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>I have a great double-wall steel bottle (Hydro Flask), which is much better than a plastic bottle because it keeps water cold all day long and is basically ind

by opan 4y ago

>I have a great double-wall steel bottle (Hydro Flask), which is much better than a plastic bottle because it keeps water cold all day long and is basically indestructible. They actually dent quite easily. I have a 40oz Hydro Flask with a couple dents from an incident with a spider a couple years ago. I had my bottle on the counter top while I was eating and suddenly a spider was on it. In an attempt to kill the spider, I knocked over the bottle on to the wooden floor (trying to squish it). It dented the bottle near the top and on the bottom. I looked up some videos and it's definitely not just me. Found one where it looked like a whole family dented theirs and they used a trick with dry ice and a hair dryer to fix them. I don't know if it gets harder to fix the longer you wait. Mine still works okay, so I haven't done anything about it. I'm pretty sure the outside is aluminum, fyi, unless they make multiple types. The inside part is probably steel. I love my Hydro Flask and have drank more water because of it. My only complaint is that the straw lid gets a lot of crap building up in the small gaps and it seems impossible to adequately clean. Maybe an ultrasonic cleaner could do it.

bradstewart 4y ago
I've had the same hard plastic Nalgene water bottle for 10 years or so. Doesn't dent, doesn't break, costs about $10.
throwanem 4y ago
I've had good luck with Simple Modern steel bottles, including back when I still hiked and did urbex and kept one strapped to the side of my backpack. It came through everything from scrambling up and down steep forested hillsides to getting bounced off crumbling masonry with little more than the occasional chip or scratch to the finish. I've dropped it plenty of times too, of course, and it's likewise survived unscathed. I can't vouch for its durability when used to beat a spider to death because I'm not afraid of tiny harmless animals, but in every other respect I have nothing but praise.
Reason077 4y ago
> "I'm pretty sure the outside is aluminum, fyi, unless they make multiple types. The inside part is probably steel." The original standard Hydro Flask is, except the lid, entirely Type 304 stainless steel (aka: 18/8 steel), powder coated on the outside.

by opan 4y ago

bradstewart 4y ago

I've had the same hard plastic Nalgene water bottle for 10 years or so. Doesn't dent, doesn't break, costs about $10.

throwanem 4y ago

I've had good luck with Simple Modern steel bottles, including back when I still hiked and did urbex and kept one strapped to the side of my backpack. It came through everything from scrambling up and down steep forested hillsides to getting bounced off crumbling masonry with little more than the occasional chip or scratch to the finish. I've dropped it plenty of times too, of course, and it's likewise survived unscathed. I can't vouch for its durability when used to beat a spider to death because I'm not afraid of tiny harmless animals, but in every other respect I have nothing but praise.

Reason077 4y ago

> "I'm pretty sure the outside is aluminum, fyi, unless they make multiple types. The inside part is probably steel." The original standard Hydro Flask is, except the lid, entirely Type 304 stainless steel (aka: 18/8 steel), powder coated on the outside.