I recently cracked open my backup water in the car (one large plastic bottle) and need to replace it. Before replacing, I came to crowdsource suggestions on what to replace it with.

I noticed that the water tasted like I was drinking plastic, which is less than ideal. It was also too large for my single use, which makes my use feel wasteful—I have to replace the whole large bottle even though I used only some of it.

Looking for:

Size suggestions (several smaller bottles v one larger bottle)

Material suggestions (sealed plastic v. something else? What plastic bottles are less likely to leach micro plastics while sitting there?)

Brand suggestions