Canteen (bottle)

The canteen is a drinking vessel, which is used by military, police, paramilitary organizations, at work, camping and traveling.

Flasks are typically made ​​of metal, wood, glass, leather, ceramics or plastic.

The flasks are usually provided earlier of flat shape and with a Convincing felt or leather, to maintain the temperature of the liquid contained longer. They, too, had eyes for pulling a cord or a belt.

Flasks were already used in ancient times and were later used as a particularly Gourde or pilgrim bottle in the Middle Ages by pilgrims. Once it was realized that the fluid intake is important to marches, the canteen was also part of military equipment.

Canteens must have a low weight, while its robust against bump and shock at the same time. You must have a simple closure that can accommodate hot and cold liquid and be easy to clean. Therefore, long time flasks were primarily made of aluminum.

More recent form of water transport is the water bag with drinking tube that allows drinking also the march and next to hiking and trekking in is also used in military equipment.