I kept slacking on picking one of these up in the couple of years they’ve been out, but I finally managed to find one in stock. There is no great technological leap here, just a rigid, screw top BPA-free plastic bottle and some glow-in-the-dark paint. The Nalgene 1-liter bottle is pretty much the de facto worldwide standard for rigid water bottles. There are a lot of pouches and accessories for them, so if you’re going to get one anyway, might as well get the glowing one. The glow is muted compared to some other GITD items, but it is enough to spot the bottle in total darkness. This makes both finding the bottle for a late-night sip of water and avoiding tripping over the bottle on the tent floor a lot easier. The glow material is a sprayed-on coating, so it can be scratched or worn off. I am guessing they used a coating instead of mixing whatever it is that supports the glow into the plastic itself to prevent the material from coming into contact with the water. It’s probably safe to say that in general, you don’t want to ingest stuff that glows.
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About $10 USD
Four out of four glowing monkeys
Made in The USA
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