Using Bamboo as a Water Container

Can bamboo be used as a water container? If it can, will it reduce the bamboo's lifetime? It will be really helpful if you can answer my question.

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Stéphane Schröder

Yes of course, in fact bamboo culms naturally contain water in the internodes. When submerging bamboo in salt water for a few weeks it will actually preserve the bamboo fiber. Here is an example of a bamboo water container...

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Source: Lee Beatrous

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Arunesh Dutta

I want to know the suitable bamboo variety that can be used for making bamboo bottles, also to mention I am from Raipur(CG) India so guidance of variety related to my city and state will be of added benefit.