Hiking | how to choose the right water bottle?
The water bottle has become a fashion accessory but remains an essential to take with you hiking, trekking or for a sports session. You still need to know how to choose the right hiking water bottle.Here are some tips that you can rely on!

When hiking, trekking or during a sports session, it’s essential to stay hydrated before, after and during activity. Forget the plastic bottle and its devastating environmental effects and choose a water bottle! A trendy accessory but above all, more ecological, economical and practical than a disposable bottle.
How to choose the right hiking water bottle that best suited to your needs, here are the tips that you can take into your consideration. There are 3 criteria: choice of material, opening mechanism and volume of the water bottle!
Water bottles, water pouches and isothermal flasks:very different products
How to choose the best water bottle, for your hiking, your trek or your sports session? It needs a little bit of fine-tuning.
Water bottles are versatile and come in different styles, materials, mechanisms and volumes.There is one for everything.As well as water bottles, other accessories are available to keep you hydrated when active:water pouch and isothermal flask.
We won't dwell on these two other products in this article.However, just a few words to point out the difference.
Water pouches:they slide into your backpack and come with a straw.You can drink directly from the straw without stopping.Their capacity varies from 1 to 3 litres.
As for isothermal flasks, they are made from double wall stainless steel.It’s this double wall that keeps your drinks hot or cold for several hours.
Now you know the difference, you have all the tips that you needed on how to choose the water bottle for hiking!
Choice of material
The first tips on how to choose a right hiking water bottle is to determine your choice of water bottle is its material. We offer water bottles in tritan plastic, aluminium and stainless steel. So why choose one material instead of another? Over time, the water bottle has become a fashion accessory for its style and form. But above all because each material has its own advantages to meet the needs of the great majority of athletes.
Opening mechanisms
The second tips on how to choose a right hiking water bottle is the top or opening mechanism. There are 4 types depending on your aesthetic and practical preferences.
Screw top
The prime classic top, trendy and reliable, it stands out due to its easy opening and closing.A little extra: it's practical to attach your water bottle to your bag to grab it easily.
Quick opening top with two hands
Opens and closes easily and quickly using 2 hands without unscrewing the cap.
Instant top:can be opened one-handed
No need to pull it with your teeth or unscrew it to drink.One hand is enough to open and close the top by pushing the button.
Straw top
Simple and easy to handle, the straw top is particularly suitable for kids.No need to tip the water bottle to drink, a simple suck on the straw is enough.
The choice of opening top on your water bottle essentially depends on how you use it.Whether you drink faster or slower depending on your activity, and also on your aesthetic preference.To address ecological concerns and in the interest of environmental protection, our tops are now available separately.You no longer need to buy an entirely new water bottle if you have accidentally lost or broken your top!
Volume
To choose the right water bottle, think about the capacity needed for your sporting activity.This will guide you in your choice.All volumes are available from a half litre to one and a half litres.We can’t help you more with this third criteria, simply go for the one best suited to your needs in terms of volume.
Get rid of plastic bottles during your sports activity and move to a reusable water bottle.There’s now one available for all budgets and all uses.As more and more of you support a more ecological approach, we are working on local supply, depending on the geographical market.Using materials that have less and less environmental impact and are more and more recyclable!
Fabien
Quechua product manager
In warm weather, don’t forget an isothermal cover to keep your drink cold.