BEST VALUE WATER BOTTLE ON THE MARKET (very detailed review)
EDIT: After about 9 months of daily use, the flip top cap was no longer as secure and would open more easily. Led to some spills in my bag. This is the best value water bottle on the market. I drink a lot of water so I have tried several types of water bottles over the years and I think this is finally the winner. Best qualities of Pogo Tritan Water Bottle 32 oz (tl;dr lol) - Inexpensive - Large size options - Straw! (also has option without a straw) - Does not leak when tipped over - Straw is covered, not exposed - Easy to clean This review may seem excessive, but no joke this has been like a 5 year journey to find the perfect water bottle so here are my honest thoughts... I will compare the Pogo to all the other water bottles I have tried. I tried all of the most popular brands but the Pogo wins! (Also I will never buy a HydroFlask, too expensive for something I will probably misplace). Nalgene Wide Mouth Tritan 32 oz. (difficult to drink from, but good quality) - I originally purchased the Nalgene for its size, as I wanted a larger water bottle. But the Nalgene wide mouth is difficult to drink from while mobile, and I would usually spill on myself if I tried to drink from it while walking (you could buy a splash guard but that seems excessive). There is a narrow mouth option, but I imagine its a bit difficult to clean out. - The Pogo water bottle is great because it comes in large sizes, and it has the straw which is easier to drink from while mobile. The straw helps encourage me to drink more water throughout the day! Contigo Autospout Straw Ashland, 24 oz. (leaks, is small, but has a built in carabiner) - The Contigo was the first water bottle with a straw that I used and in general I liked it a lot. I noticed that I drank much more water with the straw. But that thing leaked so much if it wasn't upright. Which is fine if you leave it on a table all day (unlikely), but otherwise it was a recipe for disaster as soon as you threw it in your bag. Additionally, this water bottle was only 24 oz. They have a larger size, but the design is weird in my opinion. I do really like that there is a built in carabiner for this water bottle. - The Pogo water bottle has a straw but does not leak because of the lid that covers the straw. And the Pogo comes in 32 oz. and also 40 oz. which is great for people who want to store more water! CamelBak Eddy 32 oz. (unsanitary, difficult to clean, breaks easily) - I knew that I would hate the Camelbak, but I thought I'd join the bandwagon since I saw so many people use it. It was a good size (32 oz.), and had a straw which I knew was what I wanted. But the bite valve mechanism took a long time to get used to. It's not like a normal straw where you can easily drink from. It is very firm when you first buy it and you have to bite surprisingly hard (eventually the silicone gets softer and its easier to drink from). The straw is also constantly exposed which is incredibly unsanitary (I knew this would bother me but I bought it any way). The straw part because it's not really a straw and has a closed end, is very difficult to clean out. I had a straw brush and it would not get the mold out. And then worst of all, the locking mechanism for the straw just stopped working after only a few months of use! So the straw just stayed up constantly, which made it even more unsanitary as it would often brush up against things in my backpack. This was for sure the worst water bottle I have owned, I don't understand why so many people use this water bottle. - The Pogo has a lid that covers the straw which is perfect to keep it clean. And the straw is a normal straw, very easy to drink from and very easy to clean. Read more
