How long have you had your current water bottle?

Back in 2009, I went disc golfing with a friend and while walking back to the car, I saw a dark blue nalgene in the grass. I was poor and in college and had always wanted a nalgene bottle, so I took it.

Today at work, I filled that dark blue nalgene up with water and drank the whole 32 oz over the course of the day.

its been a great water bottle for these past 14 years.

I buy aluminum exclusively, no plastic.

Plastic doesn't age well and isn't as recyclable.

Get a good stainless one. Something with a wide mouth so it’s easy to clean, and from a good name like HydroFlask, Yeti, or Simple|Modern.

They are (mostly) dishwasher safe and they hold up forever. My yeti tumblers get used nearly every day for almost three years, get loaded into the dishwasher, and just show a little finish wear from scraping it with my keys or my wedding band.

My kids use Simple|Modern bottles and they hold up quite a bit more. The kid-style prints don’t last as long, especially with kids that drop and scrape them all the time. I have a SM one too (larger one) that has held up pretty good so far (and uses the same lids as the kids, but I’ve only got a year or two on it.

Nalgene for life. Lifetime warranty, BPA free, and durable as all hell.

I've got a 1.5L stainless steel. It's got some dents, but it's still going strong.

Buy a hydroflask or other similar double walled insulated metal water bottle. They last forever (albeit with a few dents), you won't be ingesting plastic, and it'll keep your water cold for at least a full day.

Have had my 330ml insulated bottle from a mystery brand for 7 years now. Paint is chipped and looks quite sorry in general, but I love it. I carry it around everywhere.

I also have a 630ml one from Quokka for very hot Summer days.

Lastly I have a 500ml Chilli's for my job, which I also use daily.

For cleaning the bottles, I suggest using those tabs that are sold for cleaning dental accessories like retainers. If you use something to scrub them from the inside you can create little lines that end up catching bacteria.

It's a glass jug, so forever.

Nalgene covered in stickers, as was the style at the time. Somewhere around 5-6 years old at this point? Been through quite a lot.

I have 2. 1 from previous work which I've using from past 3 years and the other I got when I joined the new workplace. Fuckers asked me to choose between a coffee mug or water bottle so I chose water bottle.

I didn't even think about it until now but I think it's been about 4 years on my work water bottle

It's metal and has lost a lot of paint and gained and lost a lot of stickers

Edit: At this point I don't even know the brand as that has also worn off.

Bought my current Simple Modern 24oz steel double-wall insulated water bottle over four years ago. I buy silicone sleeves for it to keep it from making too much noise and from being banged up, and I have bought many replacement lids (I prefer flip-top lids and they’re prone to breaking), but the bottle itself has been my constant companion over these four years.

It keeps ice water so damn cold all day long. I love it dearly. It is my emotional support water bottle and it supports me emotionally.

Maybe six months. I had a flip-top one for a few years, but I wanted a wide mouth

I've had two Nalgene bottles for about 10 years, maybe more, and neither show any signs of quitting. They're big, virtually indestructible, and water filtration pumps fit on properly (for camping).

I have 2 nalgene water bottles that I use daily. Ones 20 years old, have bought a new lid a few times. It's pretty battle worn, but they're near indestructable.

I got an aluminium one off Ali Express with a metal unscrewable lid, because my previous metal water bottle which was meant to last me forever, had a plastic lid which broke. I've had it for many years now, and it's fine. A bit dented.

I recently bought a Sistema 500ml vacuum flask for like, $10 on a ridiculous special. It has plastic parts in the lid, but seems to be of decent strength. I really like it, I fill it with boiling water and then top up my tea for a few hours with hot water.

I use an insulated Contigo Autoseal bottle that I've had for at least ten years. It keeps water cold for quite a while. Its big virtue is that it closes itself automatically if I let go. I'm not all that clumsy, but I have dogs that sometimes decide to poke my hand unexpectedly.

