I got an owala at sams club ages ago and the isulation is crazy on those things. I once forgot it at work and it still had ice in it a full day (like 20+ hours) when I went to get it
Funny enough this seems rather accurate according to this article. Graphic below from the article linked.
People were drinking water out of those stanley “cups”?
Also as a German, where are:
I’m American and I fucking love those glass water bottles. I use them everyday, that exact kind.
Where do you see them?
I got one at ikea
Korken
Mine were given to me as gifts by my mom, let me try to find them for you.
Edit: I’m gonna be totally honest, I think she bought them from Amazon or Walmart. If you look up swing top glass bottles you should see them, they’re 33 fl. oz.
Hey I got the milk jug one. Got it from a union event
A trend among left-leaning uni students at some point
What’s the second one? I’ve been looking for one like that with a metal screw top
I just searched for stainless steel water bottle in german and there’s a bunch like this lol
They are on amazon.com too tho https://www.amazon.com/LyyGuanYoo-Stainless-Camping-Runners-Cyclists/dp/B0DXQCDPFQ/
Metal lid? Can’t find that here.
I just need to show my appreciation for the fact that these were 4 different images that aligned perfectly in height for me.
Ok that’s your client, they don’t align for me :(
Here you go
Oh, they’re stacked vertically for me (Summit) so I had no idea what you meant by “aligned in height”.
Have you seen comments with several images where they don’t align? I’m guessing it’s an automatic thing where it’ll make them the same height no matter the resolution and/or height.
Also odd of you to not say what client you’re using.It’s a secret I’ll carry on my final voyage to the grave
Grrrr
I’m American and specifically noticed the omission of sigg. I haven’t seen them sold here in years. But it was a distinct phase.
I don’t keep up with trends so much. But when my sigg disappeared, I got a mana? Manaa? Brand. It was just what they had at the store. A couple of weeks later i saw press about it as “the water bottle that can hold an entire bottle if wine.” I can’t say i ever tried it. My primary interest is hydration 😂
That’s so dumb lol, wine bottles are always .75l (in Europe?) and water bottles commonly 1l
That last one is awesome but I’ve only seen nerds use them
If nerds are into them, they must be the best.
Nerds contemplate about things before they buy them.
Owala actually covering the part that goes in your mouth is pretty dope though. I still use a nalgene that was a swag gift from forever ago, KISS for room temperature water, perfect for the gym.
Missed Sigg in there in the mid 2000s. But it and the Nalgene were BPA sources I thought. The rest are dumb, any stainless with a good seal works for me.
I bought in at S’well, am I an early adopter? I’m surprised Mii isn’t on the list.
That chart is a bit outdated. That might be the millennial moms that pick up the trend late.
All the white Gen Z girls at work have HydroJug now. Owala was a a while back. Stanley was more covid era.
My wife has a fuckin entire cabinet dedicated to her damn cups.
ive been seeing those hydrojugs, they are stand in for stanleys.
If I’ve learned anything over the last 8-9 years, it’s that all these bottles are the same damn thing lol. One brand just happens to capitalize on a design trend first and that’s what lands.
And also blow a boatload of money on influencer marketing
HydroJug
Why do they all look like copycats…
Because they basically are. There’s only so many ways to design a double walled vacuum insulated cup lol.
Not me still using the nalgenes despite all the ways they’re objectivley bad.
i got a nalgene or seven
why are they bad?
Plastic. Also, just less easy to drink out of the wide mouth (which obviously has its benefits, and they make the insert to make it easier to drink from, anyway).
I like the wide mouth actually, love the sensation of dripping a bunch of water all over my chin in the summer (not joking.) Makes me feel like some kind of water slut.
this is probably going to be my favorite comment of the day.
I have a similar number actually.
They’re hard to clean, especially the lid and threads where your lips end up.
They’re strong but brittle, drop a full one on a hard surface and it is likely to shatter
They aren’t insulated, meaning they sweat and the water gets warm.
I have broken more of those stupid little straps that hold the lid on then I care to admit.
These newer water bottles seem to have a lot of nice little features that nalgenes don’t .
