TEXT BY JOHN PANGILINAN
IMAGES BY JOHN PANGILINAN AND COURTESY OF THE MANUFACTURER
Until recently, when you went for a hike, bike ride or came back from a surf, what waited for you was a plastic bottle, canteen, or some form of cup with a lid and straw combination that held your precious water—the one that they typically sell at sporting events and amusement parks. You would then settle on lukewarm or, even worse, warm water to quench your thirst. There was no immediate solution outside of lugging around a heavy ice chest to provide the cool, crisp refreshment of a cold beverage for day long adventures. Enter Hydro Flask, the first to introduce an all-insulated stainless steel bottle collection to the market to forever change the way we carry our beverage.