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They’re expensive because it’s the last one you’ll ever need ofc (lemmy.world)
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[–] [S] 201 points 3 months ago (57 children)

Funny enough this seems rather accurate according to this article. Graphic below from the article linked.

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  • [–] 58 points 3 months ago (19 children)

    Not me still using the nalgenes despite all the ways they're objectivley bad.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 months ago (17 children)

    i got a nalgene or seven

    why are they bad?

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  • [–] 61 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    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.)

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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.
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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    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

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  • [–] 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    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).

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  • [–] 64 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    ive been seeing those hydrojugs, they are stand in for stanleys.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Yetti rambler for the win, especially with the chug lid.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    welp. this is my introduction to owala. here we go

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    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!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.)

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I ended up getting a Camelbak stainless steel one now. Wide mouth and no flimsy nooks, so it's super easy to clean compared to most of these. I was surprised they're still going strong despite all the new(ish) players.

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    • [–] 41 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Still rocking my canteen

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    • [–] 35 points 3 months ago

    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.

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    [–] 24 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I gave away everything but a bowl to hold my water, but I saw a boy drink water from only his hands.

    How have become so materialistic?

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    • [–] 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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    • [–] 44 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    oh lol. they got my wife at stanley.

    she bought 4 (one for everyone in the family) at $40 a piece. in protest, I bought about 10 used quality water bottles from my gyms lost and found sale for $1 each.

    all u could see in our cabinets were water bottles. I think my wife gets that we have enough now so I'm safe from the next version...

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    As long as its insulated so I can drink cold water all day I'm happy

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I like room temperature water. An insulated bottle is nice because the water stays room temperature even as the temperature in the room fluctuates.

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    • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I'm a poor consumer. I have my first insulated coffee cup from about 25 years ago. I bought a second one for tea about 15 years ago. I have had several water bottles of different sizes all from promos that I have kept and used since I received them - the newest is aluminum and 12 years old. The oldest is 25 or 30 years old. Although my husband may make up for my lack of buying - he is always trying out new hydration systems for hiking & biking.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    You can upgrade for cheap to the last fad beverage container by visiting your nearest thrift store. Currently they will a bunch of Stanley cups for very cheap. Your other option is know someone in sales or just walk through a trade show where they will give you swag (junk land fill) which usually includes yeti cups as of late.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I used a $10 Wal-Mart brand one every day for a few months to make sure I'd actually use it. Then I upgraded to a Stanley when they were on sale since it's also dishwasher safe and the lid on my Walmart one was starting to not seal as well.

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    • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    Got me a nalgene, with the small opening... I'm not one of those water sluts who enjoy the dribble.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Getting splashed in a moving vehicle by the wide mouth ones is so fucking annoying and almost guaranteed.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Ha, yep. Precovid I was in a suit for work, and I'd show up with just big wet patches on my shirts all the time, so I switched to the narrow mouth, which are more of a pain to clean, but don't have that problem. I now rarely travel for work, so I've been considering going back to the big guy.

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