The next thing inside my travel carry-on is a refillable bottle of water. When you travel as much as I do, climate is a huge factor. Depending on the season, I can go through several bottles of water on any given day. On my recent trip to San Antonio, I drank at minimum of 6 bottles of water each day. But water temperature varies with any refillable bottle. MIU COLOR® offers a stylish portable handmade crystal glass water bottle with tea strainer and additional black nylon sleeve currently for under $30.

Because of the borosilicate glass (hard glass) you don’t have to worry about BPA or plastic. Per the MIU COLOR® website, the grade of the glass is oak crystal, which is lead free, low inflation, high heat resistant, high strength, hardness and high chemical stability. The cool glass bottle design also means the glass could bear instantaneous temperature difference from -20℃ to 150℃. There are two brushes included, makes the cleaning more convenient. Hand washing recommended but the lid is dishwasher safe.

My teen is the ultimate bottled water aficionado. Although I have used it various times, we have brought the sleek bottle to several softball practices and games and found the temperature was at a constant. Our only problem was our fear the glass would crack or break if dropped. So far, we have noticed the high borosilicate glass is extremely sturdy as well as heat resistant.