The Best Insulated Water Bottle

"Mommy, I am thirsty." 6 years old Ashley said.

"Drink your water from water bottle." I replied to her while driving home after pick up all the kids from school at about 5PM.

"The water is not cold." And she rather stayed thirsty and refused to drink warm water. 

Ashley was using Thermos 12-Ounce Barbie Funtainer Bottle, which is pretty small for her age and it really does not do a good job on  keep her water cold from morning till the evening. This thermos water bottle has more than 500 reviews and is rated 4 stars. However, Ashely is totally not into drinking water from her bottle at all. So, here is the trigger for this mommy to hunt for the best water bottle.

I have been seeing a lot of kids carrying the TIGER Sahara Water Bottle both at school and at work. I tried to get it from Longs Drug store once when it went on sale. I gave up after checking out and calling few stores and they were out in stock. I really just could not justify spending that kind of money on water bottle. The water bottle is normally pricedd at $42.99 for 0.8 liter and $44.99 for the 1 Liter. They are currently on sale starting today.

I was really debating if I should buy the Hydro Flask Wide Mouth Stainless Steel Drinking Bottle with Hydro Flip Cap, Pinkadelic, 18-Ounce or the Tiger Sahara bottle.After spending hours reading reviews online and Amazon feedback on the Hydro Flask, I was really frustrated because I can not seem to find any review on the Tiger Sahara bottle. However, I decided to buy the Tiger Sahara bottle when I stopped by Marukai one day after lunch. Marukai was having sale on the Tiger bottle for $34.99 without membership.

I got a call for Ashley at 4pm while I was still working in my office.

"Mommy, you are the best mother in the whole wide world. How can I ever thank you enough? What can I do to thank you? Mommy you are the best. Thank you so much for the awesome water bottle."

Ashley has been drinking ice cold water from her water bottle frequently since she has the new water bottle. This water bottle follows her closely in and out the house everyday.

I had no idea about insulated water bottle till I started reading and researched on water bottle. Insulated stainless steel water bottle is durable and superior insulating material when it comes to vacumm-sealed bottle. It does not sweat and gets wet. This is a cool feature especially when it comes to taking the water bottle to the beach.The exterior of the bottle stays dry and clean with no sand sticking on it. So, why would a frugal mom buy the Tiger Sahara bottle instead of Hydro flask since it is more expensive? The Tiger Sahara bottle comes with a cute carrier bag that they claim durable on the box. However, the fabric has already coming apart after a week of use because Ashley has been banging and dragging the bottle when she carries it in and out. I will share with you how I use my creative DIY skills to fix up the water bottle carrier in another post.

I have tested the water bottle by filling the water bottle with half ice and half water at 7pm in the evening. The ice is still in there when we go home at 5pm in the evening. We have not got a chance to do the 24 hour test yet because she usually finish the water by night time. Another feature that I love about this water bottle is that I no longer have to mess with the green moldy straws like the one is in the Thermos Funtainer bottle.

I am always into finding the best product. Since Hydro Flask insulated water bottle gets such a good review online and from the people I met, I decided to buy the Hydro Flask Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle, Acai Purple, 40-Ounce to test. The drawbacks on hydro flask are the bottle does not come with a carrier and it cost extra to get a one hand flip open water cap. I will share with you in the future post on how I am going to create my own carrier for the hydro flask.