HYDRO CELL Stainless Steel Water Bottle w/Straw & Wide Mouth Lids (40oz 32oz 24oz 18oz) - Keeps Liquids Hot or Cold with Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Sweat Proof Sport Design (Army 18 oz)

When I was contacted by Hydrocell to try their new sport mouth bottle, I was SO EXCITED. Even better, that it was at a discount! I own 7 Hydrocells between our family. We've lost two and without hesitation I immediately bought a replacement. I've been wanting to buy a new 40 oz bottle because I purchased my first one back on 7/26/2018 and it has permanently become one of my limbs. I do not go ANYWHERE without it. I have filled up the bottle with ice and water, and left it in the sun on the HOTTEST DAY all day, to still find cold water and sometimes even small bits of melted ice in there. With heavy daily use for almost 2 years and a lot of drops and dents, the bottle never lost it's coldness. I actually couldn't justify buying a new bottle because outside of the dents my old one worked perfectly fine as it did the first day. One thing I do have to admit with their wide-mouth bottles is that I never used the twist-off cap. It was too hard for me to drink without spilling all over myself. Especially with the kids, it would feel like an unwanted ice cold bath. But, with the sport mouth bottle I find myself CHUGGING it which is great when you are really looking to take down some water post volleyball session, hiking, etc. The few cons that I have are hardly cons at all: - The 32 oz does not fit in a standard cup holder (but I purchased it knowing that) - The screw on cap I feel is MAYBE one turn too much. (I know, I'm practically looking for things wrong with it at this point and it's hard to find). I say this because I ate something really spicy and I felt like it took so many turns just to get the cap on or off. PROS: - I LOOOOOOOOOOVE the color of my bottle - The texture of the bottle. It makes it less slippery. - The sport mouth so it's easier to drink from without the straw cap - It keeps my beverage cold for 24 hrs+ - It's great for the pool because it keeps your drink COLD, you can't tell what's inside and it leak-proof :) - Extremely durable. (I've taken my bottle to the motocross track, volleyball tournaments, on a boat in Havasu, camping, and I've dropped it probably 50x's) - Hydrocell have one of the best customer service I have ever experienced

I use this daily to pack iced coffee for lunch. It keeps ice frozen for up to two+ days and keeps my iced coffee cold. It fits inside my lunchbox. The lid is attached which means it’s much harder to lose the lid!! Downsides... #1 the top doesn’t easily screw on straight. I have to work at it to get it right. #2 the instructions warn against putting it in the dishwasher so for a couple months I washed it by hand. Some days it stunk when I drank from it at lunch; other days it still smelled and tasted like dish soap. Best bet scrubbing with a bottle brush with bristles all the way around. I have put it in the dishwasher top rack the last few weeks and it’s been fine. I might buy it again if I needed another insulated bottle but I’d probably research first. This is a good bottle for the money.

The straw is a handy feature making it easy to drink from. I think the insulation is not as good as some jugs (ice seems to melt faster.)

I bought a pair of these to take to Disney, and they were so great I bought 2 more as soon as we got home so everyone in my family could have their own next trip. Over the course of our stay we filled these with water, hot chocolate, a frozen drink and numerous carbonated beverages. Hot drink stayed hot, frozen drink stayed frozen (and was still partially frozen the following morning!) and carbonated drinks stayed cold and fizzy all day. They seal beautifully, are easy to open and close, and just the right size to fit in a mini or full sized backpack when you're out and about. Love them!

I bought it for my wife and so far she loves it. She uses the smaller one for her coffee and the medium size for water and juices.