Smart Choice for college students This product has been a very smart choice for me. I just bought it on July 17 2010 from the Container Store. It was 9.99 and 10.81 after tax. The best things about this bottle water tastes clean no plastic taste made in USA squeezable clear so you can see how much water you have left I don't have to buy anymore bottled water filter can be used for 2 months or 40 gallons. It is cute shape and style and the blue is a nice color.
Very good product This water bottle is great! It's such a good feeling to know that I'm drinking filtered water out of a bottle that won't go in the trash and move on to a landfill to sit and rot forever. The bottle is somewhat flexible you can squeeze the water out if you need to or if you can't get a good 'suction' out of the nozzle. The filter seems to be holding up very well washing it consists of boiling it in water to clean it. The only reason I didn't give this product a 5star review is because the nozzle plastic has a wierd beachball taste. If they could make it out of some material that doesn't have a plastic taste this would get 5stars for sure.
For the Cautious Water Drinker Pros Its well worth the money it works you can definitely taste the difference and is environmentally friendly. It looks nice and you'll probably get complements saying your water bottle looks awesome. Also the filter has to be changed every 2 months which is very nice and the filter comes in a lot of available colors if you ever get bored of looking at the color you have and it's time to change. It holds a little more than half a liter of water which is good enough for me. It also saves you money if you are a frequent water drinker like me who didn't want to go buy water bottles every week I'm in college and rather skeptical of the college water fountain and sink Cons It makes a weird sound when you drink it because of the filter like when you're chugging on a water bottle and you can hear all the water and plastic inside going crazy. But it's not that bad because it just seems like you're really thirsty. I asked my friends if they heard anything weird whenever i drank from it and they just said isn't that how all of them sound. However definitely don't drink from the bottle in a library or something because everyone will hear the sound stare and it will be distracting them. Another word of caution is to be gentle when cleaning it because the plastic on the bottle scratches easily and if you squeeze it too tight like a normal water bottle than the plastic might deform a little and your bobble might look a little funny.Overall the bobble is a very good product that is great for the money for those who are wary of tap water or don't like the taste of tap water too much.
Great product! I take it everywhere. This is a very great thing to have. I am now saving so much on bottled water. The tap water at my house is so chlorinated that you can not only taste it but smell it when you tilt a glass back to drink. I also fill it up constantly at work.The only 2 reasons that I didn't give it 5 stars is because I wish it would come in a larger size for the sake of going to the gym It would be nice if it held at least 1 liter and because the size and shape kind of makes it look like you are holding a baby bottle. Many people have commented about that.However it is still definitely worth it especially if you tend to buy bottled water all the time. This will save you some money and help save the environment.
Great!!!! This is a great bottle for my work environment. They have no purified water so I use the water out of the drinking fountain. The water straight out of the fountain tastes like metal. It is pretty gross. Through the bottle it tastes great.
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Gobie H2O Replacement Filter Single
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Ultimate Direction FastDraw Extreme 00448611 BK
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Clearbrook 2WF Water Filtration Bottle U wont belive this.
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Works great This product does everything it is suppose to do. I only wish that you weren't required to suck the liquid out through the provided straw. I would prefer that you could just invert the bottle and drink from it that way.
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U wont belive this. i have not bought this item however i can write this review. Some thing wrong with this. Only after its logged into ur account that youve bought it should you be allowed to write a review..iv now changed my mind on future items n my cart because any1 can write bout it. Even amazon..
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Klean Kanteen Mouth Insulated BottleB002VIZ6IU Great wide-mouth bottle
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I LOVE KLEAN KANTEEN I had a regular 27oz klean kanteen water bottle and love it so I decided to try this being as it guarantees to keep your liquids either hot or cold for longer and I am a heavy coffee drinker so I gave it a try and bought the 20oz bottle and I love it so much! I purchased it in the summer where its hot and the sun bats down so I filled it up with cold water and carried it with me outside at work and I even left it in the sun for 2 hours or so and the bottle itself was hot but when I took a sip the water was sooooo cold! It was unbelievable! I also used it for coffee and my coffee stayed hot even while being in a cold room with the a/c on blast. I actually burned myself a little because I took a sip after a while thinking the coffee would decrease in temperature but the bottle kept it at the same high temperature that it burned my touge a little because I tried to take a big gulp. Anyways I love this product so much I am considering purchasing the 120z and using it for soups oatmeal etc.
