Western Canteen
| Western Canteen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Water Container |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Fluid Capacity | 1.8 L |
| Holds at Start | Water |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.CanteenCowboy
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The Western Canteen is a cowboy-style water canteen. It holds about 1.8 litres and usually starts full of water. It is a light container for drinking water on the move.
It suits any survivor who travels far from a tap or a river. Its main strength is capacity for its size. It holds twice as much as the military Canteen at 0.9 litres. Its main cost is that it is a rare find.
The canteen turns up in fishing storage lockers, tents and shelters.
Using
The canteen is a fluid container. It can be filled at a tap, a river, a rain barrel or from another container.
When it holds at least 120 millilitres of water, seltzer water or tainted water, the survivor can drink from it automatically when thirsty. That makes it a good bottle to keep in the inventory on long trips. Tainted water still makes the drinker sick, so it is best filled with clean water.
The military Canteen weighs a little less and can ride in a hotbar slot. The Western Canteen trades that for double the water.
Locations
This is a rare canteen. Lockers in fishing storage are the best place to look. Tents and camp shelters hold one now and then. Garage storage turns one up very rarely. Bedrooms, closets, kids' bedrooms and daycare wardrobes hold one only by luck.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing storage | Locker | 3.1% |
| Daycare | Wardrobe | 0.1% |
| Storage unit | Other | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Tent | 2.6% |
| Any building | Shelter | 0.7% |
| Garage storage | Other | 0.2% |
| Bedroom | Locker | 0.1% |
| Bedroom | Wardrobe | 0.1% |
| Closet | Other | 0.1% |
| Kid's bedroom | Locker | 0.1% |
| Kid's bedroom | Wardrobe | 0.1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Attic | Crate | <0.1% |
Notes
- Automatic drinking works once it holds at least 120 millilitres of water.
- It holds twice as much as the military Canteen.
- A canteen found in loot usually starts full of water.
- Clean water is the safe choice, since tainted water still causes sickness.
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