I like what you've done and will make the same modification with each canteen cup I have. One thing I will do differently will be to put a small bend in the bail at the center of the bail so that when the cup is hanging by the bail it will not slip to one side or the other spilling whatever is in the cup.
Another spectacular segment from you James!! That was awesome and seemed very simple yet effective for the GI canteen set! Thanks again buddy for sharing what goes on inside that mind of yours and God bless you and yours!!!
The Vietnam War surplus canteen, canteen cup and mess kit are the best!! The butterfly handles sometimes need some tweaking to keep them from coming loose, but a little elbow grease and persistence pays off!! I've got two mess kits; a '65 Carrollton and a '66 Regal.
@@WayPointSurvival Good afternoon. I thought of one more detail. Bend eyelets in the wire around the Chicago screws and use both pieces of the Chicago screw. Maybe couple washers and locktite.
Very ingenious design! The foldaway bail, still can use GI handles, cup, stove and cover still functional like it was designed together. The only concern I have is that coat-hanger wire varies in thickness and strength. I would opt if possible for heavy gauge coat hanger for the Bail. However stronger wire coat hangers are hard to come by... I don't know how much the wire will deflect under water weight. I am also a tinkerer and build things. Thank you again. You saved me from watching cats playing pianos once again😊
@@WayPointSurvival A well thought out design. I'll be using stainless welding rod for strength and put a slight upside down 'V' at the peak of the bail. Small Gerber tool pliers will help with the bending. Thanks for the ideas.
MUCHAS GRACIAS JAMES , DESDE MEXICO FELICIDADES POR TUS IDEAS PARA CAMPING , LO HACEMOS EN EL PATIO DE LA CASA Y SOMOS FELICES , THANKS A LOT JAMES I SEE YOU SOON BE FINE
Superb hack, superb video always enjoy these videos, I hope my watching them repeatedly helps your viewing minutes because I love watching these and then revisiting them later. Your hobo series is another great series of hacks
Excellent video. I had been considering building a sling-type pot hanger from small-diameter stainless steel cable per the instructions on the Far North Bushcraft. Lonie posted an excellent tutorial on the subject. The idea works great provided there is a lip at the top of your pot for the cable sling to grab. The canteen cup "bellies in" at the front so the sling becomes problematic. I believe James has created a simple solution with easy-to-obtain parts
Nicely engineered! I have a utensil holder I was thinking of using as a bushpot but I don't really want to drill into it. This is the perfect solution.
very cool Mod. !!!!!!..........going to try this on my stanley cup cookset !!!!...... Im sure it will work well on the main cookset or on my lower metal cup/pot !!!! definitely better than putting them in and out of the fire or having to modify my pot lids ,,,,,, Thanks for all you do my friend you always come up with great tips that make things easier !!!
Great idea if you already have this canteen, but if you don’t have one yet, take my advice and get a German/Austrian/Swedish mess kit. You get the kidney shaped pot and top, but no canteen. The pot's bail locks so you can pour or hold it, and the top can be a fry pan, or small pot, amd is made to attach to a stick to hold over the fire. Wayyy better designed piece of kit, and no mods needed. The aluminum one is really cheap. Like $25-20.
@@WayPointSurvival Isn’t the us cup aluminum? There is a Swedish (?) kit that’s stainless, but it’s a little heavy since it’s a pot, pan and bowl, and it’s a bit hard to find.
Great video! 😁 thanks for the tip can’t wait to do it to all my G.I Canteen Cups 👍🏼 would love to see ya do a few canteen cup cooking videos on a wood fire and some of your homemade stoves alcohol,hobo, and back pack gas stoves 😁 thanks for sharing your knowledge of everything outdoors god bless 🙂
Nice job on that, I too bought a basic set that I still have & years later bought a stainless steel version after years of my original set more than proving its worth. Thanks for sharing this great method.
Hey I made it to number one spot. That's pretty clever James, maybe a little more complicated than some of your other builds but nonetheless clever but I'm sure I can get it done. I have the military canteen and I used to have the cup but I have no idea where that thing is, it is not in my camping and backpacking equipment. It's possible I let someone use it or it's possible that, no it's not possible that I lost it, so if I still have it it's in this house somewhere. I'm going to check my military belt rig and see if it's in there otherwise if it's not they don't cost that much so I may just purchase another. Anyway James this was a great little build and an very clever way to hang the cup. Stay vigilant my friend and may God bless.