Still they are the most practical and straightforward water bottle, they are allergic to leaking and will last forever (given you dont drop full ones on rocks.)
Nalgene are hard to clean, wut? Just put a drop of washing up liquid with water and give it a shake and take a soft brush to the threads. Still 10x easier than any other water vessel short of a bucket lol.
Warm water also hydrates better than cold water when you’re actually in need too, so I never mind that
Warm water, cold water it’s hard to choose when it comes to hydration in a lot of scenarios. Most of the time if you’re sweating a lot, chances are you could use both the cooling effect of cold water and the faster hydration. In cold environments that’s obviously a no-brainer.
Nalgene are hard to clean, wut? Just put a drop of washing up liquid with water and give it a shake and take a soft brush to the threads. Still 10x easier than any other water vessel short of a bucket lol.
Warm water also hydrates better than cold water when you’re actually in need too, so I never mind that
This may be scientifically true, but it can’t hydrate me if I don’t drink it, and I’m about 1,000x more likely to drink it when it’s nice and cold.
Not me, but I’ll respect a difference of opinion. Drinking cold water on a hot day makes me have to shit immediately. Lukewarm water, I can clear my while 32oz Nalgene in one guzzle, no cap
that doesnt seem normal, most people dont have this problem. your bottle could be still dirty, or had some bacteria in it. i often drink cold in hot days, i never get this.
I love a sip of something cold but if I’m drinking water give it to me lukewarm.
I’m with you homie
I have had several. The only ways they’ve died:
Getting soft:
- Campers leaving them in the sun for a long time
- Many runs through the sanitizing cycle of the dishwasher
Breaking:
- The tether for the lid
- Once and only once, i had a full, dropped nalgene land on the cap at an angle, and shatter the threads/lip. Nalgene sent me a new one – all they wanted was a picture of the damage.
I have really abused their replacement policy. Gotten like 5+ lids from them and two waterbottles. I took a photo of my brothers 20yo nalgene and they sent me a new one lol.
I did not know they did new caps
They’re pretty tough. I’ve ran mine over with a tractor and it dented the bottom, but was otherwise fine. Had that one for 15 years.
The water in them tastes weird from my experience when they gave us some for camping.
Name one 😆
I don’t know, that timeline kind of just seems like what’s on sale at Costco, which does seem to rotate every few years. Could be a chicken or the egg kind of situation or just simply a people-like-costco kind of observation too.
Just like cellphones, they get big then shink.
My partner got me a water bottle in the late 2010s, its still going just fine. Few scratches on the paint now and minor dents in places but that is it.
Could do with an insulated flask that can hold strew. Boil some veg/stock in the morning and pour into the flask, it cooks during the day and can have it as my lunch at work. Similar to cooking in a slow cooker or haybox.
Oh my god. I’ve seen so many unbranded bottles just like the S’Well one and never knew where they came from. Guess I’m one of today’s lucky 10,000
As a middle class, middle age white man I stopped at the hydroflask and yeti on that timeline
Work for a tech company long enough and you’ll have a few of each of these
Source: work for a tech company and have a few of each of these
Still stuck in the past with a CamelBak
I get most of my fluids from a CamelToe
I had some acquaintance who was a hydroflask rep or something in 2017. He saw my 5 year old beat to hell hydro flask ran out to his car and brought me two more for being an “og supporter.” I was like I guess this is cool I just hated my water getting warm in plastic ones.
I’m still looking for a fully stainless steel one with a stainless lid that has an unscrewable spout on a hinge like a metal flask, but large and water bottle shaped. All of these have plastic somewhere in the chain.
Yeah, my current favorite bottle is the yeti, but it still has plastic for the lid. If they ever made a stainless lid it’d be pretty close to the perfect bottle. Wide mouth that’s super easy to clean, indestructible, replaceable seals, doesn’t alter the flavor of the water, even after multiple days. Any bottle with a mouth that doesn’t let me get my hand to the bottom, or doesn’t let me see every part of every internal surface isn’t cleanable enough for me.
unfortunately those are usually the only good ones. i never seen a metal one with a spout. i have one that insulated , ecovessel that is a fully metal cap you can take off and drink from. something similar to the pic below.
