Review on HydraPak Flux Collapsible Water Bottle For Backpacking (1 Liter) - BPA-Free, Lightweight, Twist-Off Cap - Malibu Blue by Jaleel Akuffo

We were on a trip to Alaska and I saw this bottle in an outdoor store calling out to me. Of course I quickly looked it up on amazon and did an impulse buy thinking it would be perfect for our next trip. Unfortunately, I should have used it before our return period with amazon. I really wanted to like this, its durable, it folds up small. Drinking from it with the spout is hard to get used to since the bottle has no form, but doable. The issue is, when you put water in it. It morphs it to something unusable. The plastic taste was so bad after only a day in the bottle that my wife spit It out after taking a swig. We dumped the water and used a different bottle. Again, I wanted to like this but will prob just go back to our vacuum sealed bottles for our next trip. I am afraid this one will just collect dust for the rest of its life. I might try some of the lemon juice tricks I have read on other reviews but honestly I feel like I shouldn't have to do so much aftermarket effort to make a drinking bottle usable.