Bought a 360 Degrees 1 litre stainless steel vacuum one from a hiking shop. 37 Euros. I could keep water cooler by storing it in my armpit. It's absolutely fuckin rubbish

Emailed the company, ignored. Emailed them reminding them they'd ignored me, ignored

Definitely won't be buying their overpriced shit again

I've had my 1l Sigg aluminium bottle for about 10 years. The lid broke once when I dropped it and I bought a replacement lid. It's a bit dented but otherwise still good.

I've been using a Nalgene 1L daily since receiving it last Christmas. It has the screw on widemouth lid, I'm typically leery of any plastic, but I feel safe with this particular brand that is made in the US (where I foolishly believe that material sourcing is better researched).

I have a few bottles which ranges from 1-5 years old. Mostly plastic of the brand Camelbak. They are good, and I don't know what more to ask for in a water bottle. However, more often than not I just end up reusing an old soda bottle.

I've had my hydro flask copycat for more than a year now. I'm happy with it.

I've got a ~20oz Yeti vacuum stainless bottle with the small-opening screw-on top. I think I've used it for, maybe 5 years at this point? A long while. It's the right size for casual carrying at work and school, but I use a bigger non-insulated body when doing physical labor.

That poor yeti gets bounced off the back of ATV's, thrown in toolboxes, left baking in the car, all sorts of shit. It's dinged up and doesn't sit flat on a table but still doesn't leak so it keeps going.

I will lose every water bottle that I brought out of my home, so I just reuse the bottles of bottled waters. If I dont lose it, I will replace it every 3-5 months depends on the usage and weather.

I have couple durable, metal, and dishwasher-safe stanley and hydroflask bottles at home. They should be couple years old, but I am not keeping count.

Just reminded me to replace the one I have. Bought it at Decathlon, one of their store brands. It has a cap with an opening mechanism which didn't last for very long - like 4 months of daily use.

I have a 1L TAL bottle from Wally World. I’ve had it about 3 years. Granted I don’t use it much. I use it when I go deep forest fishing. I fill it up with water and ice. Then clip it to my backpack tackle box. The poor bastard is beat to hell. It’s dented and some of the paint has chipped off where the dents are. But it holds water, and keeps it cold.

This is a surprisingly popular topic of discussion. We have five or so plastic Sistema 1L ones that we keep in the fridge. I think one of them at least is probably seven years old. Are we dying from tiny plastics? I don't know. Whatever.

My job got everybody branded hydroflasks ~3 years ago. I don't work there any more, but I pretty much never leave the house without that bottle.

My house bottle is a 1.5L Bubba bottle from Walmart. Had that about a year and a half so far and it is holding up well.

It's been a little over two years now since I orded mine off amazon. My kids drink out of it everyday because they know I always have it filled up with water. I love mine and take it every where I go.

At least 15 years. It's kinda dented but it still works, what do I care. Mountain Equipment Coop has really good products.

I have many water bottles, most of them had at a great price from Costco. There is a some variety but they are mostly Takeya/ThermoFlask 40 oz vacuum insulated stainless steel bottles. I also have a couple gallon stainless steel vacuum insulated water bottles that are great for camping and travel. Those were sold as growlers, I think. I've had most of these for >5 years. This is one area where I'm doing buy it for life and it's going well so far.
I also have a 10 year old 1 liter un-insulated steel water bottle that I keep in the fridge. I should probably replace it but it still works.

Please stop using plastic water bottles. Especially, but not only, disposable plastic. Not only is it bad for you (microplastics), it is bad for the environment.

ETA: I just went to Costco tonight and those Thermo Flask bottles are on sale: 2 for $20, which is a great deal.

5 years with my Litre Yeti, going strong. When I drop it it tends to dent the ground not itself

I use a stainless steel bottle that I got for free from my previous job - possibly the best thing that came out of that job tbh, as it's light, big and has a stainless steel lid too, so it's super durable and eco-friendly. Prior to that, I'd use a glass bottle which also doubled up as a tea-infuser, only problem with it was that it was heavy.

