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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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
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
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 second that. I use the insulated 32oz or uninsulated 40oz on my bike, both fit a nalgene sized bottle cage.
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 want a goat story mug that accepts a contigo autoseal top. That curved shape fits perfectly on my hip and the contigo autoseal keeps my stupid ass out of trouble. I messaged a company that does food safe 3d prints and they quoted me $600 at the least and I don’t even really have the skills to 3d print something let alone select the right material, make sure the nozzle is lead free and has never been used for anything else, then sand and seal (and I’d have to make sure the threads still accepted the cup after sanding / sealing). Alas, it is but a dream.
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.
Yah I don’t like that at all! I have no idea what that be, but that would squick me out, too.
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.
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.
Glass all the way.
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.
Depends on the use case. I default to my 1L Nalgene or my metal 0.75L generic metal bottle I got at a museum for daily use whilst sitting at my desk at work. For hiking, I prefer the larger capacity Nalgene (I think 1.75L), and possibly an additional 1L for longer hikes. For cycling, I have a couple squeezy plastic bottles that fit nicely in my bottle cage.
I do like the idea of a glass bottle with the rubber/silicone guard thing and thought about getting one, but decided to stick with Nalgene when I had the replace my old 1L.
Whatever I have at hand is usually good enough. The lack of effort is it’s own advantage.
Currently I’ve got a 0.7L plastic slightly tapered without handle on my desk. Have a few of those that I got for free when buying protein powder in bulk.
Before that I had a standard 0.5L softdrink bottle i refilled instead of recycled. I don’t enjoy my water more despite the significant upgrade.
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glass, textured sides
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swing top
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1 quart min 1 litre maximum
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tapered top, kicked bottom
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basically this
I often kept some smaller versions if these in my fridge. I could easily grab a bottle of water whenever I wanted instead of filling it with plastic one time use bottles or cans of pop.
It’s the perfect size for icing a 24z pot of tea.
Can’t you just fill it from the tap?
The bottles were filled from the tap. But this meant I had cold, convenient water I could just grab a drink when I was thirsty.
Also, having items in a fridge makes the fridge more energy efficient.
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Made out of glass, holding about 1 litre and a half and pretty on the table.
No need for carrying it around all day, if I’m that thirsty I’ll find a drinking fountain, they’re commonplace where I live in Spain.
- Light Metal as long as it doesn’t end up making loud noises when bumped otherwise plastic
- No straw
- About 1.5 litres in volume
- A wide lid so it easy to clean with a primary lid above for drinking out of
- Nice pattern or large flat surface to draw/put stickers on
- Cylindrical up to wide lid
- squishy fold up ones are cool but not for day to use imo
- a handle/loop to attach it to my belt if I am out without a bag to carry it in
- insulated is good too
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.
Nalgenes are solid, usually polycarbonate so can handle a few knocks without disintegrating, but a point of contention is that they’re not insulated.
For summers I’ve got a 2L Wild Roots insulated flask that has withstood enough time on the jobsite to gain a few scratches, no serious dents as of yet