I never get tired of seeing what your mind comes up with! You and I are very much alike when it comes to figuring out how to diy something for a certain use! Keep up the great work James!!! By the way, when I make your folding spoon from last video, I am going to take my Dremel and see about making the spoon into a spork. It hit me that since you are using a tablespoon, making it into a spork would still leave a good sized bowl left to be more useful than a standard spork. Will let you know how it goes! 😁
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Another fantastic idea from Waypoint Survival and James Bender!
Thanks so much!
I like what you've done and will make the same modification with each canteen cup I have. One thing I will do differently will be to put a small bend in the bail at the center of the bail so that when the cup is hanging by the bail it will not slip to one side or the other spilling whatever is in the cup.
Yes, that would be a good addition as long as it doesn't stick out too much and hinder it's nesting abilities.
nice one
Awe hell. Just drill two holes below the flange and attach a wire handle. Easy peasy and done.
Sure, but I don't want to put any holes in my canteen cup.
Great idea ! Love GI canteens, this takes it to the next level. Thanks James .
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another spectacular segment from you James!! That was awesome and seemed very simple yet effective for the GI canteen set! Thanks again buddy for sharing what goes on inside that mind of yours and God bless you and yours!!!
Thanks for watching and may God bless you and yours as well!
The Vietnam War surplus canteen, canteen cup and mess kit are the best!! The butterfly handles sometimes need some tweaking to keep them from coming loose, but a little elbow grease and persistence pays off!! I've got two mess kits; a '65 Carrollton and a '66 Regal.
Excellent!
A 'Very Good' DIY concept to improve the usage of Canteen Cup over the campfire...Thanks for showing !
Thanks for watching!
Once again you hit it out of the park James. Love this mod.
Thanks so much!
You clearly spent a fair bit of time to get this just right. Thanks!
I did and thank you so much for watching!
Never had a gi pot before. That's a neat little hack. Seems I tell you that every week. Keep em coming!
Thanks! Will do!
No worries. Thumbs up from me when the ads are playing before the video starts 👍😉
Thanks for that!
LOL kitty in the background. Great vid, as always.
Thanks for posting all these neat tricks James!
Glad you like them!
Interesting setup. Never would have thought that
Thanks!
Great design, very clever!
Thank you very much!
I have 3 of these military canteen kits that I carry on my long-range bag. a very nice creative video, and good to know.
Glad you liked it!
Another great tip, ty for sharing..
Thanks for watching!
Cool. Great idea. Thank you for your video and God bless you and your family.
Thanks for watching and God bless you too!
James your ideas are amazing. They are super practical. Thanks
Glad you like them!
Another great idea James. Thank you and keep em coming!!!
Thanks, will do!
Brilliant James Bender. I love when things are re-engineered. One idea gives birth to so many possibilities.
Thanks!
@@WayPointSurvival Good afternoon. I thought of one more detail. Bend eyelets in the wire around the Chicago screws and use both pieces of the Chicago screw. Maybe couple washers and locktite.
Yes, you could most certainly do that.
@@WayPointSurvival Thanks, James.
Thanks James, i carry two of these on my pack and that's going to make them more efficient for what I'm wanting.
Excellent!
Damn good job. One of your best!
Thanks!
thanks for your helpful videos. Greetings from Germany - Bavaria
Glad you like them!
James well done again !!!! Great job !!!
Thanks, my friend!
Ótimo vídeo Parabéns
Thanks!
Great idea. There is a bushcraft channel far north bushcraft who also tackled this as well. Both good ideas.
Thanks so much, Lonnie has a great channel and I really enjoy his content!
Another cool project! Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for watching!
¡Los ingenieros de la NASA deben ver este vídeo!
Genial idea.
Muchas gracias por compartir.
Thanks so much!
Absolutely brilliant.
Thanks!
Very ingenious design! The foldaway bail, still can use GI handles, cup, stove and cover still functional like it was designed together. The only concern I have is that coat-hanger wire varies in thickness and strength.
I would opt if possible for heavy gauge coat hanger for the Bail. However stronger wire coat hangers are hard to come by...
I don't know how much the wire will deflect under water weight.
I am also a tinkerer and build things.
Thank you again. You saved me from watching cats playing pianos once again😊
The wire that I use is from stainless steel hangers and is quite strong. You can purchase them on amazon.
