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Hydro Flask alternatives: The water bottle we love for half the price
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When my daughter needed a new water bottle for school, she mentioned something about a Hydro Flask. So I looked and...holy sticker shock. A 32-oz Hydro Flask runs about $45, and more with a straw lid! I'm all for spending money on good products that last, but not so much on a water bottle for a middle schooler who loses stuff.
Fortunately, she showed me an alternative to the Hydroflask on Amazon that was about half the price, and it turns out, it's a terrific bottle! So good that I bought one for myself, too. If you're shopping for school, camp stuff or a stocking stuffer, I highly recommend it.
The Simple Modern Summit water bottles basically do everything you need a water bottle to do, all while looking stylish as you want it to. It has vacuum insulation to keep water cold, it doesn't leak, it doesn't get banged up in my bag, the straw does what it's supposed to do... solid.
It also comes in bunch of sizes from a handy 14-oz bottle to a massive 2.5L bottle, which still costs less than that 32oz Hydroflask. And of course there are plenty of fabulous colors and designs to choose from.
I personally have the faux marble. Cool, right?
And if it matters to you -- or your trend-defying kid -- an SLM bottle doesn't come with any brand name baggage. For about $23 it's just...a good water bottle.
Imagine that.
The Simple Modern Summit water bottles basically do everything you need a water bottle to do, all while looking stylish as you want it to. It has vacuum insulation to keep water cold, it doesn't leak, it doesn't get banged up in my bag, the straw does what it's supposed to do... solid.
It also comes in bunch of sizes from a handy 14-oz bottle to a massive 2.5L bottle, which still costs less than that 32oz Hydroflask. And of course there are plenty of fabulous colors and designs to choose from.
I personally have the faux marble. Cool, right?
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And if it matters to you -- or your trend-defying kid -- an SLM bottle doesn't come with any brand name baggage. For about $23 it's just...a good water bottle.
Imagine that.
More Hydro Flask alternatives we like
If your kid has their heart set on a sip-or-swig lid, the Owala FreeSip lets them drink through the built-in straw or tip it back from the spout. It's insulated, comes in a ridiculous number of colorways, and starts around $24.
For younger kids, the Simple Modern Summit Kids bottle is the same bottle we love in a lunchbox-friendly 18-oz size, for about $25.
Stay hydrated out there!
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