My Favorite Water Bottle This is the best water bottle I have ever used. I left it on my trip to Portland last year and no water bottle I purchased before I could get my Klean Kanteen back was anywhere near the quality of this water bottle. Most water bottles have a taste to them no matter what you are drinking. I am wary of plastic bpa free or not because I am not gentle with my bottles. My last Klean Kanteen had a small dent in the side but this is nothing compared to my other stainless steel water bottles that failed miserably at replacing this lost water bottle. The aluminum has no noticeable taste whatsoever and keeps my cold drinks cold and my hot drinks hot.
Just what I expected I wanted an insulated durable water container that was small enough to fit in the outer pocket on my backpack. This is does the job. I haven't used any other similar bottles so I don't have anything else to compare it to but I love it. My wife now wants one so we'll be ordering another.I got the wide mouth so I could put ice cubes in it to keep my water cold for even longer but unfortunately they don't sell a sport top for the wide mouth bottles. So far this is the only drawback.
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Quality isn't there any more My original kleen kanteen now lost in a forest was great. The seal was perfect and I had no complaints. I have bought two since and they both have the same defect. The rubber gasket becomes dislodged when opening hot liquids presumably what this is made for? and it is very difficult to get it back in. The reason I own two is because one gasket popped out on a hike and I didn't notice. Thanks to poor design a stained backpack was the result. I won't be making the same mistake a fourth time. No more Kleen kanteens for me unless they fix this.
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The name says it all. I am into camping hiking and travel when I can. I have never got myself into a survival kind of situation and intend to keep it that way. Having this in my backpack is a bit of security that can get me out of trouble.My thoughts before I bought this.I have nearly run out of water hiking. I saw black pools of goo which aren't usually usable but with this I can use those.I like the Philippines but the tap water isn't good. Flooding is a problem from time to time. This would be useful there.I don't like using bottled water. Wasteful use of plastic. Using tap water is better.My thoughts after buying this.I have tested it with river water in Japan. cleanish looking but I think you would usually get sick.No problems.I have used it with the tap water in Manilla Angeles Subic and Cebu. No problem.It is easy to use but a little bit of practice is required so you get your water into a container and not leaking over you.Its great. You can throw it into your back pack and have a bit a piece of mind that you won't go thirsty pretty much anywhere.
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Best Bottle By Far! I've looked into other things like Steripen's and filtering straws but nothing comes close to filtering as good the Lifesaver Bottle.I had a Steripen for a while but even after use the water still looks pretty sketch unless it is from like a river or stream. The taste isn't always great either.The filtering straws I have found are about as effective as a Pur or Brita filter which wouldn't be bad for tap water but for still water you find in the woods or some of the water from places in Central and South America I wouldn't trust it.The Lifesaver bottle though can take even the most questionable looking water and make it taste as good as my Pur filtered Florida tap water back home.You have to make sure you set it up correctly and run 35 full tanks of water through to get the protective coating off the filter when you first get it DON'T DRINK THIS WATER.After you get it all setup you simply fill and pump.I agree with some of the reviews that say the water tastes a little plasticy which it does at first. My friend has had his bottle for about 6 months though and it doesn't have that taste so I would guess that it just wears off over time.Besides even if it tastes a bit plasticy it probably tastes a hell of a lot better than not filtering it at all.
Provided all my water for 2 months in the Bolivian Amazon If you maintain this bottle well study the quirky instruction manual this thing isn't cheap! it will do better than just about any other product on the market. I say that having used many others and having witnessed lots of other products fail in the silty and highly contaminated environment where this one succeeded for meand it has continued to succeed for a long time. I used it for two months in the Bolivian Amazon as well as two of my friendson the same bottle! and it supplied ALL of my water ~2L/day for me and up to 6L/day in total and didn't require more than a couple of rinses of the dirty water portion while in the field. My field work supervisors were shocked that it worked so well as they had long since given up trying to use pumps of any kind in this location due to the clay and silt. Instead they boiled all their water which resulted in justassilty brown and totally flat and when done on a camp fire smoky but potable water. I'll admit to being lax on maintenance the first two months but I've since come to understand the necessity of keeping the orings greased and free of debris and my bottle is working as well as day 1.ProsCan filter just about any water source and maintain performance though the life of the cartridge will lessen.Has a very high flow rate so filling other containers is fast.You can use it to store water as well.Airtight cap means that when it's sealed it's safe from contamination even if it falls into a river or on the ground.One of the lowest prices/L for filtering solutions if you plan to actually use 4000L within the twoyear life of a cartridge.Durable.Dirty water failsafe means it'll cut off flow before you can drink inadequately filtered water.Cons$150Each cartridge is good for two years from when it is first opened.
