Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Kleen Kanteen week?



Something must be in the air...or the water bottle this week. Another quickie mod with a Kleen Kanteen. Reader, Paxton shows a Kleen Kanteen given the good ole' twine and shellac treatment. Quiets the rattle, gives the KK a little more grip and a touch of diy earthiness to it.

5 comments:

akahn said...

How is the twine secured?

Also, what other ways are there to reduce the rattle (without leathering our water bottle cages)? Do certain cages do a better job with this?

RussRoca said...

The twine is held in place with a coating of shellac (hardens the twine).

The rattle comes from the metal on metal contact when there is a gap for the bottle to rattle around in. You can reduce it without leathering or twining, by just making sure the grip is really tight. This works, but it also makes pulling the bottle out a little tough and then there's metal screeching sound.

I think a cage with non-metallic contacts to the bottle probably stops the rattle.

But, I do like the thin and elegant look of metal water bottle holders :)

Cycle Jerk said...

Does it matter if the twine gets wet when cleaning it?

mike said...

you can use fiberglass twine / thread if you want to heat that up on your stove. i might do something similar with one of my snow peak mugs...

http://www.freewebs.com/jasonklass/heinekenpotwick.htm

Dourbali Star said...

Nomads in West Africa would routinely cover their water bottles in burlap (from a burlap sack). You could wet the burlap on the outside, and evaporative cooling would keep the liquid inside the bottle cool.

Many Peace Corps volunteers would do the same to their Nalgene bottles to keep water cool.