How To Clean The Us Artic Canteen

Gear Review – US Military Arctic Canteen

Not long ago I bought an chill canteen from my local Army/Navy store and added it to my winter bug-out bag. I use plastic Nalgene bottles, plastic military machine canteens (1 and ii quart), and metal h2o bottles and they take all frozen up at one time or another during the winters I've used them here in Maine. You can buy an insulated sleeve for the Nalgene bottles, just if it gets cold enough information technology will notwithstanding freeze up fifty-fifty during short hikes. canteen

1 of the metal bottles I had froze and ruptured spilling water all over the identify once information technology warmed upwards. I knew it would happen, but during one of the common cold snaps we had up here I didn't bother to have it out of my truck. Oops.
Anyway, afterwards using the arctic canteen this wintertime I'm happy to report that it only froze upwardly once and even then it was only around the neck of the canteen, and this was during single digit weather with my pack left outside in the truck over night.

It'due south a flake heavy because it's a double-walled vacuum sealed flask and I doubt if I'll carry it in the summer, just the fact that information technology will proceed your water from freezing in cold weather is a existent life saver. Also, the fact that it'south double-walled too makes information technology very tough. It has a plastic stop instead of a screw cap and even with the bulkiest gloves you can still pry it open to go a drink. Information technology also has a safety gasket that the plastic lid plugs into, so when you take a drink your lips won't stick to the metal.

The canteen cup is purchased separately and fits the canteen nicely, but don't wait it to fit your light-green plastic canteens! Information technology's shaped to fit the rounded bottom of the arctic mode bottle (which is kind of a pain), just overall it'south a prissy little system.

Dave Canterbury has a very good video of this canteen. You tin can check it out here.

4 ane/ii stars out of v for this bad boy.
Everyone else out at that place had feel with it? Let me know in the comments beneath.
-Jarhead Survivor

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