If the stain is really set you might need to just soak it in hot water and Oxiclean but most of the time treating it before you wash it (in a load of all whites) should do the trick.

I love and recommend hydro flasks to everyone. I’ve been using them for years and years. I carry one with me everywhere! My mainly used one is dented to hell and back because my toddler and husband drop it all the time but it still holds up like a champ. I love it. I have a few different sizes. My husband has some. My toddler has a little one. I got my mom and sister obsessed. Love ‘em!

For pit stains I've used a mixture of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide. Mix it to the consistency of a thick paste and just slather it on for a half hour before wash. Then just toss the whole mess in. Try the mixture on an inconspicuous area first to make sure it will look right.

This and hydroflask are my fave brands. Durable and easy to clean.

Don’t overthink it. Sodium Percarbonate (generic oxyclean) in hot water.

What boots are these? Do they still make them??

Klean Kanteens are nice. Buy a bottle brush along with it

You pretreat with the most convenient method for you. For some they like stain sticks, for some sprays. Best practice is to remove the item and grab your pretreatment which is right next to your laundry basket...spray collar and stains, then drop in basket. OxiClean MaxForce spray is the current Consumer Reports leader and there's a bottle right above my laundry basket.

Use trisodium phosphate in your wash.

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Gooood Mr Catfish

I use stain sticks on my husbands.

I had a pitbull that lived to 15. I was expecting 10. I loved her but I feel you

With his whole body, as catfish have external tastebuds

They ain’t light either! Heavy, super durable, very repairable. Worth the money.

We use 30-oz Built https://www.amazon.com/5211323-Stainless-Insulated-30-Ounce-Metallic/dp/B0784YD511/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_w=enU7I&content-id=amzn1.sym.196193c7-f80f-4550-90d9-c8be3a442748&pf_rd_p=196193c7-f80f-4550-90d9-c8be3a442748&pf_rd_r=0BG29MCRXC25CYBXMC34&pd_rd_wg=nwM8S&pd_rd_r=89b652b3-3771-4280-8478-a5f8414b8b7e&pd_rd_i=B0784YD511&th=1

They make inserts for nalgenes that make them "non" wide mouthed. Best of both worlds then

Justin Ropers

Contigo bottles (and coffee mugs) have proven really nice to use, cleverly designed and very durable. My coffee mug has been with me 6 years and despite having a fancy mechanism it works 100% despite being used and cleaned almost every day at least once. The water bottles have been with us 2 years but they’re doing just as well. Very impressed with em.

I wouldn’t recomend it for backpacking (not optimised for weight) or if you are gonna pound the hell out of it (a simpler design is best for heavy punishment) but for general use I think it’s the best option.

Any bottle will do, honestly, as long as you put only water in it and no other stuff like sugar drinks. At least in my personal experience

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I have a kleen kanteen thats about 10 years old. Its all dented because I’ve dropped it a million times, but it does not leak.

I think they're technically thermoses but essentially just a well insulated water bottle. In the same price range as a kleen kanteen and zojirushi has a good reputation for making quality products so with proper care should be a good BIFL purchase.

I got blocked by the automoderator for posting an Amazon link (not affiliated) so I'm just gonna mention that I searched zojirushi bottle and found some that are specifically water bottles (one touch open) and not the thermos style. Tbh I didn't even know they made those!

I prefer a metal grain shovel, mine is going on 30 years, only maintenace is I need to square it off with my grinder as it wears. Most of the better hardware or nurserys will carry. https://www.ames.com/products/shovels-and-scoops/

Nope. it's not an affiliate link I just googled the words zojirushi bottle and posted the first search result. I'm far from an Amazon affiliate, I don't even have an account I use my fiance's account, who is also not an affiliate.

That's also rule #7 you're referencing , not 8.