The Best Stainless Steel Water Bottle!

Posted by joy

20 Jan

best stainless steel water bottle For the last four years I’ve been slurping my beverages from a well worn plastic bottle. Yes, it’s made from a “safer” plastic–but it still didn’t exactly feel safe. Still, I was loathe to toss it in the trash in the name of environmentalism. Luckily, it failed on its own and I was free embrace stainless steel. Still, I was convinced that the options were limited. After all I wanted a water bottle that:

Fit in my car beverage slot

Had a wide mouth that could easily be filled with ice.

Held at least 20 ounces of water.
Had a flip top straw top so that I could drink safely while driving to work without having to unscrew a lid or tip my head back.

My husband found just what I was looking for in the Nathan Stainless Steel Flip Straw Bottle. (Many models are currently on sale right now). I love this little bottle! In addition to meeting all my criteria, mine is green and marked with a “reduce, reuse, recycle” label. It also comes with a handy clip that can be fastened onto backpacks or bags when on the go.

What’s your favorite water bottle? Do you stick with glass, plastic or stainless steel? Thanks for sharing your tips with our readers!

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5 Responses for "The Best Stainless Steel Water Bottle!"

Jill January 20th, 2010 at 7:32 am 1
I love my 27oz. Klean Kanteen water bottle! I’ve had it for about 2 1/2 years and take it with me everywhere. I wish I had the sport top so it would be easier to drink from when I’m working out, but other than that, no complaints. It’s perfect for me.
another Josh January 20th, 2010 at 2:06 pm 2
Another user with a 27 oz Klean Kanteen sitting next to me on my desk. It fits reasonably well in my bike cage for bike rides. I agree with Jill that the sport top would be nice, and I alternate into wishing the mouth was smaller (easier to drink out of) or larger (easier to fill with ice). It may be a bit big to fit in some cup holders though. My wife has a SIGG aluminum bottle that she likes, though it won’t meet most of your criteria and still needs a lining which may or may not have some of the same issues as the plastic bottles.

The Nathan bottle looks nice. I’d say that stainless steel is the way to go these days.
Angela January 21st, 2010 at 1:44 am 3
I have a Nathan water bottle too and love it. It’s very easy to carry around, and easy to clean. Mine came with spare straws as well.
BillyO January 30th, 2010 at 6:28 pm 4
The Nathan bottles have an excellent reputation. I like the fact that you can replace the drinking straws. To me it means that Nathan intends you to use the bottles long enough to wear out the straws.

Klean Kanteen makes a wide mouthed bottle that has a mouth wider than their regular bottles so you can dump ice cubes in easier. KK bottles also come with replaceable and interchangeable lids. I take it as another sign of quality.
Rebecca Yourinson April 11th, 2010 at 2:53 pm 5
I have that Nathan bottle, but stopped using it because it would spurt water out of the straw every time I opened it. Did anyone else encounter that problem?