Insulated, no sweat, perfect! [6 mo. UPDATE]
[6 mo. UPDATE] 6 months later, the bottle is still perfect! I briefly experienced the issue that some other reviewers mentioned, which was having to use way too much suction to get the water through the straw. This issue appeared 3 months into my using the bottle. Then, I realized that I was 1 month overdue in changing my filter! When I changed the filter, the suction returned to completely normal and effortless. I don't know if something happens with the filter that makes the suction different or if the filter had just moved around in there and made suction difficult. However, I have not had the issue again and have since changed my filter at the recommended 2-month intervals. I have had 0 real issues with this bottle. I also had no issues with the 24 oz. non-insulated, plastic version of this bottle which I had for about a year prior to buying this steel version. ---- This bottle is PERFECT! I originally had the plastic, translucent 24 oz. Brita bottle which was great, but I was refilling it so often that I wanted a larger one. I saw this one and read that it was insulated which made it a definite plus! This bottle/filter definitely makes even the grossest water (aka hospital water) drinkable and tasty. The mouth on this one seems slightly larger than the 24 oz. because I don’t drop as many ice cubes when putting the bottle under the dispenser. Not only is this insulated, but it doesn’t sweat! The plastic one does sweat and leaves water rings on tables. This steel one keeps my ice perfectly in place for about 3 hours but keeps my water cold for about 7 hours (at this point, there’s still ice left, but just less of it) and keeps it cool for about 3 more hours. I have had 0 (ZERO) issues drinking from the bottle. Someone else mentioned that if you are having difficulty drinking from it, it’s likely because you haven’t twisted the straw in (as directed on the wide end of the straw). If the water gets extremely low, with like 1 sip remaining, you do have to keep the bottle leveled to be able to drink that sip. The only issue I have with this bottle is so far not seeing a fill line. The fill line in the plastic one is obvious and you can see exactly to where you’re filling the bottle. I have yet to see a fill line in this steel one so I’m not certain how to get the most water in there without overflowing. I just eyeball it. Someone also mentioned the top of the bottle being in the way of their nose… but you can literally extend the top back a full 180°; there’s no way anyone’s nose is that big to be in the way — your nose would have to hook downwards to the level of your lower lip. I’ll try to post pictures later. Read more
