Strong Built Stainless Steel Canteen for Your Adventure Needs
The ALFA1 Stainless Steel Water Canteen is the perfect companion for your outdoor adventures. It is made of high-quality and rust-resistant stainless steel, which gives it a sleek and elegant look. It also has a wide mouth for easy filling and cleaning, a leak-proof cap that prevents spills & leaks, and a sturdy handle that allows you to carry it comfortably. The Stainless Steel Canteen can hold up to 1 quart (0.94 ltr) of water. It is enough to keep you hydrated throughout the day. This metal canteen can also withstand high temperatures and pressures, making it suitable for boiling water. The ALFA1 Stainless Steel Canteen is a must-have for anyone who loves the outdoors.
Wintn –
I have fairly extensive experience with canteens, from the old aluminum GI canteen, through the plastic era, up to higher quality plastics currently used. This is the best canteen I ever handled, lifetime quality and no plastic taste. The only exception to that is if you are really trying to reduce your load, the lid on this thing is heavy, but if you are reducing load, you are not looking at metal in the first place. The lid on this thing is truly a lifetime lid and I see no reason the canteen itself wouldn’t last many, many years. Plastic lids break and the gaskets fall out, especially with the cheaper metal canteens for sale these days, and lots of luck finding a good replacement. I don’t think you could damage the lid without great effort and serious tools. The gasket is held in firmly after tightening it down the first time. I contacted the company wanting more gaskets because I have lost so many from other canteens. They were more than helpful answering all my questions and requests. Great company, great product. Don’t buy the cheaper plastic lid canteen even with extra gear thrown in, I did and was not thrilled with the results. Spend a couple of extra bucks, get this one and splurge on a quality belt and canteen pouch. Military surplus is cheap and you’ll have a lifetime rig. I don’t do many reviews, only when I really believe in the product AND the company, this is a good one.
Liked it enough I bought another one. (I’m out enough I can use 2) The second one leaked at the seam. I contacted the company and in a few days, I had a replacement. Again, great company and great product. The perk to this one is the lid, won’t break like the plastic ones on metal canteens. Well worth the money.
Chevster –
Better than the Rothco canteen, my only gripe is that the threaded mouth is made from pressed sheet metal rather than having actual machined threads… the cap is however pretty much indestructible. The cap is machined from a single piece of steel and will never break. I suspect the first thing to fail on this canteen would be the threads on the pressed steel mouth wearing out over time, however it should last a very long time. I bought two of these canteens just in case, should last me a lifetime.
5g@735 –
Great version of the original US Military canteen and cup. Doesn’t leak. Cap is really heavy though. But its extremely durable. Cup nests flawlessly. Fits well with the molle II canteen pouch. Still have to test it over a fire to boil water and cook with the cup.
As a note the cup doesn’t nest with the plastic US military canteen.
UPDATE: fire test success! Fire! Fire! Fire! Lol. Used it a few times. I kept the empty bottle on the fire to black out the shine on the top a bit. Boiled water with the bottle to. If it gums up to much its difficult to get the cup on and off FYI. I always have a little cut of a brillo pad to clean anyways so I use it to smooth out the bottle so it fits smoothly again in the field.
I will be buying a USGI 1 qt. Canteen SS lid and maybe the stove. Not sure if they will fit with the ALPH 1. Will update then.
xm –
I wish a lid and a stove stand were available for the canteen cup. Otherwise, it’s quite sturdy and unlike the two plastic lid canteens I tried (and returned) before buying this one, it doesn’t leak at all. I’m sure the stainless cap will last forever. I do have a couple of relatively minor complaints: first, the canteen lid can be a little difficult to unscrew, especially when I’m sweaty. However, the lid I got is the one that only had a few raised ridges around the circumference to grip; it’s entirely possible that the fully-knurled lid shown in the manufacturer’s first picture may be easier to grip. Stainless steel on stainless steel has a tendency to gall anyway, there’s no getting around that. Second, the canteen cup handles are very loose and flop around with the slightest movement. Not an issue when it’s in the canteen cover, of course. I’m toying with the idea of finding a way to tighten the fit of the handle’s hinge points, but I haven’t decided on anything permanent yet. Right now I’m thinking a small shim made from a can would probably do the trick. Minor complaints, as I admitted, but at this price point I think there really shouldn’t be any.
gabriel –
This canteen will follow you till the end of the line! It’s sturdy, versatile, the lid won’t crack and the seal is replacable…
Amazon Customer –
I bought these to replace the steel canteens I had before. There was nothing wrong with my old canteens but the caps were broken and the replacement caps kept leaking. I bought these only because of the caps but when I got them I checked to see if they would fit my canteen cups with the fold out handle and they were a perfect fit. They fit in my cavalry canteen cover perfectly. I use my canteen every day and I needed one with a cap as tough as the canteen and this has lived up to it
Mike –
I don’t normally do reviews on products, but I am super impressed with this canteen. Made extremely well, robust cap which is cnc milled. Wont break like the standard issue aluminum canteen lids.
The gasket is made of silicone which should give years of leak proof service.
Storing water in a stainless bottle is much more appealing than storing it in aluminum which can leech into the water and be ingested. Same with the Cup which is typically used to boil water. The only con that I can mention is that it is heavy, comparitively speaking to a typical military surplus canteen kit
Silverspike –
Now this is a canteen! Living at a time when everything is becoming substandard and mediocre, this canteen really shines. Excellent quality; the handle, cap and cup are all well made and tight fitting. All I need is a decent pouch, but I almost don’t want to hide this beauty in a cover.