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Dont know the bottle, but thats a bad designed bottle then.
by GrumpyNl 8y ago
Dont know the bottle, but thats a bad designed bottle then.
- Analemma_ 8y agoThat seems unfairly knee-jerk. Nalgene bottles are very good at doing the thing they were designed to do- being water bottles for hiking (it's fairly noteworthy when I see a hiker drinking out of something other than a Nalgene bottle). To fit in cupholders, they'd have to have a much smaller diameter, and thus either hold much less water, or have a "layered" shape (like the large drink sizes from fast food restaurants). Either of these would be a major compromise.
- tgb 8y agoMoreover Nalgene water bottles became popular for consumer use (previously they were a laboratory equipment company) in the 70s according to Wikipedia. I believe that well predates the rise of cupholders in cars.
- gyrgtyn 8y agoFurthermore, they have lids.
- benjohnson 8y agoYep - you can still buy the original HDPE lab version by the case: Part number 2104-0032
- kenhwang 8y agoAnd they always fit perfectly in outdoors activity vehicles with "cupholders", like kayaks!
- InitialLastName 8y agoNalgene bottles are also nigh-on indestructible. I don't know if they still do, but at one point they had an "if you can break it, we'll replace it"-level warranty). Having the layered shape would compromise the structure you get from the regular cylinder.
- kurthr 8y agoThey're typically 1 liter plastic cylinders for holding (in/out) water. I've seen a few cupholders where they did fit. You can find cheap adapters where they don't. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalgene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalgene