Platypus Sport Bottle .5L
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Product Details
Main Features
- Collapsible design allows you to roll bottle up for easy, compact storage.
- Bottle is tough enough to be frozen or boiled.
- Modular design lets you create your own system.
- Gusseted bottom keeps bottle upright for easier filling.
- 5 x 7.5 in.- 13 x 19 cm- .7 oz.- 20 g
Description
The Platypus Platy Sport Collapsible Water Bottle is the convenient hand-held hydration that goes anywhere you go. Platy Bottles are taste-free, easy to fill, and weigh 80% less than conventional hard-plastic bottles.Collapsible design allows you to roll bottle up for easy, compact storage. Bottles are tough enough to be frozen or boiled. Gusseted bottom helps bottles stand upright for easier filling.
Other Details
- Brand: Platypus
- Label: Platypus
- Manufacturer: Platypus
- Model: 7605
- Package Dimensions: 7.00 in x 6.25 in x 1.00 in; 0.08 lb
Customer Reviews
Great size, easy to use, easy to store
I love these bottles. I ordered one for my wife so she could carry it in her purse and fill it when needed. She liked it so much, I ended up ordering two more since they are so convenient. It is easy to fill up at a drinking fountain or a faucet since it is a soft bottle. It is also compatible with the Platypus tube and valve I have for my large hydration pack. Highly recommended.
Only one complaint
I used this in travelling for two months and loved it every day. It's easy to fill, easy to drink out of, compact, stands up on its own and doesn't sweat excessively. The push pull cap goes on and off and up and down easily, though is a bit soft and has some indentations in it from being in my bag with harder items. The water can sit in the platypus overnight and still be fine (i never left it in for longer without consuming and replacing the contents).
If you put drink mix packages in, some granules and coloring agents will get into the creases at the bottom and around the joint connecting the bladder to the hard plastic opening where the cap screws on. Excessive washing with boiling water and dish soap won't get them out, so that's a little gross to me, but it doesn't affect the taste of later beverages in there. Nothing will dye the platy either, like coffee and powder drinks.
Even after being jostled around a backpack while full, through 3 countries for the past 2 months since its purchase the Platy has been faithful and incredibly handy.
Neat and easy but a tad awkward
The l liter version is larger than I thought. I thought it would be more wide for some reason. If you want it for every day use, the .5 liter version would probably be better.
After you finish off the water, folding it up is super easy so it is good to carry around and refill when needed.
I wouldn't recommend the 1 liter version if you plan on carrying it around, but if you can set it somewhere then it is just as convenient. You do need two hands to drink this, unless you are very talented or don't mind spilling.
A very cool water 'bottle'
These things are pretty cool. The first time someone sees it they make some remark like, "wtf, why are you drinking from a bag?!" but after a short explanation of its merits they're asking where they can buy one.
The thing stands upright even when almost totally empty. The water is tasteless. No bisphenol a. If you need to clean it then just pour some boiling water in it and let it sit. You can freeze it (I would leave the cap open to make sure it doesn't rupture). This thing will double as an icepack to keep things cold in you lunch box and provide you with a cool drink. You can use it as a hot bag for sore muscles. You can drink out of the 1 liter bag with one hand although it will take two hands to open the push/pull cap. When empty the bag will fit in your pocket, it's not super comfy but it will go. It will definitely fit in a tight space in a backpack or purse. My wife loves it because when full it is still flexible and can be stuffed in her purse where a hard water bottle just won't go. I think the only criticism I can levy against it is that it won't fit in a cup holder but if the cap is on securely then it doesn't need to.
I have yet to experience a leak. Make sure the snap cap is *all the way closed* and twisted on securely. A review at slate.com said it looked like a colostomy bag - funny and probably true. Nonetheless, this bag is very 'neato'.
platypus is convenient
This item is easy to take with you on a vacation. There is one drawback. It is difficult to carry. I would like a case with it that keeps it insulated and has a strap. There may be one but I am not familiar with it.