Originally Posted By: Pete
..."My concerns with the nalgene:
1) No nesting stove (although I'm fairly certain a small stove wouldn't be too much trouble to take along)"
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Actually, it now turns out that you can buy stainless steel cups that fit over the end of a nalgene bottle. I just discovered this myself during another thread on this forum. It's quite a smart little idea for survival gear. So yuor cup and bottle nest together.

Then in a real survival situation you use the SS cup for everything. Put it over a small fire and use it to heat soup or tea. Use some aluminum foil to seal the top to retain heat and water vapor.

I haven't bought one of these SS cups yet ... but I certainly plan to!

Pete

I already knew about the nesting cup but there is not a stove that nests with it as well like with the GI canteen. I tend to think this would not be a real issue for the reasons you mention and also a backpack stove would not take up that much room in the kit or pack. But you gotta admit the nesting stove for the GI canteen is pretty ingenious. And there would be some benefit to having that stove on your person instead of in your pack. Anyone know of a way to make a functioning nesting stove for the Nalgene cup?
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Uh ... does anyone have a match?