I really like my Contigo bottles and my kids absolutely love the lids. It’s been a great way for us to drink more water each day and keep hydrated. However, most of the Contigo lids have a rubber air valve…
Me and my kids love the Contigo bottles and their lids. However, without taking them apart they are impossible to clean properly and over time they can become smelly and even begin to grow mold. Taking Contigo lids apart is…
If you’ve ever had mold in your water bottle, you probably noticed dark fuzzy or slimy spots, which were likely black mold. However, you can also get white mold in water bottles. For me it happens when I drink a smoothie…
Mold isn’t always visually detectable and you can’t always smell it. This means you might use your water bottle and only notice the mold after you’ve already drunk from it. Is this dangerous and what should you do if you’ve…
When I’m hiking, or even working in the office, I like to know the water I’m drinking is clean. The LARQ bottle sterilizes your water for you by shining UV-C LED lights down into your water. If you’ve got a…
I decided to deep clean my daughter’s Contigo bottle last week and when I dismantled the lid to get to the hidden dirt, I noticed a concerning amount of mold. A few months back my Hydro Flask bottle started smelling…
I love my RTIC tumblers and water bottle because the quality’s great, it’s price is affordable compared to other brands and I love its look. Last month I noticed that the lid’s gasket was getting a bit gross and a…
The LARQ bottle is one of the more interesting products to catch my eye in recent years. I’m always looking for ways to upgrade my hiking gear, and when I heard about the self-cleaning LARQ I had a lot of…
Me and my kids love the CamelBak Eddy bottles with their unique bite valve. It’s a fun way to drink water and it really helps my kids drink more bottles of water everyday. The bottle also makes their friends jealous…
When I fly, I like to take my own water bottle because I find the cabin air very dehydrating and I don’t like wasting money buying disposable water bottles. I love my Yeti Rambler bottle and before I left on…