I might just have to machine my own one of these days.
Yetti rambler for the win, especially with the chug lid.
I’m big on the magnetic screw off lid that connects to the side. I love the giant handle on the big lid for carrying and ice keeps way longer, but I’m downing like eight bottles a day so that’s not a big deal.
Only thing is, they’re stinky when new. Gotta soak the gasket in vinegar and wash it a lot.
Based on GP comment’s image, looks pretty similar to the hydroflask. What’s the difference?
welp. this is my introduction to owala. here we go
I’ve never owned a dedicated water bottle before and decided to get one. At random I picked Owala. I’d never heard of them but liked the way the lid worked. A few weeks later I see Owala everywhere.
I’m right on the front swell of a trend!
I have three of the water bottles on the image and I gotta say, I do really like the Owala. I’m personally a fan of straws but I vastly prefer having something that I can close and throw in a bag without it leaking. The Owala fits that. The only problem I’ve had is if I don’t clean it for a while. I only use water, but after a while the water I drink out of it will start to make my mouth feel dry and taste bad, if that makes any sense at all. I’ve found scrubbing the silicone seal on the lid makes a big difference.
(Also I’m a basic white middle aged bitch so I guess only having three of the bottles in the image is good… right? Bleh.)
plastic caps or parts are likely to get dirty faster, and you have to clean it out everday, i clean it with dish detergent once in a while as well. i use only hot water to clean.
As a youth girls soccer coach, I’m so glad Stanley’s finally stopped being popular. Every girl that brought one to practice would inevitably have it too over and spill. It got to the point where I had to tell parents all water bottles had to have a lid that completely closed.
I’m a school bus driver. I could have built a house by now entirely made from the water bottles that kids leave behind on my bus. They wouldn’t work for the roof, you say? That’s what the ear bud cases are for.
Don’t mind me, I’m just a Contigo hipster
Closer and closer.
What about the dopper?
Middle class white women are like men who only play AAA shooters or sports games and kids with most things; they see something that’s becoming popular and latch onto it like parasites and make it their whole personality.
There are many other groups of people loke this bit I’m too fucking tired ATM and already in bed to list any more, it’s all just a never ending thing.Been using that one disposable Evian water bottle I bought at Niagara Falls twenty years ago.
Mmm tasty microplastics.
I’m from the era of asbestos, micro plastics ain’t no big thing.
I saw one of those 24 bottles on a window sill in the lecture hall. It’s Made from recycled Aluminium from 24 Coken cans i believe.
When i returnwd to the same hall two weeks later it was still there in the exact samespot, so i thought “im having that!” and bright it home.
It’s excellent,sealsconfidently,tastes amazing out of the fridge.
10/10 recommend.
Karen is in to something!
Just remember that the hard part is not buying the thing, but keeping it clean. I’ve seen some filthy MFs drinking swamp water with a dash of mold. Some of those chic water bottle designs are nearly impossible to keep clean.
24bottles are also easy to clean. Wide opening, gentle threading on the cap, one rubber gasket that can come off. They sell replacement caps+gaskets if you let one get too moldy
Owala is easy to clean.
Followed shortly by the new, and not better, water holding devices.
I bought some off brand stainless 32oz insulated bottle 12 years ago for around twenty bucks. I fill it with ice and then fill the voids with water, and there is still ice a day and a half later, even at the height of summer. I’ve been through several universal lids with different designs for various ways to sip and to carry it. I have dropped it from several feet onto concrete a number of times, resulting in denting you can’t even really see. I probably got the one gem out of many duds, or one of a good run in production, but I’ll be disappointed when it does inevitably fail and I have to get something else.
I hate it when I stumble upon a well-made item that didn’t command a luxury price, and I just know that it won’t be available anymore when it eventually breaks. Recently had to get a new PC keyboard, my options were paying 200€ or accepting a feature/usability downgrade …
welp, we made a small batch of high quality items, sold them all to everyone that needed them, and I made a neat profit. They aren’t buying more because we made them high quality. We done here. I’m not expanding the consumer base, I’m tired.
