Vargo Titanium Water Bottle, Black Lid - Lightweight, Durable, and Eco-Friendly

I get it. It's a bottle and it's pricey, but I think at the current price point ($50-$60 depending on the cap color, for some odd reason), it's reasonable for what you are getting.Titanium doesn't leach over time, as opposed to aluminum and some stainless steel bottles, and you're guaranteed it will stick with you for the long haul. It's lightweight, you can boil water if you don't have some purification tabs on hand, and it's structurally sound. Will it dent? Mine hasn't, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if a scratch appeared here or there if I used it for months and years on end because that's just something that happens with metal water bottles with regular use. If you're really, REALLY concerned with getting dents and dings over time, look into getting a Nalgene bottle that will only get scratched as opposed to dented.I liked that I got this bottle with the plastic lid as opposed to the titanium lid. I have Vargo's titanium BOT and while I love it for my camping uses, there is a distinct metal-on-metal sound when you go to turn the lid. It doesn't bother me, personally, but I know that the situation would be different with a bottle that I'd be using on a regular basis in a room with other people-- I don't think my desk mates would appreciate it if they heard a "nails on a chalkboard" sound every time I had to take a drink. The plastic cap negates that issue.When you first get it, you'll get the unmistakable "titanium echo" when you cap and uncap, but it gradually goes away with use and the acoustics are substantially subdued once it is filled with water. If you're still bothered by metal sounds, you can just grip the neck of the bottle as you go to unscrew the cap and it works to subdue the acoustics as well.I'm vexed to reviews (both on this site and Vargo's) saying they either threaded the cap incorrectly or it got loose with use. I have had neither issue. I suppose one could get the threading incorrect if they didn't bother lining up the threads and proceeded to torque on the lid like some sort of gorilla hybrid when they met resistance. This would be easily remedied with taking the extra 2 seconds of looking to ensure the threading is correct and turning lightly. If the threads are correct, it turns with no difficulty. If there is resistance (and I would assume you took the advice to turn it lightly), you won't have any issues reversing the direction of turning to correct the threading before continuing with the usual motions.Did I seriously have to give a tutorial on threading a metal water bottle? Apparently, yes, I did, because I've seen enough reviews of people complaining about it. Now that this tutorial and review has been posted, you don't have to be that person.As for a lid getting loose, or perhaps the opposite of getting stuck and forming some sort of vacuum, both are also easily remedied. If you really want to tighten it down, put your middle finger through the hole of the cap and wrap your other fingers around the cap (your fingers should be facing down toward the bottle when you have your grip) and hold it in place so you have the strength of your entire hand as opposed to a few fingertips. Use your other hand to turn the bottle in one direction as the hand gripping the cap turns in the other. Now you have a tight lid. To unscrew, do the same thing, but in reverse directions.Formed a vacuum? There's a silicone ring on the cap. If you have a small pocket knife or any sort of flat object, you can use it to work under the silicon ring and lift it away to release pressure, like how one would open a new pickle jar if they didn't want to muscle it open.Now that that's out of the way...The lid is wide enough to put ice cubes in, but since it's not insulated, it will gather some condensation on the outside. This doesn't bother me too much, but if you're a bit of a neat freak, the nature of the titanium metal will leave your thumbprints behind when it dries. Once again, it's easily remedied with cleaning, and if you have a special cylindrical brush for cleaning water bottles, it will fit inside without too much issue.All in all, it's exactly what I expected. If you're interested, I'd say go ahead and get it.

Hope they could give us some sort of guarantee it was made in the US or had a Titanium certification or something, but it seems to be a well recognized company and they do have good customer service, so I cannot complain about that. Have replacement parts available also. So hopefully their customer service will still be around in the years to come.My only complaint is that the top does not always go on straight and when it doesn't it sort of gets stuck and you risk spilling it, but it is not that bad, but could be improved.The other thing is that the bottle holds about 740ml... I measured it, accounting for how much comes out also when you screw on the top, still around 740ml. Would be good if it were just a little more, around 800ml.Anyway, have not dropped it or scratched it yet, so no idea how that will go. I ordered a neopreme or whatever you call them insulator for it also, am waiting for it as I would like to put hot water in it.Decent product, more trustworthy than others I think. Recommended.

I am pleased with our business transaction.

Great- lightweight- good quality.I do recomend this ti bottle.

Not indestructible, but it's a nice, solid water bottle.

I have used a great many different brands of water bottles and consequently i have spent alot of money looking for one that actualy works.I believe this is the best bottle! I have lelt ice water in it for over 24 hours and the ice is still there! I have left ice coffee in it (with no lid) for 8 hours and it is still great. Honestly, you would have a hard time finding one as good as this.Do yourself a favor,buy this bottle! You'll be glad you did!