Thinksport BPA-free Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Sports Bottle

These are great bottles. I have had mine for several years now and they go everywhere with me. I have 2 of them and they go to work every day with me. One has ice tea in it and the other one has water in it. They are extremely durable. I had to look back and I ordered these in 2011. Last summer I did have to order a new top for the one because the lid cracked. That is 3 years of constant use before the plastic screw on lid cracked! And I'm bad about over tightening lids.I actually have 2 of these. One that is blue and one stainless. The blue one has lost some of it's blue finish but it still works great. The stainless one just has some scuff marks on it. That is pretty good for getting dropped and tossed and letting them roll around in the truck.That plastic strap is pretty tough too. When we are camping and I'm riding my bike around i just hook the strap over the handle bar and it just hangs there, I haven't had a strap break yet. No need for a bottle holder on my bike. It has a built in one even though I don't think they had that in mind when they put it on there.The inner removable screen is great. I can put ice cubes in it or a tea bag and I don't have to strain the water through my teeth so I not chocking on an ice cube or tea bag. You do have to brush the screen once and awhile to clean off the tea build up because the screen is pretty fine.Since it is double wall stainless it keeps things cold for quite a long time. I haven't ever used it for something hot though. I use my thermos for that.

I have used many different non plastic water bottles since 2002 when my mother was diagnosed with MS and she got rid of all our plastic though out the house. Over the years I have found many things I like and dislike about the ones I have used, especially the double walled insulated ones. The first thing I noticed about this bottle is that it is slightly textured for better grip. This also means the paint will stay on better and longer than my previous ones. The next thing I noticed was the bottom was different that the ones I have used previously. It seems like the seal is much better protected than my other bottles. I have always preferred the sports top to the open style top but with this one haveing a smaller drinking spout and a wide opening for filling made all the difference. I filled this with loose leaf tea for the first use because I wanted to test the tea screen in it and I was very impressed. None of the tea bits made it into my mouth and the tea was made at the same time as my coffee that morning 6:45am and I didn’t start drinking it until 11ish am and it was still just as hot as when it was made. The last drink I took about 1pm and it was at the perfect drinking temperature. ( I started it at super hot knowing I wouldn’t drink it right away which wasn’t needed since it didn’t start cooling until I was opening the bottle to drink it.) I am highly impressed and will be buying more in other sizes too!

Excellent for travel since the lid is tethered. It’s great not having to hold the lid in my other hand when filling up at a crowded airport with all my carryon items to take care of. Easy to hold with the curved design when drinking, but I also use the lid tether as a carrying strap when moving about my day. Was surprised on more than one occasion after leaving the bottle out all night and feeling the COLD water hit my lips when I drank in the morning! Also love the filter feature so I can put lemon, cucumber, or other natural flavor into the bottle without clogging up the neck when I drink. Also works for loose tea, although I haven’t used for this yet. Hoping it proves to be everything I expected on my upcoming long-haul flight to South America.

The bottle is a little larger than I expected and will not fit in the bottle holder on my bike as I had hoped but I do not regret the purchase at all.This bottle provides the absolute best insulation of any bottle I've ever owned, almost too good! The first day I received it, I washed it out, filled it with tap water and placed it in the fridge to take with me on my ride to work the next day... about 8 hours later I pulled it out of the fridge and opened it up to take a drink and the water was still room temperature LOL. I learned my lesson and have filled it with pre-chilled water from my filter pitcher ever since and it stays cold just as well as it stays warm. I have left it in a hot car for hours and come back to find my water still icy cold.The outside of the bottle does not "sweat" at all, and looks very nice, the mouth is nice and wide and easy to fill and the lil loop on the cap is very sturdy and secure.The ONLY other complaint I have however is with the little screen over the mouth. Now putting a screen there was a great idea as it allows you to put in tea bags or ice, or whatever with no risk of them obstructing the drinking spout, but the very first time I tried to remove that screen the handle on it broke off and shot across the room... I never saw it again and subsequently cannot remove the screen now. (well I guess I can pry it out with a butter knife or something) but it insulates so well that I have no need to put ice in the bottle anyways.