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BearVault BV500 vs Igneous NOBO Water Bottle
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Igneous NOBO Water Bottle is the lighter option — 842 g lighter than the BearVault BV500 (93% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
Igneous NOBO Water Bottle
65 g
HDPE composition resisting microplastics versus traditional Smartwater bottles.
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BearVault BV500 vs Igneous NOBO Water Bottle: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Igneous NOBO Water Bottle wins — at 65 g it is 842 g (93%) lighter than the BearVault BV500 (907 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest miscellaneous page, or browse the full gear weight database.