Easy enough -- thanks for the advice. I have already taken to heart the advice re: surplus gear. This is the only military gear I own (except for the outfit I use for paintballing). I have no intention of going Rambo. But I have a Jansport Goshawk pack which I use for a 72-hour kit, and with the stuff I have in it currently it is too heavy for trapsing about, so I wanted to make it lighter. I thought I could dump the nalgene bottle and aluminum mess kit for the canteen/cooking cup combo.<br><br>Talk about buying mistakes with gear -- I've made plenty already. I bought a Coleman two-mantle lantern, intending it to be used at home in case the utilities go out. Nice product, only useless for anything indoors, and too bulky for a BOB. Ahh, the price of an education these days.....