I drink enough water to rival a fish, and that is not an exaggeration. Sometimes I actually can’t really believe how much water I throw down the gullet in a given day, but I haven’t spawned gills or fins as of late, so I think I’m in the clear.
Believe me or not, but I drink over two gallons of water a day. Sometimes I drink more than three, depending on what I’ve been doing and the temperature outdoors, so the average water bottle simply does not do it for me. I would have to fill it up every 30 minutes, which is not only annoying but a bit unrealistic.
I had a large plastic water bottle I had been using for a while. I spotted mould spores forming, and I have to be very careful with mould because of Lyme disease. I washed it rigorously, however, I noticed the spores had actually settled into the plastic of the bottle itself, so I needed to get a new one.
If you want to avoid mould growing in your water bottle, you can do two key things. The first would be washing your water bottle thoroughly and frequently, and the second would be switching to a glass or steel bottle. Mould can still find its way into glass or steel, but stainless steel, specifically, is non-porous, so even if you do spot mould, you can wash it clean and not have to worry about any spores or residue that may have been left behind.
If you’re using steel or glass for your water carrier, that is arguably best, but be sure to pay mind to the tops of the bottles as they’re often made of plastic. Clean inside the lid, inside the seal, and if your bottle has a straw, invest in a straw-cleaning brush and get all of that nasty shit far away from your mouth.
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