Drinking water is
important; but not nearly as important as having a cool water bottle.
To us, carrying a water bottle or flask is an everyday essential up
there with wallet and phone, so picking the vessel that is right for
you is a significant task. We've found an awesome one with Hydro
Flask.
Hydro Flask, from the
US, is a bottle making company with an increasingly positive
reputation. All their products, which range from water bottles and
coffee flasks, to food storage and even beer containers, are made
from stainless steel and feature TempSheild insulation to keep the
contents at the desired temperature; ice cold for water and beer,
warm and toasty for coffee and tea.
To test the range we
took grateful delivery of a 21oz insulated water bottle which, new
for the summer of 2017, comes in a range of 14 bright colours. We
opted for one in Sage, because not only is it a fancy way of saying
green, it's also a nice colour anyway.
The bottle features a removable screw-on lid with a flexible carry hook as standard. It is a thick and chunky lid, meaning it also offers insulation to your beverage, as well as providing a good and wide drinking hole. The rest of the fully metal bottle is coated in a proprietary powder to help you grip it, even when your hands are wet or sweaty. Without the 21oz of fluid inside, the Hydro Flask only weighs 295g.
In use, the screw-top
stays tight and secure (certainly secure enough to then hang the
bottle from the flexible hook), while the insulation works a treat.
The first test we carried out was to fill it with fridge-temperature
water (about five degrees Celsius) at 8am, and by 1pm the same day
it was still just as cold, which in the early spring warmth we've had
recently, was a God-send.
The Hydro Flask also
feels like it could survive a nuclear blast, as it seems tougher and
more solid than any other drinks bottles we've previously reviewed.
It could, therefore, tolerate quite a bit of abuse in, or strapped to
the outside of, your bag, making it a good choice for a commuter
water bottle. Oh, and you have a choice of... Lemon, Mango, Lava,
Raspberry, Plum, Cobalt, Pacific, Mint, Sage and Kiwi, as well as
Black, White, Stainless, and Graphite. Which are all other cool ways
of saying colours. BTW, the background of the website isn't white,
it's 'Virgin Powder'.
Perfect as we enter
what will hopefully be a pretty decent summer, the Hydro Flask 21oz
water bottle is versatile and seemingly very reliable. Check out the
full range.
£26.95
