Every now and then we get offers from various people offering to let us try some of their awesomeness. Most of the time I am too lazy to follow-up and then go through the song and dance. However, when Camelbak emailed offering to let us try their new Groove water bottle, I jumped. It comes in both plastic and stainless steel and most importantly has a filter built in. I drink a lot of water at work… mostly from the tap. DC tap water has a bad reputation with the lead and all, but I don’t mind it much. The filter does make it taste better though. You can really taste the difference, especially after it has been sitting out a bit and is no longer cold. The only bummer is that it doesn’t really eliminate the lead in the water. Checking around though, it doesn’t look like any water filter systems do.

Let’s also talk about the bite valve on the water bottle. It is the same one they have on regular Camelbaks. It is like drinking through a straw, but with a little extra resistance because of the filter. It could be because I like gadgets, but I have found that now I drink more water.

The nice folks at Camelbak sent us two of the stainless steel bottles. One with a natural finish and another that is white. Both look sharp.

Ok – enough about our fun new toys. We made sure to look out for you, dear readers. We have one of the plastic Groove water bottles to give away!

Leave a haiku or limerick about water, hydration or Camelbak in the comments section below before midnight EST, May 10th. We will select the best one as the winner!