Prior to buying this I bought the cheaper kind you can get which is a plastic bottle and only skinned with a ring of metal and that lasted a year until the screw cap just cracked on the very top one day when doing it up.

So I looked for a replaced in the same style and one that would hopefully last. I thought this would being solid aluminium and you can buy replacement screw caps for it should they break, However I’ve only owned it two months and the lining has started to come away around the spout / mouth piece and this was with only light use and following the cleaning advice of lukewarm water and washing up liquid and then shaking it to clean.

In every other respects this canteen is great, really well made, strong and feels built to last years but the lining is rubbish! it looks and feels just like a
yellow translucent tape and clearly isn’t tough or it wouldn’t have started coming off after only two months!

It’s also worth mentioning while the canteen itself is solid aluminium the collar the cap screws onto is not. It’s plastic, It isn’t shown in the pictures nor mentioned and while it’s nicer to drink from as it is a softer material and doesn’t hold cold temperatures etc, it is also a higher risk of where the product is likely to break on you! And should it crack it is not replaceable like the cap itself is, a picture should at least have shown this.

Really love this item. The ( new smell ) got rid of that by cleaning it with strident tablets, rinsed thoroughly twice. The blanket did come away a little but I solved it by tucking it back in with my penknife. Easily done. With the little problems solved its just perfect and just what I wanted.
Took it on Holliday to the mountains in Austria and we had a heat wave. With the blanket dry and in the full sun 35/40degrees the water became lukewarm in 2/3hours. When the blanket is wet the water stayed cool for at least 4hours. As I said perfect 🙂
I hope this helps someone In a positive way as this really is a great water canteen.

Used it on an mountain/hill walking expedition recently and it got a few admiring glances.
I would still use a canteen bottle over a camel back as while it is a bit more fiddly opening pack to get to it you have a much better idea of how much water you have left whereas some people in the group found they were running low when we were still a while out as its harder to ration.
The pouch does have a backing you can slip it through a belt loop so can wear on hip.

For the price – not inconsiderable against other canteens – I am disappointed with this product.
The blanket covering is inadequately fitted to the aluminium bottle, delivered already pulled away from the rolled rims all ‚round the bottle.
The strap is way too short for anyone but a kid or a very short person to use……..I’m 5’7" and at full extent the strap hung the bottle under my armpit in a place it clearly couldn’t stay! I’ve easily replaced it with rope but I shouldn’t have had to.
Delivery was relatively fast for a US product and packaging was fine.

3.5 stars really. It does a great job as a water canteen with its lined aluminium container for the price. I wanted a traditional ‚over the shoulder‘ canteen this shape, preferably made in Europe; this is as close as I could find. It is let down by its plastic/Polyester faux canvas cover (the proper, thick cotton canvas is a great insulator on an original) and by the short strap – best suited for a boy scout or older child as is.

Prior to buying this I bought the cheaper kind you can get which is a plastic bottle and only skinned with a ring of metal and that lasted a year until the screw cap just cracked on the very top one day when doing it up.

So I looked for a replaced in the same style and one that would hopefully last. I thought this would being solid aluminium and you can buy replacement screw caps for it should they break, However I've only owned it two months and the lining has started to come away around the spout / mouth piece and this was with only light use and following the cleaning advice of lukewarm water and washing up liquid and then shaking it to clean.

In every other respects this canteen is great, really well made, strong and feels built to last years but the lining is rubbish! it looks and feels just like a
yellow translucent tape and clearly isn't tough or it wouldn't have started coming off after only two months!

It's also worth mentioning while the canteen itself is solid aluminium the collar the cap screws onto is not. It's plastic, It isn't shown in the pictures nor mentioned and while it's nicer to drink from as it is a softer material and doesn't hold cold temperatures etc, it is also a higher risk of where the product is likely to break on you! And should it crack it is not replaceable like the cap itself is, a picture should at least have shown this.

Really love this item. The ( new smell ) got rid of that by cleaning it with strident tablets, rinsed thoroughly twice. The blanket did come away a little but I solved it by tucking it back in with my penknife. Easily done. With the little problems solved its just perfect and just what I wanted.
Took it on Holliday to the mountains in Austria and we had a heat wave. With the blanket dry and in the full sun 35/40degrees the water became lukewarm in 2/3hours. When the blanket is wet the water stayed cool for at least 4hours. As I said perfect 🙂
I hope this helps someone In a positive way as this really is a great water canteen.

Used it on an mountain/hill walking expedition recently and it got a few admiring glances.
I would still use a canteen bottle over a camel back as while it is a bit more fiddly opening pack to get to it you have a much better idea of how much water you have left whereas some people in the group found they were running low when we were still a while out as its harder to ration.
The pouch does have a backing you can slip it through a belt loop so can wear on hip.

For the price - not inconsiderable against other canteens - I am disappointed with this product.
The blanket covering is inadequately fitted to the aluminium bottle, delivered already pulled away from the rolled rims all 'round the bottle.
The strap is way too short for anyone but a kid or a very short person to use........I'm 5'7" and at full extent the strap hung the bottle under my armpit in a place it clearly couldn't stay! I've easily replaced it with rope but I shouldn't have had to.
Delivery was relatively fast for a US product and packaging was fine.

3.5 stars really. It does a great job as a water canteen with its lined aluminium container for the price. I wanted a traditional 'over the shoulder' canteen this shape, preferably made in Europe; this is as close as I could find. It is let down by its plastic/Polyester faux canvas cover (the proper, thick cotton canvas is a great insulator on an original) and by the short strap - best suited for a boy scout or older child as is.