TBS STainless Steel Bottle & Billycan Cup...Is it any good? 

Another excellent comment on a piece of gear. It makes such a pleasant change to listen to reviews done by someone who has clearly used the items. Keep up up the great videos Neil. Thank-you for you time and effort.

I sold my Pathfinder cup not long after I bought it, steel is thin, handles are too small, lid fits too tight. I replaced it with the TBS one, and it’s fantastic.

I think you found a winner there. Thank you for the heads up. Take care. 😎🐺☮️👍

Good and interesting vid my friend I'm going to buy one of these, thanks

Great review. I've been toying with buying this set for a while. Your review has convinced me to go for it. Thanks.

I use a TBS cooking pot/cup as shown, I then bought a metal cup from the Decathlon sports shop [about £4] , it fit's perfectly in to the TBS pot, no rattling and no jamming and makes for a great combo.

Simple but effective review, well done and thanks for sharing.

Been looking for one lately, you've convinced me to go for TBS

Very impressive.

I like mine too! As you state, very well made and, the bail arm is a great thing incorporated onto the mug/billy.

Thank you for the kind words, I am glad you are happy with the products 😃

Thank You my friend, Very helpful to me and well Presented! , Regards ,,, Mike.

Nice review Neil. I've had the cup for a while. Good piece of kit. Shame they weren't available 20 years ago. Keep up the good work.

The graduation marks are a nice feature but I usually do my cooking by eye if you will. One gets an idea of just how much ingredients one needs after doing It for awhile.

Nice to have all this confirmed as I just bought one on line last night and it has not yet arrived! It will be thoroughly tested over the coming weeks in the woods and out on my canoe trips. (New subscriber!)

I purchased the version with the double wall bottle. 750ml capacity. I like something that will keep my water cool in warm weather & if it's cold, I prefer being able to carry hot or warm water with me. Makes preparing a hot drink etc much more convenient.

I agree with you about the SS water bottle. About the SS cup, I prefer my cups without bail.. I had the Billycan cup for many years, it's collecting dust. After the bail clips shredded my water bottle bag, I never used it again. You should look into the GSI glacier cup. I prefer the Pathfinder Military Canteen cooking set any time. It's my "never-leave -home-without-it" water bottle

Great review Neil - Getting back into the woods and always looking at kit. Found you via Rob Evans and Welsh Woodsman Outdoors. Subscribing and will check out the rest of your vids. Cheers

Thanks, ive been looking for a metal water bottle to put in the fire with a wide lid for easy cleaning. This sounds perfect. love that the lid can be removed and has rubber to stop leaks

Neil, good wee review. I've been using the nalegene version for a few years now, I have the pathfinder and tatonka steel mugs. Great wee system. Wished TBS had this system when I was looking to upgrade from my Dutch mug and canteen. Cheers

thank you.

Got one, love it. I coupled it with a molle stuff bag just like the pathfinder one, but it was only about £6 from eBay, including postage from China.

Thanks Neil it's a nice bottle and cup setup. I'm going to check it out! ATB Sam Adler

Great work on video mate greetings from spain 👍👍👍

I was just gonna order one on your recommendation but they are all out of stock. Great video mate 👍

Nice review Neil, thanks for sharing. I've had my eye on that mug for a while and heard lots of good things about it. I've been using the pathfinder cup (the round one) for nigh on four years now. It's been ok, my one and only gripe has been the butterfly handles as they're quite small. They've released a mk3 version now which rectifies that issue but as you point out the prices have gone up and as a consequence the number of UK companies selling their stuff seems to be dwindling. All this makes the TBS version even more appealing and it seems to have some neat features 👍

I've used this for over a year now with no issues and it's a decent price.

Hello Neil,j ai suivis tes conseils,je viens juste de l acheter,c est Super,top qualité ,très fonctionnel,merci A bientôt Luigi

Nice video. Keep going. You have my support :)

I have that set too now for over a year and as you said nothing wrong with it, also a cheaper option to the Pathfinder set.

Hi, thanks for posting. I nearly purchased one but after reading reviews I decided not too. Instead ordered a Joe Robinet one. I’ve got the pathfinder system. It’s good but is starting to rust on the inside by the seams. There is also a lip on pathfinder one that is impossible to clean so bacteria will build up. The design on the cup is bad because in the heat it’ll loosen so when you come to move it it does and will fold in this covering the fire or even worse you in boiling water.

Thank you for the recommendation. I was unaware of its existence. I had been considering the Pathfinder bottle/cup for quite a while, but .. well, I didn't really fancy it, especially not that extra fish mouth spreader for hanging it. Not only does this one fill the spot nicely, but it actually cost me slightly less (Royal Mail from the UK included) than a locally sourced Pathfinder set. Now I just need to see if I can tweak your bottle pouch design a little for it (belt loop). Plus the fabric seems to be a bit difficult to find here.

