Bottles up: Trendy water bottles over the years

By Olivia Tucker, Staff Writer

January 26, 2024

Since their invention in the 19th century, reusable water bottles have been a staple in society. After all, who hasn’t heard someone say they will drink more water if they get the newest, trendiest water bottle? From plastic to stainless steel, a new water bottle has been raved about every year.  


Let's look at some of the trendiest water bottles from the past few years. 

No matter what kind of water bottle you have your sippies will definitely be drippy.

#1: Nalgene

Price: $16.99

Time of Popularity: 1970s-2000s


These water bottles are all plastic and have measured amounts of water all along the side to ensure you are drinking enough water. Nalgene comes in many different and fun colors and you can mix and match the colors of the caps too. Nalgene is regarded as one of the “OG” water bottles and began the popularity of water bottles in the world.

Link to the iconic Nalgene bottle: https://nalgene.com/. Nalgene

#2: Contigo

Price:$17.99

Time of Popularity:2000s-2010s


Contigo water bottles are hard plastic bottles and come in a lot of different colors and designs. Now, these water bottles might not keep your water cold for a long time but they are a good size and hold a good amount of water. This water bottle takes you back to the third grade all over again as you drink from it. 





Link to the childhood favorite water bottle: https://www.gocontigo.com/Contigo

#3: Mist ‘N Sip

Price: $12.99

Time of Popularity: 2014-2019


A water bottle that is without a doubt an elementary school classic is the Mist ‘N Sip. Not only did these water bottles keep your water cold but they also kept you from getting too hot. Instead of just sipping the water from the sipper, most kids had lots of fun spraying the water into their mouths from the sprayer. It truly brings back that childhood experience.

Link to third grade favorite water bottle, the O2cool: https://o2cool.com/products/mist-n-sip-tropical./O2Cool

#4: Hydroflask

Price:$49.95

Time of Popularity: 2019-2021


 The Hydroflask is a stainless steel water bottle that is very fun when it comes to the variety of colors that these water bottles consist of and many different sizes of water bottles as well. You may know these water bottles from the amount of noise that they make when they are dropped, but seeing as they are stainless steel they keep your water bottle very cold throughout the hottest day and are great water bottles to take to the beach.

Link to the classic Hydroflask water bottle:https://www.hydroflask.com/./Hydroflask

#5: Stanley

Price: $45.00 (30 oz) - $50.00 (40 oz)

Time of Popularity: 2023


These are also stainless steel water bottles that don't keep your water as cold as it should but still get the job done. These are a statement piece for any girl over the age of ten. You just have to be careful when it comes to Stanley because one wrong move and you have a whole puddle sitting on your lap.  



Link to the staple water bottle, the Stanley: https://www.stanley1913.com/./Stanley1913