Review Details

Platatac 1 Litre Flask

Product Review (submitted on 23 January 2017):

This is a great bottle, it is slightly more compact than a standard 1L Nalgene type bottle. Unfortunately it does not accept Nalgene/Camelbak/Stanley/Hydroflask/Source/etc bottle lids (opening diameter slightly too small). That is the biggest downfall of this bottle to me - Other than that it really is a great piece of kit. The bottle itself seems like it will last forever, it would be nice to be able to use the vast array of available Nalgene compatible lids though, both for replacement of lost/damaged lids, or for improvement (straws, hoses, etc.). The lid also seems much stiffer (eg more brittle) plastic than the bottle, which makes me think I will eventually break it dropping it out of something. The seal also seems cheap - it is the sort of coated paper lid insert one finds in the lids of household cleaning product lids. It seals just fine, but will eventually wear out/fall out/take on flavors/grow mold/etc - a Nalgene compatible lid would be much better.

The bottle itself is great though. The plastic is not flexible like a bladder, but it "gives" enough to take some drops. The plastic "feels" like canteen plastic. It is a dull military green but not so opaque that you can't see the shadow of the water you are filling on the fill lines provided. The fill lines are molded, not painted so they won't wear off (like Nalgene bottles). It has a "fill to" marking @ ~950ml which I am assuming is for expansion if the water freezes - if so this is a nice touch. The squared shape allows them to fit into the crevices of packs better, as others have said. It also works MUCH better in vehicle ops though - they don't roll all over the place on you (again though, they would be even better if they could take Nalgene tops for this purpose so one could put on the straw/sports bottle type tops).