What was the old one?
A “Logitech Illuminated Keyboard”, couldn’t even find a more detailed model name. Backlit keys with brightness controlled by buttons on the keyboard, rubberdome keys, corded, and practically silent. You can still find okay keyboards with these kinds of keys that aren’t too expensive, but not with lighting.
The AUDACITY to put RUBBER DOME and QUALITY in the same sentence!!!
(jk jk xD)
Needs more TAKKA TAKKA TAKKA!
But seriously, I never got on with any mechanical keyboards I tried, I like my keyboards with silence and low key action. Even “silent” mechanical keys aren’t that quiet.
The low action can be had in low-profile switches I suppose. Have you tried lubed silent switches?
IIRC I tried regular brown switches with rubber rings. I suppose I could try actual low-profile switches, but TBH I’m not very motivated to add another project to my list …
I was expecting the K800, upon which I am typing these words, till I got to “corded”. For me the K800 is the perfect keyboard. I own three of them, but they don’t make them anymore, sadly.
Yes, it was RTIC, then Stanley, now Owala?? Were the Nalgene ever a thing?
Nalgene was the thing if you were “outdoorsy” in the late 90’s, early 00’s
I have a collection of knock-off brands from Costco. I like all the pretty colors.
Still rocking my canteen
But how to clean it properly inside?
That’s the neat thing…
I have the same one! Bought it at least 15 years ago.
Same
I purchased an RTC stainless steel insulated tumbler in 2015. It’s the only cup I ever use and it’s still going strong after daily use and still looks brand new. Was 20 bucks (they were clearly undercutting Yeti at the time). It’s been a solid purchase, I think the same cup from them now runs 40 bucks on Amazon.
Then again I’m still using the same plastic ninja turtle bowl I got from a box of Cookie Crisp cereal in 1988… So anything will last a very long time with care.
Then again I’m still using the same plastic ninja turtle bowl I got from a box of Cookie Crisp cereal in 1988…
Back when there were cool goodies in cerial boxes. I miss those days. I especially remember getting Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 on CD once.
They had to stop that because they were targeting kids and forcing sugary cereal on them with bribes.
Where my Klean Kanteen folks?
Every new dent is a testament to the amount of service my Kleen Kanteen sees. I’ll be devastated if I ever lose it.
Mine must be around 11 years old now. At some point it couldn’t stand upright anymore, so I hit it with a hammer.
Anything with a lid roughly like this one. Wide Nalgene-compatible mouth for filling and screwing on the appropriately-sized bottle you feel like that day or had to replace, and has smaller drinking-hole with an attached screw-on cap.
Oh shit that’s my festival bottle. Super easy to fill at whatever jank ass water station setup the venue has, easy to drink from, and I can clip it to a carabiner on my bag strap for hands-free storage 🤘
No plastic, no aluminum. No glass either just because I’m clumsy. Wide opening only. If I can’t fit my hand in to clean it, I don’t want it.
I have a 64 oz one, and a 128 oz one. Am aiming for them to be buy-it-for-lifers.
What material?
Asbestos
The miracle material!
My water is so protected from unexpected fires!
Thank god, my water keeps spontaneously combusting now my house is safe from water thanks to asbestos
Worth it for that sulphur flavor though
Absolutely. With proper application, asbestos can make all kinds of products last the rest of your life.
Why no aluminum
I’m a little concerned about the potential for aluminum toxicity.
In what way is aluminum toxic?
Edit- I looked it up. If you have kidney disease it can accumulate and cause other problems, but the amount entering the body from aluminum cooking items is incredibly low. I’d imagine even lower from a drinking cup.
Enh maybe it’s fine. Even so, steel is real.
Aluminum is not strong enough for me. I need to buy the most indestructible products because I will unintentionally break them. I have broken a nalgene already
In that case if all else fails, there is titanium.
Which stainless steel still beats in terms of strength. The main advantage of titanium is it’s really light