#Avoid plastic, even if it's recyclable or reusable

Plastic bottles tends to leach toxins into water over time - even the so called reusable and durable ones too - and the longer you use it, the more toxins it releases, which can cause inflammation to eventual organ failure or even cancer. Avoid plastic.

https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2022/01/plastics-leach-toxins/

1.5l SIGG for about 20 years.

I have a couple of cheap no-name screw top steel water bottles I bought from a Kroger almost 20 years ago for like $3-ish a piece. I bought them solely because the bottle part was one solid piece, and they didn't have any of the weird plastic clearcoat a lot of steel drinkware has, which meant I could boil water in them if I needed to when I was up camping or hiking. A lot of other more expensive bottles being made at the time were two or three pieces press-fit together, and wouldn't be likely to survive much of that.

I've been using them daily more or less constantly since then. They're a little banged up, but still going strong. I wish I knew where I could buy more.

I've had a flip-top zojirushi for more than 5 years. It replaced one of the same, the lid eventually cracked after about 6 years from being dropped so many times. This one has been dropped less. I have a new one in the pantry for when this one eventually dies. It still insulates as well as the day I bought it and the flip mechanism is just as satisfying.

My criteria: pocketable (not huge diameter), insulated, covered to keep work dust out of it. Sometimes the metal bottom gets a bulging dent when I drop it, I use a hammer to flatten it back out.

Insulated Klean Kanteen. It's got about nine years worth of debts and scratches.

I'd like the bigger capacity I could get from a non-insulated bottle — as I really don't need the insulation anyways — but I have become sentimental towards this old thing.

I got a 48oz nalgene in 2019 because my nonbranded one started to smell horrible.

But I seem to get thermal mugs as gifts, I've gotten three from work since I started in 2020 and received two personally.. I haven't tried to use a thermal mug once yet, I just like a big water bottle I can throw onto my passenger seat.

32oz yeti... At least 8 years now. Use it daily. Only use it for water.

I've started drinking evian a week ago. Although it's a few bucks more compared to other brands, what I've heard it's more like actual water because the water source has (some) minerals that you would expect to find in water.

Yeti here, too - must be at least three years now. The base has a few dents but otherwise going strong.

I’ve had my 36 oz YETI for about 8 months. Use it every day. It’s the first water bottle I’ve bought and I love it. The straw cap is the best.

I've got several ikea glass water bottles because i tend to forget where they are. They're pretty simply made (glass bottle, plastic cap, silicone ring) and therefore easy to clean.

They've held up well for a few months now.

About a year. I found it after cleaning up an event. Took it home, soaked it for 24 hours, and now it's covered in stickers.

I bought a Hydroflask 6 years ago. It's got a small dent on the base that makes it not sit perfectly flat. It's bright green and I love it.

About a few months. Thermo metal bottles sure do keep my water cold.

Got myself a few Hydroflasks that circulate through my fridge. When I take one out, usually a new comes in. Been using Hydroflasks for a few years now and it's damn worth it. Love 'em!

Probably 15 years, some random Nike flip top one.

I have a couple of 0.5L food grade stainless ones that I have used pretty much daily for what must be close to 20 years now. It may even be a little over 20.

They are a little dented here and there, but absolutely fine still.

I go kayak-camping often, so I've got about 12-ish liters of water bottles. My oldest thermos is probably about 3 years though.

I've had my 40 oz Contigo for maybe 6 months. I honestly don't like it that much because it leaks a little, but it was the only design at Walmart that I liked and I don't exactly have the money to buy a different one.

I use my giant thermoflask bottles. Been a few years now of at least weekly use of not daily during the summer months. Keeps water cold through the day too which is nice.