Good product in theory but will it ever stop leaking Ok bought this as working in remote area of PNG and water quality is an issue. Packaging fine instructions basic but its not rocket science. Its solidly made although a little heavy but given what it does and its use im happy from that perspective. First fill of unit and water tasted terrible i did a test with rainwater from a tank must be some lubricant for filter or something i purged bottle and refilled and after third refill its fine.The BIGGEST issue is it LEAKS top seal of nozzle is fine.
Push It Real Good This filter has provided plenty of fresh drinking/cooking water on our trips. Pretty user friendly. Kids and adults alike will get a giggle out of it whenever the water pops out of the spout unexpectedly kinda like a jackinthabox effect. Water taste is fine. And more info on inventor of this Lifesaver bottle can be found at [.
Great filter Love it. water is uber clean. no complaints from this filter. would recommend to others and buy another if I need to.
Problems with priming Lifesaver As has been said in previous reviews I couldn't get my Lifesaver bottle to work upon arrival . After reading some negatives reviews I did what was suggested unscrew the plunger mechanism and reseat the Oring . After doing this the Lifesaver water bottle worked perfectly .
WARNING!! This filter has a very limited shelf life! If you are planning on longterm storage of this filter be aware that it has a published look at the small print in the manual shelf life of only 3 years. I've never seen that before. Didn't catch that fact in the product description and details? Hmmmm neither did I. Caveat emptor!! I suggest downloading the manual from the company website. It is very complicated to maintain/store.
Awesome Came on time well packaged and the product itself is amazing. a MUST have for every person on earth. really.
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- 100 Hour Plus Emergency Candle Clear Mist Not really a candle This is misnamed. It is not a candle i.e. made of wax it is a small container of liquid fuel with a wick. It works just like the old fashioned kerosene lamps. The light output is equivalent to a candle and it does last for about 100 hours. Be ...Read the full
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Katadyn MyBottle Purifier BottleB003LGALVS Does its job
Katadyn MyBottle Microfilter Water Treatment & Transport- Purifies water without batteries, pumps or hoses.
Convenient quick and really works Just returned from using this on a trek in Papua Indonesia. I used this in order to conserve our bottled and later our boiled water. In the middle of the night just filled it from a stream to brush our teeth and have drinking water available without bothering the others. No problem with leaks but did keep it mostly upright in the backpack but it had plenty of time on it's side without having leaks. My only complaint is that it did need frequent refilling as the filter takes up a good bit of the available volume and once it's low it's harder to squeeze and you need to suck to get the remaining water out. But being able to use any water and not worry about Giardia and bacteria plus the fact that the water is instantly available makes this wonderful for a trek.
I didn't get sick! I drank out of this bottle for six weeks in Samoa and Vanuatu. The taste wasn't the best at first iodine like but it faded after a week. Also what helped is squeezing water through the filter for a couple of bottle fulls about three which reduced the taste. The bottle was super sturdy. Three others had the same one on the trip and no one had any concerns! And I didn't get sickalthough a couple other people both using other bottles did.
It leaks!!! The idea of just refilling your water bottle as needed is great but unfortunately this product is not.It leaks as soon as it is not in an upright position. It leaks if you squeeze it.. it leaks unless it is sitting upright on a level surface. And when does that happen while hiking? I ended up carrying it dangling from my belt and only filling it 3/4 full after getting by pack wet.Considering that for $20 more you can get a purification pump this is a waste of money.
Didn't get sick in China! Went for a week with 3 kids. This allowed me to just carry 1 water bottle around without lugging a bottle per kid plus refills. Didn't get sick at all even when refilling from the tap at a zoo in China. I don't mind having my kids share a bottle but it's easy enough to squeze water from the bottle into a cup as well. Great device! Was a little hesitant but i figured it was worth a try.
Good bottle for international travel/camping. This filter bottle did the job for me as described. I never got sick from it even when taking water directly from creeks. The only faults I found with the bottle was that the tubing from the mouthpiece to the filter was very soft/flexible and would occasionally kink in a way that required some readjustments and fiddling to initiate proper flow. The only other thing I disliked is that the mouthpiece did not snap down firmly and lock so it would occasionally be bumped and the mouthpiece would flip up and be contaminated or leak. The bottle itself did not leak as some reviews I read had suggested and I did not find it difficult to squeeze and drink from the bottle. Maybe slightly more effort than you standard water bottle but when you consider all the work its doing for you in a short amount of time I think it is worth it. Most airport security checkpoints gave it the evil eye because it IS an unexpected filter contraption to find in a water bottle but they never threatened to take it away from me and I traveled through three foreign countries and 5 different airports in one trip with it.
great idea if only it was easier to use. I am traveling to India and Nepal and thought this would be a greatway to help reduce the use of plastic bottles.It was way to difficult I could barely squeeze the water out of it to cleanse the filter.
