What's the solution to my water bottle problem?
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December 18th, 2008
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I play racquetball every day. We’ve been taking bottles of water down that have been partially frozen for our in-between-game hydration breaks. I’ve been getting the bottles of water for free, but that’s ending soon. So. I’m not a big fan of bottled water anyway, so I need some sort of awesome sport water bottle(s), and, more importantly, some sort of system to freeze/thaw the water (how many should I keep in the freezer? When to take them out, etc).
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I always fill a water bottle about halfway, maybe less, and freeze that. Then before I go to work out I fill the rest of the bottle up. It usually works pretty well.
EMS or other camping stores should have a good selection of water bottles.
Sigg bottles are awesome! They have a nice selection of different designs and sizes, too. I have 3 of them!
What makes Sigg bottles wonderful?
And…do you fill yours with bottled water…?
You can get ice trays that basically make straws of ice for putting in water bottles. NO CLUE how good they are at coming out of the tray though.
Been thinking about splurging for one of these.
My Sigg is great. But I always feel like I’m going to lose the top.
Not sure how the material would take to being frozen though.
You could always slip in a few of these long ice cubes I guess?
They’re excellent.
“My main reason for using them, though, is that I’ve found them far more suitable than plastic for storing liquids other than plain water. Fruit juice, tea, water treated with an energy booster (sugar in some form), carbonated water or other beverages, or alcohol has never picked up a funny taste when stored in a SIGG, and none has given a SIGG a patina of flavor that is resistant to one-time washing and rinsing. SIGG says that the “special, proprietary internal coating” that is “taste and scent neutral” and “virtually baked into the inner walls of the bottle” is the reason for this.”
“Water will freeze more quickly in a SIGG than in a plastic bottle. A chilled beverage or one with ice will warm up more quickly on a hot day. ”
“These bottles are, as SIGG claims, virtually indestructible. Several of my bottles are ten years old or more yet as functional as when I bought them. I’ve not even had any serious dents to bottles or threads despite the everyday perils of hiking and camp life. ”
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