Hydro Flask Wide Mouth Bottle with Flex Sip Lid - Insulated Water Bottle Travel Cup Coffee Mug Black 20 oz

-Important to Me- I was shopping for a leakproof 20 oz travel mug to use for coffee. I’ve had a Contigo West Loop for about five years but its trigger button doesn’t open far anymore and it will need to be replaced soon. I wanted to see if there’s a better option for me, so I compared the Zojirushi SM-SHE60BZ, Camelbak Forge Flow, and Hydro Flask Stainless Steel Wide Mouth Bottle. The features I like most in my Contigo are the trigger opening lid, the rubber around the lid for grip, and the overall size. However, the inside stains easily, the lid is nearly impossible to clean thoroughly without the using the dishwasher, and the trigger lock button also serves are an air hole so leaks if you don’t lock it. I'll use this mug to take coffee to work then for water throughout the day. I’ll fill the mug with coffee, throw it in my backpack and lay that on the car seat for the commute to the office, and keep the mug on my desk. I’ll also use this for water other times to take with me while I’m driving. I need this to be leakproof, keep coffee reasonably hot for a couple hours (I don’t like piping hot coffee, and I don’t have complaints about the Contigo), and be able to fit this in the fridge door recess for filling from the ice maker. I also don’t want the mug to make a lot of noise when I set it down on a table or my desk. I use adhesive felt on the bottom of my Contigo for this, but a built-in feature is nice to have. -Mug Size- The Zojirushi is the tallest and slimmest of all, so it will fit in the most cup holders, backpack sleeves, etc. The Hydro Flask, Camelbak, and Contigo are all roughly the same height with the lids on, the Contigo just about 1/8” shorter than the others. Lids off, the Hydro Flask stays about the same height with the Contigo then the Camelbak coming in shortest. The diameters are about the same across these three. Someone with small hands may prefer the Zojirushi over the others. All mugs fit in the recess for my LG water and ice maker but the Zojirushi just barely. I measured the opening because a larger opening is easier to use. I want to be able to fill the mug with ice from the fridge door, and pouring coffee from the pot is easier with a larger opening. The largest is the Camelbak, followed by the Contigo, then the Hydro Flask, and smallest is the Zojirushi. The Zojirushi definitely needed some attention to fill without spilling from my standard coffee pot. The Camelbak is the winner here. -Heat Retention- I filled each mug with 20 oz of water at 183.1 degrees F and let them sit for two hours. After an hour I did a touch test on the mugs, very imprecise, but I felt the sides of the mugs as well as the top and side of their lids. The Contigo mug was a bit warm on the outside. None of the other mugs felt noticeably warm but the Zojirushi did feel cooler than the rest; that could be due to the non-powder coated smooth finish though. The Contigo’s lid was very warm on the top and sides, warmest of all. The Camelbak lid’s top and sides were nearly as warm as the Contigo’s. The Hydro Flask lid was less warm than those, and Zojirushi lid was barely warmer than the air temperature. I’d imagine this will correlate to the amount of sweat that develops on iced drinks. All reviews indicated that the Zojirushi would retain heat best, almost to a fault. This proved to be true with a final temperature of 172.8. Next was the Hydro Flask at 160.7, then the Camelbak at 152.8, and the Contigo at 151.5. -Other Useful (and bad) Features- The Zojirushi has their proprietary Slick Steel interior finish intended to resist stains and corrosion. It feels smoother than the others so I won’t be surprised if it resists coffee stains better than the rest. The light colored plastic mouth piece and silicone stopper, though, will show stains more than black plastic of the others. The locking lid will prevent unexpected leaks if the button is pressed accidentally. The exterior finish is smooth and close to the Contigo. It also looks more modern compared to the others. It’s definitely the highest quality mug of this group. The Camelbak has a powder coated finish that is tactile and easy to grip, and a non-slip silicone base that makes it nearly silent to set down on a table. It has a trigger button for easy drinking but it does not lock closed so accidental spills are possible, for example if it’s rolling around in a backpack. The fixed handle on the lid could be useful depending on the person but would be an unnecessary feature if you won’t use it. It isn’t really detrimental, though, and does help stabilize the mug when drinking. The Hydro Flask’s powder coated finish is also tactile and easy to hold on to. There’s less chance of it slipping out of your hand and just feels nice, slightly better than the Camelbak. Its Flex Sip lid is a quarter-turn open and closed, so it will be difficult to accidentally open but less convenient than a button open. The Flex Strap on the lid could be useful carrying the mug but also rotates out of the way if you don’t want it. There’s a silicone boot accessory available that will reduce noise when setting the mug down on a table. -My Choice- I ultimately chose the Hydro Flask. It has the best balance of features I’m looking for. I’ve used it for a week now and I’m happy. The Flex Strap makes it easy to carry and the powder coated surface is easy to hold. I bought the silicone boot which fits well and makes it quiet to set on a table. The boot isn't perfect though: it makes setting it in a car's cupholder difficult and it picks up dirt.

