

It’s just as cold as when I left it.” Journalist and cookbook author Lesley Téllez also swears by the brand, noting that it’s not too heavy to carry around all day.

“ And then when I finish, I have something to come back to. “If I’m going on a run, or a bike ride, I will take my Hydro Flask, which fits into my cup holder in my car, and I’ll fill it with cold water,” says Stern. Because there’s nothing to unscrew unless it needs a refill, I tote it around the house all day and night long, constantly sipping with ease.īettina Stern and Juan Dromogoole, respectively founder of and director of operations at Chaia in Washington D.C., are most hyped on Hydro Flask’s insulation ability.

It’s a feature that in the last year or so has made me drink far more water than I did before. While I’m at home more than on the go, I also have the small mouth - though mine comes with a straw lid. But if I’m more in motion, the small hole is beneficial so I don’t spill on myself,” she says. “If I’m not so much in motion during the day, the wide mouth one is great. LaToya Tucciarone, founder of SustainAble Home Goods in Atlanta, and her family, have been using Hydro Flasks for many years - “five years, maybe ten, I can’t even remember,” she says, “but they’re not degraded at all.” She loves that they come in so many sizes (from 18 ounces up to 40) with both smaller and larger mouth holes. Several folks we talked to - not to mention many members of Strategist’s own team, including myself - are Hydro Flask devotees. Volume: Multiple sizes, 18 ounces to 40 ounces | Lid type: Detached screw top | Material: Insulated stainless steel To make things easy, we spoke to more than 20 people about the bottle they feel most passionate about, from the dentproof Yeti that’s ideal for children to the plastic cycling bottle that tastes “like you’re drinking right out of a glass.” But no container was more praised than the Hydro Flask, which comes in eight sizes with eight different cap styles and can be left in a hot car all day and still keep water fresh tasting and ice cold (more praise below). Fortunately, there is no shortage of options for every type of water drinker: vacuum-sealed mugs for summertime road-trippers, squeezable bottles for runners training for a marathon, and gallon-size vessels for those who hate to refill. Choosing the wrong water bottle can be disastrous - one with a loose lid can leak all over a commuter’s laptop and chargers, while a stainless-steel flask (though well insulated) might weigh on a long-distance hiker.
