What should I look for when buying a bottle?(2)

Insulation

Some bottles offer insulation and vacuum sealing. This allows your drink to stay cold or hot for several hours. Glass and aluminium bottles can hold hot and cold drinks. However, they are not vacuum-sealed and insulated, so they cannot keep your drink hot for long.

If you put hot water in them, the plastic bottles may warp. A stainless steel bottle can maintain both temperatures. It will keep your water cold for up to 12 hours and hot for about 8 hours. If you want to put some ice cubes in it, they will also keep it for a few hours.

The insulation and vacuum seal are an advantage if you want to go on long trips such as hiking or camping.

Easy to use

Your bottles should be easy to use and clean. Even if you wash them every day, some bottles retain the smell and colour of your previous drinks. Some bottles are also difficult to open and refill. This can happen when you have a very narrow bottle.

Wide mouth bottles are easy to use, refill and clean. If you have a filter, you can easily refill it into a fresh water source. You can easily insert a sponge and bottle brush to thoroughly clean the inside of the bottle.

Lid styles and options

Another advantage of stainless steel bottles is that they can be supplied with different types of lids. These lid variations can help you to use the bottle according to the day's activities. Depending on your needs, here are some lids.

The lid with a straw ensures that the water goes directly into your mouth. Even if it is in your bag, it prevents leaks and spills.

If you can only drink from the bottle with one hand, you can use the flip-top lid.

The screw-on lid is the safest of them all, as long as you tighten it. It is best to take it with you if you need to keep the bottle in your bag for a longer period of time.

Eco-friendly

When choosing a bottle, you shouldn't just think about yourself. Think about its long-term impact on the environment. As we already know, it can take thousands to millions of years for plastics to completely dissolve. Glass, aluminium and stainless steel bottles are 100% recyclable. It doesn't even take a hundred years to recycle them.

Aluminium and stainless steel can be very expensive to produce. However, they are two of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly bottles. As these bottles also last longer than plastic and glass, you can also save money by not having to buy them again after a year or two.