Got this for work so I had the perfect sized container to use energy drink powder to help me get through the first half of the workday. Also is the perfect size in terms of not being obnoxiously big or bulky, fits into every cup holder perfectly and isn’t too heavy to carry around all day. Retains temperature very well, stays cool for me throughout the entire day. Color looks nice, I got the Agave color and it’s pleasant on the eyes. When using the energy drink powder I have the shake the tumbler vigorously and while doing so not a single drop of liquid comes from the container which is awesome. Also this thing is extremely easy to clean, the whole top comes apart into four parts so I don’t have to worry about the rubber seal ever getting moldy or gross. Really amazing product

Worth every penny! Coffee stays piping hot for over 4 hours easily! This product is easy to use with a swivel lid to open and close between drinks, its extremely leak proof, stays cool on the hands while your drink stays hot, very hot. The lid twists are easy and it disassembles quickly for complete quick and easy cleaning, which at first I thought would be a pain to clean, but by far it is extremely simple and keeps everything fresh with no gunk build up issues. The best part is there's no soaking needed, you can disassemble and clean the lid as well as the thermos cup and reassemble the lid within a minute or two. There is also a very sturdy swivel strap carrier attached that is made very well, and makes carrying this thermos extremely easy and comfortable while carrying other things in the same hand. There's a small lip on the lid which makes it nice to keep any drip spills from accidentally happening. I have went through over half a dozen different name brand portable coffee cups, or thermoses, each one claiming to be durable and keeping your hot beverage hot for hours and hours, however each one of them has failed most of them would start to go from hot to warm within 1 hour or less while this one has stood the true test and I have drank extremely hot coffee 5 hours after keeping it in the hydro flask at room temperature of 70° Fahrenheit and it was as hot and fresh as if I just poured it. I was skeptical at first to spend the money on this product as I felt that it was a little overpriced, but I can assure you that it is worth every cent. I will never use another product for my coffee. I have also noticed that should anything ever happen to your lid they sell replacement lids at a reasonable price, which is an extra bonus because many products do not. This review is for the Hyfro Flask Coffee Widemouth flex sip lid Coffee thermos. Don't waste your time or money with anything else.

I love hydroflask, they never leak and keep your stuff cold. I also love that they don't have lead, and mold won't grow under hidden rubber pieces in the lid because there aren't any (at least not in the ones I've bought). I will say that this particular one came with a lid that I honestly never use and it does appear to be a bit hard to clean, but that might be a user error on my part? I bought the hydroflask lid with a straw to replace it, because I prefer straws over sippy cup lids. It's nice that you can switch out lids seamlessly! I just wish I could have bought this with that lid to begin with, but I dont think they offered it at the time. Anyway, I've had several hydroflasks for many years and they're still holding up really well!

Love Hydroflask and everything they make. This cup keeps my coffee nice and hot, and fits enough coffee to get me through the day. My only complaint would be the lid. I could not for the life of me figure out what I was doing wrong that it leaks all the time! I wound up replacing the lid with the traditional coffee one and now it works beautifully with no leaking.

Perfect!

So I've had this product and many of theirs for years, and just recently I had some issues, probably a product defect on one, and then wear/tear/negligence for the other. First. There was visible rust on the seams on the inside, close to the opening, and then somehow, water got in between the metal layers. I never use any sharp objects to clean this, there's no dents or holes inside/outside, so I have no idea really how water got through. I did however have this bottle sit with water for maybe 4 months untouched, closed, in a room, but I don't think that'd cause the problem. Any case, I reached out to their warranty and after some pictures, they sent me a new one. So that's great! Second, their flex lid. I love this lid overall because it's hard to accidentally open, or snag, and all parts are removable to clean. The bad, is that the silicone ring that makes it leak proof is susceptible to mold/staines. What happened for me, is that I use it to drink coffee, with cream/sugar and the residue sits in the lid, so if it isn't cleaned, it will slowly affect the gasket. Eventually, black spots appeared on it. Bleach helped at first but later on, it didn't anymore. Once again, reached out to the company, a couple pictures, and they sent a whole new lid. Keeping it clean more regularly would save you from this problem. Same with the o ring seal, it can be taken out to clean.

I'm not a fan of this mostly because it is made of many parts that stick together so tightly that I don't have enough power to disassemble and reassemble it. There is a video you watch to see how to disassemble it but it only works I think of you don't tighten the cap enough to prevent leaks. I also found that when it was assembled, (which it no longer is because I had to enlist my boyfriend just to unscrew the black knob under the mouth cap, and now it sits without being able to get that knob back in,) it leaked. Obnoxiously so. Like, I've thought it was in a locked position when I've thrown it in my bag several times, only to find ruined books and other papers, wet passenger side seats, etc., as a result. I used to get the zojirushi ones but they are expensive. However I've had those thrown and cracked at the lid and still they never leak. So I'll be going back to that. Justy two cents (I wish!)