Smartwater bottle alternative discovery

[Russell Lawson]

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[Russell Lawson]

OK I gave up on uploading an image, but these ecos soap bottles fit the sawyer squeeze and sports cap to a smart water bottle. They weigh 42gram without stickers as 1lt smarts weigh 27grams. For a little over a half ounce, the bottle retains it’s shape after squeezing, as my smart water bottle barely holds water from how crushed it has become. Plus it is a rectangle shape which might ride in a front or side bag pocket better.

[Lester Moore]

Nice shape and size, but something under an ounce would be ideal. Every time I’m in a store I look for a square or rectangular cross-section plastic bottle that’s no heavier than a smartwater bottle and has the right threads, but no luck so far. It would also be nice to find a 1 ounce, 1 liter bottle with a wider cap (like the Gatorade caps) for use as a pee bottle.

[Paul McLaughlin]

Square or rectangular bottles are pretty much assured to be heavier. Simple geometry tells you that it takes more plastic to enclose 1 liter of water in a rectangular bottle than in a round one. Plus the round bottle can have thinner walls since it does not require structure to hold its shape.

[Jenny A]

Nice find, but I would be leery of lingering soap tastes – yuck.

[Christoph Blank]

@paul-1, the surface area of water is the same when it is not compressed?

[Brad W]

Why not use an Evernew bag? 900ml weighs(29g) less than the bottle and is very easy to squeeze for Sawyer filtering.

 

36g for 1.5L,

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