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Y7 and water bottle leaking in bag - 0ver and over again!

29 replies

grants1000 · 17/09/2013 19:52

The only way it seems I am going to get my Y7 to stop having his water bottle/juice drink spilling in his bag is not to give him any!

Shall I?

Third time since he started and most of his books are fucked despite covering them in plastic!

I've just told him that I will take a baby beaker of water into school to give to his form tutor to feed him when thirsty.

We have just practiced packing and repacking his bag and opening and closing a water bottle.

Am so peed off with his dumbness!

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lljkk · 17/09/2013 19:56

What kind of bottle are you using?

Ilovegeorgeclooney · 17/09/2013 20:08

Give him a plastic bag in his bag to put all books in!

hedwig2001 · 17/09/2013 20:25

We tried several drinks bottles which all leaked. He now has a screw top mineral water every day. We get whichever water is on offer. The only solution that works for us.

trinity0097 · 17/09/2013 20:26

Does he have a screw top or sports bottle type? Screw tops are much more secure to go into bags, especially the way boys chuck them around!

minesawine · 17/09/2013 20:26

buy a new bottle

TeenAndTween · 17/09/2013 20:30

buy a new bag Smile
(with a separate internal/external section for the water bottle)

OddSockBox · 17/09/2013 21:07

Aladdin brand water bottles. Like this one: www.amazon.co.uk/Aladdin-Litre-Water-Bottle-Green/dp/B002QGI3KA

Takver · 17/09/2013 21:37

Screw top mineral water bottle. Refill from tap. Problem solved.

Having said that, dd has a karrimor rucksack with a pocket on the side that her water bottle goes in - she has a metal walkers' water bottle (not lurid pink!), and AFAIK it doesn't leak, can't see why it should as it is a screw cap.

ThreeBeeOneGee · 17/09/2013 21:43

Rucksack with external side pocket.

Water bottle with screw-top lid (not sports top).

I don't think any of my four have had a water bottle leak on to their books in years.

member · 17/09/2013 21:49

Despite having a pocket on the side of her rucksack, dd insisted on throwing hers in to the main body of her bag with the spout not
pushed closed. You can give them the equipment to help them be organised/not ruin things, but
it's not much good if they are still habitually careless!! I stopped giving her a water bottle.

BruceyBaby · 17/09/2013 21:56

Had the same issue and tried several different bottles before giving up and using a bog standard shop bought bottle of water which I top until it needs replacing Smile

OddBoots · 17/09/2013 22:01

My ds had this trouble until we moved over to a bag with an external side pocket to keep the bottle in.

Sunnymeg · 17/09/2013 22:10

DS uses a camelback bottle. Expensive, but doesn't leak. I got his from Halfords Bike section.

district12 · 17/09/2013 22:13

Also had this and the screw top mineral bottles are the only thing that worked for us.

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grants1000 · 17/09/2013 22:28

Thanks all, he has a rucksack with two side holders for water bottles, plus we have tried two different bottles! I will look at the others you have suggested.

Makes me mental Confused

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grants1000 · 17/09/2013 22:32

Not heard of those two other bottles, but will investigate!

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nipersvest · 17/09/2013 22:36

we use the outside pockets for water bottles on dd's rucksack, first day of yr7 and we have a leak, books got wet, no leaks sice using the outside pockets as the bottle is always upright.

TheArticFunky · 17/09/2013 22:49

Can he fill it up when he needs it and leave it empty the rest of the time?

That's what ds1 does after countless leaks

NoComet · 18/09/2013 00:39

Powerade bottles don't leak if you shut the cap. these are often on offer and seem Ok

The bottles that come with Animal rucksacks are useless.

NoComet · 18/09/2013 00:45

I should add they get refilled with ordinary squash DD's aren't wired on powerade every day.

School does sell drinks, but for silly money and DD2 will not drink water.

(Believe me I've tried)

ThatVikRinA22 · 18/09/2013 00:50

why not just buy cheap bottled water - and refill when used. i carry a sport top water bottle everywhere i go.

or give him a couple of cartons of juice that cant be put back in bag once opened.

ThreeTomatoes · 18/09/2013 07:45

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valiumredhead · 18/09/2013 08:14

Ds takes in a mineral water bottle, only thing that doesn't leak.

ErrolTheDragon · 18/09/2013 08:21

Yes, screw top not sports top. If he's really rough with things then get a metal water bottle (mountain life etc have them) - they usually have a caribina attached to the lid so that if there's not room in the bag they can hang from the outside. That'd keep it upright too.

Eirwen · 18/09/2013 08:47

I failed to find any "proper" drinks bottles which didn't leak. We've had so many soggy books over the years. Now they re-use 500 ml Lucozade/Coca-cola/other screw top bottles. Good rinse out each night and re-fill with squash/water each morning. On PE days they can either take two or three or re-fill with water at school. The bottles usually last a few weeks and sometimes up to a half term before they get battered/lost or the squash/water begins to taste/smell a bit "plasticy". Then they go to the recycling bin. We rarely buy bottled drinks when out and about, but when we do I always hang on to them to use for school. I always have a few spares in my under-stairs cupboard. It's cheap, easy and a good way of recycling.