Hydaway Water Bottle // Review

I’ve got a new favorite travel product for traveling with kids – The Hydaway Water Bottle. This water bottle collapses down to almost nothing and has withstood traveling with our family for over a month now. It has been dropped, smushed, collapsed over and over and filled and refilled by the children and is still going strong.
We drink a lot of water when we travel! We always try to bring our bottles with us so we are not stuck trying to purchase water. Travel in Europe often means water isn’t served or is served in very small glasses at meals. Having our bottle with us is key to keeping the family hydrated and happy. It reduces our travel costs too. The Hydaway bottle addressed so many of our travel requirements so we were excited to test it out.
Prior to owning the Hydaway we would sometimes crush down a purchased plastic water bottle and then stuff it into a pocket. There are so many reasons we hate using plastic bottles, but it boils down to it being bad for us and bad for the environment. The Hydaway is made of food grade silicone and is BPA free.
My day-to-day water bottle is made of glass. I love using it around the house, but it is quite impractical for travel. It is heavy, large and breakable. It is impractical for the bike as it takes up too much room. It is impractical for travel as it is breakable and even empty adds too much weight to my load.
The Hydaway Water Bottle folds down flat when not in use. I can basically stash it anywhere. It’s lightweight so it goes unnoticed when I add it to an already full bag. When walking through town it fits easily into Jeff’s pocket or my purse.
Our littlest one is prone to spills at restaurants with a regular cup. With the Hydaway stored in my purse, I can easily pull it out and let him use it in place of a cup while we are on the go. It’s watertight (so far) and easy for him to drink from.
I was a bit worried with its strange shape that the Hydaway wouldn’t fit in a regular cup holder. As promised though it fits in to the cup holder in our car as well as in my stroller.
It even fit into the cup holder collapsed!
The clip handle looks almost like a soda tab, but is perfect for a carabiner or even a finger when carrying. .Sometimes I end up filling the cup holders with coffee or even my phone. The Hydaway’s tab even fit onto my large mama clip as an additional carrying option.
I also threw it into the bottom of the stroller basket to see how it would do. Other bottles have leaked, filling my basket with water and soaking everything else in there. The Hydaway bottle stayed watertight!
Did I mention it’s dishwasher safe? With three little ones I literally don’t have time to worry about hand washing any more than I have to.
Needless to say this little bottle has been making its way around town with us. We are excited to be able to offer you the chance to win your own Hydaway bottle.
*Contest closes November 18th. I will contact the winner by e-mail.
We just wanted you to know we received a Hydaway Bottle for free in exchange for this review. As usual, all opinions are my own.
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This thing is too clever not to try and win!
That’s nifty, looks like something that’ll be handy to have in my baby bag!
We try to travel as light as possible, so this is perfect!
That is perfect. I feel like I am always bogged down with bulky bottles!
This looks awesome! I think the grey is my favorite (I love neutral colors).
Looks fantastic!
I like the orange one best.
We could use one of these!
Cutest thing ever. I’d have a purple one.
This does look perfect for traveling. May I suggest that you include eligibility on your giveaways?
I like all the colours so, of course, I forgot to pick one. The blue is my favourite.
pink or green! 🙂
I LOVE the pink!
Elizabeth, I love your gear reviews! I will keep this in mind for our travels!
Red is my favorite
My favorite color of Hydaway water bottle is pink. Love it!
I love the grey
black
I love the blue one!
Like the blue one.
I like the Opal colored bottle
I love the grey
I love the purple colour.
I like the purple one, my favourite colour
Blue all the way!
I like the grey one
My favorite color is the purple one.
What a cool what bottle and a wonderful blogger to show it off 😉
Love the orange! REALLY like this design!
I like all the colors, but if I have to pick one… I guess orange? Seems like it would be the most visible when the kids (inevitably) drop it in a pile of leaves or something 🙂
The blue color bottle is cute.
Definitely loving that teal color. They’re all pretty cute though! Super convenient for hiking, I hate carrying a huge empty water bottle in my pack on the way down!
Orange
i like pink
These things are so cool I wouldn’t care what color I got, they are all cool!!! I love these!
I like the blue
Pink is my favorite color bottle.
I love the pink one!
Green would be my favorite !
I like the orange color the best — pink is my 2nd choice.
My favorite color is blue. This looks like a wonderful product. I could use this for sure.
What a great idea! I love the purple one!
What a great product for on the go. I really like the Opal color.
Great information about this exciting product. I love the Chili and Charcoal colours. This water bottle is the perfect fit for my outdoor activities.
I like red because It is easier to find.
My favourite is the lime green one!
I prefer it in blue.
My favorite is the charcoal!
I think that the blue is my favourite colour.
I like the blue. This is a good idea.
I love the pink one
The grey is my favorite.
We’ve had the same problem with bottles breaking open but in my daughter’s bookbag during school. Would love to see if this is a better option!
The grey is my favorite.
I love the pink!
I like the green
My favorite color is purple.
I like the green one.
I like the gray. My son can match me. I have a gray life factory bottle.
I love the pink or the purple…they are both so cute.
I would love to have the purple!
My favorite color bottle is blue
Thank You for the chance
I like the orange.
I love the pink and my daughter loves the purple
I love the blue!
Pink
I the the seafoam green color bottle.
I like the pink and orange the best. What a great idea!
I really love the purple one.
blue
Blue or turquoise is my favorite.
Pink!
I love the purple one!
I like the purple.
My favorite color would be that awesome purple one for me!