Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I try to drink at least 2 liters of water a day so this is a great bottle to keep at my desk while I work (the trick for me is to keep a full glass in front of me at all times so I just top it off every time I take a drink). I have been re-filling a 2 liter soda bottle for months but it is starting to show some wear, still imparts a bit of bad taste, and I wanted to get something BPA free. I am now using this bottle. It imparts no taste (I can even fill it the night before which is convenient) and it doesn't slowly poison me while I try to stay healthy (always a bonus). I do not have any problem with leaking, at least not now that I understand the cap better. I talk about this more and show it in the video, since I think it's a subject where a demonstration is worth a thousand testimonies, but I have a few notes about possible leaks, major and minor: 1) If the cap or outside of the bottle top is wet when you close it then those few drops of water will find their way out. This is a really small amount of water but there's nothing you can do to stop it so if anybody's had bigger leaks it could be alarming. 2) Cap is not on tight enough. Mine leaked after a minute on its side until I tightened it a bit more. IMHO this is no big deal once you know about it, but I'm guessing that under-tightening is the most common reason people complain of leaks. Just tighten this bottle a bit more than a typical water bottle if you're going to pack it for a trip and it is fully sealed. 3) The rubbery gasket material may be affected by "nubs" left over from manufacturing. Maybe these disrupt the seal or even cut up the seal material over time? To be on the safe side I trimmed mine even though they weren't causing any leaks (yet) but it's likely the size of these nubs is inconsistent from bottle to bottle. Luckily they shave off really easily leaving a smooth lip behind, but it's irritating to have to do this. That leads me to my only big con: This bottle just feels cheap. I'm not big on bashing on Chinese manufacturing for the sake of patriotism but this is the epitome of the cheap manufacturing stereotype. The strap on the cap feels cheap. You have to get the cap extra tight before you pack it up or throw it in a bag. You have to deburr the lip of the opening / mouth yourself if you want it to be smooth. Sure that only takes about 8 seconds with a pocket knife, but I recently paid almost the exact same price for a small Nalgene water bottle that looks and feels absolutely wonderful (made in USA for those keeping score...). Granted the Nalgene I'm comparing it to for the same price is only a 16 oz bottle, but I would have happily coughed up an extra couple of bucks for a better fit and finish on this 2.2 liter bottle. After all, we're getting these bottles to re-use and keep indefinitely, right? None of these are huge issues (at least to me) but it brings it to the 3-1/2 to 4 star neighborhood. All-in-all I do like this bottle and would buy again, at least after looking for a 2-3 liter bottle offered by Nalgene or other high quality manufacturer. Check out my video if you're still not sure what to make of the does-it-leak conflicting reviews. If I can provide any more info leave a question in the comments (I check them regularly) otherwise if this is helpful feel free to click Yes if helpful so others get this info too :)