We received an email from Tomáš Šmátrala, the chairman of CA Jungle for children, describing their first experiences with the NOMAD bottle:

My name is Tomáš Šmátrala and I am the chairman of AC Jungle for children. You recently sent us 6 pieces of the Quell Nomad filter bottles for testing, so now, I will describe our impressions of them.

The task of our team is to monitor large carnivores such as brown bear, wolf and lynx lynx in the Slovak wilderness. Specifically, we operate in the area of ​​Kremnické vrchy and spend more than 80 days a year in the field. We are often in the woods from morning until dark and sometimes several days non stop. We must therefore replenish water supplies directly from natural sources, such as lakes and streams. Our team of people tested your filter bottles in real conditions in the wilderness of Slovak forests.

First of all, we were immediately impressed by its low weight, which people will appreciate while carrying a heavy backpack on an all-day trek. We always carefully consider how best to pack and minimize the weight. That’s when every gram saved really counts.

The second important thing is the purity, safety and taste of the filtered water. We filtered water from lakes and forest streams. We were very satisfied with the quality of the water and we did not notice a difference in taste compared to tap water. Even later, there were no stomach or other problems, which indicates safety and quality of the filtration process.

The plastic cap on the bottle, which we used as a glass when we shared water with someone, was also pleasantly surprising. I don’t know if this was the intention of the product but it’s a great use of the bottle cap.

 

 

Furthermore, I must also praise how the bottle is easy to hold in the hand due to its narrowed center and does not slip at all thanks to the cleverly placed rubber strap. Its slim shape itself is very practical and can easily be placed in the side net on the backpack, for better and quick access to it.

In the end, one small (probably insignificant for the average person) negative that can be worked on. When drinking water and then escaping air from the lid, the bottle makes a soft whistling sound, reminded us of the dolphin’s communication 🙂 It is not unpleasant, but in a certain situation such as tracking animals for photography or when a student wants to drink at school, can be a disruptive element.

Thank you very much for the opportunity to try your Quell Nomad filter bottles. Overall, we are very satisfied with them and we will continue to use them in the field. In the future, we plan to test them in the conditions of the rainforest in Sumatra and Costa Rica. We will be happy to inform you again and look forward to any further cooperation.

Kind regards,
Tomáš Šmátrala,
chairman of the AC Jungle for Children