Non smelly water bottles

davidof

What suggestions do people have for non smelly drinks bottles? Does a smelly bottle even bother you?

I've found the Zefal Arctica insultated bottle is not bad but it is heavy.

estampida

soak the bottle in sterilising fluid

prob solved

Wacky Racer

Maybe the bottle isn't the issue?

I have a Camelback podium insulated bottle which I think is great, it never smells despite me putting all different sorts of drinks in there, never just water. But, I clean it out thoroughly after every ride spurting clean water out of it quite a few times, I then soak it using baby sterilising liquid, and I never store it with the lid screwed down, always separately (empty bottles stored with the lid on will smell). Always dry it properly. I always give it another quick rinse before I refill it too.

Maybe I'm just a bit OCD with the bottle, but if I'm putting something near my mouth it must be clean.

davidof

I'm talking about the nasty chemical smell you get even from brand new bottles.

TMR

Put it in the dishwasher?

Honestly, First World problems...

smidsy

Camelback Podium bottles are designed to be odour and taste neutral so there is no smell/taint to them.

Realy good bottles and they are always open but never spill (due to the fancy drink nozzle).

You can get insulated or non insulated at varying sizes and colours too.

Wacky Racer

davidof wrote:

I'm talking about the nasty chemical smell you get even from brand new bottles.

In which case I would recommend the Camelback Podium I mentioned in my previous post. No smell from new, and if cleaned after every use it won't smell afterwards either.

sam.i.am

I have a science in sport model that must be 5/6 years old and still tastes of plastic.
Another +1 for the camelback podium from me.

ShutUpLegs

The Rapha ones have a taste free plastic ensuring a natural water taste

WAC

verylonglegs

If you don't like the smell of something then stop sniffing it.

TheEnglishman

Just dissolve a heaped tea spoon of sodium bicarb in a bottle full of water and leave it overnight.. Or buy a bottle that uses a different plastic that doesn't small bad. I can't stand those old 'nalgene' bottles - bleurgh! but I believe they changed the plastic type and they don't do that any more.

MattC59

eeeerm............. wash them ?

calmx5

ShutUpLegs wrote:

The Rapha ones have a taste free plastic ensuring a natural water taste

WAC

The Rapha ones are actually Camelback Podiums, just in Rapha livery! So +1 for camel backs

davidof

So Camelback Podiums and Zefal Arctica are all we've got so far. The problem is, if you just fill them with water the plastic taste quickly leaches into the water.

Wacky Racer

davidof wrote:

So Camelback Podiums and Zefal Arctica are all we've got so far. The problem is, if you just fill them with water the plastic taste quickly leaches into the water.

But, not with the Camelback Podium's, as explained by many on here.

blablablacksheep

As others have said camelback bottles don't sink even with water, same goes with taste, just use babies sterilizing fluid to clean them out, simple ;-)

davidof

smidsy said:

Camelback Podium bottles are designed to be odour and taste neutral so there is no smell/taint to them.


Realy good bottles and they are always open but never spill (due to the fancy drink nozzle).


You can get insulated or non insulated at varying sizes and colours too.

Thanks Smidsy, I ordered the Podium in the end. I've not used it on the trail yet but it doesn't have that chemical smell of most bottles and seems well designed as a bottle.

imposter2.0

Eight years later and you 'haven't used it on the trail yet' ?

ugo.santalucia

I wonder what happened to Smidsy... I sold him a frame and even cooked some pasta for him...

imposter2.0

Maybe it was the pasta...?

davidof

Got it yesterday, will check it out tonight after having washed it thoroughly in case of Covid contamination.

fenix

What happened between 2012 and now ?

davidof

When it comes to spending money I don't like to rush in to things.

fenix

Very wise.

ugo.santalucia

imposter2.0 said:

Maybe it was the pasta...?

... or maybe the frame...

mugensi

I use those denture cleaner fizzy tabs to clean my bottle once a week. Fill the bottle with warm water, drop in a tablet and screw the lid on, shake and leave over night. They work a treat.

davidof

mugensi said:

I use those denture cleaner fizzy tabs to clean my bottle once a week. Fill the bottle with warm water, drop in a tablet and screw the lid on, shake and leave over night. They work a treat.

I use a bit of bleach as I don't have falseys

imposter2.0

davidof said:

mugensi said:

I use those denture cleaner fizzy tabs to clean my bottle once a week. Fill the bottle with warm water, drop in a tablet and screw the lid on, shake and leave over night. They work a treat.

I use a bit of bleach as I don't have falseys

wait - are you trolling?

veronese68

davidof said:

When it comes to spending money I don't like to rush in to things.

Glad I wasn't drinking anything when i read that :-)

davidof

Seriously the advice here was very useful. The Podium was double the cost of a Decathlon bottle (11 euros as opposed to 5 euros) so I hesitated.

The Podium seals without any leakage, which is really nice, but you can't just open it with your teeth like other bottles (ok you need your own teeth to do this or use industrial strength Dentofix) which is a bit of a downside perhaps.

flasher

davidof said:

Seriously the advice here was very useful. The Podium was double the cost of a Decathlon bottle (11 euros as opposed to 5 euros) so I hesitated.

The Podium seals without any leakage, which is really nice, but you can't just open it with your teeth like other bottles (ok you need your own teeth to do this or use industrial strength Dentofix) which is a bit of a downside perhaps.

Just leave it set open, works fine no leaks