Brand profile · read November 2026
Mountain Designs
Outdoor brand founded in Brisbane in 1975, selling Hydro insulated bottles through mountaindesigns.com.
About the brand
- Origin
- “In 1975, following an epic attempt to scale Mt Fitz Roy in the Patagonian Andes in South America, Rick was inspired to realise that dream and launch the company now known as Mountain Designs.” Source
- Australian owned
- Not stated on its own website
- Warranty
- 12 months (stated on its Legacy Edition bottle): “Warranty 12 Months” Source
Insulated water bottles
- Sizes
- 500 mL to 1.1 L (largest: Mountain Designs Hydro Insulated Legacy Edition Water Bottle Silver 1.1 L) Source
- Cold
- Up to 30 hours (“Temperature Rating Hot: Up to 12hrs Cold: Up to 30hrs Iced: Up to 80hrs”) Source
- Hot
- Up to 12 hours (“Hot: Up to 12hrs”) Source
- Material
- its double-walled stainless steel vacuum insulation keeps your hot drinks steaming and your cold drinks icy for hours on end ... Composition 100% stainless steel Source
- Price on its own store
- A$39.99 to A$59.99 Source
- Car cup holder
- No bottle stated to fit
- Engraving or logo branding
- Not offered on its own website
Compared in
Best insulated water bottles in Australia Water bottles that keep water cold all day in Australia Best insulated water bottles for hot weather in WA and Queensland
What does Mountain Designs sell?
Outdoor brand founded in Brisbane in 1975, selling Hydro insulated bottles through mountaindesigns.com.
Is Mountain Designs Australian owned?
Its own website does not say it is Australian owned. It says: “In 1975, following an epic attempt to scale Mt Fitz Roy in the Patagonian Andes in South America, Rick was inspired to realise that dream and launch the company now known as Mountain Designs.”.
How long do Mountain Designs bottles keep drinks cold?
Mountain Designs says: “Temperature Rating Hot: Up to 12hrs Cold: Up to 30hrs Iced: Up to 80hrs”.
Is Mountain Designs any good?
Judged on what Mountain Designs publishes: its insulated bottles run from 500 mL to 1.1 L; it claims cold for up to 30 hours; its material: “its double-walled stainless steel vacuum insulation keeps your hot drinks steaming and your cold drinks icy for hours on end ... Composition 100% stainless steel”; its warranty: 12 months (stated on its Legacy Edition bottle). It is compared in 3 of these drinkware guides, each with its own figures beside its competitors'. We have not lab-tested it; every claim here is the brand's own, linked.
Every fact on this page is Mountain Designs's own, read on its website in November 2026.