Slight Canteen Pouch Mod: "Simonized"

[k_estela]

My good friend Marty Simon carries his USGI canteen on a shoulder strap. His canvas pouch has been modded to carry firesteel, whistle, first aid kit and more. The USGI canteen and cup has been a staple piece of gear for me but I never was satisfied with the way my Eagle Industries canteen pouch held it on my belt. It always flopped to the side and didn't hold it low enough to prevent it. Seeing Marty's again recently made me say, "F' it!" and I decided to do a quick mod.

Using the leftover guts from a AMK Ritter Pocket Survival Kit, I used the line as sewing thread. With a few small lengths of webbing, I sewed it to the pouch and used a couple of D rings from a hardware store as the anchor point. The strap is the one included with my Kifaru Tailgunner II that I never use so that was pressed into service. The end result? An easy way to carry my kit.

What I keep in it?

Stainless Canteen
Stainless Canteen Cup (Dated 1945!)
AMK Heat Sheet
BSA Hotspark and Sparklite with tinder
Reynolds oven bag
MP1 Tablets
Orion Whistle
6' of paracord through original belt attachment
BRKT Trickle Knife

With this set up, I have the means to start a fire, purify water, build a shelter, signal for help, store water, lash and much more.

 

[j williams]

Awesome Kev!!

I have the same setup in my maxpedition bottle holder. Its a great way to carry some items. I think that there needs to be more products on the market geared twoards this type of thing. Thee is alot of bags and pouches, but not many based around carrying water.

I likeyour setup alot!!!

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Nice stuff Kevin, you're on fire lately with cool mod'n threads. It's hard to beat a simple shoulder carry for a canteen, I can't get to that much flopping weight on my belt either!

Have you found that you like the GI canteen setup more than the Guyot/cup setup?

 

[mtnfolk mike]

that's pretty cool...:thumbup: i like it.. Marty does some nice work...