Best Water Bottles

Choose the Right Size Water Bottle: Sizing is one of the most vital considerations in choosing the best water bottles. This is what will determine if the water bottle will be able to serve your needs or not. The major factor that determines the size of a water bottle to go for is what you intend to use it for. A portable water bottle will be enough if all you need is water for your daily commute to work. However, if you want something for outdoor activity like a hike, then you need a bottle with a larger capacity. 

Narrow Mouth vs Wide Mouth Water Bottles? When it comes to choosing water bottles, you can between the narrow mouth or wide-mouth bottles. Each of these has specific benefits and disadvantages. As the name implies, a narrow mouth bottle has a mouth with a small radius. This makes it easier to drink from directly compared to the wide-mouth bottles. Also, if the bottle were to get knocked over accidentally, you are not going to lose all your water. Wide mouth bottles also have their unique benefits. They are easier to fill and you can easily put in large chunks of ice into the bottle. Because of their design, a wide mouth water bottle can be easily repurposed to hold other household items if you want. Wide mouth bottles are also easier to clean compared to the narrow mouth alternatives. 

Insulated vs Non-Insulated: Insulated bottles are also known as double-walled water bottles. They are so-called because they have an additional wall and sometimes a vacuum. This helps to maintain the temperature of the water or beverage in the bottle. This way, your hot water stays hot and the cold water stays cold for longer. A non-insulated bottle has a single wall. It loses and gains temperature faster than an insulated bottle. On the flip side, non-insulated bottles have a lighter weight than the insulated types.

Packability and Weight: these are features that determine how easy it will be to carry the water bottle. If you will be carrying your water bottle throughout the day, then you need a bottle that is lightweight and portable. 

Durability/Rigidity: You want a bottle that is strong and durable. Water bottles are either made with stainless steel or glass material. Stainless steel is a much stronger material that and will last longer than other water bottle types.

Materials: Stainless Steel has become the choice material for water bottles mostly because of its insulation and effective temperature control. Aluminum is another popular material for water bottles because it is affordable, and comes in a wide range of designs and colors. But it tends to heat up in hot temperatures. Hence aluminum is not the best water bottle to keep water cold, especially in places with hot climatic conditions. PET or plastic bottles are durable and lightweight. They are also quite affordable and very easy to clean (since they are dishwasher safe).

Different Openings: Water bottles have different types of openings and this determines how the bottle dispenses water. For a bottle with a screw top opening, you will have to open the bottle entirely to get water from the bottle. Water bottles may also have nozzles at the top. Some bottles also have a spout or straw through which you can suck water out of the bottle.