Gobie H2O BPA Free Filtered Water Bottle, 22 Ounce

Disclaimer: I work in the water filtration industry, but not for Gobie. My company does not sell filtering bottles, but I have tried them from many companies, given their popularity and practicality.Brita's filtering bottles have taken the industry by storm, mostly due to their marketing investment and broad distribution, but they look terrible (like a biking bottle), and they are made from a soft, semi-opaque plastic that I think looks really cheap. Further, because Brita bottles are not clear, it is hard to tell if you are really getting them clean when it comes time to wash them.Then there are the Bobble bottles. Like Brita's bottle, the Bobble is cheap--under $10. However, it is far better than Brita's bottle. It has a curvy, youthful styling to it, and you get a new cap and nozzle every time you buy a replacement filter. If you want, you can choose a different color of cap and filter whenever you buy a replacement filter for your Bobble bottle. Good luck washing your Bobble bottle in the dishwasher. Given its shape, you will never get it clean in there. Consider it a hand-wash-only option.On the higher end, there is the Camelbak Groove, which retails for around $25 at the mass merchant whose logo looks like a bullseye. Made of rigid Tritan polyester/plastic, the Camelbak bottle has a substantial feel to it. It is well engineered. It has a soft-touch, flip-up mouthpiece, and the carbon-based filter is actually in the straw. Hence, you suck the water through the straw to filter.Then, there is the Gobie bottle. There is so much to like about the Gobie. First it is made in the USA. When it comes to things made of plastic, I feel better knowing that it is made here. Beyond that, Gobie is a real work of art. It looks great and functions perfectly and uniquely. It is unique in several regards. First, it combines a rigid Tritan polyester bottle design with a squeezable diaphragm (the blue part) on the side of the bottle, which allows you to squeeze water out of your Gobie, rather than having to suck it out, like the Camelbak bottle. Second, the unique air vent system on the Gobie gets rid of the gurgling sound you will get when drinking from a Brita or Bobble bottle. When you drink from the Gobie, you only hear air coming into the bottle through the tiny silicone valve that is built into the side of the bottle. Ingenious. Next, there is the soft-touch finger loop and soft, grippy bottom on the bottle, which make for excellent ergonomics and handling. The finger loop doubles as a holder for the cap that covers the drinking nozzle. When you take off the cap, you can insert it into the finger loop. It fits perfectly, and it was designed that way.Sure, the Gobie will cost you a few extra bucks, but if you are serious about kicking the bottled water habit, this investment will pay for itself in no time. Alternatively, you could look like an old fuddy duddy with your Brita bottle or like you are stuck in midlife crisis with your Bobble bottle. Camelbak would be a fine choice for many, but it doesn't say you are a free thinker, somebody who will choose features and design over a big brand like Camelbak. Someday, the Gobie might be a really big brand, and you can say, "I bought one back when they were just getting started."

Let me start off by saying that this is the best designed water bottle I have ever tried. There are many fine details and attention to detail anywhere from the shape of the bottle with the indent for your thumb in the front to easily use the soft squeeze on the back to the size of the ring being able to store the dust cap (which i have now had for over a week which is 7x longer then any other dust cap).Now the reason for the 3 star review... I purchased this bottle when it was $35 and now it is almost $50 dollars and it must be because of the lack of inventory because it also took 3 weeks to finally receive and this was 4 days after the latest estimated delivery range. Also the purifying claims are highly exaggerated and also come at a high price point, it is just a simple carbon block which is the simplest form of water filtration, and this would be fine for my use (since I only use it to get rid of the terrible taste of california tap water) but for a single cartridge replacement it is $11.72 which is ridiculous since carbon blocks have a lifespan of, at the most 3 months, if light use.so if you don't mind the price point of the initial cost and replacement cartridges(since they are the only ones you can use for the water bottle) and you don't mind waiting awhile for it to arrive then it really is the best water bottle you will ever buy.

I purchased this bottle after I saw it presented on shark tank, it impressed me, so I got one.The mouthpiece cap cracked shortly after, it wasn't as good of quality as the bottle itself. Even though it washes well in the dishwasher, the plastic air part tends to come out, so you have to push it back in, or it leaks. I also thought this filtered bottle was good for even stream water, and everything else, (because of how they presented it) but it is only good for tap water. I also dropped it a few times, and the mouth piece cracked, and continuously leaked. The filter also broke off where it screws in, and so I couldn't get it out. I ended up throwing the whole lid away.I would have thrown the whole thing away had it not been for the fact that I bought a years supply of filters. So alas I bought another one. I would recommend getting a bag to cary it in, so that when the cap breaks you can have another way of protecting it.Over all it does fulfill its purposes, it just has some tweaks, that you need to watch-out for.

This is a good looking water bottle, but that's really not enough. I've had a couple of problems with the bottle leaking. Seems that there's a tiny plug on the back of the bottle (at the top of the blue squeeze area). Upon washing the bottle, I guess I pushed that plug out of place a bit. The bottle began to leak from that area. The plug can be pushed back in and the leaking will stop, but then the bottle began to leak from the drinking spout. The loop at the top of the bottle is a nice feature. It holds the clear plastic bottle cap cover while you're drinking. The best feature of this bottle is, of course, the filter. Also, the wide opening is great when it comes to filling the bottle with both ice and water.Update - December 12, 2013: I was contacted recently by Lindsey, who is a Gobie representative. She offered to send me a new bottle at no cost to me. I, of course, accepted her offer. The bottle arrived today. I have been using it for several hours now and am extremely pleased with it. Apparently, Gobie has fixed the leaking problem. My new bottle works perfectly, absolutely no leaks anywhere. Thank you Lindsey, and Gobie, for my new bottle. I also ordered a matching koozie which Lindsey sent with the bottle. It fits perfectly and prevents sweating when ice is added. Gobie seems to have come a long way. I've changed my rating from 3 stars to 5 stars...that's how happy I am with this bottle now.