To begin with I carried my stainless steel water bottle by the loop at the top of the cover in my hand.  But after a few stumbles and with the use of only one hand, I realised that this was not such a good idea.  So I then looped the clip of the neoprene cover around the belt straps on my walking shorts.  Whilst the bottle was a little heavy and pulled down on my pants, it was a lot better than holding the stainless bottle in my hand and not being able to stop myself from falling.  I must say that the neoprene cover did it’s job as my Klean Kanteen did not suffer any dints!

On the weekend, the whole family decided that they wanted to take a look at Masseys Creek also, that is Mum, Dad, Jack 6 and Ellie 4.  This time I decided that I would take my Klean Kanteen in its Klean Kanteen Black Carry Sling.  Now this was a much better idea as it meant that if I had a stumble I was able to correct my balance and not land on my bottle.  It also enabled me to have hands free to stop, unscrew the loop cap and have a drink without too much trouble.  Dad decided that he wanted to carry a few kilo’s of water and the other Klean Kanteen water bottles in his back-pack, but I think that this was also partly a weight training exercise.  The children did a wonderful job of 3 hours hiking up and back down the Creek which was quite rocky and steep in parts!