Can you fill it half way with water and then FREEZE it without it breaking? Nalgenes all crack after a short time even when I leave the lid loose
1695724
I've never tried to freeze the bottle; I've just added cubes and filled the rest with water .
1695725
Yes, i always had problems with bottles breaking from multiple freezings. This one holds up great! I fill it 3/4 full and leave the lid off every night and it's ready to go the next day. I just ordered five more of these specifically for this reason
550019
I have not tried to freeze them. And I don't think it would work very well. If the expanding liquid didn't break them, the extreme cold would probably make them more prone to crack
1482558
No! I don't consider any product that will crack when frozen or shatter when dropped freezer safe. Also, the lids are extremely difficult to remove once they are frozen.
35445
Cracks formed in the lid. They replaced it with one with only one penetration. The original had 2. The crackes formed between the 2 holes. It should be fine now.
1701
Keep adding ice. You could also freeze what u make and pull out at the desired solid state
1890801
Never tried freezing anything in them but a quick dip in hot water might be enough to release the ice without bending the cup... Good luck
695928
I freeze in glass containers, without the cap and not fully full. Then, when it's frozen I put the lid back on.
433364
Yeah, locking mechanism breaks if you drop it on the lid. You can purchase replacement lids and the plastic bottle itself is solid.
433162
If you don't fill it to the top it won't touch the lid. Maybe you could put a piece of foil over the top before placing the lid on it.?.?.? But if you move it around, it's bound to hit the lid. I d love this bottle, it is a very sturdy piece of glass.
1442423
Probably. Don't fill more than 13/16ths full. I used to fill H2O Drink bottles about 2/3 and lay them almost flat just enough where the top could be opened and topped up so a chunk of ice kept it cool. You know water expands about 10% just before freezing. Don't try to freeze carbonated drinks. It kills the fizz. Try this, put chunk or ice cubes in a dry bottle and keep it ready in the freezer for an outing. Ever froze a watermelon?
643469
Tempting. I was afraid to do so but I did freeze just a few times. Lid off, 1/3 fill and froze it overnight. Next am I put water in it and had very cold water all day. I froze another similar bottle almost full, it worked so well that it didn't thaw enough to drink for 8 hours. I bought the wide mouth Kleen Kanteen for ease of adding ice and that works just as well for my purpose. My KK tolerated a few freezes, lid off, no problem. Hope this helps.
2195142
I wouldn't. Water expands when frozen and it might bend the bottle to the point where the cap wouldn't seal.
1592108
You can freeze liquids, but don't fill too high because liquid expand when frozen! Fill to about the bottom or just little lower than the jar lid edge. You can feeze liquids in mason jars as well and there's a "freeze line" just below the lid.
547288
Mine cracked, but it was my own fault. I poored cold water into it after it was heated up too long :-(
63711
what I did was to fill the water under the fill line as I think the fill line is way to high and when the water expands it has no choice but to crack. The other thing I found was that if you left them in the freezer for several days they did crack into pieces as well. If I did not use them after about two days in the freezer I took them out and put them into a larger container in the freezer and then filled the molds again. This seemed to help and gave me a few spares if I needed them. They really seem to work best if you use them right after they freeze, which is easy for a restaurant but not at home. But if you take them out at that point they are as close to perfect as you can get. Hope that helps!! what I did was to fill the water under the fill line as I think the fill line is way to high and when the water expands it has no choice but to crack. The other thing I found was that if you left them in the freezer for several days they did crack into pieces as well. If I did not use them after about two days in the freezer I took them out and put them into a larger container in the freezer and then filled the molds again. This seemed to help and gave me a few spares if I needed them. They really seem to work best if you use them right after they freeze, which is easy for a restaurant but... » Read More what I did was to fill the water under the fill line as I think the fill line is way to high and when the water expands it has no choice but to crack. The other thing I found was that if you left them in the freezer for several days they did crack into pieces as well. If I did not use them after about two days in the freezer I took them out and put them into a larger container in the freezer and then filled the molds again. This seemed to help and gave me a few spares if I needed them. They really seem to work best if you use them right after they freeze, which is easy for a restaurant but not at home. But if you take them out at that point they are as close to perfect as you can get. Hope that helps!! « Show Less
618530
Yes, that would be very possible. You fill the clear hard plastic side with water to the fill line, then simply put on the gray rubbery top and stick in the freezer. I think you could put anything in it but it would be size restricted, of course.
1904824
Water will expand when frozen and this is a very rigid plastic, meaning I don't believe it is meant to be placed in the freezer without cracking the bottle. So it is my belief it is not a good idea to freeze the bottle without damaging it's integrity. The gel stick is re-usable, it can be frozen over and over again but the cooling effects only last for about an hour if not in direct sunlight with your liquid of choice.