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This is not a normal water bottle. This is not the sort of bottle you carry with you to swig from during a normal day, that is not what it was designed …
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This is not a normal water bottle. This is not the sort of bottle you carry with you to swig from during a normal day, that is not what it was designed for. This is a camping or travel bottle that can be rolled up for storage when empty and can even be used as an ice pack or cold/warm compress and is made from 100% BPA-free Silica Gel.
The bottle arrived nicely presented in amid market windowed display box with useful product information printed on the box. Inside was the bottle, rolled and secured for storage, and a colour user Guide which has some useful tips on how to prepare the bottle for first use.
Looking at the bottle from the top there is a clear plastic hinged lid with a metal ring to lock it shut. On the outside of the lid is a plastic carrying hook and thumb operated release button. The lid screws in place to the silicone body with a sealing ring within. Inside the lid is a drinking spout and a one-way air spring loaded valve to allow the air to be expelled from the bottle for storage and to allow liquids to exit through the spout. Press the valve button when you wish to drink or pour from the bottle and when rolling the bottle up for storage. There is a thin silicone band that is looped over the bottle to secure it in compressed form for storage and travel.
After the initial sterilising rinse with boiling water the bottle does has a faint aroma common to most Silica items and the instructions list five ways to deal with this which basically are to fill the bottle with water containing a saline solution or milk, orange peel, tea or toothpaste. After an hour or so rinse it out and the smell will be gone. Saltwater seemed to work for me.
This is as much a bladder as it is a bottle and when full although it will stand upright unsupported it is not particularly stable and so care needs to be taken. It is best transported using the carry handle rather than just stuffed into a bag. I have had no problems with the bottle leaking but I would be concerned about it getting squashed when in an overfull bag.
Priced at £19.99 this is not the cheapest I have seen but keep in mind that this is more than just a plastic bottle and could prove very useful for campers, backpackers or anyone on the move.
