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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Rick Wallace on March 21, 2013, 09:25:10 pm

Title: Canteen question
Post by: Rick Wallace on March 21, 2013, 09:25:10 pm

Question,,  Found a govt issue canteen floating in the river yesterday,half full of clear water.(Army rangers train down there daily) I washed it out with bleach water but it still has a funky smell to it,any suggestions on how to get the smell out?

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: sleek on March 21, 2013, 10:42:11 pm

vinegar

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: Rick Wallace on March 21, 2013, 11:05:02 pm

ahhhhh,,didnt think of that!  Thanks sleek   :)

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: Pat B on March 22, 2013, 12:24:34 am

If the vinegar doesn't work try baking soda...but be sure there is no more vinegar in it.  ;D

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: sleek on March 22, 2013, 05:00:19 am

No worries.... Hey Pat, do I win the shortest post ever award?

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: Olanigw (Pekane) on March 22, 2013, 11:58:56 am

no ;)

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: Olanigw (Pekane) on March 22, 2013, 11:59:53 am

if neither of those work, try hydrogen peroxide, full strength for a couple hours or even overnight.

If that doesn't work, you're SOL

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: Rick Wallace on March 23, 2013, 02:37:40 am

Vinegar didnt work,,got it soakin in baking soda water now,,if that dont work ill try the peroxide,,if that dont work ill put it back in the river and let somebody else find it!  :o

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: sleek on March 23, 2013, 04:43:15 am

Having drank many gallons of water from those canteens,I will tell you, the plastic itself has a certain offensive odor when you open them. I dont know why, or what, but there is an odor in all of them you will never get rid of. I have served both Air Force    ( short time ) and Navy, both with the green plastic canteens, and If its the odor I just realized that you are talking about, then it is permanent, and you will never get rid of it. They come that way. Kind of a musky... warm smell? The best cure for that is not to inhale while taking a sip. Thats how I solved the problem with all of my canteens.

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: Rick Wallace on March 23, 2013, 02:58:28 pm

That is the smell sleek,,I carried the same kind in the Army,never noticed or just forgot,,the baking soda helped alot!  Thanks for the reponses!  One day ill get rich and famous and get me a stainless steel one!!  :)

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: sleek on March 23, 2013, 04:29:41 pm

Yeah, figured after I put some thought to it... Man, that smell is a bad one. Wish I had known baking soda would work back then.... Hell, you could get rich and famous just off making a cleaning solution that will eliminate that odor... lots of military would buy it just cause the smell is bad...

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: Stringman on March 24, 2013, 11:12:56 am

AMEN to that!! stinking canteens...

Scott

Title: Re: Canteen question
Post by: crooketarrow on March 24, 2013, 11:52:28 am

  I carryed one for seams like a 1000 miles. That plactic smell aways there. KOOL AID MAKES IT A LITTLE BETTER.