Do you prefer your water bottle to be made of metal, plastic, glass, or something else? Straw or no straw? How big would you want it? Should the bottle taper down in the bottom, or do you think the sided should stay vertical? Are any of you one of the few people who would like that weird rectangular bottle? Or maybe one of those squishy fold up ones for travel? No handle, flip up handle, mug style handle, or little loop?
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a metal one that is sturdy that can hold hot liquids, im using one right now. plastic ones tend to cause irritation, allergy overtime, due to them trapping bacteria, or other things in the defects of a plastic rim.
Klein shaped
I recently picked up an Owala 40oz that tapers to fit a cup holder. Stainless with double wall insulation. Lockable lid. Replaced the plastic straw with a stainless one. Having the option to chug or suck on a straw is really nice. I just wish the lid and mechanism for drinking was also stainless instead of plastic. I also prefer a paracord handle that detaches on one side so I can attach it to a bag instead of the ridged attached one.
Metal. Though there is a collective of glass blowers in my home region that make decently priced, handmade glass bottles and will actually make you a new one for free if you break it and ship them the pieces ! I might get one at some point, but seeing how I manage to put a disturbing amount of dents in my metal bottles in record time, these are probably not right for me.
I have a handmade, leather waterskin.
Metal, no straw, 0.75L, vertical and made in Europe. My current water bottle already has these properties, but its cap is a critical weakness, as it tends to spray some drops of water everywhere when you open it. So I’d like one with a better designed cap.
Blockhütte with a simple screw top?
its like your penis. always spraying little spritz’s of liquid every time you flick It about.
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Why no one mentions Klean Kanteen. Just get a big one just stainless steel without any coating and a wide opening. Lid only needs one small rubber and closes perfectly. Maybe one of my best investments ever.
I love mine, I’ve had it since around 2013 and it’s been used daily the entire time. I’ve only had to replace the seal once. Really a perfect bottle.
I second that. I use the insulated 32oz or uninsulated 40oz on my bike, both fit a nalgene sized bottle cage.
Vacuum insulated stainless. 40 oz. Can fit in a standard automobile cup holder. Has an AUTOSEAL lid.
I’ve been stuck on the “fits in a cupholder” part.
I love my Contigos, I have two that I’ve used for a decade. My dad got the one with the newer mechanism that’s MUCH easier to clean and I’ve been wanting one for years but I can’t justify the purchase when these still work great
Yes, they new ones are fantastic. The pre-EZ Clean era are a bit of a pain. I basically just put some soapy water in there, close them, and shake the shit out of them. Hope for the besr.
I’ve got some wire brushes that make short work of the cleaning but I’ve washed my dad’s water bottle before and the difference is night and day
Love the Autoseal lid on my Contigo.
Yeti doesn’t have this?
With an Autoseal lid? Not to my knowledge.
Oh, so it looks like Contigo has a patent on the technology, which is probably why you can’t find an exact replacement with other companies.
Weirdly enough, Coleman has one with it. I have one of these, but it’s only 24oz. I also have a number of Contigos, both plastic and vacuum insulated. But none of the larger ones fit in a cup holder.
Looks like Contigo and Coleman are owned by the same company (Newell Brands)
The perfect reusable water bottle is the one you already have 👏 stop buying more waterbottles
I just buy a water from the convenience store with a good lid and use it till it falls apart or gets lost. I’m on 1.5 years of a “disposable” “one use” bottle. Doesn’t need to be fancy, just hold water.
I did that for a while until one day I had a sniff from the old bottle right before the new one. The difference smelled disgusting
Well you gotta occasionally wash it
I was young back then ! I wash my reusable bottles with diluted bleach now but I think it can damage the plastic in water bottles.
I just use a drop of dish soap, swirl it around real good. I think it’s the threading on the cap and lip of the bottle where the most yucky can accumulate. Just get in there with a sponge
can fault the logic here
*capitalist hate this guy
Microplastics love this guy
My old army canteen has worked just fine. At the gym I use an old plastic orange juice bottle. Makes literally no difference to me for as long as it holds water.
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Probably the massive Tal metal thing I got from Walmart like 5 years ago. I’ve had it so long and used it so much that the outer coating is showing some rust. I should… probably get another one. I got my use of of it.
I love these because I don’t feel bad when it tumbles and gets a dent. Easy to replace, and potential weapon.
20 ounce or 600mL (about the same), insulated, and easy to clean.
I like the Zojirushi, but the rubber parts get mouldy quick. Even if you clean it a couple times a day, people say no, you got to clean it more. No, I’m not cleaning the thing several times a day to keep it food safe. That’s just a losing battle.
Stanley makes a nice one, too (and green, so, bonus) and while it’s got a lot of complex moving parts, it’s very easy to clean with brushes. Mine fell wrong and the trigger popped out and there was so much mould inside, it was nasty. There’s no way to disassemble this part, but also, nothing in there touches the water. Still gross. I just threw it in the trash (it was unfixable anyway).
That’s WILD! Zojirushi makes good stuff, I love my rice cooker. But cleaning water bottle DAILY or it moulds?! I have a couple yeti bottles I use every day and bring everywhere and I soap-clean them uhhhhhh… sometimes. I just rinse my water bottles every so often, and wash my coffee bottle with soap every couple days.
I think I soap-wash my water bottles a few times monthly, and I’ve never had mould on them, ever!
Yeah, I dunno. I thought it it was just mould, it would wash off. I’ve taken some pretty harsh chemicals and scrubbers and they don’t give any. But the black dots that form on the rubber gaskets when they’re exposed to moisture weirds me out. If it’s not mould, even discolouration would be strange.
Yeah, I dunno. I thought it it was just mould, it would wash off. I’ve taken some pretty harsh chemicals and scrubbers and they don’t give any. But the black dots that form on the rubber gaskets when they’re exposed to moisture weirds me out. If it’s not mould, even discolouration would be strange.
Yah I don’t like that at all! I have no idea what that be, but that would squick me out, too.
Mine is a repurposed glass olive oil bottle with a swing top lid.
Il Casolare, for anybody who wants to get in on this, and you need to replace the swing top bit initially for a standard one as the one it comes with is leaky, and then the rubber seals every few months as they get gross eventually.
IKEA had 0,75L glass waterbottles which I loved. Dropped mine a while back, went to get a new one and they replaced them with plastic ones, and I dislike it a lot.
Just give me a simpel glass bottle with a looped cap on it and I’m happy.
