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To ask you to recommend a water bottle that won't leak in my bag?

53 replies

Smoll · 24/06/2026 10:40

Preferably one with a straw? Yet again my bottle has leaked all over my stuff
Thanks very much!

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JoeySchoolOfActing · 24/06/2026 10:44

Yeti

Ablondiebutagoody · 24/06/2026 11:22

Fancy lids with straws etc are the problem. Either they don't work properly and drip or you accidentally don't close it properly. I go screw top. DS has a couple of cheap plastic ones from Lidl for school. I like the aluminium camping ones that you can get anywhere.

Sartre · 24/06/2026 11:23

I just have a steel one from Amazon, think it was a tenner. Never leaked. amzn.eu/d/0dsKoGy6

northdownsouth7 · 24/06/2026 11:26

Nalgene water bottle every time. No straw though, those tend to leak in my experience

Wonderknicks · 24/06/2026 11:27

My friend swears by the ocean ones (made from recycled plastic from the sea) but they are expensive

Carnationsareforever · 24/06/2026 11:34

ION8 ones have never let me down

Smoll · 24/06/2026 11:43

wonderful. I'll look through all these suggestions. Perhaps I have to abandon the straw. Easier for the gym than screw cap though

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Carblover · 24/06/2026 11:46

No straw but ninja thirsti is great

toastofthetown · 24/06/2026 11:49

I’m obsessed with my Owala. The way the straw is designed is really comfortable to bring from, and it’s covered in your bag so doesn’t get dirty

RichardMarxisinnocent · 24/06/2026 11:50

Smoll · 24/06/2026 11:43

wonderful. I'll look through all these suggestions. Perhaps I have to abandon the straw. Easier for the gym than screw cap though

The one i linked to has a straw

Smoll · 24/06/2026 11:52

RichardMarxisinnocent · 24/06/2026 11:50

The one i linked to has a straw

ooh yes it does, sorry haven't had a chance to look throroughly yet. I think that looks great, as does the yeti

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Ilovemum · 24/06/2026 12:09

Ion 8- you can buy straws separately for them if you want.... Never had one leak yet...
I prefer the ninja thirsti- as the ice seems to not melt as quickly....

jeaux90 · 24/06/2026 12:13

Hydroflask it’s amazing various caps I prefer the twist top.

AmIReallyTheGrownup · 24/06/2026 12:14

Same. I love my Owala.

takealettermsjones · 24/06/2026 12:15

There aren't any. Find a new dream. 🤣

Lieben · 24/06/2026 12:28

I’ve got a Stanley Ice flow and a Sho newt, neither leak.

Scarlettpixie · 24/06/2026 12:29

The Sho ones are good in my experience. I have had a few unbranded ones of Amazon which weren't supposed to leak but did.

Smoll · 24/06/2026 13:31

takealettermsjones · 24/06/2026 12:15

There aren't any. Find a new dream. 🤣

'tis as I feared 😂

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bigsoftcocks · 24/06/2026 13:46

the straws are the issue. Steel with twist cap are the most reliable as long as rubber inside lid doesn’t perish… also keep water cold

bugalugs45 · 24/06/2026 13:55

I’ve got a sho , 100% recommend , comes with a straw , think it’s called a guzzler ? best £20 I’ve ever spent

Aparecium · 24/06/2026 20:28

I have a Contigo Ashland. The spout locks and has never leaked, even when tumbled about in my bag.

I really like the fact that the handle is also a carabiner, so I can clip it to my small bag and have free hands.