Nalgene vs. Canteen

When it comes to canteens I always prefer my standard wide mouth Nalgene bottle… There are great metal canteens out there that you could probably use in place of having a coffee pot but I just really prefer my Nalgene bottle over metal containers…

  • The water tastes better and you could actually sterilize water right in your Nalgene bottle as long as you don’t burn it or melt it.
  •  Works great with the MSR sweet water purifier… It screws right on to the wide mouth Nalgene bottle system and you pump filtered water right into the bottle.
  • They last a long time… I’ve had some for over 10 years.
  • They new versions are BPA free.
  • They also have a few collapsable models with the wide mouth top… 32oz… 48oz… 96oz canteens… These are great to have in a pack… Takes up less space but when you find water you can utilize the entire canteen.
MSR Sweet Water Filter that screws onto the Nalgene wide mouth bottles.
Using the MSR filter to fill our Nalgene bottles out backpacking.

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