A heatable canteen includes a hand held vessel having a bottom and upward extending wall which terminates into a top having an open top receiving surface, a removable cap connected to said top receiving surface, the removable cap having an outer portion which removably sealably connects to the top receiving surface and has an interior channel extending therethrough and has a valve seat in a lower end thereof and a valve ball installed in a manner to bias the valve ball against the valve seat to a normally closed position. A secondary vessel is provided about the hand held vessel. A lid is connected to the vessel or cap by way go a heatable line. A distillation tube removably connects to the vessel.

A vessel cap (100, 10) for exchanging gas in and pressuring a vessel headspace (30), the cap (100, 10) comprising a cap inlet (11), a seal (12) arranged to form a gas-tight seal on a vessel opening, a pressure reducing valve, a gas inlet port (25) arranged to allow incoming gas into the vessel headspace (30), a gas outlet port (31) arranged to allow outgoing gas to escape from the vessel headspace (30).

The disclosure relates to a container comprising fibers, comprising a container body comprising fibers and a hinged closure comprising fibers arranged on the container body. The container body comprises a neck region and a mouth opening. The hinged closure comprises a ring circumferentially surrounding the neck region and a closure body that, in a closed position of the hinged closure, closes the mouth opening. The ring and closure body are connected by two brackets. The disclosure further relates to the hinged closure comprising fibers.

A bottle assembly includes: a pressurized bottle of fluid having an elongated body and a neck extending contiguously from the body to a top portion including an outwardly projecting annular flange; and a bottle severing mechanism including a bottle striker carried by the bottle and residing below the top portion. The bottle striker includes: a frame mounted to move relative to the bottle in response to an impact by a saber while remaining coupled to the bottle; and a striking edge extending from the frame and aligned with a lower surface of the annular flange of the bottle, such that movement of the frame relative to the bottle causes the striking edge to strike the lower surface of the annular flange to sever the top portion of the bottle from the body.