Any ideas how to carry water in sub-freezing temps all Winter?*
Consider 30-40 freeze cycles and -15º temps

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(* For those in Fla; the freezing of water cracks most full bottles.)

Nalgene bottles. Leave a couple inches at the top. Keep them in a soft or hard-side cooler to contain any leakage.

I've had water bottles in my car for the past few winters -- store-bought and Nalgene. No leakage. Temps down to the teens (above zero).

I drop a new case of bottled water in the trunk of my car whenever the existing case gets down about halfway. Sometimes the water freezes; very rarely do the bottles leak. I buy the Costco house brand.

Solution: Avoid full bottles. It doesn't take much air space before cracking isn't a problem anymore.

MSR Dromedary Bag

2-litre PET soda bottle, filled 80% full and left on its side. I have been using this technique for over 10 years and have never had a leak. This includes bottles left untouched in a trunk over several winters and summers.

Typical disposable water bottles are designed to be able to withstand being frozen. I keep a bunch in my truck and have never had a problem. The only thing that happens is the bottom goes from being flat to being rounded (so they won't stand on end anymore). Otherwise, no big deal.

I keep a soft-sided cooler full year round and replace whenever I get a new case from the Poland Spring guy.

This has been my experience also when I lived in a much colder climate where the temps could dip to -20 -40 for weeks at a time then have days above freezing then the whole cycle would repeat again.

to leave inside the car.

And sometimes these bottles can be fun. Occasionaly the water temp will be below freezing and yet the water is still liquid. Give the bottle a quick tap and the water crystalizes in a second or two. Neat.