Cold Trails, Hot Drinks: The Best Insulated Bottles for Backcountry Skiers
From hot cocoa to hot soup to hot toddies, carry a little warmth with you using these 5 winter-ready vessels.
Water Bottles
Hydration is essential for performance in any endurance sport. Find the perfect water bottle for your next day hike, backcountry camping trip, or multi-day backpacking trek with in-depth advice from Backpacker Magazine. Our gear experts field test the latest water bottles to find the lightest, most-durable BPA-free hydration containers on the market.
Latest in Water Bottles
Hydro Flask 21 Oz. Lightweight Trail Series
The best water bottle of 2021.
MSR Dromedary
The Editors' Choice Gold Award-winning bladder came out in 1991, and it's still the toughest soft-sided water hauler ever made.
Gregory 3D Hydro
Easy-clean hydration
Humangear casq
Insulated bottle
CamelBak Quick Stow Chill Flask
Insulated bottle
SmartWater
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Liberty Bottleworks Topo Water Bottle with Navi-Cap
This screw-top bottle will keep you hydrated and on-course.
Hydro Flask Insulated Water Bottle 32 oz.
Wide-mouth convenience meets all-day heat in a new convenient, standard size.
Sigg Viva BPA-Free Water Bottle
Time to retire the old, banged up water bottle, here's your replacement.
Editors' Choice Snow Gold 2014: Nalgene 32 Ounce Ultralite Wide Mouth
A light, cheap, durable backcountry bottle - a perennial favorite.
Gear Review: Stanley Adventure Nesting Mug
The space-saving and inexpensive mug by Stanley.
Gear Review: Hydro Flask 24-ounce Narrow Mouth Stainless Steel
Keeps coffee hot for over 24 hours, and water cold for more than 48!
Gear Review: Hydro Flask Stainless Steel Water Bottle
A double-wall insulated bottle that is amazingly effective for its weight.
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: MiiR 600ml Water Bottle
These days, water bottles are all the rage. Our office has literally been inundated them, and this stainless steel bottle has risen to the top for several reasons.
Gear Review: Klean Kanteen Wide 64 oz. Water Bottle
With a wide mouth, stainless steel construction, and large capacity, this water bottle did the trick on a hike of Vermont's Long Trail.