A great bottle for when you stop to smell the roses
If you are anything like me, a sturdy water bottle is a must-have on all of your outdoor adventures. The Nalgene Wide-Mouth Lexan Bottle is a classic, USA made water bottle that I would highly recommend to anybody wanting a durable bottle while exploring nature. The lid is attached to the bottle with a strong loop and that is great for two reasons; 1) You can't drop the lid! 2) You can clip the bottle to a pack or belt loop with a carabiner while you are out and about! This bottle also holds a whopping 32 ounces of your preferred beverage. The transparent plastic allows you to see how much liquid you have left in the bottle and line that amount up with the written measurements on the side. Those measurements give me some motivation to drink more water, but it could just be a useful measuring tool for other consumers. The only downfall I see with this product is that the "wide-mouth" is too wide. I owned a different style of Nalgene with a narrow mouth opening in the past. I really enjoyed that bottle, but the opening was too small to fit any sponge or cleaning device in the bottle. The large opening on the Nalgene Wide-Mouth Lexan Bottle allows you to scrub the bottom if needed, but causes an issue while actually drinking from the bottle. If in motion, water often splashes out of the opening while I am trying to drink and goes all over my face instead of in my mouth. An easy fix would be to buy a splash guard to put in the opening. If do not want to spend that extra money, I recommend only drinking from this bottle while you are not moving around. Despite my shirt sometimes getting a little wet, I do truly enjoy this product. It has a stylish look to it and the attached lid loop makes it easy to carry around. The bottle itself is extremely durable and has held up during some pretty intense falls down the sides of rocky hills. Even after those falls I have not experienced any issues with cracks or leaks. Overall, you can't go wrong with this bottle.
hacarr
Ames, IA