Cupture Action Bottle with Handle - Stainless Steel Vacuum-Insulated, 22 oz

I work with kiddos who don’t always use restraint or the best hygiene practices, so I wasn’t comfortable using my regular insulated cup with exposed straw, especially with the pandemic going on (and one of our clients came in coughing with covid). I tried a lidded bottle, but that wasn’t convenient having to unscrew the lid to drink. This bottle solves a number of problems. The sipping spout is securely covered by a lid that pops up easily with the press of a button, but can also be locked with a sliding button. It’s very quick to pop it open and take a drink, then securely cover the spout to protect it from being touched or coughed on. It holds a decent amount of liquid. I usually refill it, but that’s a trade-off being that it’s easy to carry. Speaking of carry, it has a built-in handle/loop that is easily carried by putting my thumb through the wide handle, and I can still carry the rest of the stuff I use at work. It would be simple to attach a strap and wear it cross-body (my initial plan), but that hasn’t been necessary. It keeps liquid cold for quite a long time. I have filled it with ice cubes and water, then found the water still quite cold almost 24 hours later. The opening is large enough for the ice cubes from my automatic ice maker (the curved ones). Many ice tray cubes would fit also, especially if not filled to the brim. The largest block-shaped cubes might not fit through the opening, though. It is fairly comfortable to drink from, especially if held so the cap goes to the side of your face. I wear glasses, and sometimes if I drink from the bottle with the cap straight up, it does tap my glasses. That is probably the biggest drawback, but it isn’t hard to get used to working around. Cleaning is comparable to other water bottles and is easy with a long-handled sponge. The cap is more intricate thsn some so can take slightly more effort to wash, but it isn’t at all difficult to me. The non-skid pad at the bottom isn’t a huge feature, but it’s actually kind of nice. It isn’t distracting when setting on a table (no noise) and has kept the bottle from sliding off at least once in the short time I’ve been using it. The color is deep and the finish is holding up well so far. I try to take care of my water bottles but I have had ones with painted designs get scratched with less use than this one has Seen so far. And I have carried it in my bag on its side without leaks, but I do make sure the lid is securely attached. There is a kind of plug attached to the lid that seals the drinking tube when the lid is closed. Overall this is a great travel bottle, and I’m glad I bought it after considering all the features.

I wrote this in 2019, then realized I never submitted for posting, but still holds true five years later: Ride a bike to work and back daily, and my old plastic water bottle sprang a leak. Was looking for something not plastic, and this thing is fantastic!! Not worried about hot or cold maintenance, sorry, but it's: 1) very easy to use one-handed; 2) the lid stays open without having to "clip it back" like similar bottles (little spring holds it open); 3) is easy to close; and, 4) most importantly to me, pours a nice thick stream of water without having to get your lips all over the dang bottle like with bottles with straws, so less of a cleaning issue. Yeah, it's got a very minimal amount of plastic that I can live with. So long as it proves to be durable (spring holds up, plastic cover doesn't break), this thing is terrific. P.S., although my water started out room temp coolness, in 109% temps it STAYED room temp coolness, did not warm up like in my plastic bottle. So, while I haven't tested, I suspect that it does keep cold beverages cold for the stated amount of time. Only update, 2024 - the little plastic lid at this point is sometimes a little tricky to close (i.e., close in the not-locked position). Other than that, is great and I'm getting ready to get hubby one.

This bottle keeps liquids ice cold for hours and hours. I'll fill it up before bed and then wake up and its still ice cold. It's amazing. I wanted to give this product 5-stars, however, I dropped my first bottle a couple weeks after purchase and the flip top broke completely off. It was already a bad day that was made worse by this. I did buy a second one though. It works for me, but I'm super careful about dropping my new one.

Pros + this bottle has something few others do: a rubber bottom. It is shown in the 8th image but not in any of the product photo thumbnails. It's also cryptically mentioned in the description as: "Soft rubber padding" + Its necked-down shape also fits most cupholders while allowing decent capacity for its height, and provides a better handhold than a straight cylinder. The fixed carrying loop is much more solid than the hinged loops most other bottles typically have, but that also means it sticks way out to the side and you can't fold it out of the way. A loop that extends vertically would be better (my preference is some type of fabric strap type loop). Cons - The stainless steel interior of this bottle has a full-length vertical seam and is more of a matte finish than the polished surface some other bottles have (e.g.: B07Q715T47 FEIJIAN bottle) - It has one significant design flaw: the sliding locking tab sticks up past the top of the cap when unlocked (see photos), so if you close the flip lid with the palm of your hand, it also locks the lid. It's a design flaw they easily could have avoided by making the locking tab shorter or extending the plastic behind it up a little farther, as is the case with some other competing products (e.g.: B07FC6Q47F Secura bottle) While it is possible to close the flip lid without pressing down on that locking tab if you remember to avoid pressing down on that part of the flip lid, in practical use, the palm of your hand is the easiest & most natural one-handed way to close the flip lid, especially if you're driving and the bottle is in a cupholder. Design flaw of the lock aside, the latch itself doesn't operate quite as smoothly or easily as some others. It takes more effort to get it to engage than most other flip-lid designs. It's not so difficult to close if using the palm of your hand, but that almost always locks it too. For these reasons, I returned this. If the flip cap was redesigned, I would give it another star. As it is, I think there are better options in the same price range, e.g: either the Secura or the FEIJIAN bottles.