HydroPal Vacuum Insulated 500ml Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Dual Lids

I desperately had to find a decent, inexpensive bottle to replace my old, terrible ones and finally, after days of research/contemplation, I decided to take a gamble on this bottle... I was not disappointed!I would firstly like to point out that the colour is beautiful, really is nice; absolutely stunning!Such a distinctive hue and a pleasant appearance overall...The packaging was really good as well.Everything is as described & looks exactly the same as in the photos!..It comes with the 2 different lids - one is a twist-cap (pour) & the other is the traditional flip-up mouthpiece with a removable internal straw.Both seem to have ample leak-resistance, with the twist-cap being 100% leak-proof (the straw-cap seems to leak from the air-intake seal on rare occasions - related to air pressure/volume).It comes with a spare straw + a dedicated straw cleaner (tool) which is very handy as I would have had to purchase one separately!One thing I will say, is that I, personally, do not like straw bottles as the build-up/harbouring of bacteria is a lot quicker & more plentiful with a straw-fed bottle + straw/flip mouthpiece and I do not like the taste after while of usage with the straws (no matter how much it is cleaned).I much prefer the open/pour lids as this massively reduces the amount of bacteria growth + places for it to get stuck into!I am having a problem with the straw lid already, after a few days I noticed it was getting harder to drink ('suck') any liquid up out of the straw and realised that the little silicone/rubber air-intake is not working properly - if I blow really hard, eventually it builds up too much pressure and pop opens the tiny air hole but when trying to drink again, it will not allow much air into it-it feels like it is 99% blocked and will only allow 1% of air in, thus meaning it takes up to 20 seconds just to get a mouth-full of drink from the bottle!?Besides that (I never liked the straws anyway) I am using the twist-cap lid & the bottle is in general, great!The inner-lining does not make my drinks taste funny like a lot of other bottles do (even some of the expensive ones) but this one seems fine to me - I love the colour and design!I like that the lids have built-in loops that you can use to clip on to something (like a carabiner then to your bag) and they are genuinely robust; the straw lid has a movable egg-shaped loop with a thin silicone layer over the hardened plastic that feels incredibly durable - the pour-lid has a fixed hardened plastic loop that is more of a rounded-corner square shape and has a nice arm-pivot system/mechanism to hold the twist-lid at a certain angle threshold to ensure that it stays in place when raised & lowered. A good design.I would recommend this bottle! It holds a fairly decent amount of drink (I used 2-3 bottles-worth, at least, each day).I have also dropped it quite a few times by accident, from height, onto extremely hard surfaces/objects and it seems to have exceptional durability as it has not received any damage whatsoever; I can see myself owning this and actively using it for a serious length of time from now!It keeps drinks consistently cool for a decent amount of time - I can not comment on hot beverages as of yet (but will update my review when I do try insulating one in the near future).I definitely would purchase another one.

Excellent quality! Keeps drinks really cool

Really good bottle. Certainly keeps water chilled for a good while.

Does what it says on the tin, good job, and I like the colour

Perfect size for my 86 year old mum, she loves it

Excellent - kept drinks cool for well over 12 hours.

Very durable. Does not rust (thus far). Does not leak, even when I’m constantly tipping it over. Absolutely beautiful colour, just as listed size-wise. I like how this comes with the versatile lids. Doesn’t taint the taste of your drinks. Good size for someone constantly thirsty!

Very good keeps water cold good value