Standard Mug

Everyone will probably laugh at me for this one but I just have to say it. I have found the ultimate water bottle to have at my desk. There is always the standard coffee mug and I have seen other engineers use these. The problem with the mug is it is too small. When I am writting code I don’t like to stop to get more water and will often forget about the water because I’m more focused on the programming than anything else.

My prefered water container needs to hold a good amount of water since I should be drinking somewhere around 10 cups of water a day. Most water bottles contain around half of that amount which means only one (maybe two) trip to refill per day.  This makes a water bottle a good solution to have near the computer.

Now the problem with most water bottles is that they are easy to spill. Some have caps that you unscrew and then drink the water. As soon as I unscrew the cap there is a high chance that I won’t bother to put the cap back on. When developing software I am often shuffling books, papers, pens on my desk. With all of the shuffling my chance of nocking over the water bottle is pretty good. Considering I have a fairly expensive computer under my desk that would be a very bad thing! I just need to find a water bottle that is easy to use and won’t spill.

After a bit of searching I found the perfect water bottle to have at my desk it is called a CAMELBAK. This water bottle has a great design. You can drink from it and no longer worry about spilling water on your important documents, books, or computer equipment. You can hold it upside down and no water comes out. Then when you want to drink from it you bite the nipple and suck (was there a better way to say that?). The bottle comes in different sizes ranging from .5 Liter to 1 Liter and a wide variety of colors. I bought the black 1 Liter and have been very happy with it.

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