Maxpedition Bottle holder kit, review and pics

Sorry for the bump again but I love this thread.
Dug the pack out the other day and it rekindled the obsession with PSK's and hopefully getting back outside.
This munchkin takes up a lot of time these days though. :)
(sign was supposed to say Jan. not Jun., her mom's second language is English.)
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Hey all,

First post here. This thread got me inspired about designing a bottle holder kit. I wanted to include a small alcohol stove as part of my woods kit, I and tried out both the Maxpedition 10x4 size, as well as the 12x5 size for that. Wound up going with the latter – but if I wasn't going to include the stove, the 10x4 would have worked fine.

I detailed some of that trial-and-error process here on my survival blog:

http://thinksurvival.tumblr.com/post/138521357169/maxpedition-bottle-holder-woods-kit

Thanks for sharing all your ideas about this!

PS: Here's a shot of the stove/cup/bottle stack I wound up with, next to the Maxpedition 12x5:

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just made this one (all hand stitched) w/ 10 oz waxed canvas (found the exact canvas, including color, that Frost River uses)- found a 1.75" high tin that is the exact diameter of my Guyot, so it will sit below stocked w/ coffee, instant soup, etc- even room for a esbit stove if need be; also fits my Olicamp mug that the Guyot can nest in if I want it along

can hand carry it ala running bottle, rig a shoulder sling or attach it to belt or pack

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I bought a 10x4 bottle holder a few years ago, but never really had much of a niche for it. Until I saw this thread a few months ago, and it got the juices flowing. :)

I finished a first version of my PSK recently. I believe I have most of the C's covered, with some redundancy. There is space left for a small Altoids first aid kit, but not much else.


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(The strap is from an Ortlieb dry bag, and the pouches are a Janus and a single sheath)

I plan to convert this into a brew kit for family outings, where survival is not really a concern.
 
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Brock O Lee said:
I bought a 10x4 bottle holder a few years ago, but never really had much of a niche for it. Until I saw this thread a few months ago, and it got the juices flowing. :)

I finished a first version of my PSK recently. I believe I have most of the C's covered, with some redundancy. There is space left for a small Altoids first aid kit, but not much else.


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(The strap is from an Ortlieb dry bag, and the pouches are a Janus and a single sheath)

I plan to convert this into a brew kit for family outings, where survival is not really a concern.
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May I ask what cup that is? How are stacking it? Reason I ask, I was just looking at my stuff last night. I was thinking lid, Snow Peak 700 (I think that's what I have), bottle then Trangia or maybe flip the cup upside down so it's easier to get out.
 
This is a Toaks 750 ml ti pot with lid.

I put the Trangia at the bottom of the main insulated compartment, then the Nalgene and nest the Toaks on top. This setup fits very snugly, both in width and height. I can invert this to put the Toaks at the bottom and Trangia on top. The lid goes into the Janus.
 
Brock O Lee said:
This is a Toaks 750 ml ti pot with lid.

I put the Trangia at the bottom of the main insulated compartment, then the Nalgene and nest the Toaks on top. This setup fits very snugly, both in width and height. I can invert this to put the Toaks at the bottom and Trangia on top. The lid goes into the Janus.
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Thanks for the quick response. I don't have a spare Janus at the moment but may look to get another. Thanks again!
 
mtwarden said:
found a 1.75" high tin that is the exact diameter of my Guyot, so it will sit below stocked w/ coffee, instant soup, etc- even room for a esbit stove if need be; also fits my Olicamp mug that the Guyot can nest in if I want it along

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That's a great idea to use a circular tin. I've got one in my parts bin, that I was initially going to use for a PSK, but the round shape made it awkward to fit the right bits of gear inside (rectangular tins just worked out better for a PSK, in my experience). I hadn't thought to try nesting the circular tin in the water bottle stack – looks like it would be the perfect use for it!
 
My bottle kit has changed several times since I first posted it in this thread. Here's a more recent picture.

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Last week, I decided to make up an even smaller bottle kit based on an 18 ounce bottle rather than 32 ounce.

This is what I came up with. A 6 x 6 pouch from 5.11, and a Maxpedition barnacle pouch.

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How do you like the remora? I hated how the nub at the choil interfered with the precious real estate on a small knife, used a dremel to reshape it and liked it a lot more.
 
Yeah that nub can get in the way. I mainly use it for skinning coons or cleaning fish, and then I’m holding it in more of a pinch grip so it doesn’t bother me too much.
 
SaturatedShadow said:
This is what I came up with. A 6 x 6 pouch from 5.11, and a Maxpedition barnacle pouch.
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I really like the Maxpedition Barnacle pouch. It's the only thing I've got hanging off my urban EDC bag (a Condor E&E). I keep the Barnacle pretty full, so those zippers are always closing under pressure, but they seem so durable I don't worry about them tearing loose or binding up.

Does that 18 oz water bottle fit inside the 6x6 pouch, or do you hang it off the side?
 
ThinkSurvival said:
I really like the Maxpedition Barnacle pouch. It's the only thing I've got hanging off my urban EDC bag (a Condor E&E). I keep the Barnacle pretty full, so those zippers are always closing under pressure, but they seem so durable I don't worry about them tearing loose or binding up.

Does that 18 oz water bottle fit inside the 6x6 pouch, or do you hang it off the side?
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It fits inside with just the neck sticking out.

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