Question about Canteens/Water bottles...

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longmood

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I quite commonly see Nalgene bottles or aluminum bottles being used today. My question is, are there any water bottles or canteens currently in production that can be used to collect water and boil it. I know technically you can boil water in plastic bottles but it takes much longer and you have to be extremely careful and attentive which is a drag. I'm guessing it would have to be stainless steel??? Not sure if aluminum bottles are safe to boil water in and what not. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
 
I think you could boil water with a Guyot Designs bottle. Stainless steel and one design is shaped like a nalgene. Just need to take the lid off.
 
hmmm, never heard of those. Interesting. Thanks very much, now hopefully I can get my hands on one in Regina, Saskatchewan...
 
Nalgene bottles are not designed to boil water. First you would leach out harmful chemicals at a greater rate (see my original post on the safety of these bottles). The bottle will deform and weaken due to repeated heating. It can be done but at a cost. I carry one Nalgene and one Guyot when hiking. Another alternative is to carry a WWII type US canteen which is made of stainless. The bonus is that you can carry the canteen cup and the US heater attachment. You can pick them up on Ebay or at some surplus stores. Avoid the imported junk.
 
longmood said:
hmmm, never heard of those. Interesting. Thanks very much, now hopefully I can get my hands on one in Regina, Saskatchewan...
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According to their website you can buy them at "Mountain Equipment Coop"(never heard of it), or they are available for preorder on their site
 
Awesome. Thanks for the info...

And thanks zman for the warning. What I meant was that I know as a last resort it is possible to boil in plastic bottles. No way I would risk it unless I had to.
 
You can get Guyot bottles at http://www.bepreparedtosurvive.com/WaterContainers.htm. It is near the bottom of the page.
This site is run by John McCann who wrote Build the Perfect Survival Kit. According to the web site they will ship internationally.
Another option is a SS mug that fits over the bottom of a 32oz Nalgene. http://www.bepreparedtosurvive.com/Cookware.htm
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BTW if you want John's book, order it from his site and you get an autographed copy.
I have no interest in the site other than having read and enjoyed John's book and having spoken to him yesterday about an order I placed.
 
Man, those are nice. Thinking of getting one of those.
 
i really like my klean kanteen. Its stainless and has a smaller opening which i kinda like. Keeps more heat/steam in for faster boiling.
 
+ 1 for Klean Kanteen, I really like mine. The only drawback is whatever the temp of its contents the bottle will be the same. (like all metal canteens)
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The guyots look cool but hard to get a hold of.

I also have a metal cup for my nalgene. It works well and carry it with me often.
 
So what's wrong with using the stainless steel canteen cup that comes with the Army canteen?
 
Horn Dog said:
So what's wrong with using the stainless steel canteen cup that comes with the Army canteen?
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Nothing, in fact after reading this thread I tracked down a SS WWII canteen set. Looking to replace my Plastic and Aluminum Vietnam era set.
 
longmood said:
hmmm, never heard of those. Interesting. Thanks very much, now hopefully I can get my hands on one in Regina, Saskatchewan...
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Hey longmood,

I'm a fellow Canuck and I ordered (and received) mine from here. You will notice they are wide mouth which is also an advantage IMHO.

Doc
 
Q a member over at www.swamprat.com forum has done a test on the Guyot bottle worth reading the thread about over there. Someone can correct me if my web adddress for the SR Forum is wrong.
 
Thanks for all the responses! So I'm assuming that those Guyot bottles would fit the holsters designed for Nalgene bottles as well?
 
longmood said:
Thanks for all the responses! So I'm assuming that those Guyot bottles would fit the holsters designed for Nalgene bottles as well?
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Yes. Here they are side by each:
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In this picture,
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you will notice that I've replaced the original lanyard with a piece of black 550 with a snare knot at each end. This makes it easy to remove anything that's heat-affected in case you want to boil water. Kevin (k estela) posted awhile back about how he used it to boil water for a whole weekend.

It also makes it easy to clean.

Doc
 
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