Brita Hard-Sided Plastic Premium Filtering Water Bottle, BPA-Free, Reusable, Replaces 300 Plastic Water Bottles, Filter Lasts 2 Months or 40 Gallons, Includes 1 Filter, Orchid - 36 oz.

I love this water bottle! It really does filter the water well and my water tastes nice and fresh. It is keeping me from buying bottled water which was bad for the environment and expensive. I love the purple color. I like that the straw at the top is rubber and I don't smack my teeth on it, and the little carry handle is nice. I've noticed myself drinking a lot more water with this. Filters for replacements are relatively inexpensive as well. Really glad I bought this.

I’m writing a review now , 3 yrs later , because I just had to replace mine, it’s been my favorite since I purchased it , the lid gave out today, this water bottle is VERY durable ! My grandkids have thrown and dropped it so many times, I carry it by lid piece and swing it around during hikes ,I’ve hung it off bike handle, it’s been thru it ! Lol . You can get water from ANYWHERE because it will be filtered, and I have onlt had to replace the filter every couple months despite using it daily ! It is as my DIL calls it my emotional support water bottle !

This filter bottle is awesome! It worked great on my regular tap water, so I put to a real test.One of my clients has geothermal well water. It's safe to drink but tends to smell and taste a bit like sulfur. I filled the bottle with THAT water and it still tasted great!The bottle is easy to use, and easy to clean. I just use a standard chenille pipe cleaner on the attached straw portion.Edited: Now that I have had my bottle for a couple years, I still LOVE it. I have two - the 36 ounce and the smaller one. I am never without one or the other.There IS a mold issue but it's easily solved. You MUST dismantle the mouthpiece completely and clean it REGULARLY. That means take the white piece out of the filter, and take the mouthpiece out of the bottle. A standard nipple brush or one of those brushes for the fancy new reusable straws works great. I soak the two pieces in a very mild bleach solution, as well, once a week. It's important to remember to remove the piece from the filter, and not just the mouthpiece.

I typically drink filtered tap water at home and I’m not a fan of buying plastic water bottles. (They’re bad for the environment and it seems like a scam to buy brands that are just purified tap water.. & unless you buy expensive spring water there isn’t enough mineral content to properly hydrate.)That being said I’m really picky about how water tastes, so when traveling If the tap water isn’t good and there’s no access to a filter I end up spending a bunch of money on bottled water. This Brita filter water bottle solved that issue!I took it with me to the airport and on a couple flights and it made the airport water bottle station tap water taste so much better! (The water from those stations is usually terrible)I was able to use this bottle throughout the trip from various tap water sources and It filtered it all pretty well. I was not disappointed.I have continued to use the water bottle since I’ve been home as well. I took it to work with me and as a delivery driver it was really nice to know I could fill it up at any park water fountain, gas station, ect knowing that the Brita would filter out most of not all of the bad tastes!Personally I had zero issues drinking through the straw. I was expecting it to be difficult after reading a lot of the reviews, but this was not the case. It works just fine with only a little resistance,

The 36 oz Brita filtering water bottle was a little TOO big to fit into most cup/bottle holders I have, but it does keep me hydrated throughout the day with minimal fuss.The bottle has its own little carbon filter that claims to be able to filter enough water to fill up to 300 16.9 oz bottles, thus eliminating those bottles. I can't verify that claim, and San Francisco water is already one of the best, having came from the Hetchy Hetchy reservoir, so I can't tell you how it affects the taste, but I am tasting filtered water, that I do know. While genuine Brita replacement filters can be expensive, there are third-party filters that costs much much less.The bottle is a hard-side, and has a snap-close lid with its own strap that's not adjustable. Do NOT swing the bottle around with the lid open... I doubt the joint can take any abuse. Also, do NOT turn over the bottle with lid open... as there's vent hole that will release water if you do turn it upside down. Otherwise, it's a slightly oversized bottle, as most XL bottles stops at 32 oz, and this one is 36 oz.Cleaning is easy... Just wipe the tip you sip the water from. Since all you do is fill the inside with plain water, cleaning should be relatively minimal. And all the parts come apart for cleaning if you need to do a full clean. Just have a small wire brush and bottle brush for proper water bottle cleaning.All in all, it's a great way to keep a lot of water near you... fill it up once and it'll probably last you all day.

I got a couple of these for a family trip to a few theme parks and I wasn’t expecting how great this bottle worked! It drastically improved the taste of water from a fountain. I do recommend rinsing the filter insert with fresh purified water after about ten refills, or basically after a long day out at the theme park and let the filter completely dry before using it again. Doing that will make the filter last longer. New filter inserts are not at all expensive which is another plus! I paired the bottle with an over the shoulder sling that was also insulated and I couldn’t have been happier with the outcome. Highly recommended product!!