In Death Stranding, you'll walk hundreds of miles to deliver cargo to the remains of humanity. The only way to keep all this work going is in the canteen. You can drink in the canteen to replenish your stamina if it gets too low. Keep in mind; your first endurance bar will cool off with just a little rest. The canteen will replenish the bar below, which is the maximum stamina you have at any given time. But how do you fill your canteen?
How to recharge your canteen in Death Stranding
The first thing to understand about your canteen is that it can fill up passively. If you're outside and it's raining, your canteen will fill up slowly, as it sucks up water and filters it. The canteen seems to be able to filter out whatever Timefalls has in it that makes it so dangerous. If you want a drink in the canteen, hold left on the D-Pad, then select it from the Consumables menu to take a sip. This will instantly refill your stamina bar, allowing you to run away from anything that is chasing you.
If you run out of water it's worth hanging out in the rain, as long as none of the BTs are following you. It won't fill your canteen quickly, but it's enough to make a difference on those long deliveries.
Your canteen will also fill up automatically when you visit your private room in a city or distribution center. Surely you will have noticed all those cans of Monster Energy on the table, I guess. That's what's in your canteen, putting you at constant risk of heart palpitations when you haul heavy cargo up a hill.
Now that you know how to fill your Death Stranding Canteen, you can rest assured that you will have enough fluids to keep you going on those long journeys.
