This post is sponsored by CamelBak but of course my opinions are 110% my own!
Who here is a fan of CamelBak?
*raises both hands and jumps up and down*
I remember a couple of years back getting my first CamelBak water bottle. Pretty much everyone on campus had one so I bought a bright pink one and toted it around with me everywhere. I eventually realized I should probably wash it every once in awhile so I bought another one to use when I remembered to throw the first one in the dishwasher.
Well, CamelBak recently came out with its very own filtration system called the CamelBak Relay. I am in love with it.
It’s easy to use, it filters as fast as the water comes out of the faucet (seriously!!), it saves me money AND it comes in 3 colors.
I just so happened to get the color I would have chosen anyways at Blend Retreat this year.
Aqua=love!
Let me tell you, that sucker was tricky to fit into our bags, but we managed! It came down to taking it out of the box and also stuffing some clothes inside to make room. We wanted our CamelBak Relays!
Why I Use an at-home Filtration System:
Warning: math coming up!
When I lived with my dad and my last roomie (seemingly eons ago), I would buy 24 packs of water bottles so I could have water to take with me. It seemed like the easiest route and for 24 bottles I was only spending a few bucks. At the time, I reasoned this was better than buying a bottle from the vending machine at $1 a pop. I would still drink tap water at home because our water tasted fine and I know that tap water tends to have more fluorine (read= good for the teeth), but you just never know about the water situation when you’re on-the-go.
I probably spent $10 a month on bottled water (about 2 cases).
Fast-forward to moving here to Minnesota with my current roomie (and BF) Dave. He only wanted to drink filtered or bottled water and I knew that soon that water bottle bill would skyrocket to probably 3-4x what I was spending on my own.
Spending $30-$40 on bottled water each month seemed ridiculous, so we headed to Target to find a filtration system we could use instead.
We ended up purchasing a filter for about $35. The replacement filters are $17.99 for a 4 pack which was recommended we change every two months.
Over the course of a year we’d spend about $3 per month with our new filter (not including the pitcher since we’d have that a long time). Not too shabby!
I loved being able to save all of that money, but sometimes the pitcher was a bit of a pain.
Frustrations with our Old Pitcher:
- Have to remember to change it every 2 months
- Spilled all over the place because of the lid/spout
- Took awhile to filter
- Took up a lot of space
- The battery operated clock died (I may have put it in the dishwasher…details!)
Cool Stuff About the Camelbak Relay:
- Double filtration technology makes it doubly awesome:
- –Filters as fast as the faucet. Seriously. It might not seem like a big deal, but trust me. It’s awesome!
- –The CamelBack Relay is smaller but still holds the same number of cups as our old pitcher! It doesn’t need that reserve tank!
- You only have to change it once every 4 months. All you do is set a dial on top. Boom.
- Lifetime warranty.
- Diswasher friendly. (obviously essential)
- BPA safe.
- Did I mention it’s pretty? (it does come in black for those out there who don’t want aqua or purple.)
- Little over $2 per month in cost! $2.37 to be exact if you change it every 4 months!
This means I’m still saving money…even with all of those added benefits!
Things that Could Be Improved About the Camelbak Relay:
I was going to put the price in here, but it turns out, it’s cheaper than our old one when I did the math!! Woot! (the Relay is about $37 but it has a lifetime warranty!)
So..nothing that I can think of!
The lovely folks at CamelBak want you to try out the new CamelBak Relay! This giveaway is for two winners (US only–sorry non-US friends!) who will receive 1 CamelBak Relay and 1 CamelBak water bottle!
Good luck guys!!
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Ugh, I have wanted a Camelbak water bottle for so long! So I would definitely choose that off of their website. Hope I win the giveaway! Thanks for hosting!
Good luck, Kaylin!! Love Camelbak water bottles!
I would like the marathoner vest for training.
I have 2 of them as well because I need one while washing the other. My kiddos steal my water constantly so the 1L bottle would be awesome. Also, I’ve always thought of getting one of the insulated sleeves because I keep it really cold and end up with a lake everywhere I out the bottle down. Love this giveaway!!
Seriously I’m curious about the insulated ones too! I just stretch out koozies to put on my CamelBaks. 🙂
I want a Camel Bak water bottle for work outs!
I would love to obtain a good filtered water pitcher to help me break the bottled water habit. That the Camelbak Relay filters as fast as it fill is a big attractive feature for me!
I have been trying to be better about drinking more water during the day. This pitcher would be great to use at my desk at work.
Definitely the water pitcher!
Totally want the pitcher to bring with me to college!
New insulated water bottles for the whole family!
I to this day carry my camelbak water bottle wherever I go!! I have a filter jug at home and it drives me crazy how slow it filters through! Literally ten minutes! I would love this for all of the water we drink!
Thank you for saying that!! I used to get so annoyed and then think I was just being impatient, but it got to the point where Dave and I would kind of wait for the other person to refill it…because neither of us wanted to do it!! Good luck and thanks for entering! 🙂
I want the Eddy kids. They’re so cute!
I’d love another Relay or an Eddy!
I would love a new water pitcher, we could use one at work!
I just blogged about hydration and expressed my LOVE towards my Camelbak Eddy!! I def. could order more off of their website. So many fun colors! I also have a sneaking suspicion that we may have had the same ‘old’ water filter/pitcher 😉 The Relay looks amazing!
I just checked out that post and yes I think we did haha! Seriously that thing created so many messes! Thankfully it was only water!!
I would want the relay! Could use it at school
I could definitely use a filtered pitcher!
We go through water bottles like crazy, I need a new Camelbak one!
Need the Relay!! So in need of a filtration system for our apartment and love CamelBak products.
My current one has a lot of miles on it. Sure could use a new one!
Super excited about this giveaway! LOVE Camelbak products.
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Since I just got a mountain bike, I would totally get one of those packs like the rogue.
I haven’t tried the packs yet! I want to though!!
Love Camelbak water bottles! I have a Pur filter pitcher but it can be slow and doesn’t hold a lot of water…hope I win the new one!
I’ve never had a filtered pitcher. Would out it to good use for sure! Awesome prize Amanda.
Love the glass water bottle!!!
The filtered pitcher pleeeeeeeease!! :)))
I could def use a new bottle!
I LOVE water bottles and really need a new one!!! I carry mine with me everywhere!!
Same here! I feel naked without it!!
I have plenty of Camelbak bottles – don’t ask me to count 😉 – I would love the pitcher!
haha I clearly have quite a collection going as well! Love em!!
I love my water bottle, but I know a special someone who could use the pitcher to break his water bottle habit 😉
He will save sooooo much money!!! Good luck!
I have a high school football player so a pitcher would work for us
I love my relay! And you are so right that it’s so awesome that it filters just as quickly as the water comes out of the faucet. With my old Brita filter it took me forever just to get the darn thing filled because the filtration took so long.
Yes exactly, Mollie! Anything that saves a few minutes is a winner in my book!
I like the Groove Stainless .6L bottle!
The eddy glass .7L water bottle would be my pick. What a neat design!
I broke my camelback about a year ago and have been missing it since! The insulated eddy looks amazing!
Yes I need to look into an insulated one for drinking cold drinks at home!!