Only Essentials Make the Bag. Kelly Slater Just Added Purist Collective.

June 9, 2026

A partnership built on the idea that the vessel matters as much as the water it holds.

Morgan Hill, CA (June 9, 2026) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ — Purist Collective, makers of premium water bottles, today announced a new partnership with 11-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater. The new relationship is a natural extension of shared values, a deep respect for nature, and an appreciation of clean, uncompromised taste.

There’s a quiet irony to the world’s greatest surfer caring this much about fresh water. But three decades in the ocean will teach you the difference between water that gives you something and water that takes something away. Like Slater, plenty of people get the first steps right with their drinking water. They carefully choose its source, filter it, and mineralize it. However, too few consider the vessel in which they store it.

Stainless steel bottles are made from raw materials that silently migrate into the liquid they’re meant to hold. Over time, trace metals like nickel and cadmium migrate from the steel into the liquid, shifting flavor and compromising the purity of what’s inside. Microscopic pores in standard stainless steel bottles trap odors and flavors, resulting in the metallic tinge sensitive drinkers notice, or the ghost of yesterday’s coffee that never quite rinses out.

Purist is the only bottle engineered to eliminate contaminant migration. A patented micro-thin layer of silicon dioxide, the naturally occurring compound found in quartz and glass, is fused to the bottle’s interior, creating a fully non-porous, glass-like surface. Flavors don’t cling, bacteria and stains don’t take hold, and water tastes exactly as it did going in.

Slater has spent his career eliminating anything that might compromise his health. The logic is simple: if you’ve done the work to purify your water, don’t store it in a bottle that alters it.

“I’m glad to start this journey with the team at Purist,” says Slater. “This is a brand that I’ve been excited to work with for some time and sought them out to potentially work together. I appreciate the thoughtful approach to building the products, most notably the glass lining. I’m very aware and careful about what I’m putting in my body on a daily basis, and clean water is the most significant part of that. I’m looking forward to this partnership in the years ahead.”

In an industry where athlete partnerships are routinely assembled by marketing departments, Slater came to Purist. At the heart of the partnership is the belief that what we put into our bodies matters, and that clean water is the foundation of health, performance, and daily ritual.

Slater’s current bottles of choice are the Founder 32oz with Union Lid and the Keeper 14oz with Scope Lid.

The Kelly Slater × Purist Collective collaboration will continue to evolve over the coming years, rooted in movement, simplicity, and clean hydration.

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Learn More: https://www.puristcollective.com/pages/kellyslater

Press Contact: James Nixon – james@nixonandfriends.com

About Purist Collective:

Purist Collective creates premium hydration solutions designed to deliver truly pure taste. Using a glass-like inner lining derived from natural materials, Purist bottles protect water from absorbing odors, flavors, or residue—offering a cleaner, longer-lasting hydration experience. Built for athletes, explorers, and those who value intentional living.

About Kelly Slater:

Kelly Slater is an 11-time world champion surfer and one of the most influential athletes in the history of the sport. Known for his competitive longevity, innovation, and environmental advocacy, Slater continues to shape the future of surfing through performance, design, and purpose-driven partnerships.