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REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.

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REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.

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Featuring fun colors and graphics, the REI Flip Top stainless-steel bottle adds a splash to your water break.

Flip top provides easy access to the spout with 1 hand and helps to keep the drinking spout clean when it's in the closed position
Loop on lid lets you clip bottle to a bag with an accessory carabiner, sold separately
Bottle is made with premium 304, 18/8 food-grade stainless steel that is toxin free
Inner surface is finished with an electrolyte charge and dolomitic sand blasting; finish is completely BPA free
Certified food-grade polypropylene threaded opening and screw-top lid create a spill-resistant seal
Thread pattern is compatible with many thread-on adapters for popular backcountry water filters
Polypropylene base adds protection from dents caused by dropping the bottle
Choose the color and graphic that suits your style
Hand wash only; do not microwave
Please note: bottle is not designed for use with hot liquids

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REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz. Customer Reviews

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REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.

3.9

(based on 11 reviews)

73%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Slim design (10)
Good capacity (9)
BPA free (8)
Retains temperature (6)
Impact resistant (5)

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday (10)
Gym (6)
Hiking (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (10)
- Was this a gift?:
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Nov

2009

(9 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Nice bottle

By Lynnade

from Delaware

About Me Casual Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Durable
Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
Good Grip
No Plastic Taste

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday
Running
Walking

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

I like the flip top lid. No struggling unscrewing to drink. Just pop the lid and drink.
I also like that it's tapered in the middle. It makes it easier to hold.

Feb

2010

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Water Bottle!

By mhiker0414

from Lake Forest Park, WA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

BPA Free
Good Capacity
Impact Resistant
Retains Temperature
Slim Design
Unique Design

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday
Gym
Hiking

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

Probably the most practical and well-designed "everyday water bottle" I have ever used! And at a great price! I previously used a Kleen Kanteen 27oz bottle, but found it very heavy and cumbersome to carry around all the time and the spout design made the contents spill all over me when trying to take a drink of water while in a moving vehicle. And the squeaky, forever-to-unscrew-top just didn't make it very practical to me.

I love the size of the REI Flip Top Stainless Steel Bottle (18oz), as well as the tapered design which makes it easy to grasp. The flip-top is great and has never accidently opened or spilled on me. I love the way it easily flips opens with just a nudge of your thumb. Also… the polypropylene base actually acts as a coaster! If I was to pick at anything (and I mean pick), I would like to see a plastic mesh/screen in the drink spout so tiny pieces of ice wouldn't easily come through or get lodged in the spout. Also, some sort of flip-top lock would make me feel better about laying the bottle down (although I doubt it can easily open unintentionally).

Jan

2011

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

LOVE THE SINGLE HANDED FLIP BUT....

By Janet O

from Reston, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

BPA Free
Retains Temperature
Slim Design

Cons

Handwash only
Needs to be towel dried

Best Uses

Everyday
Gym

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

I bought this about 8 months ago and had used it almost daily till about 2 months ago. Love how easy it is to get the lid opened - single handed action! Especially great in the car and when at the gym.
I've been washing my bottle out as per instructions and air drying. I stopped using my bottle as it developed a slightly stale odor but thought nothing of it. Then I ran my finger under the inside rim to check and to my horror the inside of the bottle right at the neck where the stainless meets plastic was crusted with brackish gunk! The flip top lid stopper also developed this gunk. I love this bottle design enough to thoroughly clean and sterilize my bottle then put it back to use again. This bottle really needs to be upper rack dishwasher safe so that it can be sterilized and dried properly.

Jul

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great Bottle

By PaddleNashville

from Nashville, TN

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

BPA Free
Good Capacity
Impact Resistant
Slim Design

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday
Hiking
River Trips

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

This bottle is always with me in my kayak. Doesn't leak, stays cold, and has a great flip top. I can easily attach a carabiner and clip it to my kayak or clip it to my belt loop while hiking. I Love It.!.

