Room for improvement, lots of room!

By j_m2466510 Ranked #110 - Cookware November 7, 2008

I really have only one good thing to say about the BV500; you can see into it. Now to the gripes: 1) It's too expensive. Funny how the material looks exactly like my Sparkletts-type 5 gallon water bottle. I paid about $10 dollars for it, and I'm sure they still made a healthy profit. 2) It's too heavy. Why? Because it's over-built. If a bear can't get into it in an hour, why would you make it so a bear can't get into it for over 24 hours? My canister weighs about 2 lbs. It is the single most heaviest item in my backpack. 3) It's too hard to open. I'm a big strong guy and I have trouble opening it. I would consider your latching system a failure. You really missed the mark on that one. What a pain when after getting your food out and closing the thing, and you forgot to get out the salt and pepper. And your hands are cold because you can't unlatch it with gloves on. 4) It isn't waterproof. Why don't you put a flat rubber gasket in the lid to make the canister water (and oder) proof? And why a screw lid? Why not a bayonet-type mount that only takes, say, a quarter turn to open and close the lid? All that turning!

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Helpful Votes: 1 Yes | 3 No