What would be your perfect (reusable) water bottle?

My perfect bottle has already been made. Sorry.

I want a goat story mug that accepts a contigo autoseal top. That curved shape fits _perfectly_ on my hip and the contigo autoseal keeps my stupid ass out of trouble. I messaged a company that does food safe 3d prints and they quoted me $600 at the least and I don't even really have the skills to 3d print something let alone select the right material, make sure the nozzle is lead free and has never been used for anything else, then sand and seal (and I'd have to make sure the threads still accepted the cup after sanding / sealing). Alas, it is but a dream.

Metal, no straw, 0.75L, vertical and made in Europe. My current water bottle already has these properties, but its cap is a critical weakness, as it tends to spray some drops of water everywhere when you open it. So I'd like one with a better designed cap.

Whatever I have at hand is usually good enough. The lack of effort is it's own advantage.

Currently I've got a 0.7L plastic slightly tapered without handle on my desk. Have a few of those that I got for free when buying protein powder in bulk.

Before that I had a standard 0.5L softdrink bottle i refilled instead of recycled. I don't enjoy my water more despite the significant upgrade.

1.25L stainless with a stainless/plastic lid. I use it a lot. Carry it everywhere. It's dented and has stickers. Big drawback is where the lid seals there is a rubber gasket. That gasket is impossible to clean and molds over time. You can't buy a new one. You have to purchase an entire new lid.

Glass all the way.

At home I use a 1L glass bottle with straight sides and a wide opening, metal lid and a neoprene sleeve. It's cheap, easy to clean and does its job.

The obvious downside is that it's heavy and can break if you drop it but I don't travel a lot so that's fine for me.

Made out of glass, holding about 1 litre and a half and pretty on the table.

No need for carrying it around all day, if I'm that thirsty I'll find a drinking fountain, they're commonplace where I live in Spain.

A couple of these bad bois:



But in all seriousness:

Metal, insulated to keep it cool on hot days. No handle, it's just in the way. Preferably a lid with a carabiner.

20 ounce or 600mL (about the same), insulated, and easy to clean.

I like the Zojirushi, but the rubber parts get mouldy quick. Even if you clean it a couple times a day, people say no, you got to clean it more. No, I'm not cleaning the thing several times a day to keep it food safe. That's just a losing battle.

Stanley makes a nice one, too (and green, so, bonus) and while it's got a lot of complex moving parts, it's very easy to clean with brushes. Mine fell wrong and the trigger popped out and there was so much mould inside, it was nasty. There's no way to disassemble this part, but also, nothing in there touches the water. Still gross. I just threw it in the trash (it was unfixable anyway).

I like my water with carbonization, I have three 75 cl glass bottles that work with a soda maker

For me it's a glass bottle with a wide brim. I hatld one of those, and my biggest problem was that i was worried to break it. And i did, and it sucked to clean up, because i didn't want someone or something to step in.

Insulated, metal, no plastic at all, rubber instead of plastic.
750ml to 1L
Cap with a design thats easy to clean where the lips touch, and also not exposed to pets

- Light Metal as long as it doesn't end up making loud noises when bumped otherwise plastic
- No straw
- About 1.5 litres in volume
- A wide lid so it easy to clean with a primary lid above for drinking out of
- Nice pattern or large flat surface to draw/put stickers on
- Cylindrical up to wide lid
- squishy fold up ones are cool but not for day to use imo
- a handle/loop to attach it to my belt if I am out without a bag to carry it in
- insulated is good too