@@WayPointSurvival A well thought out design. I'll be using stainless welding rod for strength and put a slight upside down 'V' at the peak of the bail. Small Gerber tool pliers will help with the bending. Thanks for the ideas.
James Bender, the metal bender ! Great idea, well thought out.
Thanks!
Thinking outside the square, always looking at how to make more practical use of the type of gear we all use outdoors. Well done 👍.
Thanks!
Definitely cool, another great ideal from the MacGyver of bushcraft
Thanks so much!
Great video James l learn something new ever time you post one of these videos God bless you brother stay safe from the thumb of Michigan thanks again
Thanks, you too!
Great idea James , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !
Thanks, you too!
Excellent canteen cup hack James.
Thanks for watching!
WOW!!! You come up with great ideas!!! I wish my WW2 canteen cup was stainless steel.
Thanks!
This is the coolest mod I've ever seen.
Thanks!
The best idea yet. Thats an Einstein move right there.
Thank you!
Thanks for another great idea!
You are so welcome!
That is pretty nifty . And I’m sure it will work with the old style cup too.
Indeed.
W2G. That was brilliant
Thanks!
Another great idea. Thanks James.
You are very welcome!
Fantastic.... Are you going to create a set of mods and hacks with the GI set like you did the Stanley 2 cupm
I'm not sure. I'll have to put some thought into it.
@@WayPointSurvival if ANYONE can do it, YOU are the one....
Absolutely Amazing James. Thank You For Sharing My Friend!
Glad you enjoyed it!
another fantastic video, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another awesome hack. Good job sir, keep them coming.
Thanks, will do!
MUCHAS GRACIAS JAMES , DESDE MEXICO FELICIDADES POR TUS IDEAS PARA CAMPING , LO HACEMOS EN EL PATIO DE LA CASA Y SOMOS FELICES , THANKS A LOT JAMES I SEE YOU SOON BE FINE
Excellente! Gracias, amigo!
Good idea. Good instructor.
Thanks so much!
Superb hack, superb video always enjoy these videos, I hope my watching them repeatedly helps your viewing minutes because I love watching these and then revisiting them later. Your hobo series is another great series of hacks
Thanks! It does indeed help the view time.
That’s a really great hack, thanks James
Thanks for watching!
Happy Birthday James
Thanks so much!
Very useful idea! Thanks James ATB Sam from Vietnam
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome, I'll have to do that to my canteen cup. Keep up the good work and God bless.
Thanks and God bless you too!
perfect project. ive been searching for a way to hang this; thanks man
Glad you like it!
Excellent video. I had been considering building a sling-type pot hanger from small-diameter stainless steel cable per the instructions on the Far North Bushcraft. Lonie posted an excellent tutorial on the subject. The idea works great provided there is a lip at the top of your pot for the cable sling to grab. The canteen cup "bellies in" at the front so the sling becomes problematic. I believe James has created a simple solution with easy-to-obtain parts
Glad it was helpful!
That is an excellent project
Thanks!
1001 uses . Have a great evening
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
Love the idea. Keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
Nicely engineered!
I have a utensil holder I was thinking of using as a bushpot but I don't really want to drill into it. This is the perfect solution.
Glad it was helpful!
Greeting from Mexico. Great tip
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
very cool Mod. !!!!!!..........going to try this on my stanley cup cookset !!!!...... Im sure it will work well on the main cookset or on my lower metal cup/pot !!!! definitely better than putting them in and out of the fire or having to modify my pot lids ,,,,,, Thanks for all you do my friend you always come up with great tips that make things easier !!!
Sounds great!
Like Will Smiths famous line in the movie Independence Day....."I've got to get me one of these !!"
Way to go James.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Great idea if you already have this canteen, but if you don’t have one yet, take my advice and get a German/Austrian/Swedish mess kit. You get the kidney shaped pot and top, but no canteen. The pot's bail locks so you can pour or hold it, and the top can be a fry pan, or small pot, amd is made to attach to a stick to hold over the fire. Wayyy better designed piece of kit, and no mods needed. The aluminum one is really cheap. Like $25-20.
Yes, other kits have definitely solved this problem. However, I prefer not to cook in aluminum very much as it has long-term health risks.
