Being water is our favorite drink in the world we thought wedrinkwater.com was a pretty cool site. Drink water was started by two pro snowboarders named Austin Smith and Bryan Fox. “We just wanted to promote a positive alternative to the energy drink BS,” says Bryan.
*On that note we do know that most pro surfers who have energy drink sponsors do drink water more then any other drink out there when it comes to hydrating themselves. The top surfers in the world carrying around there energy drink bottles may have the large logos on the outside promoting there sponsor, but inside that container is most likely just water and or a true healthy supplement.
The one surfer who we can truly say lives on his energy drink sponsor is Ross Clarke Jones with Red Bull. One day we we’re out at Mavericks and it was 25ft plus and all Ross wanted was more Red Bull to keep him going.
A former WCT surfer who is sponsored by one of the big three (Red Bull, Monster, Rock Star) admitted to us that he thinks energy drinks should be banned to anyone under 18. The one drink we have personally seen drank by more pro surfers would have to be Gatorade. So in the end how much water should we drink? We’re no doctor, but we always go by listening to our body. If your thirsty drink, drink, drink!
Gerry Lopez – Inside a water surrounding
There Statement:
If you love snowboarding or some other healthy activity that defines many decisions in your life, you are likely a choice target-consumer for companies that sell “energy drinks.” Maybe you, like us, started to feel uncomfortable about how effective these companies have become at encouraging young people to consume their product: beverages of caffeine, sodium, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and even some mystery chemicals about which little is known.
In 2011, we began writing Drink Water on our snowboards. Drink Water became some sort of statement, movement, mission, or whatever it is, and we bought some silkscreens and started making t-shirts, stickers, and sweatshirts. We gave a bunch away, and people we respect wore them with pride.
As we encouraged folks to drink water, we learned that over a billion people on Earth don’t have access to clean drinking water–that’s 1 out of every 8 people. In some parts of the developing world, that lack of clean drinking water is deadly.
For every Drink Water purchase, 10% of profits will be donated to provide drinking water for someone in need. We’re supporting a non-profit, water.org, as they drill wells to fight the water crisis.
We’re out to spread the Drink Water word. We don’t sell water, we just drink it.
Thank you for your time and consideration. We’ll see you out there.
Austin Smith and Bryan Fox
