Water bottles?

[timandlesley]

What were the name of those metal bottles/flasks they were talking about on the email show this week , they sounded great and would love to pick up a few before our trip in June.
Lesley

 

[DisneyKevin]

www.hydroflask.com

 

[timandlesley]

Thanks Kevin
Lesley

 

[SusanWasHere]

I just looked for the same thing on the show notes page. Thanks for posting it Kevin! Do you by any chance recall the name of the helicopter ride place? Looking for that too LOL

 

[nmoore14]

They sell these bottles at most Great Outdoor Provision stores. If you have one in or near your town, check them out. These bottles are great and the store is actually pretty cool.

 

[mainegal]

The double wall insulation looks good, but I am always looking for a neck wide enough for standard ice cubes.

 

[disneyholic family]

The double wall insulation looks good, but I am always looking for a neck wide enough for standard ice cubes.

there are lots of stainless steel wide mouth versions in the market - the hydroflask is nothing new....go to any online store that carries trekking equipment and you'll see various styles of stainless steel mugs with a wide mouth...
but we only use them for hot drinks/soups when we hike...though they also work for cold...

but for water we just re-use plastic bottles that we carry in a special bottle carrier with straps that can be worn as a backpack....very easy and the backpack style carriers are very inexpensive....just a few dollars and they last forever....

we like to freeze the bottles overnight so that we have ice cold water the next day...
the carrier keeps the bottles cold...
for us, it's the most convenient method for carrying water - the same method we use when we're hiking...
it's what everyone uses where we live...many people carry them around every day, not just on hikes (since you can dehydrate in the blink of an eye where we live - as happened to a girl here last week...she's now brain dead - just from becoming dehydrated while hiking up north last week)...

another advantage of our carriers, they're rare at WDW - so when DS left his on a ride (can't remember which one), it was very easy for the CMs at the central lost and found to figure out they had it...it was the only one they had there...

i finally found a website, so you can sort of see what i'm talking about....it has backpack straps (you can't really see them in the picture - you only see one partially, but there are two straps, just like on a backpack)...it's very comfortable to wear...it weighs nothing until you put a bottle into it, but with a full 1.5 liter bottle it's still very comfortable..
i see it costs NIS 29, which is a little more than 7 dollars (though i think i've only paid 20 shekels, which is about 5 dollars)..
http://www.hagorshops.co.il/aecommerce/c1415/19439.php
there are also smaller versions for small bottles.....that's what the kids always carried to school with them when they were little...

 

[CastawayJP]

Yeah the Hydroflasks are great! It has made life so much better in the parks. I also find myself drinking a lot more water because it is so nice to have it ice cold all day! They also do a really good job with hot drinks as well. And like I said in the emal I sent the show, you can give back 5% of the cost of your hydroflask by visiting

www.fivepercentback.org

 

[timandlesley]

Yeah the Hydroflasks are great! It has made life so much better in the parks. I also find myself drinking a lot more water because it is so nice to have it ice cold all day! They also do a really good job with hot drinks as well. And like I said in the emal I sent the show, you can give back 5% of the cost of your hydroflask by visiting

www.fivepercentback.org

We bring bottled waters in the car and stock them in the fridge, is there any way to get ice in them, if not, if they are refrigerator cold and I poured a bottle of water into them, it would stay that temp all day? Are they super heavy? Just trying to compare the weight in my bag to a bottle of water before we make the plunge.
Lesley

 

[DisneyKevin]

according to the website....everything is out of stock.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

according to the website....everything is out of stock.

Amazon has them, at least they have the 18 oz.

I'll just continue with my bottles. Maybe if the price comes down....$20 to $25 for a water bottle seems a little much.

 

[TIGGERmetoo]

About a year ago I did quite a bit of research on water bottles. I like the CamelBak bottles myself but....I also found some great BPA free bottles at Wal-Mart that have the double wall that work great. I use those and put them in a bottle carrier I purchased at CamelBak. Personally I dont' care for the stainless steel bottles, I like something lighter to carry.

 

[CastawayJP]

We bring bottled waters in the car and stock them in the fridge, is there any way to get ice in them, if not, if they are refrigerator cold and I poured a bottle of water into them, it would stay that temp all day? Are they super heavy? Just trying to compare the weight in my bag to a bottle of water before we make the plunge.
Lesley

The bottles have a wide mouth so you can put ice in them. I have no trouble getting the ice that comes out my ice maker in them. The ice might melt but the water will stay cold all day! They might be a little heavier than a standard aluminum bottle, but I find them to be pretty light! Even when they are full of ice and water!

 

[Cyrano]

Amazon has them, at least they have the 18 oz.

I'll just continue with my bottles. Maybe if the price comes down....$20 to $25 for a water bottle seems a little much.

I agree Mindy, especially if we add international shipping as well.

The weight is something I would be interested in as well since we (well actually in my backpack ) normally carrried 6/8 bottles of water. They were 250ml which I think is 8oz.

 

[CastawayJP]

They might be a little higher priced than a typical aluminum bottle, but the quality is light years ahead! They keep the water (or whatever beverage you choose) cold without having to freeze it or plan ahead at all!

The weight doesn't make a big difference to me since we just toss it in the storage bin in our stroller.