Best water bottle to attach to harness?

Ryan Williams wrote: Are www.sigg.com not available in the states? Swiss made and SUPER light. 

Sigh jumped the shark after claiming for years that their “proprietary” liner was BPA-free and accusing Nalgene of poisoning women and children with estrogen-killing BPA. Turns out that the Sigg bottles had just as much BPA as Nalgene. 

I've been climbing more and more with my 3L Camelbak. For the shorter stuff where my rack is lighter, the pack is barely noticeable. For longer pitches when I'm racked heavy, I hate having a water bottle on my hip and that weight and it's not enough water. For the quick pitches where I opt to leave the water behind, I'm finding that sometimes that works but sometimes shit happens and the climb extends longer than expected and I wish I had water. What one of the dirtbags I climb with had on one of those such days was the miniature Nalgene bottle with the parachute cord attach. I'm adding that to my arsenal for the "quick" routes, otherwise, I'm Camelbak'ng or equivalent... water, snacks, baby wipes, camera, phone, etc.  

Marc H wrote:

It doesn’t look pretty but a little bit of hot glue can prevent that. This is my .5L Nalgene setup:

That's a good idea Marc.. or epoxy I guess

Nick Drake wrote:

Or just drink your own urine

Or just drink someone else's urine

B L wrote:

That's a good idea Marc.. or epoxy I guess

There's a simpler way: 3mm cord. 

Thin enough to seat under the rim of any bottle. Clove hitch cinches tight. It has never come undone for me. 

If you want extra security tie an overhand knot immediately after the clove so it'll be permanent. 

Cost: 5 cent.

Good luck. 

I've tried most of the afore mentioned methods at one point and found the Hydrapak Stash to be my favorite. One liter and then it collapses easily when you're done. I'll carry two if it's an all-day affair because I hate wearing a pack.

I've been using these for a few years now. One came off my harness into the snow gully next to Third Pillar so if anyone finds it...

Ryan Williams wrote: Are www.sigg.com not available in the states? Swiss made and SUPER light. 

Also SUPER loud when bumping against anything

I bought an 8 pack of neoprene sleeves off Amazon that fit 20oz disposable bottles (as well as lots of other bottle like my Hydrofalsk.  I clip it to my harness and toss another in my daypack when doing multipitch and swap out the bottles when I get to a belay ledge.  At $9 for 6 with a disposable water bottle, I won't get upset if I drop it, you don't have the weight of a steel bottle or the bulk of a Nalgene.  If you don't like that you are using disposable bottles, just reuse them, or stick in a bottle you already own.

​Bottle holder on Amazon​​​

Ken Tubbs wrote: A small plastic soft drink bottle with a piece of cord looped and taped around its neck.

This is a joke don't be a cheapo, 

I'll argue with y'all all day on this 
This works maybe for a couple laps

Eventually cracks and spills your water out or worse falls off and hits someone , gets water all over the pitch

Every partner I've seen do this , had there water bottle come apart and asked me for water ..hahaa DNT b a loser

Russ B wrote: I've got about a dozen hydrapak products, that are pretty regularly left in my hot truck while I'm at work, then drank, and I STILL don't taste anything out of them. Ya either dunno what you're talking about, or you're the kinda person who drinks Evian.

Also the rubber loops on my stows have held up to a year of hard abuse hanging off packs and harness and are still going strong, I even took them up a chimney in the fishers and thought they were done for.  Nope. 

PS: reusing the kinda plastic in beverage bottles isn't a bright idea. 

Russ...I have a couple and they taste like water from a bicycle water bottle. Maybe your tastebuds are dead?

Hahaha for fucks sake, is this supposed to be serious?

JWatt wrote: Hahaha for fucks sake, is this supposed to be serious?

Look at my comment up thread. It was dead serious. 

FYI for those folks using clove hitches or nooses or glue: there's a special knot for this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_sling
It is a bit more difficult to tie but is 100% secure and doesn't require a mess of glue and tape.

Ben Kraft wrote: FYI for those folks using clove hitches or nooses or glue: there's a special knot for this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_sling
It is a bit more difficult to tie but is 100% secure and doesn't require a mess of glue and tape.

This is what I posted on the first page.

Abram Herman wrote:

This is what I posted on the first page.

You should have posted it on the 3rd page so we could see it.

Hobo Greg wrote: Just a thought about collapsable bottles, if the pack or whatever is carrying the bottle needs to be big enough to hold the bottle when full, why does it matter if it shrinks? Are people accumulating gear in the backcountry that they need to pack out?

Makes more room for banana peels ;)

Hobo Greg wrote: Just a thought about collapsable bottles, if the pack or whatever is carrying the bottle needs to be big enough to hold the bottle when full, why does it matter if it shrinks? Are people accumulating gear in the backcountry that they need to pack out?

if ya do big days, organization becomes a task and it's great to be able to stuff shit into your bag easier. less volume is always welcome. they also fit in pockets well, which is pretty indispensable in winter. and it collapses to next to nothing and rolls up when finished, which is better than having a ghetto homemade empty bottle flopping everywhere off your harness on the walk-off. 

when's the last time ya tried to repack all your gear into a bag after moving in the mountains all day? it's not the same as when ya do it in the morning on your way out for some craggin'. 

Hobo Greg wrote: Just a thought about collapsable bottles, if the pack or whatever is carrying the bottle needs to be big enough to hold the bottle when full, why does it matter if it shrinks? Are people accumulating gear in the backcountry that they need to pack out?

Unnecessary for cragging or standard multi-pitch outings, but a collapsible bottle is really nice if you're hiking up somewhere and going to filter the water you find near your campsite.  They're also much lighter, which can make a difference on the climb.  6.2oz for a 1L Nalgene, 1.2 oz for a 1L Platypus.  

As for the original question, I've been using a fanny pack with a 0.5L Platypus.  It can hold a small med kit, InReach, snack, phone, and possibly a headlamp as well.  The fact that it doesn't have shoulder straps means it doesn't impact my movement and can be easily shifted around if I encounter a chimney or OW.  

Might have been said before, but the Polar Bottles seem perfect for your intended use and route length. Already have an adequately placed carrying loop and they rest nicely off the harness

https://polarbottle.com/product/bottles/insulated-sport-bike/designer-series/