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The Vapur Element Water Bottle truly is an “anti-bottle”. It’s a bottle without being a bottle. It’s sleek, compact, and great to use. It takes away your excuses for not carrying a bottle with you. Vapur gave me a bottle to test and here’s what I thought.
Vapur Element Water Bottle Features
Sizes: .7L & 1L
SuperCap – Tough Seal. Easy Open
Durable 3-ply construction
Antimicrobial lining
Dishwasher safe
BPA Free
Made in the USA
Price: $11.99 (.7L) & $13.99 (1L)
Vapur Element Water Bottle Review
The most striking feature of the Vapur Element Water Bottle is how it folds down. This is the “anti-bottle” element (no pun intended). I think the biggest complaint people have with carrying a typical bottle is they are too bulky and a pain to carry. The Element folds down super small. It’s small enough to easily fit into a jacket pocket, daypack, or in a purse. It weighs next to nothing when empty.
The biggest excuse is no longer valid.
My first thought when I first saw the Element was “that’s going to be a pain to clean”. I didn’t realize that the cap unscrews and the inside is easily scrubbed with a bottle brush. It is dishwasher safe too if you want to go that route. My second concern was the cap accidentally being opened. The cap fits tightly and in most cases shouldn’t come open. If you throw it in your pack with a bunch of other stuff you’ll be temp...
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