#Gatorade squeeze bottle free

Gosh, I’m so happy I bought them! McHale Bump backpack with a 64 ounce Gatorade bottle. When I asked about water bottle pockets, he suggested two that would fit 64 ounce Gatorade bottles, knowing I walk in deserts often. Of course, when you buy on the internet you can’t test things out, which is often one of the big deficiencies to online purchases.Ī few years ago I bought two custom made backpacks from Dan McHale. When I bought my first Kelty backpack I checked to see if the canteens would fit – before I left the store. Seems one would check first before making a purchase decision. I often see people asking what water bottle they should buy to fit a specific pack, because the pack they just bought doesn’t fit their favorite water bottle. The difference in size is minuscule, with the Nalgene slightly narrower and taller. Just so you know, the 32 ounce Gatorade bottle is almost the same dimensions as a one quart Nalgene. Both side pockets are the same size and can carry the bottles with the zippers closed. The top pocket is taller than the bottom and can be zippered shut, while the zipper in the bottom pocket cannot.ģ2 ounce Gatorade bottles fit nice and snug in my old Kelty Model B4 backpack too. 32 ounce Gatorade bottles fit nice and snug in my old Kelty Model D4 backpack. The answer was yes to everything and the bottle weighed less than 2 ounces – it was more than half the weight of my canteens. Hmm… could this work as a backpacking bottle was my thought? Would it fit in my pack?

I picked it up to throw it away and noticed how light it was and also how sturdy the material seemed to be. One day someone left an empty 32 ounce Gatorade bottle on a counter. Although I had never drunk a sports drink, I added them because marketing research showed there was demand.

It was my responsibility to set up the store and select the inventory. We upgraded the facility, adding a convenience store. In the mid ‘90s I managed a service station. Also shown are Outdoor Research bottle insulated covers. This style Nalgene bottles weight 3 7/8 ounces on my scale. These weigh 3.825 ounces on my scale and the Nalgene website states they weigh in at 3.75 ounces. I bought these about ten years ago to replace some older ones that had lasted over 20 years.

Some Nalgene bottles weigh much less, such as the ones below that have been available for years. Contrary to what some bloggers report, what a Nalgene water bottle weighs really depends on the model. I don’t remember how much they weighed, but it was more than my military canteens, I’m pretty sure they were over 5 ounces, may over 6. This combination kept the water from freezing. In the ‘80s I bought some Nalgene brand water bottles for winter use along with a couple Outdoor Research insulated carriers. They weighed 4.29 ounces and fit into the side pockets of my Kelty external frame backpacks. For me, most of the time, best is a re-purposed (recycled) Gatorade bottle.įor several decades I used surplus plastic military canteens for my water bottles.

So which is “best?” If you do a Google search for “backpacking water bottles” many of the search links will include “best backpacking water bottles.”īest is what works for you. If you do a search for “water bottles” on the result lists 222 items!

#Gatorade squeeze bottle free

Do we need to purchase hiking specific bottles just to walk, when we can get free ones? Today, we have so many specialized water bottles available to us, which is kind of crazy. At first heavy aluminum ones then these plastic ones below – all found at Army-Navy surplus stores for really cheap! When I started backpacking there was no such thing as “specialized” water bottles.