Y’all know I am unnecessarily picky about everything. This includes water bottles. I am a ‘sweater’, and thus need to carry significant water to continue functioning. I like flat waterbottles (rather than round) as they lie against the back of the pack well, without making lumps. And are space-efficient inside a pack. These Nalgenes are okay, but about twice as heavy as they need to be… and expensive.

But… the optimum bottle is still out of reach… so these will do for me, and maybe you, in the meantime.