Hey guys, I ran across this stainless steel water bottle at a local outfitter. It has turned out to perform well.

- 304 stainless steel
- 18oz capacity (other sizes available too)
- wide mouth opening
- heavy duty silicone gasket on cap
- silicone valve on cap allows vacuum-free sipping
- retainer on cap
- reasonably lightweight

I got the plain stainless model, not the colored version. I got the "sport cap" which has a click-open sip valve; no leaks so far. I'm using it for EDC and thought it would be good to have a water container that can be heated on the fire if necessary (remove the plastic cap first, of course). The wide opening has proven useful for icecubes and easy cleaning.

It is not apparent in the photos but the spout cover on the "sport cap" clicks positively onto the top valve and keeps the cap retained to prevent dropping it.

I have a bunch of the `40oz'ers. I love them. They also will fit the cups and cooksets that a 32oz negelene bottle fits.

Interesting, any reason other than being able to put direct flame under them than sticking with nalgene?


-Todd

Tired of hearing about all the plastic chemical crap, and they hold ~8oz more

I bought my friend one of those for his birthday, gosh, six years ago. He thought it was a gag-type gift and sat on his desk unused. Now it one of his favorite water bottles.

I will say they look nice, but I don’t see any need to for me to switch from Nalgene. The Nalgene bottles are very resistant to dents (unlike metal ones) and have served me well for many years.

I do use a Swiss brand metal one for denatured alcohol for a few backpacking stoves.

That's the main reason I tried it out. I have water purification tabs in my EDC but I thought it might be nice to have the option to boil water or make a hot drink in the bottle. It lets me avoid having to carry a separate metal pot/cup. I have some of these pouches in my EDC bag for holding more water.

The smooth 304 stainless is about as inert as you can get, too.

Is this Kleen Kantene single-walled or double?

Sue

Single

Great! Thanks for the quick reply.

Sue