Who has ditched the trusted Nalgene bottle?

[Moby Sculpin]

You’ll pry my Nalgene out of my cold dead fingers! While hiking my rifle (or camera, for that matter) around the woods I carry a 3L bladder of water and a Nalgene of electrolyte mix that I sip throughout the day. Just before bed, pour that empty Nalgene full of boiling water and put it in the foot of the bag…it’s FANTASTIC!! If the temps drop and you wake up cool, pull that warm bottle up between the femorals and let it warm your blood. Adds 10deg to your bag with nothing else to futz with.

 

[Dave0317]

The bad thing about the wide mouth Nalgene is if you're several miles / hours from camp with no water around eating lunch & accidentally knock yours over you'll have approximately 0.05 ounces left for the next 8-9 hours. Don't ask me how I know this

This is one of my OCD habits. I rarely set a bottle down without putting the cap on.

Accidents happen!

 

[jtevanMT]

I have used HPDE Nalgene’s and a Sawyer Mini filter for the last few years. After reading this thread I am going with the following on my first of 2 x 5 day archery elk trips next week.

2L CNOC (dirty water)
Sawyer Filter (upgraded from Mini)
1L Smart Water Bottle
1L Platypus Bladder
2L Platypus bladder for camp

I will try both the 1L Smart Water and 1L Platypus each day and see what I like best.

 

[Dave0317]

I have used HPDE Nalgene’s and a Sawyer Mini filter for the last few years. After reading this thread I am going with the following on my first of 2 x 5 day archery elk trips next week.

2L CNOC (dirty water)
Sawyer Filter (upgraded from Mini)
1L Smart Water Bottle
1L Platypus Bladder
2L Platypus bladder for camp

I will try both the 1L Smart Water and 1L Platypus each day and see what I like best.

I like that set up. Let us know how that does for you when you get back.

 

[IAm_Not_Lost]

I am wondering who has completely ditched the Nalgene bottle? I always take one and a water bladder but I weighed the Nalgene and it was 6.5oz. I didn’t realize they were that heavy. I also weighed a smart water bottle which seems like a heavy duty bottle. But I do enjoy the wide opening on the Nalgene for gathering water

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1 liter Smart Water bottles are the standard for backpackers. They slide into pack pockets very well, are durable, and are the optimal individual size.

Water bladders are fine for quick trail hikes and runs, but I don’t personally know anyone using them for extended trips or backpacking. Just too much hassle to maintain, heavy, much more prone to mold/bacterial growth, harder to clean between trips, less flexible, etc.