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PostedMar 3, 2010 at 9:39 pm

I need an actual 1 liter wide mouth water bottle with a lid. The 1 liter wide mouth Nalgene is great, EXCEPT for the weight. Do you know of another option, which still is actually 1 liter (not more or less) and has a wide mouth (I need the wide mouth for stirring my SteriPen)? I also hope that the container will have the 100 mL increments on the side of it (like the Nalgene), but I guess I could somehow mark it myself if it doesn't have them.

Travis L BPL Member
PostedMar 3, 2010 at 9:40 pm

Nalgene has the 1L collapsable bottle. It has a wide mouth and weighs less than the hard bottle.

Dale Wambaugh BPL Member
PostedMar 3, 2010 at 9:56 pm

Gatorade?

Target has Embark brand water bottles, 1 liter BPA free Tritan copolyester, wide mouth like a Nalgene, but non-compatible threads [darn!] 4.9oz, $1.24 each.

Ditto on the wide mouth soft Nalgenes. Great if your pack pockets meld with them.

Nalgene makes a white polyethylene bottle that is the same dimensions as the clear ones so you an use someof the acessories too. 3.5oz and $8.50 at REI. It is my choice for use with the Steripen. I added a compass top to one as my backup. http://www.rei.com/product/402049

PostedMar 12, 2010 at 1:29 pm

Interesting that the material makes a big difference in the weight — you decide if any of these weights are acceptable for your pack.

Nalgene semi-rigid container, High-density Polyethylene, 3.5 oz

Nalgene hard container, Tritan copolyester, 6.2 oz

Nalgene collapsable, Polyethylene, 2.0 oz

Compare that with the Platypus collapsable container at .8 oz.!!

Personally I find the Platy works great for all conditions.

PostedMar 12, 2010 at 2:31 pm

The Journey comes with the tapered tip that fits platy bottles and similarly sized soda/water bottle openings. It might make more sense than using heavier wide mouthed bottles, if you aren't able to use a cooking container to treat the water.

For example, the platypus weighs 0.8oz, while the 1L nalgene collapsable canteen weighs in at 2.1. That is a difference of 1.3oz.

The Sterpien Adventurer weighs 3.6oz, while the Journey 4.5 oz, a difference of 0.9oz.

By choosing the heavier Journey, and the lighter bottle, you save 0.4oz.Steripen User Guide Image

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