The Best Water Bottle Brands for Every Type of Water Bottle

Miir’s 23-ounce insulated bottle brings a design-forward approach to the simplest type of water bottle without using gimmicks or a fancy paint job. The bottle is made from 18/8 medical-grade stainless steel and doesn’t retain flavors; there’s no metal aftertaste either. The bottle’s cap is leak-proof and uses a unique handle design that makes it easy to grab and clip to bags, unlike those of many other small-mouth bottles. The less-bulky body size means it’ll fit in a cup holder too.

Purist's stainless steel, vacuum-insulated water bottles make a case for taste. It lined the inside of each vessel with an imperceptible and unbreakable layer of glass that neutralizes the steely flavor you might experience drinking from other bottles. The company recently created the Scope lid, which swivels open to allow you to drink from any angle. The action is oh so smooth, making for a bottle design that's satisfyingly sleek and somewhat futuristic.

Insulation makes drinking from a water bottle better — returning to a hot car to find cold water is all it takes to prove it. It comes at the expense of bottle size and weight, but in creating its newest line of water bottles, Hydro Flask figured out how to reduce the load by 25 percent. The result is a water bottle, available in 24- and 32-ounce sizes, that offers the best of both worlds. It's the only water bottle we found that strikes such a balance, making it worth the higher price tag.

Insulated water bottles are preferable for their ability to keep contents cold or hot, but adding double-walled technology can quickly make a bottle bulky, even at lower volumes. Mizu’s V8 gives the best of both worlds, with a 26-ounce capacity that betrays its size and insulating capabilities. The V8 also earns points for the availability of different lid styles, even though its standard gives the bottle a beautiful and clean aesthetic.

Snow Peak is known for its functional and aesthetically pleasing products (and its price). While this water bottle may not be the cheapest on this list, it certainly is the most stylish and is durable and lightweight to boot. The Titanium Aruora Bottle comes in five eye-catching colorways, is made from 1mm thick titanium and weighs in at 5.2 ounces. It holds 27 ounces and is durable enough for everyday use.

Nalgene products were first developed for use in science labs, but the company may very well be responsible for bringing everyday water bottles into modern life and helping to reduce the use of throw-away plastics. Its water bottles have been widely used for years and remained popular even as insulated vessels carve out their space. The Tritan is Nalgene’s no-frills classic; it’s a hard-sided plastic bottle with a wide mouth, plastic screw-top lid and easily-legible measurements in milliliters and ounces.

Klean Kanteen’s Wide Mouth Water Bottle is as fundamental as a non-plastic water bottle gets. Its body is made of stainless steel, which is flavor- and odor-resistant, easy to clean and BPA-free. Its lid is molded plastic, leak-proof, and nearly indestructible (meaning you can trust a carabiner won’t rip through it). The wide mouth can accommodate backcountry water filters too. Put a dent in it? Hammer it out and keep on drinking.

More volumes: 27 ounces ($18.22), 64 ounces ($29.30)

Like Yeti’s coolers, its everyday water bottle, the Rambler, is an ultra-durable vessel that’ll keep a beverage cold or hot for longer than it’ll take to finish. Yeti’s double-walled insulation is constructed of high-quality 18/8 stainless steel. The leak-proof cap features a sturdy and simple handle design that has room enough for more than just a single finger, and its wide mouth means your nose won’t get in the way when your thirst calls for a chug. The Rambler comes in a variety of sizes and there's a full collection of lids to suit your preferred drinking style, all of which are interchangeable.

Collapsible water bottles border on gimmicky, but a good one can stand up to the titanium-walled and insulated heavyweights with its unique utility. Hydrapak’s Stash is a good one. The main body of the Stash is made of soft and flexible BPA- and PVC-free thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), but its top and bottom are rigid plastic, which allows for easy drinking (despite the bottle’s unsupportive body material) and locks into each other when collapsed. It can also remain standing on its own when filled, which is the downfall of other collapsible bottles. Full, the Stash is as big as any other liter-sized water bottle; empty and collapsed, the Stash is less than a fourth of its original size, freeing up all the space in your bag that other bottles will continue to occupy even when empty.

More volumes: 25 ounces ($19.95)

This lightweight 360-milliliter soft flask stows easily when empty and integrates into Osprey's Dur0 and Dyna series trail running vest packs and handhelds. With just enough capacity to get you from point A to point B, this BPA-free handheld bottle is perfect for quick hikes, runs and bike rides.

Specialized’s bicycle manufacturing eclipses the fact that it’s been making sport water bottles since 1978. There’s a good chance you’ve quenched your thirst with one of its bottles too, as much of its business involves customization. The Purist is constructed with a glass-like non-permeable barrier fused to its interior, which prevents the malleable material from retaining tastes and getting moldy as other soft plastic bottles are prone to do. It’s also available with one of three different types of active valve lids.

More volumes: 22 ounce ($12.99)

Hydro Flask’s 64-ounce Beer Growler is a major upgrade from the glass jugs you’ll ordinarily find at breweries. Hydro Flask’s growler is equipped with double-wall vacuum insulation and lined with stainless steel, which doesn’t retain flavor and is easy to clean. Its lid is equipped with a rigid, easy-pour handle and is designed specifically to maintain carbonation, too. That helps if you aim to transport beer up a mountain or even just in the car to a casual gathering, and if your drinking destination is hours away, no worries — the insulated construction will keep whatever’s inside cold for hours and hours.

More volumes: 32 ounce ($47)

CamelBak calls the MultiBev a two-in-one water bottle, but it has more uses than that. It's an insulated water bottle with a non-slip base, and its lower half includes a removable cup for portioning and sharing. The removable cup even gets its own lid, which is made of flexible, food-grade silicone. That stores inside the MultiBev's main cap, which offers up a third use: the compartment is large enough to hold snacks, tea or a small wad of cash.

More volumes: 17 ounces ($47.95)

If you want to avoid relying on plastic water bottles while traveling or camping, you'll need a filter and purifier. Grayl combines both into its 24-ounce Geopress bottle. It works like a French press, with a purifier cartridge that uses ion exchange and activated carbon to remove bacteria, protozoa, viruses, chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants from your bottle. The whole process takes about eight seconds — and just a little bit of muscle — and each cartridge lasts for roughly 350 uses (that's almost 250 liters of water).

Platypus' soft flask-style wine bottle saves weight and preserves flavor on the trail. Whether you're backpacking or traveling, the PlatyPreserve's food grade lining, screw-on lid and ergonomic shape make it easy to have a quality glass of vino on the trail.