Rothco 3 Piece 1 Quart Canteen Kit With Cover & Aluminum Cup

Man,When i got this, i thought it would be crap. Turns out, i been using it to replace Bottles i recycled by filling them up with water and reusing them. THis canteen, All i have to do is fill it up In the morning and most the time go all day without having to refill it. I love this bad boy and it really got a nice canteen cover and the inside is insulated,(it aint just Cheap Canvas LOL like i thought it would be) Keeping your water or drink cool. ITs very sturdy and the Canteen Clips onto the belt Nicely, Carried it one day quite a few months ago into walmart and didnt even notice it was there. EDC, yeah, i use it more than i realize, but the cup it comes with aint The best, it fits over the Canteen down inside the Carry case. I really like it and cannot live without it as i tend to use it all the time. Get yours, You can take water any dad gummed place you please.UPDATE 4/10/2013Still in good shape. I still use it and took it with me on a hike, no trouble. It holds up and I like it alot. Still about the same as when i bought it back in november. A good canteen for replacing water bottles. But if you want to do serious hiking, Probably need a better canteen, but since i am a tightwad, I buy cheap S*** and Make it last as my Philosophy is that a Penny saved is a penny earned. EDC to carry water, Fine. EDC for the military or on a hike? Maybe not a good Idea. And if i forgot to mention, It does not leak. I Usually down canteens that do and usually discard them. I have knocked this one over numerous times unknowingly and by the time I realize it i set it back upright but Still, No leaking whatsoever.UPDATE 11/4/2013Canteen still in Good condition. All in one piece, and Have drank water out of it since I got it back last winter. Nothing is broken, I have taken it everywhere, Done everything with it and its been by my side. I will buy it again 2 or 3 years down the line if ever I lose this one. INexpensive, and I got my moneys worth.

I am almost positive that this item comes from the Pathfinder School owned by David Canterbury, because he has the exact same kit at the exact same price. I only bought mine here for the free two day shipping. I know David Canterbury only picks the best and most durable gear for his store, company and school. So I know this is good quality. The canteen looks to be standard military issue, as is the canteen cover. My only two gripes are the clips and the cup handles. The clips are cheap remakes of the military issue version. The military clips have a little hole at the bottom of the clip for the retention pin to slide through. These clips do have a fair amount of tension on them that can make them difficult to open up so you can attach them to your belt or other gear. I suggest pushing the clip in a bit when you open it, and it will require a bit of pressure to close again. That tension is nice for keeping the clip from wiggling lose, but you might want to replace it in a few years with military surplus as I imagine that tension might not make it to 5 or 10 years. The cup handles are a bit short. That can be an issue cooking over a fire, but if you know your way around a knife or a hatchet and a little bushcraft that should not be a problem just fashion a longer handle to insert into the little metal ones and you have a great pot for campfire cooking. All in all you can't beat the balance of value and price in this thing! Great deal! I am looking forward to taking this for a spin out at my grandma's this Thanksgiving! I'm teaching my dad how to shoot and handle a firearm. My grandpa taught me how to shoot and hunt, now I'm the one teaching his son the same things. Who knows, with a bit of luck I might be cooking up some squirrel stew in the cup this weekend over a campfire!

This canteen kit is really cool the sole and only reason I took a star is because the bottle is plastic and it takes a few washes and rinses to get rid of that new plastic smell. Other than that it looks and feels strong so I don't have to worry too much if I take a fall and cap doesn't leak a single drop so far even upside down. The cup is strong and works just fine and I love the molle pouch for it its secure and feels good on my belt. Thought about getting a full aluminum or stainless steel bottle but after using it I've decided this one is pretty great so I'm gonna rock it till it falls apart which looks like will take a while. I'm happy with product always getting compliments on it and it does exactly what it's made for

I just received my second one of these canteens with cover and cup. It's 5 stars for me for a canteen set that is complete for under 12 bucks... I don't understand two things from the reviews. First, why do people keep complaining that this isn't mil-spec, no where in the description or on the product itself does it claim to be mil-spec! If it did claim to be mil-spec than I wouldn't buy it for under 12 bucks... Second, I keep reading about the odor coming from inside the cup. Like I said this is my second one, and neither one has any odor at all, especially not a bad smell... The one complaint I do have is that it is made in China. Other than that it is a great little canteen for camping, backpacking, and general use... You get exactly what the description says, nothing more nothing less...Just used the cup to boil water and to disinfect the canteen and it worked great! The only issue would be that it left a water level stain on the inside of the cup... Not sure if this is normal or not but it seems to be fine. Still very pleased with my purchase!