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[–] [S] 211 points 2 months ago (80 children)

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

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  • [–] 60 points 2 months ago (19 children)

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

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  • [–] 26 points 2 months ago (17 children)

    i got a nalgene or seven

    why are they bad?

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  • [–] 64 points 2 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 2 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 2 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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  • [–] 16 points 2 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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  • [–] 69 points 2 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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  • [–] 51 points 2 months ago* (22 children)

    People were drinking water out of those stanley "cups"?

    Also as a German, where are:

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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    I just need to show my appreciation for the fact that these were 4 different images that aligned perfectly in height for me.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 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 2 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 2 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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  • [–] 9 points 2 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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  • [–] 7 points 2 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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  • [–] 4 points 2 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 2 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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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 5 points 2 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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