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The Patt. 58 British Army tea ingredient transporter aka water bottle.
I bought a surplus one the other day for the princely sum of £2.50.
It has been suggested before that it is an acceptable substitute for a nalgene for those with limited funds. Comes with a free cup too.
Here it is with a 1952 vintage one-pint (20oz) army tea mug for scale:
It holds 38oz, almost half way between a litre and 2 imperial pints, I don't know what genius thought that one up!
Here it is next to what I believe is a US bottle, maybe someone could confirm or refute that. (It holds a slightly less generous 35oz)
The mouth sizes compared:
The provided cup is great for drinking tea out of (no burnt lips) less good for brewing up in as it is made of plastic.
I've also got a Dutch bottle, a near clone of the US? one but smaller at only 29oz. It came with this really nice matt stainless steel cup. (the bottle itself I have tricked out with cardboard, etc. to resemble an Oliver-pattern bottle as used in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879)
The cup can be forced onto the US? bottle with a little effort and inserted into a webbing pouch.
A little something to pass the time! I might take one or two on a hike soon
I bought a surplus one the other day for the princely sum of £2.50.
It has been suggested before that it is an acceptable substitute for a nalgene for those with limited funds. Comes with a free cup too.
Here it is with a 1952 vintage one-pint (20oz) army tea mug for scale:
It holds 38oz, almost half way between a litre and 2 imperial pints, I don't know what genius thought that one up!
Here it is next to what I believe is a US bottle, maybe someone could confirm or refute that. (It holds a slightly less generous 35oz)
The mouth sizes compared:
The provided cup is great for drinking tea out of (no burnt lips) less good for brewing up in as it is made of plastic.
I've also got a Dutch bottle, a near clone of the US? one but smaller at only 29oz. It came with this really nice matt stainless steel cup. (the bottle itself I have tricked out with cardboard, etc. to resemble an Oliver-pattern bottle as used in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879)
The cup can be forced onto the US? bottle with a little effort and inserted into a webbing pouch.
A little something to pass the time! I might take one or two on a hike soon
