Help me shop: water bottles

[charlatti]

I need a dishwasher safe lightweight water bottle that can handle being dropped occasionally. Ideally something that offers replacement parts. No straw.

My teen and I both use this contigo water bottle www.gocontigo.com/water-bottles/jackson-2.0-tritan-water-bottle-with-autopop-lid-24-oz/SAP_2142342.html Neither of us can manage to avoid dropping them from time to time, but just the lids break and they don’t make replacement lids. I like this one because it can entirely go in the dishwasher and the parts  are straightforward, no weird nooks and crannies to clean. But I’m tired of having lidless bottles.

Do plastic Yeti bottles hold up? Better ideas? 

[pixy0stix]

Nalgene - always and forever. I have several that are decades years old at this point.

[lucybrown]

Camelbak Chute. I have several that are at least 10 years old and in good condition.

[deadwing]

I use Yeti tumblers for water. They stay cold and hold up to being dropped. The mag-slider lid doesn't leak as long as you slide it closed.

[macmars45]

Your local thrift store probably has tons of water bottle choices although the replacement parts will be a non starter.

I got about a year out of my first travel coffee mug before DS(8) accidentally broke it. Then I went and got a new to me one at the thrift store.

Just an idea.

[winemaker06]

I love Contigo auto seal, we have 4-5 of them.
I drop mine all the time and the lids have never broken the way that auto pop ones do. I can’t remember if the top can go in the dishwasher though, I hand wash it.

[sproctopus]

We like the Owala Free Sip (there is a straw option on the bottle but it doesn't need to be used).

[hermione]

Aug 20, 2024 8:50:46 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

We like the Owala Free Sip (there is a straw option on the bottle but it doesn't need to be used).

Yes, these are our favorite. No straw but don't have to tip to drink.

[litebright]

Polar. polarbottle.com/

They are my go-to for exercise/activity water bottles that go outside, to the gym and/or school. They're BPA-free plastic, reasonably insulated (not as much as a double-walled metal water bottle), light, straw-free, dishwater safe and they're a soft plastic so you could drop them all the time and they're fine. I've ordered replacement lids several times because I like their old pop-top better than the new model.

I use my Yeti or Starbucks straw cups for water around the house, but I have used Polars for years. They're also inexpensive enough that I am only mildly irritated when they inevitably go missing.

[SusanBAnthony]

Kleen Kanteen.

We have been using them for 15+ years. They arent a fad of the moment, they'll be around to get replacements. You can buy all the lids separately. Multiple lid options. Insulated or non insulated.

[rachers]

Aug 20, 2024 8:50:46 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

We like the Owala Free Sip (there is a straw option on the bottle but it doesn't need to be used).

Agreed! I still use my Stanley and my H likes his Yeti but my DD loves this one.

[SusanBAnthony]

I also have a yeti and they are SO heavy. We recently went on a big hiking trip and I weighed all our SS insulated water bottles (when empty). There were huge differences and the yeti was the heaviest. I keep it sitting on my desk at work so its fine for that but i wouldnt want to haul it around all the time.

[UMaineTeach]

nalgene.com/water-bottles/wide-mouth/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=&adgroup=&utm_term=&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADoH61FHIXFV79KEnN5-o1YRBfR8-&gclid=CjwKCAjw_ZC2BhAQEiwAXSgCls7R8B-As4raaQ7vEaNOJ0ZaHTiJdx2UvutQxKt-lYaC4VctXK4v3xoCrC4QAvD_BwE

If you get the wide mouth, get the splash guard to go with it.

[AdaraMarie]

Aug 20, 2024 7:44:30 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Nalgene - always and forever. I have several that are decades years old at this point.

Agree very much. The only ones that can go in the dishwasher that no one in the house has destroyed.

[jane6672]

Aug 20, 2024 7:44:30 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Nalgene - always and forever. I have several that are decades years old at this point.

💯 and you can order replacement lids if the lid ever gives up.

[pixy0stix]

Also, Nalgenes have a ton of space for stickers, if you're so inclined.

[charlatti]

I don’t know how I forgot about Nalgene. That’s probably the way to go, but I’ll check all these out. Thanks all!