Why a Canteen Should Be Used at Work

Having a canteen while working is a great benefit. Sometimes when working a job you can not stop working until the task is complete. Also there are times when their is no access to a store. In the situations of having no water, a canteen will make you more comfortable.

Instead of handling a job without water. A canteen can give you access to water, that will help prevent you from becoming bear clawed. You can have water when thirsty, keeping you from becoming dehydrated that can kill.

There are jobs that require you to keep working until the task is finished. Also there are jobs that you can not leave. Along with jobs that have no access to a store, or any other place to obtain a drink.

With a canteen on your side, you have access to water when you need it. Even though you are out working in a residential area cutting grass, you can get relief to your thirst by drinking out of your canteen.

Not all canteens are limited to just water, they can be used to store Cool-Aid, tea and other things that would be desired for a drink during work. There is nothing better to drink than water, but some people desire to have Cool-Aid or a sports drink instead.

I have had to work on my car in the direct sunlight. The canteen allowed me to stay in the heat to fix my car. Someone commented me telling me that they could not believe I stayed in the hot sun working on that car. They said they would have got in the shade a long time ago. I told him that the canteen gave me water to drink, keeping me from drying up and getting hot.

I would not worked on my car in such hot conditions without the water. When you are sweating out in the heat, you can get dehydrated quickly. And without stopping to get into the shade, you can get hurt. Being able to drink when thirsty kept me cooled off. I was taught in J.R.O.T.C back in high school to drink when thirsty, this was in a desert survival lesson.

In times past you would not see someone without their canteen or flask. If they were going to do something, they had that water with them. They had the right idea of keeping water on their side.

We should not make a decision on not taking water with us based on a personal opinion of fashion. Every summer people fall out and get hurt in the hot sun. The reasons are mostly based on not drinking enough water. People also die from the hot summer heat by having a stroke, or becoming dehydrated.

In the hot summer, and even during cold winter days, having a source of water next to you makes work more bearable. Its best to be able to drink when thirsty, instead of letting yourself dry up. Having a canteen is my choice despite all the mockery for using one.