Ello Hydra 64oz Half Gallon Water Jug with Handle and Motivational Time Markers for All Day Hydration, Plastic Reusable Water Bottle with Straw and Locking, Leak Proof Lid, BPA Free

What I’ve been looking for!
I have been cycling through water bottles for months now, one after the other, looking for my Perfect Bottle. I have learned I need a few things: A handle that doesn’t protrude (they keep getting broken), a lid that pops open and doesn’t need to be unscrewed, a straw I can use, an open airway that allows me to drink freely, a handle separate from the body of the bottle. These sound like fairly standard things for a water bottle to have but gosh darn it, I’ve had the hardest time checking off that list! (I also started to use a bottle carrier that helps keep my drinks colder longer, so that started to factor in- it’s kind of a bag type of carrier with an insulated body. It works to keep my ice cubes from melting and diluting my tea!) I don’t like refilling all the time, I drink a LOT of liquid, so I want 64oz minimum in size. With all these features in mind, I have been on a long, expensive road going through bottles to fit my criteria.I finally found everything I have been looking for in this bottle! I had forgotten what drinking from an unrestricted straw way was like! The last bottle -and the one I have used longest- for some reason has restricted airways so I have to keep unscrewing the lid to be able to drink. I think it’s a suction thing but seems a bit odd. That old one was a Zulu brand I found in Walmart. It had a handle on top to grab but it broke in about a week. I could still use it, it was just broken and it didn’t take the super glue at all. It protrudes off the back so doesn’t fit into the carrier bag well. It also has a hollow handle that is rather hard to clean. This new one, the Ello Hydra, fixes all those problems!This one has a hinged and collapsible handle that tucks away flush to the bottle top when not in use. I have experienced no air issues, so I can just /drink/ when I want to which should not be a novel idea but has become that. The handle does not seem hollow meaning no liquid gets slimy in places a brush can’t reach, which also means I may not need to clean with bleach now. The spout is still a soft silicone, which I like. The body of the bottle is smooth and rounded, which I like. The color matches my carrier bag extremely well which was not necessary, but I like it. I shouldn’t be this enthusiastic about a water bottle, but I am! It’s perfect! The long nightmare is over! This is the one to get! The ‘motivational’ time markers are just markers, there’s no motivational sayings with them which many others have. I don’t need motivation to drink and in a carrier, I can’t see them anyway. If you /need/ motivational sayings on your bottle, then this is probably not the bottle for you unless you want to Sharpie on your own phrases (an idea that has some merit). I am better than good with not having them. I am over the moon with this Ello Hydra bottle! Stupid, yes, but happy! 😀

Good bottle, but wash cautiously
I got this bottle last week & have been using it off & on for a few days.I have ello’s insulated 64 ounce Hydra Jug, & it’s been worth every penny during hot Texas summers.When I saw this one on sale, I grabbed it because sometimes I don’t want/need my water to stay cold all day, & I figured since I liked the style of the other ello Jug I had this one would be worth it.I do like it, but it does leak if the lid is not on perfectly – I always double check, but it’s happened.& the side text is already fading after a handful of washes in cold water with a dish towel & Dawn soap.That’s unfortunate for quality, but the script is rather juvenile so if it rubs off I won’t be sad. If you follow the timing schedule, this might not be the bottle for you. I chug when the spirit moves me, so it’s whatever.But the handle is good & the locking mechanism is fine. I’m not sure why ello didn’t put a lock icon on the latch like they do with other models, but it’s easy enough to figure out.It’s also easy to clean & dry. I wash it after every use, especially when I drink my Starburst Pink water, & it’s quick cleaning the lid & straw, too.It’s super convenient to carry with the two types of handles, but for safety’s sake I like the side one. I have mobility issues & this is the easiest & safest water bottle or tumbler for me to carry. (Thank you ello!)That said, I would get this bottle when it’s on sale. With the text rubbing off already & the fact that it isn’t solidly leak proof, it’s a good bottle but it’s one to exercise caution with. Still, I know I’ll get use out of it this summer.

Works ok
I work at a daycare and I usually am the one who has to sit outside in the heat watching the kids while they play outside so I really needed a large water jug. This works fine if you don’t mind that it does leak a little bit if you tilt it over. I like that it has a lock so I don’t have to worry as much about the kids trying to out their mouths on my water jug when I’m not looking and the handle on the lid makes it easy to carry when carrying a baby or other things for the kids. It’s also not expensive so when the kids inevitably knock it over or drop it then I don’t have to feel as bad when it finally breaks.But again it does leak when you use the big handle, the straw doesn’t reach the water at the very bottom of the jug and the large handle on my water bottle looks like it’s start to come unglued.Overall I wouldn’t buy this one unless you want something cheap to use that you won’t have to care as much about when it finally breaks.

Es muy bonito y útil para tomar el agua personal del día y se notan los materiales de calidad.Hay que tomar en cuenta que es de 1.9L de capacidad, si es grande pero lo vale.Había leído comentarios que se derramaba el agua al voltearlo y dudé en comprarlo por esa razón, pero mi caso no fue así, lo he volteado por completo y no hay fugas de agua.Lo recomiendo mucho!

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