Feb

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Best Bottle

By beacher

from Pensacola, Fl

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

BPA Free
Good Capacity
Impact Resistant
Retains Temperature
Slim Design

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

We've tried so many water bottles and have really put them to the test with the ones that the kids take to school everyday. This is by far our favorite!

Feb

2011

(2 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

flip-cap great. . .till it breaks

By kakerh

from Gainesville, FL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

BPA Free
Good Capacity
Slim Design

Cons

Faulty Lid
Scratches easily

Best Uses

Everyday
Gym

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

I purchased this bottle six months ago, and I used it in the car and at the office--relatively light use. I liked the color, but it scratched off easily where it rubbed against the car cupholder. Not really a big deal to me, though. Last week the hinge on the flip top broke, rendering the bottle useless for travel. I was pretty surprised that the cap broke; it had seemed durable and I hadn't abused it. The bottle had not been dropped or banged around. Disappointing product.

Feb

2011

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Average bottle

By mtbtrooper

from Placentia, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

BPA Free
Good Capacity
Impact Resistant
Retains Temperature
Slim Design
Unique Design

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday
Gym

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

I mainly use the flip spout water bottle instead of a water bottle for basketball games. When my kids use it, they remarked that they couldn't drink as easily as out of a camelbak with a bite valve. The hole could be a little bigger. My kids have broken 2 camelbak lids. I'm not sure how kid proof this bottle will be, but so far it's adequate. I'll have to see how durable this bottle turns out. I like the new product from another company that makes a replacement lid with a screw on spout. That seems to make it a better bottle.

Nov

2011

4.0

Good Bottle.

By Dan B

from Anderson SC

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Easy To Carry
Good Capacity
Impact Resistant
Slim Design

Cons

Not for hot liquids

Best Uses

Everyday

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

Good bottle, I was for something that was less than a whole quart and this 18 ouncer seems to fit the bill. Would be nice if it could hold hot liquids. Cant find any faults with it except it looks like a sippy cup for adults.

Nov

2011

4.0

Very good all-around

By DrSteve

from Santa Fe, NM

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Easy To Carry
Easy to drink from
Good Capacity
Retains Temperature
Simple to use
Slim Design
Steel
Unique Design

Cons

No signal lid closed

Best Uses

Car
Everyday
Gym

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

I have been disappointed in "sippy cup" designs like Camelback, as I cannot get a full drink. This design lets me take a real drink. Because of the stainless steel, I use it mainly at the gym, to drink my protein drink. You need to be careful, though, to clean the O-ring in the lid; it can get grungy. A soaking in a chlorine solution once in a while takes care of the bacteria issue.

I like the size of this one, since I use it for my protein drink or juice with lunch. However, the flip-top lid is a little close to the spout when open, so I need to turn the bottle about a 1/4 turn to get the cap out of the way of my nose.

I also note that, when I close the cap, there is no snap or click to tell me it is really closed. I just have to get used to assuming it is closed when I press down. So far it has not failed me. Once in a while the cap pops off when I open it, but I just snap it back on. I would say it could use a better design for the cap, as I have to get my thumb under the edge of the cap to flip it up. A deeper indent in the cap would help there.

Feb

2011

(0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Great Price, Limited Use

By d4deli

from Nashville, TN

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

BPA Free
Slim Design

Cons

Faulty Lid
Small Capacity

Best Uses

Everyday

Comments about REI Flip Top Stainless-Steel Water Bottle - 18 fl. oz.:

I bought this container online, and was disappointed to find that I could pretty much, only use cold water in it. I made the most of it though. I found it to be just the right size to carry water with supplements added. I would normally find this to be too small to bother carrying water (I prefer a liter or more). One day, the bottle slipped from my hand, landed on the floor, and promptly drained the bottle of most of the contents. The lid had not just flipped open, but weakened so that the next time I opened the flip lid, it broke right off. I liked the idea of a flip lid, but this bottle is not durable enough for the every day use I would put it through. If it gives out the first time it's dropped, well, that won't work. I settled for a slim, slightly larger capacity REI thermos cup, which is the bomb! I gave that one 5 stars. This way I can do hot or cold, but I am already impressed with the hot.