot (now manufactured by Nalgene) is a great do-all bottle. Three different sizes, heavy gauage stainless steel and good lid design. With the lid removed (easily), you can place directly onto coals or over a fire to boil water. The mouth/lid design is also compatible iwth all the other Nalgene compatible products (pre filters, coffee press, water filter, etc). They are heavier, but considering you don't need a seperate cup/pot, it's a pretty good rig; with that said, I usually carry a nested cup anyways:o

ROCK6
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When did Guyot get bought by Nalgene? I like the Guyot a lot, I paired it with a SS cup from Survival Resources (bepreparedtosurvive.com), and i have been really happy so far, except the cord lanyard for the lid needed to go so I could heat the Guyot.
 
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chewbacca said:
When did Guyot get bought by Nalgene? I like the Guyot a lot, I paired it with a SS cup from Survival Resources (bepreparedtosurvive.com), and i have been really happy so far, except the cord lanyard for the lid needed to go so I could heat the Guyot.
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I don't think they were "bought" by Nalgene, I think it was more of a business deal for manufacturing. Guyot couldn't keep up with the demand and Nalgene could...it's good for all in my mind. Kind of like Ford trucks; parts made in Amercia, but assemble in Mexico:D

ROCK6
 
I prefer the USGI canteen unless I'm using a pack that has pockets for a Nalgene, in which case I'll use them.
 
chewbacca said:
i have been really happy so far, except the cord lanyard for the lid needed to go so I could heat the Guyot.
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You do realize that one of the advantages of the Guyot is that you can slide the cord off, right? I do hope you didn't cut it...:eek:
 
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