Store in cool dry place Bought this for the emergency bag to keep in my car live in earthquake territory but the instructions say store in a cool dry place. I can't find info on impact of storage in heat. Will be returning product and finding another option. I didn't try it have seen mixed reviews here and elsewhere.
Does its job I used this water filter bottle for ten days in southern Peru last August with no illness or discomfort. I filtered every drop of water I used regardless of the source e.g. hotel tap water residence tap water and river water. In addition to drinking the filtered water I used it for tooth brushing mouth rinsing and toothbrush rinsing no tap water touched my toothbrush. The iodine taste is tolerable and acceptable considering the difficult and effective work it is performing. The bottle must be both squeezed and simultaneously drawn upon with the mouth to move water through the filter. This makes sense considering the high degree of filtering being provided. Its not a fountain! But I was more than happy to accept its idiosyncrasies rather than get ill on an expensive trip in a distant country. I won't leave home without it. Its also part of my survival gear.
Great for traveling We just returned from a week in Morocco and found the bottle to be wonderful. I can see where it could be a problem for outdoor enthusiasts but for the traveler it is great. While others on our trip were constantly searching out bottled water we could make our own at any time. No waking up in the morning realizing that you didn't have water to brush your teeth and paying hotel prices for bottled water since there wasn't a store nearby. I think the bottle probably paid for itself on this one trip.
Not for Small Hands This was my very first water filtration purchase and sorry to say I am not impressed. Reading thru the initial set up and following the instructions for priming this item took well over an hour. After many tries the first night at home I still could not easily suck water thru it even while squeezing as hard as I could. Sorry to say I am not happy with this bottle and it's function. I got it this summer and tried to use it in Yosemite. First difficulty was to flush the filter by squeezing the bottle. I could barely squeeze it much less push the water out 70100%. As a petite female I was bale to squeeze maybe half the water out. Had a male friend do the second flush and he said it was also very difficult to squeeze too. Sipping while squeezing to drink was even more of a challenge trail side. I am not a backpacker but I do a fair amount of long day hikes into the high country. Had my boyfriend try it reread the instructions with me and we both decided it must be defective or just poorly designed.
Purifies water without batteries, pumps or hoses.. It doesn't look like much. That's the point. The Katadyn MyBottle Purifier is simple, but it gets the job done so well that it's the only EPA-registered bottle purification system available. Katadyn uses 3 Stage Virustat purification technology with activated carbon to remove bacteria (like giardia), viruses (like ebola), and cysts (bleah). The MyBottle Purifier is compact and lightweight, so it's perfect for camping, hiking, and travel to third-world countries like Liberia and New Jersey.Product FeaturesPurifying Element: 3 Stage Virustat, carbonPurification Rate: Volume: 24oz (700ml)Weight: 9.
Related Products- Katadyn MyBottle Purifier, Blue Splash Microfilter vs Purifier Beware of the Microfilter vs purifier designation in the model name. This is a costreduced model that does not have the advanced filtering promoted on the Katadyn website. Granular activated carbon filtering improves taste rather than filter ...Read the full
- Exstream Virustat Kit Great water filter I used this filter when I went to Haiti as part of a relief team after the earthquake. I drank water from what ever source I could find and I had no problems what so ever. The best testimony I can give is that I spent a ...Read the full
- Potable Aqua Water Treatment Tablets Comparing chemical treatment methods The EPA estimates that 90% of the world's fresh water is contaminated and unsuitable for drinking. The days of kneeling down on a hike and sipping from the stream are long gone. Don't make the mistake of thinking that just ...Read the full
- Katadyn MicroPur Purification Tablets - In Your Choice of Styles Comparing chemical treatment methods The EPA estimates that 90% of the world's fresh water is contaminated and unsuitable for drinking. The days of kneeling down on a hike and sipping from the stream are long gone. Don't make the mistake of thinking that just ...Read the full
- Katadyn MyBottle Microfilter Replacement Cartridge Great for traveling The this filter goes with the Katadyn Micro water bottle. I use it mostly when I travel and hike. You never need to worry about unclean water no matter where you are. It is an easy system doesn't require any more work than a normal water bottle ...Read the full
Friday, March 23, 2012
Ultimate Direction FastDraw Bottle 00448411 CYN
Ultimate Direction FastDraw Plus Cyan Water Bottle 00448411-CYN
A must have for the serious runner and fitness enthusiast, the Fast Draw Plus will continue to be your staple running piece, with a ID/key pocket. Staying hydrated while running is easier than ever! .Features:- 20oz/.6L Bottle Included- Small zippered I.D/Key Pocket- Tension-lock hand strap with reflective stripe- 4.
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