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owlpellet t1_j9oy5du wrote

Reply to comment by gaurddog in Indestructible Water Bottle by goblinqueen487

Specifically, the cheaper HDPE "cloudy" Nalgene bottles are BIFL. The clear ones will punch through if you drop em just right. HDPE bottles will bounce. Also widely agreed to be 100% food safe.

https://nalgene.com/product/32oz-wide-mouth-ultralite-bottle/

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Halftrack_El_Camino t1_j9qidmt wrote

Came here just to say this. The cloudy white ones with the blue caps that look like actual labware and not a spinoff from a company that originally made labware, are functionally indestructible. If you think they're ugly, put some stickers on them. If you're worried about the health effects from drinking out of plastic, take a moment to think about what most if your food and water already is packaged in/flows through, and stop worrying.

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skyshark82 t1_j9s9tbt wrote

I broke the lid retainer on my old cloudy one and it's scuffed after many years bopping around in a rucksack, but it's still useful enough.

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DJORDANS88 t1_j9pk9ka wrote

^ This.

Used 4 x 1.4l bottles to store water in my ruck during field problems (military)

Carried a HDPE one for 6 years daily, running it through the washer with heated dry regularly… one day I dropped it without the top secured and it cracked.

They seal well so you can stow them in anything.

Maxpedition drop pouches fit them well if you ever need to secure it to a bike, backpack or belt.

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