Officially, the Best Water Bottle of All Time

For a year or so in my twenties, I had the pleasure of working at an outdoors store in Chicago. The store was called Uncle Dan’s and it was basically a local version of an REI. I probably sold over 1,000 water bottles. Need proof of my expertise? Let’s see how many water bottle brands I can still recite from memory: Hydroflask, Nalgene, Platypus, Snow Peak, Klean Kanteen, Stanley, Yeti, Katadyn, Lifestraw, Camelbak... I think that’s enough. But ask me which one of these brands made the best water bottle, and I’d be hard pressed to answer, because they all had issues. The Hydro Flasks leaked; the Yetis were too heavy; the straw on the Camelbak was impossible to clean; and the Nalgenes, though adorable, were impossible to drink from. What I learned from the year I spent hawking water bottles is that there’s no such thing as a perfect water bottle. At least there didn’t use to be. Enter the Owala Free Sip. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a [browser](.   [Esquire Add to Cart]( Welcome to Add to Cart, in which Esquire editors tell you about the clothes, shoes, watches, gear, gadgets, booze, and anything else we’re coveting right now. - The Editors at Esquire [Officially, the Best Water Bottle of All Time]( [Officially, the Best Water Bottle of All Time]( For a year or so in my twenties, I had the pleasure of working at an outdoors store in Chicago. The store was called Uncle Dan’s and it was basically a local version of an REI. I probably sold over 1,000 water bottles. Need proof of my expertise? Let’s see how many water bottle brands I can still recite from memory: Hydroflask, Nalgene, Platypus, Snow Peak, Klean Kanteen, Stanley, Yeti, Katadyn, Lifestraw, Camelbak... I think that’s enough. But ask me which one of these brands made the best water bottle, and I’d be hard pressed to answer, because they all had issues. The Hydro Flasks leaked; the Yetis were too heavy; the straw on the Camelbak was impossible to clean; and the Nalgenes, though adorable, were impossible to drink from. What I learned from the year I spent hawking water bottles is that there’s no such thing as a perfect water bottle. At least there didn’t use to be. Enter the Owala Free Sip. [SHOP NOW]( [8 Best Long-Sleeve Shirts for Summer]( [8 Best Long-Sleeve Shirts for Summer]( Who says, "sun's out, guns out," has to be a real thing? [SHOP NOW]( [6 Best Wireless Earbuds for iPhones]( [6 Best Wireless Earbuds for iPhones]( Don’t get tangled up in bad headphones. [SHOP NOW]( [40 Best Father’s Day Gifts for Dad, According to a Dad]( [40 Best Father’s Day Gifts for Dad, According to a Dad]( Thoughtful gifts that don’t require a lot of thought. [SHOP NOW]( [7 Best High Chairs for Efficient Dad-ing]( [7 Best High Chairs for Efficient Dad-ing]( Here’s to making mealtime way less stressful. [SHOP NOW]( [Image] [Image] [Hoka vs. Brooks: Which Is Better?]( [Hoka vs. Brooks: Which Is Better?]( I’ll admit that one of the reasons that I got into running was for fashion. I dug the shoes. I appreciate Brooks and Hoka because both are so squarely focused on running, as opposed to Nike or Adidas, and both have loyal followings. There’s a reason practically every running store carries Hoka and Brooks. If you want to go full fam on a brand, though, Hoka makes shoes in kids sizes. It makes recovery slides. Heck, it even makes hiking sandals for those days you just want to walk in the woods. Brooks does not. The brands themselves are extremely different, though. [SHOP NOW]( [Image] [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( [How satisfied are you with the content of this newsletter?]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779