US 1qt Canteen

Excellent value for money. These actually cost less than chinese knock-offs, and they are brand new Made in USA real-deal USGI canteens. As others have mentioned they are HTP manufactured (Cage Code 9N852). Thick, indestructible, BPA-free plastic that withstand boiling hot water. Three parts (bottle, cap, cap strap). Please note that the cap strap, unlike bottle and cap, will soften and deform from boiling water. Compared to the (now discontinued) Nalgene oasis canteen, these have a faint plastic smell (removable with hot water and baking soda) and weighs ca 10 gram more. But they will withstand abuse on a completely different level compared to the oasis. The only negative is that Varustelekas German distributor Storm placed a info sticker with a glue from hell.

I got 2. Both marked H.T.P on the bottom which is short for Hayes Tooling and Plastics. Another reviewer stated these are made of HDPE. I tried contacting HTP and confriming this but got no response. If they are in fact made of HDPE then they are food safe for short periods at 120 degrees celsius and long periods at 110 degrees celsius. This means you can boil water and pour it directly into the canteen and not damage it or have the canteen release any nasty shit into the water because of the temperature. I tried this and it worked well, no damage to the canteen whatsoever, no odd taste to the water either. It tasted the same as when i have the canteen filled with cold tap water. I might even try boiling water in the canteen directly in a fire just to see how it handles it. Don't take my word for any of this though, wouldn't want you poisoning yourselves if I was wrong. No leaking at all, seals up tight as fuck. And they do NOT have any form of washer or seal inside the lid, it's just solid, precision made plastic, which is good. However they can give the illusion of leaking if there is water on the threads, as it eventually runs down the threads. So if you think yours is leaking, make sure the threads and inside of the cap are completely dry before leak testing. I don't know if that is common knowledge or not and I may appear to be somewhat retarded, but I'd rather say it than not. I actually prefer this over stainless steel canteens and even the keith titanium/heavy cover titanium canteen. It's such a good design and well made. Thick and strong material but not too heavy. Mouth is neither too big not too small. More rugged than steel and titanium canteens as this one would just flex when steel and titanium would be dented to shit or straight up crack open. I could have it full of water and throw it from my balcony and not even have to worry about it. I can't even say the same about a drop from hip height with stainless/titanium canteens. These are reaaaaaally good especially considering how damn cheap they are. I can't speak for any other makes than H.T.P though since they are the only ones I have. I definitely see why these have been in service for so long.

In basic training I left my issued one down at CQ and my drill sergeant buried it in the workout pit (where it remains seeing as he forgot its location). He then was forced to buy me a replacement (which is this model) which is nicer. Would recommend if looking for a robust canteen or something to bury in a workout pit to scare a private.