@@WayPointSurvival Isn’t the us cup aluminum? There is a Swedish (?) kit that’s stainless, but it’s a little heavy since it’s a pot, pan and bowl, and it’s a bit hard to find.
No, many of them are stainless steel including the one that I have. There were some aluminum ones.
Wow! Great idea! Looks like a solid system. I’ll have to give is a go. Thanks!😊
Thanks for watching!
Great video! 😁 thanks for the tip can’t wait to do it to all my G.I Canteen Cups 👍🏼 would love to see ya do a few canteen cup cooking videos on a wood fire and some of your homemade stoves alcohol,hobo, and back pack gas stoves 😁 thanks for sharing your knowledge of everything outdoors god bless 🙂
Thanks for watching and for the suggestions!
Brilliant, thanks James
Thanks!
Excellent idea James, I will definitely mod my GI cup. I have a few stainless steel hangers that will be perfect. Cheers my friend 👍🇨🇦
Excellent. Thanks for watching!
Nice job on that, I too bought a basic set that I still have & years later bought a stainless steel version after years of my original set more than proving its worth. Thanks for sharing this great method.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad that you liked it!
Pretty slick James! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for watching!
I will do this one today to my GI cup.
Excellent, thanks for watching!
Hey I made it to number one spot. That's pretty clever James, maybe a little more complicated than some of your other builds but nonetheless clever but I'm sure I can get it done. I have the military canteen and I used to have the cup but I have no idea where that thing is, it is not in my camping and backpacking equipment. It's possible I let someone use it or it's possible that, no it's not possible that I lost it, so if I still have it it's in this house somewhere. I'm going to check my military belt rig and see if it's in there otherwise if it's not they don't cost that much so I may just purchase another. Anyway James this was a great little build and an very clever way to hang the cup. Stay vigilant my friend and may God bless.
Congratulations! Thanks so much for watching and God bless you too!
Awesome tip James
Glad you liked it!
Awesome project, wish I'd known this when I was enlisted. I will be putting this mod on the canteen cup on my survival belt.
Thanks!
Super cool and easy. Thanks for sharing 👍👍⚓⚓🇺🇲🇺🇲
Thanks!
Great video! I am also finishing your multi-episode series on the historic trek to Ohio country. Thank you for your excellent work!
Awesome, thank you! We are currently filming for episode 16.
Well done. Great fun. Thanks
very cool, simple modification
Glad you like it!
Very well thought out. Thanks fir the video.
Thanks for watching!
Love that.....I wish I had more lids
To fit on those cups.
Yes, you can purchase them but they are not necessarily cheap.
BRILIANT!!
Thanks!
Well done as usual. I'd probably fill the cup with liquid to find the balance points though, more important it hangs straight when full than empty.
Didn't you watch all of the video? It was full of water at the end and hanging over the fire.
@@WayPointSurvival I did, I just meant I'd have it full to mark where to drill the holes.
Nice Job. Will be doing this myself
Great!
This is interesting keep it up guys you're doing good
Thank you! Will do!
Another glorious tip!
Thanks!
Thank you for another very cool hack ton improve the gear we all use!!!!
You're welcome!
Nice Hack James 👍 great interesting video 👍 thanks keep them coming,
Thanks, will do!
Great idea, I have some ss cable ties that work real good
Thanks!
A good idea never thought of that great video
Thanks! 👍
😮😊that’s a great hack James. Thanks and take care 😊
Thank you so much my friend!
Very helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Building mine next weekend!😊
Excellent!
that one is pretty cool
Thanks!
that was an awesome idea. thanks for sharing
You are so welcome!
Great modification!
The CG changes with liquid in the cup, so you should fill the cup about half way before picking the pivot points.
It works pretty well with the placement but I chose. Thanks for watching and for the input!
I never get tired of seeing what your mind comes up with! You and I are very much alike when it comes to figuring out how to diy something for a certain use!
Keep up the great work James!!!
By the way, when I make your folding spoon from last video, I am going to take my Dremel and see about making the spoon into a spork.
It hit me that since you are using a tablespoon, making it into a spork would still leave a good sized bowl left to be more useful than a standard spork.
Will let you know how it goes! 😁
Thanks!
Another awesome hac thank you for sharing
You are so welcome!
Ooo hey bush cat! . Thanks, love watching your videos, thanks.
Glad you like them!
Such a nice idea
Thanks!