I like these, been using them since early last year. The only con for me is that the mouth of the bottle is a bit sharp and if in a vehicle which goes over a bump while taking a drink it can hurt. Thanks Neil 👍🙂

i have both sets and i like them a lot but the TBS one edges it for me the bail handle is a bonus and it's also bit more robust slightly thicker gauge steel i think, I can be a bit rough on kit and I've had to reshape the pathfinder mug a couple of times. atb Colin

1:50 hahaa...I paid $96 canadian dollars for my pathfinder 32 oz bottle and cup with lid. The most I've ever paid for (made in China ) water bottle and cup kit..LOL And Canada is neigbours to the self reliance USA store...LOL

I really like the water bottle - the lid strap is strong enough to be used as a carry handle (so far). I have boiled water in it using the spreader to heat from the bottom (could have unboiled water at the bottom if heating from the side). The cup, however, I gave to one of my daughters and I continue with my BCB Crusader with homemade lid. I found that the TBS lid is loose fitting and falls off too easily (could have made a lid which wraps over the lip (although this can collect smoke/soot) or a lid which sits deeper into cup - either would have been better); and the handle is about two and a half fingers big (two fingers not enough grip, but three fingers is too cramped) - I don't have particularly fat fingers, I thought. It seemed, Neil, that you had the same issue but didn't seem to mind - just not for me. Good review - just wish the cup lid fitted better and the handle was a bit wider. Thanks for the videos, Neil - always enjoy watching them.

Personally I use a NATO or a CRUSADER cup depending on bottles I am taking. Summer, I use a cup exact same as this no markings, and its titanium. Lighter than alloy stonger than steel. Ebay tomosho brand or something. I have flogged all 3 lots of use.

Thanks for pointing out a couple of major flaws in the Pathfinder system, the graduation marks, and I've always thought the fish mouth spreader is just another thing to have to worry about losing.

Nice review, thanks. What's the diameter of the cup please (including the handles when folded)? Just want to know if it can fit inside my other billy can? Thanks in advance.

I’ve been after the TBS system for a while, out of stock everywhere I look. I do like the Crusader BCB system but I want the TBS because my firebox stove has an insert panel specially for that round size which makes it extremely efficient. It’s also nice that you can hang the TBS over a fire to vary the simmer.

The graduation marks are easily added to any pot with a hammer and punch, 250ml and 500ml usually suffice. Do you really think that there is a great benefit in the bottle fitting inside the pot bearing in mind that you have to put your tea, coffee, sugar, meth stove etc somewhere, why not carry them in your pot and forget about the nesting aspect? ATB

Nice review I’ve the Nalgene bottle but don’t know what size cup will fit it neil any ideas ?

What is the weigth of the entire kit please (cup/lid/bottle) Thanks

Thanks Neil Looking at these last night. Slowly getting kit together. Been practicing in the garden nice timing 🔥

I am not being notified of your videos as in the past. I think the problem is with RU-vid.

Have the bottle and billy can but need a pouch to put it in, any suggestions as to the best option?

I can see were this set looks maybe looks comparable (could be better) cup or construction could be maybe, Except Dave Canterburys products are very high quality tested proven also.. your not just paying for a bottel and cup with lid set with Daves, you also get more with the pathfinder set, like (stainless steel stove stand) section to use for fire, alcohol stove, or even soild fuel, coals, so on. That stand/stove, also fits together in the kit, nests with the cup and bottel as well as the fish mouth spreader. So yeah (you pay a little more), but you also (get alot more for the price) with that pathfinder set. If you don't need all that extra, then this would be a good choice potentially, I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just a realist you get less for less money. Good video tho take care.

Great information thanks but ... Does it fit a maxpection pouch or a condor h2o much that would be great ...do you have this info ?,

I love the fact that you give a product 'good' use before reviewing it Neil. I've had my TBS Set for about eight months now and can only echo your conclusions... excellent kit👍

"Out of stock" I noticed that lot's of things are out of stock everywhere. I read the TBS about us and it states it's made in een european controlled work inviroment, wich could be in China. I don't like that vague way of putting things. Just the other day i bought Jack Wolfskin shoes (German) because my last pair lasted me a long time and were made in Viëtnam. Viëtnamese are hard working precise folk, i know from an ex girlfriend. ;)) But my new pair was made in China and they didn't fit me well so i returned them and mailed Jack Wolfskin if all their production had moved to china and still didn't get an answer. Says enough. No china crap for me. Ow and you can only tell if stuff is good after a few years of serious usage.

Hi. Would what is the internal diameter of the can please? Would you measure it for me please? The internal diameter. It says 95mm on the website but i have already bought a few cups and cans that have claimed to be 95 and the 95 is the edge of the outer lip. Nightmare. I want to put a stanley 2 cup cook set in it instead of the bottle. The o.d of the stanley is 93mm

Where do you leave the lid when you put the bottle in the can?

can I buy this in the US

Where or how is the lid packed? Is there a bag or case for this kit?

Why didn't you compare the TBS unit to the similar round unit that Self Reliance offers? Seems more fair of a comparison. I like mine.

Hi buddy love this review and given me some ideas :) Just wanted to let you know I’ve given you a shoutout on my latest video regarding the idea with the bivvy bag as a dry bag inside your pack. I can’t tag anyone

The mugs are Out Of Stock :(

Hi can I have ur pathfinder if u prefer the TBS canteen