Vapur's Foldable Water Anti-Bottle: Alternative to Rigid Water Bottles

Rest assured that I am not shilling for the following product. No one contacted me about posting this item or promoting the product described herein. 

Foldable plastic water bottles are nothing new - I have a couple of large ones. But yesterday I encountered the 'Anti-Bottle' by Vapur. It's made of BPA-free plastic and is foldable, freezable, dishwasher-safe, USA-made, and attachable (carabiner). It holds 0.5 liters (about 16 fluid ounces) and stands upright when full. For those of us who like to drink tap water but would prefer a container that is not rigid, this looks like it will fill the bill.

Vapur also has a 0.4 liter size. You can buy both sizes on the WWW site for $8 (0.4L) and $10 (0.5L), I purchased one of Vapur's 'Artist Series'  versions (that's all they had at the store I visited) for $12. I got the 'Aqua Libre' design (shown here).There are two other designs.

Since I've owned it for barely 24 hours, I cannot attest to its ruggedness. The clip itself seems strong, but since water is rather heavy - a half-liter is about a pound - I don't know how quickly the carabiner will tear through the plastic. The bottle is guaranteed for one year.

Feel free to post any comments about the product or other similar products.

I know - some of you are no doubt wondering: "WTF has this guy been?" Answer: Ashland, OR.

"Remember: Vapur spelled backwards is Rupav." -- the anti-slogan (NOT!)

Comments

[Rainbow Water Coalition]

Still have a purple version purchased in April. Works great. Patterned after the best tasting bottled water in the US:

http://icerokglacier.com/ourpackaging.html

[David Zetland]

I had one and dumped it. Hard to drink with one hand from a floppy bottle. Never needed to fold it up for space. Metal > plastic wrt cleaning and smell...