Best drinking Bottles

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Hey guys, I need some advice. I used to love SIGG bottles, but I need some other recommendations, as SIGG has turned to crap.

What I used to love about SIGG:
  • Steel, but no weird taste to the water;
  • Right size (1 litre);
  • Right formfactor, fits all my packs (slots/pockets on the side of them for water bottles);
  • Tough and sturdy;
  • Even though it's not insulated, cold water still didnt turn lukewarm.
So why am I done with SIGG? The caps used to last me several years. Well, the last set of replacement caps failed within 6 months. On all three of my bottles. That I each use about once per week. As did the lunchbox I bought from them. (I can tell you that a bottle failing during a long hike is not fun, nor is opening a bag full of wet clothes at the gym).

A bit of googling tells me they were bought by a chinese company in 2016. The reviews I find from that date on all complain about various kinds of quality issues (also paint and inner coating chipping, which isn;t really food safe or healthy). So, I'm staying away from SIGG and so should you.

However, that does leave me without a good option for bottles. And I do need new ones soon. They don't have to be insulated, but they do need to have all the things I used to love about SIGG (the 5 bullets above). I don't mind spending a little more money for quality (I want gear I can depend on), but I'm not looking for self-cleaning led-powered bottles that cost more than € 100 or something. Thinking about €15 - €40 price range. What would you recommend?
 
I’ve had really good luck with anything from Contigo or Stanley. Look at what their product lines, and see if something fits your needs.
 
I like a few of the Contigo bottles because: loops so they're always easy to carry - I can loop a finger or 2 through and still carry other things with that hand, or I can clip it to a belt loop or strap on a pack or bag, spill-proof, but I don't need 2 hands to drink from it - the ones I get you just depress a button or panel and it opens, and they have a big enough mouth that it's easy to load ice cubes or fill from a fountain. They're also sturdy, I've dropped them many times without breakage.
 
The biggest problem I had with sig is the caps. They use a fine thread that is easy to cross thread if you are not careful. I now use Hydro Flask 18 oz standard mouth. Same footprint as the sig bottles.
 
Thanks for the recommendations so far. I ended up ordering 2 klean kanteen bottles (the classic 1,2 litre model). They seemed the most practical and sturdy of what was available to me. They'll probably be here in a couple of days. I considered the wide mouth model for a bit, but then I figured if you can grab or carry your bottles by the neck, that'll save some wear on the cap threads.

I looked at Stanley and Contigo too. Stanley seems to be king of insulated/thermos bottles, but they are pretty heavy. I liked what I saw of contigo as well. Although a seperate bottle lock might seem like a hassle, it does take away a lot of the force on the cap's threads, something that bothered me immensely in the SIGG bottles. Like IUKE12 said, they have very fine threads. I guess that means disaster if you also decide to cheap out on the materials. However, contigo bottles weren't available in the size I wanted, so I couldn't give them a try.
 
View attachment 1260786 I like Titanium bottles because they are light and don't react with the contents. Some you can cook in. Some are vacuum insulated. One insulated bottle has an insulated cap (for hot stuff), a cold cap (with freezable gel inside), and a sip through cap for next to the pool.
 
I've been using the Klean Kanteen bottles for almost a month now and I'm very happy with them. The wider mouth does take some getting used to, as I do still occassionally spill something while taking a sip. But they are everything I wanted. Thanks again.
 
I've been using Hydro flask for many, many years. Very happy with them. I still use my original one from 2012. It's dented, missing lots of paint, but it works great. It's a 32 oz in an odd color green, and a purple flip top lid. I also have a cobalt blue one that is 64 oz with a straw lid.
 
I love these 16 ounce aluminum bottles that I pick up sometimes. They not badly priced and they come pre-filled with Coors Light. :D

I also like some of the Ozark Trails stuff. Very inexpensive. They come in sizes from like 14 oz all the way up to 64oz. I have a giant hot drink\coffee cup. It doesn't really fit any cup holders and the snap on lid is just cheap plastic, but the body seems pretty much indestructible.
 
Bought my daughter a hydro flask when she started to detassel corn ( it’s a flyover country thing) at 13. She’s a sophomore in college now and still carrying that bottle. I’m going to call it indestructible.
 
I gave in to the Hydro Flask hype several years ago and haven't looked back. They're pretty great. They are vacuumed insulated so they keep cold drinks cold or hot all day and don't sweat. There are plenty of other vacuumed insulated bottles that are a little bit cheaper, but what sold me on the Hydro Flasks is the fact that they offer several different styles of lids and the 32oz bottle is the perfect shape for my pack and the 20oz bottle fits perfectly in my bike's water bottle cage. They also have a super durable powder coat available in all sorts of colors if that's your thing.
 
I picked up Stanley's new ceramic coated bottle in December. I really like it. It looks great, has a wide mouth opening and best of all, no metallic taste to the water. I would check them out.
 
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