ThermoFlask Bottle with Chug Lid & Straw Lid - Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Leak-Proof Lids - Dishwasher-Safe Reusable Bottle & Lids - Durable Bottle, 2 Straws & 2 Lids - 24 oz, Cobalt

I like this bottle. I use it a lot. Keeps my drinks cold.

My favorite water bottle. I’d had one before and accidentally left it on my truck bed and it fell into oncoming traffic where a semi drove over it and flattened it so I immediately had to buy another. It keeps ice for soooo long and is easy to carry around. It doesn’t leak or sweat and is much cheaper than hydro flasks. I only like the lid better than hydro flask lids feels more secure and solid. The white is my fav to put stickers on.

I am on a diet & exercise program that pushes drinking 48-64 ounces of water a day. The coach recommended using a hydration flask and carrying it around everywhere I go. I see people do that and groan a little, but hey, if it works, it works.So, on to which flask to get. I have a Takeya--a gift from a dear friend. 32 ounces. Very heavy when filled, and a bit cumbersome to lug around. I also have a Bubba flash from WalMart--48 ounces--even worse. Great flasks, mind you, just too big.I immediately considered another Takeya. The 32 ounce flask I have is great. During my research, I came across HydroFlask. Wow, super expensive. Apparently they are the flask of choice for teenage high school girls. "VSCO girls", I believe they are called. Sorry, I'm not going to pay a premium price for a product just because the company can take advantage of a bunch of trendy teenagers.Then I came across ThermoFlask. It seemed no different from Takeya or HydroFlask. The flask I selected was about $4 cheaper than the Takeya, and it came with two lids--one for "chugging" and one with a built-in straw. ThermoFlask it is.A couple of days into it, and I like the ThermoFlask. Performance is every bit as good as my Takeya. The design of the "chugging" lid is slightly different and, in my opinion, slightly better. The design ensures the cap is completely out of the way when you drink from the bottle. Very nice.The straw lid has a sort of silicone bit on the end, which does make use of the flask a more comfortable experience. I find that silicone lid needs frequent scrubbing as it attracts dirt and other nastiness. I wash it every day--that seems to do the trick.Ice water lasts about as long in my ThermoFlask as it does in my Takeya. Believe it or not, my 48 ounce Bubba from WalMart blows both of the other two away. Go figure.The finish on the ThermoFlask appears to be the same quality as the Takeya. The finish on the Bubba is painted, not powder coated. The Bubba also has a rubber foot on the bottom, so it won't damage any surfaces. Neither the Takeya nor the ThermoFlask have that, which is unfortunate.I think if there were a 24 ounce Bubba available, I might have gone that route. The lid design on the Bubba is exceptional, as is the rubber foot and the performance with cold liquids. Since they don't (as far as I can tell), the ThermoFlask and Takeya are perfectly acceptable. The two lids for the ThermoFlask make it a good choice over the Takeya. The Takeya is three years old and going strong. Hopefully I'll be able to say that about the ThermoFlask in three years.

I originally purchased these in the 16oz for my granddaughters to use at our house, to have a couple leakproof, heavy duty, drop proof containers for their drinks both inside & out. These are great for the kids, but then I stared using one for myself at night to have a water bottle on my bedside at night. The straw option is Great when laying down and the short ones are light enough to maneuver without spilling. Plus these don’t make that slurping sound, like the pull top sports bottles, so they are also great for traveling on planes, trains & automobiles. ; )My son& daughter-in-law put theirs thru the dishwasher all the time. And that’s where I originally fell in love with the Thermo-Flask. So I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to put them in the dishwasher.Anyways they seem to do fine in the dishwasher top rack only for the cover, straws i put in the silverware holder and the main component/jug goes top or bottom wherever it fits depending on what size you have. Ours have been fine, although I noticed with one of mine that the dishwasher may have deteriorated the little airflow valve on the top-center of the straw lid as it leaks a little now. It may or may not have been the dishwasher that caused the slight leak. But I have four ThermoFlasks. I use them all the time & mosty run them thru the dishwasher, especially the straw tops with the silicone gasket pulled out & either hung over glass holder or bunched up in the bottom of the silverware holder. So unless you’re paranoid about the warranty I wouldn’t worry about running them through the dishwasher.I Usually don’t run anything through the straw except tap hot water. I used the dishwasher when I forgot it for a week in the car and it ended up getting a few little moldy spots near the top on straw & gasket. Then I pulled the gasket & straw, scrubbed them really good and ran a pipe cleaner type instrument down the straw to make sure I got any mold out before I ran it through the dishwasher to sanitize it.Overall great, easy to carry drink bottles!

The only reason i gave 4/5 stars is because the straw is hard to suck through. It feels clogged or something, but it feels like it should be easier to drink through than it is. Compared to other water bottles i have had, this straw is also thinner so that could be why. Overall, it keeps my drink cold for at least 24 hours when i put ice in it. It does it’s job. But its not as easy to drink through in my opinion.