What is With All These Water Bottles?Seriously, what is with all these water bottles? It seem that every time I log onto the internet I am assailed by adverts for or requests for Kickstarter funding for some or other water bottle that is “guaranteed to ensure that I drink enough water every day.”

Recently I came across the following:

 

  • The no-tech 8UP Bottle which has a disc in the bottom that I must twist to remind me how many cups of water I still need to drink that day;
  • The HidrateMe “smart” water bottle that “aims to help you fill up on your H20 with a sensor that monitors your intake and syncs that information up with an app on your smartphone” and which will glow if I am not drinking sufficient water;
  • The Kor Vida Hydration Vessel which is the “ultimate stainless steel water bottle” designed with a tapered, ergonomic body and easy-to remove cap, a threadless, rounded lip and the “perfect spout”;
  • The Permafrost Hydra Bottle which keeps your water chilled via a re-freezable, built-in gel pack;
  • The Solar Powered Illuminating BPA-free Tritan Water Bottle which can double as a night light via the five bright LED lights all powered by a small solar panel embedded in its wide cap;
  • The Hydracoach which calculates and tracks your daily personal hydration needs and motivates you to reach your targets; and
  • The Trago Smart Water Bottle which will help you maintain healthy hydration with scientific data via an embedded ultrasonic sensor.

Seriously people, what happened to just drinking water fairly regularly throughout the day? Do we really need to be spending money on all this kind of claptrap? What happened to just remembering to do what one needs to do?

I think that all of these gadgets are just money-makers for some people who have nothing better to do all day than to think up ways of parting you and me from our hard-earned cash and I for one am not buying into it.

How do I make sure that I and those I love drink sufficient water every day to maintain healthy hydration levels? I invested in a Living-Water Executive Water Cooler that is plumbed directly into my main water supply and thanks to the great filter provides us with water that tastes almost as fresh as spring water.

The Executive provides us with hot, cold and ambient water options whenever we want, and the kids love it too as they don’t need help getting water for themselves or their friends so they are also drinking more water and less sugary drinks.