I have a couple of Specialized custom bottles I ordered for a chain of 3 bike shops I was the Buyer. IIRC I placed that order in 2011, some time around April. Both of mine are still working fine. They have whatever chemical it is you're not supposed to use any more. I won't let water sit in them for more than a few hours, but otherwise no issues. IMO, when it comes to plastic, or any coated metal, it is all bad. The only difference is what has been researched by unbiased scientists.

Banged up Chillys 0.5 liter bottle. Maybe 10 years (can’t remember exactly).

I got a new one as a gift last Christmas but I used my last bottle for 7 years, still in great condition. New one is insulated and has a straw which I’ve been enjoying.

5 years with a 40oz "Bubba" thermos bottle. $20 at Walmart. Farm and tradesman duty every day, it bounces around the truck or tractor cab and is covered in dents but still keeps my water cold and doesn't leak. Only failure is a flimsy handle of sorts attached to the lid broke off within weeks so I tied a piece of paracord to it. I loop the paracord over my transfer case lever in the truck so it doesn't bounce out of reach.

The lid is a sort of rubbery plastic and seems super tough. The rest is stainless. Would buy again in a heartbeat

It turns four later this year. It's a Klean Kanteen I got for Christmas. The lid is pretty hard to clean and I really need to replace it at this point. There's a lot of unnoticable scratches (had this rolling down a pavement one time) and I don't think it really keeps water cold as long as it used to. It's also hard to clean the inside because my hand doesnt fit.

I have the big LTT Store water bottle ever since it came out, so roughly two years ago? I replaced the lid once (not because it was broken but because i like the new one more) and it's holding up great.

I use a gallon Yeti Rambler. I've been using it for a few months now and it's great.

I got mine for free 5 years ago with supermarket fidelity points.
Best deal ever.

Got my first two Hydroflasks (32oz and 20oz) in 2014 I would guess? Still have both and use one of them every day.

I got a Dopper watter bottle at work 2 years ago, which I'm still using. It mostly metal, apart from the removable top part and the lid. Before that I had a plastic Dopper, but I like the metal one more. Before that I used to just re-use whatever soda bottle I could get my hands on, which was apparently a bad idea because they're not made for continuous re-use.

I haven't used any other bottle, but I have no issue with the Dopper bottles. They're quite strong, haven't leaked so far, can hold enough water (for me) and fit in my bags.

I have a SodaStream, including three glass and one plastic bottle. I think I had it for... 3 years now? Including that set of bottles.

This sexy beast: https://claudiaandjulia.com/en/products/termo-outdoor-de-lurch?variant=39282776145981

Had it for little over a year now. Use it every day. The paint is chipping here and there, but functionally it is as good as new.

I just got a new water bottle today, coincidentally.

It's a metal lined ThermoFlask from the costco. I have been using Nalgene bottles for years and replacing them around 6 months. My last two bottles kept smelling off to me, so I decided to change to metal. So far I like it a lot. I am hoping it's easier to keep clean than the plastic water bottles.

I hate buying so much stuff, but I'm sure the plastic lid on this bottle will give out eventually and I'll need to buy a new bottle unless I can find a replacement lid online. I try to be frugal, but I think it's worth it to spend extra when it comes to what you're putting in your body.

This post gave me an idea to try. I'm going to write the date of purchase on all my new bottles and use that as a guide to get a new one or at least evaluate how well they hold up.

I wish you a wonderful hydration, fellow h20 enthusiasts!

About 3 years. It would be about 5 if the previous one had not been stolen from me. It is a contigo steel can. Great so far.

32oz Forest green hydro flask, 3 years now. Also had a younger brother 18oz or so coffee version I've had the same amount of time

Washing them always meant they didn't get as much use. What I do now is get regular water bottles with sports caps and refill them until they mildew.

The one bottle I bought, I've had since 2010, I think. I have a few other bottles that I've picked up for free (conferences, college housing promo) from ~2012, ~2015, ~2019?