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M17A2 gas mask does water filter?

Hi, i want to get a m17a2 gas mask but i am worried about the water does it filter from my canteen to my mask? i don’t to drink radiated water

Ok dude here is the deal. I was in the Marine Corps for 6 years in the Infantry. The Gas mask has a carbon filter which does not filter the water. Like the other guy said there is a drinking tube that is folded up in where the one way valves are that let the air out and not let air in. What he didn’t tell you is that the drinking tube only hooks up to a Standard issued canteen. there is a cover or supposed to be a cover on the very top of the canteen which covers a hole and plastic that hooks up to the drinking tube. You hook it up and then turn the canteen over and gravity pushes the water into the tube and you drink it. I have done this so many times in the gas chamber with tear gas pellets. I was in charge of my Battalion getting Gassed. Oh and by the way just hope you never run into something other than tear gas with those masks because most of the chemicals weapons that would be used, well the carbon in the filters will melt and not work as little as 20min to 2 hours. Now that is good because it gives you a chance to get out of the “Kill Zone” but most of the weapons don’t just come down and drop gas they explode and then release the gas, chemical, or nerve agent.

Hope that helps

Disection of a gas mask filter