Simple Modern Summit Water Bottle + Extra Lid - Wide Mouth Vacuum Insulated 18/8 Stainless Steel Powder Coated

Normally, I'd wait a bit before posting a review on a product. To start, I was not compensated in any way like many other reviewers, although it would be nice to be in their shoes once in a while. We all know whats included, the bottle with attached screw on sealed lid as well as a second with an opening to sip from. The bottle does not fit in the cup holders in my vehicle, but I knew this going in. I did flip it upside down and it held pretty well in the cup holder this way, but I don't see myself doing this often. I received this bottle just about 2 and a half days ago and immediately put it to the test. I haven't even washed it out or actually used it to drink from yet, but it has proven itself in the one test that really mattered, holding its temperature. Time will tell on durability, but initially this 32oz bottle impressed me. After removing the bottle from the plastic and briefly inspecting it for any issues, of which there were none, I filled it to the top with only ice and sealed it shut. Without opening it, I checked it the next morning and it sounded like a solid mass of ice inside. I went to work and returned home that evening to find that only a slight bit of water could be heard inside, with a substantial block of ice remaining with it. Over 24 hours down and I'm happy with that as it is, but of course, I wanted to see how far it would go. I checked the next morning, about 36 hours since sealing it up and much of the ice could still be heard rattling around. After returning home on the second night, there was still ice heard inside. I couldn't resist and decided to open it up to see what was left. A small chunk of ice was there to greet me, 52 hours after going in. Even when this ice melts away, the water inside is still quite cold and would definitely remain this way for a while longer. I plan on doing temperature tests on this, as well as the hot liquid performance soon. I will update the review with any positives or negatives that I find as time goes on. I could have bought 5-6 of these for the price of a single one of my co-workers Yeti's and the performance is probably better with the Simple Modern.Update 1: The melted ice water is still cold after 78 hours. Added a temperature picture.Update 2: Hot liquids hold temperature just as well, although I admit I didn't put coffee in it for days at a time or have a thermometer on hand at work. However, coffee was as hot as it went in at the end of a 12 hour workday. This bottle does its job and does it well. Whether hot or cold, the outside stays comfortable to hold.

It's vacuum insulation is astonishing... but it becomes useless if the lids are not well designed.The 22 oz version comes along with a stainless steel lid and a flip lid. The stainless steel lid provides vacuum insulation and is leak proof, both of which are great BUT when it comes to usability it fails: the hole for drinking is too wide, so forget about drinking while on the move if you don't want to splash water all over.The flip lid solves that problem, the drinking hole is small so you can drink while on the bus or walking BUT it's not vacuum insulated nor leak proof, so forget about cold drinks (the lid sweats A LOT) or putting the bottle in your bag (it will leak).What's worse, I contacted Simple Modern about this and they just replied the do have a lid that is vacuum insulated, leak proof and has a small hole for drinking, so I could proceed and buy it. To be fair, they gave me a coupon so the lid would be free when buying from their webpage BUT I would have to pay for the shipping. I don't live on the US, and every buy I make comes with extra taxes. I decided not to buy the extra lid, cause I think that when you buy a product, that's it, you shouldn't have to pay extra in order to rectify deficiencys.

Probably like many of you, I’ve been searching for the perfect water bottle for a couple of decades now. Every time I think I’ve found one, a glaring defect emerges. It leaks, it doesn’t hold enough, the opening is inconvenient, it’s too wide for the cup holder, etc. etc. etc. I began to think I was searching for a unicorn, something that doesn’t exist in my reality.And then Prime Day came along. I wasn’t planning to buy anything, but I browsed anyway. And there, among the rest, was the Simple Modern Summit water bottle. Eighteen bucks normally, and even cheaper on Prime Day? Eh, I’ll give it a go. The worst that could happen is that it’ll end up in the cupboard I call Graveyard of Disappointing Water Bottles, like all the rest.I chose the 22oz, which is the largest capacity that will still fit into my Toyota Corolla’s slightly-too-narrow cup holders. It’s actually a really good size, as it’s enough water for a few hours out and about, without being too heavy to carry comfortably in one hand.The double insulation is extremely effective: it’ll keep fridge-cold water cold for 24 hours in a car sitting in direct sun during a ridiculous heat wave. Maybe even longer, but I ended my test at the 24-hour mark, because let’s not get ridiculous. I also often have tea in it, which will stay hot—very hot—for many hours, including overnight. Be careful with hot beverages: I leave the lid off for ten or so minutes to let it cool enough that I won’t burn my tongue (again) before closing it up.I like the different lids that come with it, including the chug lid you can get from the company for only the cost of shipping. Unfortunately, there were no lid colors other than black available when I ordered, but whatever.I did get a bottle washer (I chose OXO’s water bottle washing kit, which is cheap and comes with three pieces for all the parts of the bottle), because it’s almost impossible to effectively clean it otherwise. The bottle body is NOT dishwasher safe, though the lids are.Okay, I’ve rambled long enough. In closing, I’ll say that, not only is this bottle The One, I appreciate it so much that I bought a second for myself in blue and recommended it to several people. All this, and I’ve only had it for less than a month!As always, I’ll update if my opinion changes, or it suddenly explodes on me.~~~~~~Update after seven months~~~~~~Amazon sent me an email about this review, so I thought I’d update my thoughts.I still use one or both of my bottles daily, and I’m still super happy with them. In fact, I was extolling the virtues of the bottles to a friend just yesterday.One of my chug lids broke, but I had a tendancy to hold it at its weakest point, so I’ll count that against both me and the lid.Other than that, everything is still great.