Owala FreeSip Review: Sip or Chug

I’ve lengthy been looking for The One. No, not a romantic associate—the one good water bottle. It’s not for lack of attempting. I’ve spent years biking by reusable bottles. I favored lots of them on the time, however ultimately, all of them simply collected within the cabinet. They merely didn’t make the minimize for the right match.

My necessities aren’t extravagant, however they’re explicit. I would like a straw—I drink far more with a straw than with out one—however it additionally must be leakproof, which is not at all times straightforward with straw cups. The viral Stanley cup, for instance, pours out with the slightest tip. My good bottle has to carry sufficient water so I can get in as a lot hydration through the day with as few refills as attainable. And it needs to be cute, dammit.

I wasn’t certain it existed till I laid eyes on the Owala FreeSip.

Genie in a Bottle

The FreeSip is gorgeous—I’ve it within the purple Retro Boardwalk shade—however it’s additionally practical. The identify refers back to the mouthpiece that lets you sip by the straw or tip it again and chug. I’ve by no means seen a bottle with two choices like this, nestled collectively neatly within the high. (If this doesn’t enchantment to you, the model has a flip-top straw bottle too, although I didn’t strive that one.) I additionally like that I can refill the bottle with out taking the lid off, so long as I don’t need to use ice.

The mouthpiece is plastic with only a few nooks and crannies, so it’s simpler to scrub than another straw bottles I’ve used. I like chewing on the rubber straws of a CamelBak bottle, for instance, however I really feel like they’re at all times barely gross. With this, a straw brush works wonders, or you may throw the lid within the high rack of the dishwasher.

The lid flips open with the push of a button and a deal with raises up for straightforward carrying. You also can click on the deal with down over the closed high. You can nonetheless open the bottle whereas the deal with is down, however the deal with covers sufficient of the button that it gained’t unintentionally open if it bumps into one thing. This bottle has bounced round my backpack and my automotive, and lain with me on the sofa and in mattress sufficient occasions that I’m assured in its leakproof claims.