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Vapur Insulated Chill Water Bottle

Water bottles are water bottles, but the Vapur Insulated Chill is reliable, eco-friendly and stacks up against the competition in terms of functionality and temperature retention.
Kirk Deeter author.
Kirk Deeter
September 13, 2024
Vapur | Insulated Chill Bottle
product description
“The Chill bottle is designed to keep beverages cold for 12 hours and keep beverages hot for 8 hours.” – Vapur
company ethos
“Mission: To inspire and support active lifestyles with innovative, ultimately portable, products. Live Flexible. Vapur Anti-Bottles are reusable, flexible, collapsible, durable, freezable, dishwasher safe and BPA-free.” – Vapur

Water bottles are all the same, right? Well, not really. We can, or should, all agree that: 1. It's really important to stay hydrated when you’re out fishing, be that on a river, lake, some saltwater flat, or in blue water. 2. Single-use plastic bottles are a scourge that run counter to the ethos of anyone who truly appreciates the outdoors.

I recently chanced upon this hard-sided, double-wall stainless steel insulated, BPA-free bottle from Vapur, and I like it. The company says it will keep hot liquids hot for 12 hours, but I’m never going to test that threshold, because all the coffee or tea is gone in my drift boat by the time we shove off. Vapur also says it keeps liquids cool for 12 hours, and I can actually vouch for that, having left the bottle filled with crushed ice/water by my feet in a dory for a full float, and it kept the water very cold.

At 20 ounces of capacity, I consider that half a day’s worth of fishing. So, if you’re out for the long haul, you’ll want a refill.

But what distinguishes this bottle from others is the cap design, and I don’t even think the company begins to understand what a home run that is for the average fly angler. You push a button and the cap snaps open. You draw a drink from the nozzle, and can snap the cap shut with one hand, or by pressing it up against your chin.

Unscrewing a cap usually takes two hands. When I’m fishing, or rowing, I don’t have two free hands. If I can reach down, grab a bottle, push a button, take a swig and seal it tight, that’s as good as it gets. And, the cap also comes with a built-in carabiner clip, so you can clip it to a pack easily.

Add to that, It doesn’t sustain leftover flavors, in case you decide to load it up with Margarita instead of water. So, if you go to the open air concert the night before you float, you won’t be re-tasting Margaritaville…

I don’t have many dings to report–what the heck are you going to ding about a water bottle? Maybe the slightly narrow mouth makes it a tad harder to load ice into. But it’s a pass-fail test on the insulation factor. If that’s a pass, it’s all about function, and the cap of this bottle has it stand apart from any other option out there.

Pros

8 hours hot, 12 hours cold. (Can’t vouch for the hot, but can verify the cold.)

One-handed, button push flip-top, that works for the angler.

The convenient, integrated carabiner clip is a smart design element.

A good eco-consciousness demonstrated by the company.

Cons

Fairly narrow mouth for big ice cubes. Go crushed anyway. 

Get used to drinking with the attached flip-top, i.e. angle as you drink… 

Only available in three colors.

At $24.99, with the cap that separates it from other water bottles, it’s an easy slam dunk consumer choice.

  • Price: $24.99
  • Dimensions: 11-inches height, 3-inches diameter
  • Volume: 20 ounces
  • Weight: 12 ounces
  • Colors: Sea Glass Green, Graphite Gray, Admiral Blue
  • Materials: Double wall stainless steel (insulated, dishwasher safe, odor and taste-resistant inner layer)
  • Environment: BPA-free, BPS-free, lead-free
  • Warranty information: Vapur warranty

Vapur warranty.

“We take great pride in the Vapur products that we sell to our customers and completely stand behind all of our Products and accessories. We have a 100% Leakproof Guarantee and 1 Year Warranty Program for all Vapur Products.”

It’s a pretty simple verdict. If you want a reliable, eco-friendly water bottle that stacks up against the competition in terms of temperature retention–hot or cold–with the added benefit of one-hand handling, this is at least one of the best options out there. $25 is a fair price. I’d have no problem making this my water container for walking through airports, doing half-day walk-wades, pushing the oars on my dory for 14 hours, or just exploring and hiking.

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