Bought two surplus canteens a couple of weeks ago.
One is a Swiss M84 canteen with cup. A few of the guys here are using them and Sweeneyguy did a great review on Y-T. Really impressed with it especially considering the price.
Had a bash at making a lid for the cup. Used a new bit of sheet aluminium rather than the recycled stuff I've used in the past, 0.9 mm IIRC. The handle is made from a picture hanging loop riveted on with a copper harness rivet.
Sweeneyguy used a neat little French army stove in his vid which inspired me to have ago at making a solid fuel type stove . I copied the Esbit lightweight folding stove . Made from an old shaving foam can and three stainless brackets used in construction for tying timber frames to masonry.
Used 1 hex block to boil up about 3/4 of the cup full of water, forgot a windshield :34: so used the Finn bag and myself instead. The stove fits into a itty bitty ditty bag made from material from old combats.
The other canteen is a Norwegian and came in as new condition along with a carrier with a plastic cup.
The carry pouch is well padded and has an internal pocket ,for puri-tabs I suppose.
The bottle also has a wide mouth which I read just recently on Tor's web site, a Norwegian member here , is for topping up with snow, and the bottle kept inside your clothing, like Mac's Vid on the pilots flask. Something I'd never heard of before and now twice, first from Mac and IA and now from Tors site. Not that we get it cold enough over here that often to have to try...unfortunately :2:
The canteen has a narrowing and tapered shape as well as the normal kidney shape to it . I wondered if that design was because of possibility of having to put the bottle into your clothing .
Allot of pics of bottles , sorry
....but I seem to gather them a bit :54:
Cheers,
Pete.
One is a Swiss M84 canteen with cup. A few of the guys here are using them and Sweeneyguy did a great review on Y-T. Really impressed with it especially considering the price.
Had a bash at making a lid for the cup. Used a new bit of sheet aluminium rather than the recycled stuff I've used in the past, 0.9 mm IIRC. The handle is made from a picture hanging loop riveted on with a copper harness rivet.
Sweeneyguy used a neat little French army stove in his vid which inspired me to have ago at making a solid fuel type stove . I copied the Esbit lightweight folding stove . Made from an old shaving foam can and three stainless brackets used in construction for tying timber frames to masonry.
Used 1 hex block to boil up about 3/4 of the cup full of water, forgot a windshield :34: so used the Finn bag and myself instead. The stove fits into a itty bitty ditty bag made from material from old combats.
The other canteen is a Norwegian and came in as new condition along with a carrier with a plastic cup.
The carry pouch is well padded and has an internal pocket ,for puri-tabs I suppose.
The bottle also has a wide mouth which I read just recently on Tor's web site, a Norwegian member here , is for topping up with snow, and the bottle kept inside your clothing, like Mac's Vid on the pilots flask. Something I'd never heard of before and now twice, first from Mac and IA and now from Tors site. Not that we get it cold enough over here that often to have to try...unfortunately :2:
The canteen has a narrowing and tapered shape as well as the normal kidney shape to it . I wondered if that design was because of possibility of having to put the bottle into your clothing .
Allot of pics of bottles , sorry
....but I seem to gather them a bit :54:Cheers,
Pete.
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