Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Bottle with Loop Cap

This review is SPECIFICALLY for the blue bottle I ordered - my wife's plain, stainless steel (unpainted one) is a fine, four to five -star product. I'm not gentle, nor am I delicate when it comes to my drinking apperatus(es?). That being said the paint SEEMED to be pretty tough on this bottle when I got it but it's been flaking off after only several weeks in. And it's NOT flaking of in a nice, easy to peel, good-for-the OCD way either. It comes off on my lip occasionally. It flakes off on my clothes and in my bag. There's a little blue piece on my desk right now which inspired me to write this review.Let's hope there's none of it impacted in my innards.Stick to plain unless you like to handle a steel bottle the way you would a wine glass.Boo Blue!

Bought this in 2010 for my kindergartener, plus a sippy top. For 8 years it was used almost every day. The caps were replaced to a sport cap and then to a regular stainless cap as my child grew. Have frozen it several times, have dropped it a hundred times. It went every where with our family. A bit battered, scratched and dented but no smell, no leak, no rust. Still shiny. Works great. Easy to clean. Now 12 oz is not enough for my teenager, so upgrading it to a 18 oz. Definitely worth every cent.Some cons. May be heavy for very young children when filled. Dropping it makes a huge clatter. Can be dangerous when dropped on bare feet. Made a soft fabric cover for the bottle as cushion/insulation/ease of carrying.

I love the wide mouth and the cap is very durable. However, after a few years the paint started flaking off. The constant shedding of paint became very messy and annoying so if you're going to buy one of these I highly recommend going with the unpainted stainless steel version. I'd give this product 5 stars if the paint stayed on.

This Klean Kanteen is far and away the best water bottle I have ever purchased. One of its major advantages is that it does not leak. This is the third Klean Kanteen water bottle I have bought, and as far as I can tell, none of them have ever leaked. I carry mine around in my backpack daily, and I do not worry about water getting anywhere, as long as I make sure the top is on tight. This water bottle is also incredibly durable. I have dropped it on concrete several times, and other than dents and scratches, dropping it has not affected the functionality or integrity of the bottle at all. Would buy again!tl;dr:Major advantage: it doesn't leak.Other advantages: durable, large capacity, large mouth (makes cleaning very easy), stainless steel (helps prevent nasty stuff from growing in the bottle).Disadvantages: none.

Kleen Kanteen is about as high quality as it gets and this bottle is no exception.The pros:The bottle is thick enough to be rigid but thin enough to be light when empty. The paint is of high quality and does not scuff, chip or scratch easily (a problem with cheaper bottles). The color is accurately portrayed in the images.The cons:The bottom of the bottle is very round which reduces the footprint of the bottle and makes it easier to tip than other bottles. Not by a huge margin but I wish the bottom of the bottle was a bit more flat.The bottle only comes with the cap displayed in the pictures so I had to order a plain cap from Amazon as I am not a fan of the snap caps.Overall I like this bottle a lot and will likely order another once this one gets banged up.

My daughter has been using Klean Kanteen water bottles for a couple of years now. We absolutely do not use any kind of plastic even if it's BPA free . We only use either glass or stainless steel.This bottle will last you a long time. It's great for elementary school kids, just the right size to hold just enough water for the day.I usually don't go for the color/printed versions since they get scratched and look old pretty fast. Also the plain stainless ones are neutral and both my daughter and son can use them. You can see in the pic attached that I got a sippy spout for one of them, which will be replaced with the loop cap when my toddler is ready.This one has been dropped on all kinds of surfaces numerous times. It does get dented slightly eventually, but it has never leaked or ruined her backpack/lunch-bag ever.Another reason for the bottle not leaking is the really tight cap. This is both a positive for why it never leaks and the reason I took away a star. Sometimes the cap gets so tight that my daughter is unable to open it and it's even a little bit tough for me, but this happens occasionally. I make sure I don't get carried away and give it too many turns while closing it.Now coming to the cleaning part - It is a breeze cleaning this bottle! No straws and small parts to mess with! You can rest assured you will have no funky smell because of improper cleaning.I only use this for cold water. My kids prefer slightly cold to room temperature water, so this bottle works just fine for us. If you wanted your water to stay cold, it would do that for a couple of hours, I guess.Overall, a great product and it should definitely be one of the water bottles you own.

PROS: It is a metal bottle (so no plastic taste or worry about plastic chemicals leaching into your water). It is reasonably durable: the paint does not chip as easily as other bottles I have had. The sports cap works well (not sure what the other cap adds).CONS: It is not insulated — I went on a hike with two water bottles, this one and a more expensive metal insulated one. This one had warm water after an hour and the other bottle’s water was still cold. So if you want to keep things cold/hot I would recommend looking for an insulated bottle instead. Insulated bottles are much more expensive though.If you just want a basic bottle, this is not a bad buy. Having a bunch of different bottles, this is my favorite one under $20.