LARQ Bottle PureVis 17 oz - Self-Cleaning and Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle with UV Water Purifier and Award-winning Design | Reusable & Travel Friendly, Eucalyptus Green

We wanted to get a self cleaning UV filtered bottle for our Costa Rica vacation as recommended by our Travel doctor due to water sanitization concerns in Costa Rica and this was bang on - value for money. CR doesn't have portable water everywhere and in some national parks you cannot carry plastic bottles. So this was a life savior. We bought 2 of these and just kept filling it with water whenever we ran out. Worry free. The only catch is these do not have any holders to carry easily, so we got some silicone rings with carabiners to attach them to our backpacks and that worked (though the carabiners and silicone ring broke eventually). Maybe we will research and get better quality holders for next time. Otherwise - the bottle itself was awesome. We had a 1 month vacation and somehow just 1 charge lasted the entire trip. Highly recommended.

I love this bottle. I was very scared to purchase a bottle that cost that much, but it is well worth it. I bought it to take on a camping trip that will not have water access to our camp site. I am planning to use it purify water from a stream that will be my water source. It keeps the water ice for a long time. I would recommend purchasing the 24 oz, I seem to go through my water fast, and I have the 24 oz size. It is not the easiest to carry so I purchased the cover made for it, not happy with the cover. overall, I love the bottle and anxious to see how it works on my camping trip

High value performance. I bought this relatively small ultraviolet thermos with traveling in mind and I use it every day and for playing tennis. It works and gives you a little more confidence that what you’re drinking is more pure than without it. I’m very happy with it. It’s in my car cupholder perfectly also.

The bottle is heavy and not easy to carry around, other than that the system is good. Just to heavy for everyday use, if you are thinking about buying one, consider the heaviness and consider looking for other systems first.Judi

The media could not be loaded. A family member ordered one, it worked fine for about a month on the initial charge. One day, while initiating a normal cleaning cycle with the cap on the bottle, the light ring turned orange. I initially thought it was low on battery, so I charge it. It turned solid green relatively quickly, indicating a full charge. We attempted to use it again, and it worked fine. However, when attempting to use it again later the same day, the cap turned orange again. Without reading the manual, I thought it was indicating low battery again, so I plugged it in. It turned solid green after only a few minutes. I couldn't get it to work again, it was always the orange light, so we returned that one to Amazon and order a new one. This one was shipped directly from LARQ, costs $9.95 in shipping. I just received the new unit today, after reading the manual again, I realized the orange light meant the ambient light sensor thinks the cap is activated outside of the bottle, not a low charge. So the light sensor malfunctioned in a month. The new unit also has a tiny chip on the bottle. The product is based on a good idea, but it is manufactured in China, so quality is questionable. I just hope the new one will last more than a month. In hindsight, maybe I should not have ordered it again. I cannot fully recommend this product, based on it's questionable reliability and quality, expensive price, and it's made in China.Update: The bottle cap is not water tight. If you put ice cold water in the bottle, you can see condensation and water inside the bottle cap. This happened to 2 bottle caps. When this happens, the cleaning cycle will not activate, you get the orange light. I contacted LARQ support about this, they haven't responded in 7 days. Either I have bad luck or the bottle cap has a design flaw.

This is a life changing product. Before this product, in any country with questionable tap water, I always relied on bottled water. And while that works, it can sometimes be hard to find, is expensive and bad for the environment. With this bottle, even the most suspect water is drinkable. In Mexico, I tend to use the 60 second cycle. India, the 3 minute cycle, even though they say 60 seconds is enough. I have not tried this on river or lake water, but the independent testing shows it to be effective. Keep in mind, this will not alter the taste of the water (for the most part), but rather just kill off any harmful bacteria to make it drinkable.I also am in love with the design ascetic of the bottle itself. If I had one complaint, they need to update the micro usb port to USB-C. I don't regularly care micro USB cables these days - its a very outdated port and if you forget to pack the one that comes with the bottle, you will not be able to charge the cap if you need to.