The military-style canteen design is probably the most under-rated piece of basic military kit every devised. The contoured design holds an entire quart of water in a much smaller profile than a cylindrical water bottle. With the contoured design, you can affix the canteen in a pouch against your body comfortably and without it hanging off. It's also much more comfortable and natural to hold. The canteen cup is also under rated, taking up almost not additional space. It can be used as simple cup or mug, with hot or cold beverages, or as a bowl for your soup, or as a pot to cook with. It's brilliant. Folks who use your standard 32oz Nalgene bottles struggle to find a cup that nests with it-- yet there's a great solution that has been around for decades. However, Nalgene does make a great canteen out of their material, which I am a fan of.Where the Rothco Vintage Canteen Carry comes in hand is when you want to carry your trusty canteen as a standalone item (that is, not attached to a cartridge belt or a pack). The canteen carry gives you a strap so you can carry your canteen where ever you go. The styling is reminiscent of the classic carry pouch that the canteen came with, but it has a shoulder strap instead of ALICE clips.Is this a military grade item? No. It's made from a relatively soft material. I think it will hold up fine for most folks, but I wouldn't 100 rely on it to hold up in a military environment (which to be fair, you shouldn't/wouldn't be using it in that environment anyway). But I'm not in the military anymore. This canteen carry great for those civilian life adventures for us gear nerds who appreciate the GI style canteen. It's a great accessory for when you're hiking, camping, or hunting. I can keep a MOLLE-style canteen pouch on my daypack, main pack, or gun belt (at the range), and easily pull out my canteen carry when I don't need to bring my daypack, main pack, or gun belt. I don't have to fumble around for my water bottle or for my cup, because they are always right there, together, where they belong.

I love it !!! My canteen fits in it perfectly and the side pocket is perfect for my phone.

Nice quality I got a nalgene flask to put in it the pocket is a tight fit for my smartphoneGod bless

Comfortable and quiet. Great for hiking and hunting

A few rides at kings island don't let you bring loose water bottles onto the ride or even into the line. That's ridiculous on hot summer days, so I bought this. Problem solved. I can now take my water with me without skipping the best rides. It fit the canteen perfectly, it's comfortable to wear, and seems pretty durable.

My 10 yr old grandson loves to use this water flask carrier when he goes on his walks and adventures

This is the real deal! My son loves this. He fills his canteen and puts it in this carry case and takes it to school with him. It's durable and all the other kids love it too.

I stick it in the freezer filled half way so I'll have a good supply of ice water for the day.

Would recommend this as a great product at the right price point. It fits my Nalgene canteen like a glove.

We got these for the whole family to take camping. We've got them on the modern Rothco plastic type canteens and on the Goetland WWII type metal style canteen.They have a strong strap and are well made.

I bought this to use in a photo shoot - it was perfect. We won the contest.

Exactly as described.

My seven year old was enthused to get a water bottle that looked like a soldier. I mistakenly thought that this cover contained the actual canteen. He was disappointed when it arrived. It cost me another $8 to order a plastic bottle to fit it. When he had that, days later, he is happy with it. He's decided to keep GUM in the little pocket on the front in case he gets hungry if we hike on a trail. Be aware you need a bottle with it.

My fly-fishing grandson was thrilled with this birthday gift and impressed with how long the water in his canteen stayed cold.

My grandson put this in my shopping cart so I ordered it for him. When it arrived he was so very disappointed!!! There was no canteen with it. It was just the sleeve, however we found and ordered a canteen to go with the sleeve and he loves it!!! It is good quality however just beware it is just the sleeve. I would buy it again

serves the purpose. I want to sew a belt loop on one

My husband loves it for his birthday.

It's handy. It fits a standard canteen and does it's job on a grey man level.

I bought this canteen for my grandsons to play camping and soldiers, they love them. Very sturdy and great for the imagination!

Works fine for my military style canteen