French Aluminum Canteen

You get the canteen, the pouch, and the cup. You will probably have to replace the rubber stopper because it is worn out. It looks great and when the rubber is replaced works fine. Get it while you can get something of this quality for this price. Just the canteen cup alone is worth it. It works fine to make Ramon Noodles over a bed of coals and flame. I LOVE IT!

hint... just order a new 1/8 inch piece of rubber and use an exacto knife to cut out a new stopper for the lid and your canteen is restored.

This is a great way to get noticed by chicks who love camping as much as I do. That''s the kind of girl I''m after.... one I can take camping with me. :)

this isnt the imitation junk i usually end up with, thick aluminum alittle heavy but i trust it all day,built to last i dont intend to ever need another

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Tough, cool, big. Wide mouth so you can put ice cubes in it.

I dragged this thing through the jungle in Central Africa and it served me well, the only time I couldn''t get a drink of water was standing next to the wild gorillas. Apparently drinking in front of them makes them want a sip.

They (the Swiss?) originally made a stove that goes with this, though Amazon doesn''t sell it, which I think is what the upper snaps are for on the canvas.

I like owning things that are unique and will last a lifetime -this is definitely among them.

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This canteen is sturdy and the neck opens big enough to take either an immersion heater for cold weather or standard ice cubes for hot weather.

Doesn''t sweat the way a plastic canteen can. The one I have holds 1 liter (a little over a standard quart).

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This canteen is one of the biggest I''ve been able to find, and the body and nesting cup are both made of solid aluminum, and mostly indestructable. However, the plastic cap is both relatively flimsy, and has a metal pin where the chain attaches the cap to the canteen. This pin protrudes from the top instead of being recessed into a concavity. This might seem like no big deal, but if you happen to drop the canteen on the cap, the pin transfers the entire force of the drop into one tiny point, which makes the cap very likely to shatter. (I dropped mine onto relatively plush carpet the first week, and the cap shattered into a million pieces.) Other than the flaw in the cap, this canteen is great. Big, sturdy, and the nesting cap and canvas cover are both great. If it came with a sturdier cap with a recessed pin, I would recommend this highly.

Instead, I would recommend the Swiss M32 canteen. Although it''s a good bit smaller, it''s much sturdier. I was apprehensive about the cork stopper, but after some heavy use, I actually much prefer it to screw-on caps.