Contigo Steel Water Bottle, 24 oz, SS Monaco

So I had a previous Contigo plastic style water bottle and before this one that seemed like it was as good as it could get. Then I gave this one a try and it did everything a little better except one minor thing that I can live with. So it keeps my water cold longer than any previous water bottle and the drinking button has worked flawlessly. It's easy one handed no mess drinking which is the main thing I wanted. Filling and cleaning are easy as well. It has a little flip up loop handle built into the cap that can be used for carrying or attaching to something. The drinking location has a small flip up protective cover that's very easy to manipulate one handed. This cover is nice in case you accidentally drop this onto a dirty surface. So for these reasons it's my favorite water bottle. If I had to find something to complain about it'd be that when I dropped my previous plastic style one there'd be no real damage. On this one the base has a metal cap that when dropped gets minor dents. These dents don't interfere with drinking or keeping your water cold. They also don't cause any leaks. However they do slightly change the base so that it doesn't have as flat of a bottom anymore. Not a deal breaker by any means I'm just being picky. I take it everywhere and live an active lifestyle so it gets dropped often and only the base cap has very minor dents, everything else is like new. I highly recommend this water bottle, I won't leave home without it!

This water bottle seems perfect to me now, but it did take some time initially to get used to holding the button down while I drank. Now I prefer this style. Really like the 24oz size and it keeps the ice in a frozen state. I fill it 1/3 with ice then with cold water. If I don't drink it dry, the water will still be cold and have small pieces of ice in it 24 hours later.To carry it with me, I set it in my backpack or my purse and have never had a problem with leaks ... but I don't lay it flat so I can't say if it leaks in that position. It has a tight-fitting flip-cap that covers the drinking hole to keep the liquid in and the dirt out. The cap flips backward and snaps into the lid so it's out of the way while you're drinking. The bottle's handle operates the same way - it's a compact but substantial loop that flips up for carrying by hand.I've been using it for 2 months now. That's enough time to know that this was an excellent purchase and I would buy it again.CON: I have longer fingers so those with smaller hands might find it harder to handle.

I'm impressed! This turned out to be a very good solution to keeping drinks cold while traveling in the car or while golfing. I've only used it once so far, but it kept ice for 5+ hours with outside temperatures in the lower 80's. I originally thought that the polished stainless steel surface might be slippery, but it didn't seem to be a problem at all.The bottle never leaked a drop even when laid on it's side in our refrigerator and one-handed, push-button operation is also a great feature. All in all, I am very pleased with my purchase.The packaging & shipping however left much to be desired... It arrived in a standard plastic mailing envelope with no padding or protection whatsoever. Upon removing the label & plastic wrap from the bottle, I noticed that it had 2 dents on the bottom as shown in the picture. As far as function, it's a really small deal. As far as buying something new that you assume will arrive undamaged, it's fairly disappointing - all the more so since I actually paid an additional $5.99 for shipping this one item.In the end, I decided to keep the bottle rather than go through the return process because I really wanted to use this bottle now that we are finally getting some warm weather in Michigan. I'd just hope to encourage Amazon to change the type of package that these bottles are shipped in.

My wife and I have had many different water bottles over the years. It always seemed like there was some major flaw with whatever we purchased. Many of them leaked or didn't keep water cold for long. Some where awkward to drink out of and I frequently would up with water down the front of my shirt if the bottle was full. This water bottle is spectacular!It keeps our water cool for hours. If you add a little ice you may still find that you have some ice left after 3-4 hours. The lid is truly leak proof. When you drink, you get just the right amount of water. The button allows for easy one hand operation. I have dropped it several times on hard surfaces and the bottle has only received minor damage and continues to work perfectly. The only negative to this water bottle is that the lid is hard to clean. I have some brushes of varying size that I use. They work pretty well. I would definitely recommend this water bottle.

These bottles keep your water cold for hours and hours, they def keep ice up to 24 hours. My kids beat them up on a regular basis and they take the lickin and keep on ticken. They are completely leak proof, throw them in soccer bags and don't worry everything will get wet (unless the lid isn't completely on...). The only reason I have to buy more is that my kids keep leaving them places!! I put our name and number on the bottles and somehow we just never get them back :( Prob because they are so awesome. One downside is they are a bit heavy, but my 3 year old could use and carry around with no issues.