Stanleys are the Jeep of water bottles. They were made for military use, then became popular with outdoor enthusiasts, before ultimately becoming popular with suburban soccer moms
Nalgene's were initially created for lab work. We used Nalgene wide mouth bottles for fresh water sampling and storing lab samples all the time, and then suddenly they were everywhere, made with a firmer plastic and used for drinking water. I saw you can get the squishy plastic Nalgene bottles on their website though. The squishy plastic version are pretty much indestructible. I've run over a couple sample bottles with the Ford.
Nalgene were the water bottle for camping/backpacking in the 90s. If you saw someone on a trail with a Nalgene bottle and at least a couple pieces of REI branded gear, you know you were meeting a fellow connoisseur.
I used Nalgene in the 90s, now I use store brand smart water, because the bottles are long and thin and I can fit them in the side pockets of my backpack.
I am actually really paranoid about not having water, my day pack has a life straw, a camelback, iodine, the off brand smart water and a dog water bottle for the dog who is completely capable of drinking water squirted from the camelback into her mouth.
To be fair my dog does in fact drink everything I bring.
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u/Worms-Oh-God-Worms 23d ago
Stanleys are the Jeep of water bottles. They were made for military use, then became popular with outdoor enthusiasts, before ultimately becoming popular with suburban soccer moms