Not a big fan

By Jonathan Wilson Ranked #6 - Water Bottles April 23, 2009

My record with the Platty is 2-0. I;ve had two bottles and they have last less then six months each. The problem is that the urethane does not stand up to repeated folding. My first bottle sprung a leak at a fold. I tryed to repair it using various methods with various degrees of failure. My second Platty I took great pain to try and not fold the bottle. Other than at full the bottle sags and pinchs and eventuly springs a leak. It's light, 22 grams, verses the 141g Sigg bottle and the 175g Nalgene. But with the reduced duriablity thye are basically a one season bottle, almost disposable, but not a disposable price point. If you want a light plastic bottle recycle an old water bottle, if you want durable outdoor performace, consider a Sigg or a Nalgene.

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