Review on 🧃 12oz Insulated Kids Water Bottle by CamelBak Eddy by Troy Gerhardt

My son loves these bottles, the teat is very pleasant to drink. I was hoping I would like these bottles. The first lasted long enough to go through several nipples, but was disappointed when a brief drop of about 2 feet onto the tile's surface broke off a large chunk of the outer shell. I wrote it off as an accident and ordered a second one. The second didn't last long before he returned from kindergarten with a large, long tear in his side. At least none leaked as the insulated ones have an inner jacket. But two breaks within a few weeks was enough to sour those bottles. The outer plastic is too brittle. Pros: - Easy to replace nipples - Overall easy to clean - Cools liquids decently (I've seen better) Cons: - The outer shell is also a bit prone to cracking. simple - The resistance applied to the protrusion of the nipple varies from tip to tip. My son had trouble opening our first (non-insulated version) bottle. The same with the 2nd (the 1st insulating glass that broke). But the 3rd (the 2nd isolated which also broke) was easy for him to pop out almost to the point where he didn't want to stay down at all. So the consistency is weak. There are sooo many options for bottles on the market, it's funny. Therefore, in the end, it comes down to the small details that win. When choosing between plastic or metal, metal wins in terms of material (what does the water come into contact with?). The downside of metal is dents, and most metal bottles do not protect the base, which suffers when dropped and affects the bottle's ability to remain stable when placed on a flat surface. A few friends have recommended the Pura bottle, which is great for a number of reasons (insulated, no potentially hazardous plastic in contact with water, just silicone) but lacks basic protection. After seeing a bottle from a mother raving about it I asked about the base, she shyly admitted it was dented to hell and won't hold up. I gave up this bottle as an option. After much research the only ones I could find with basic protection were the Bottle Rocket and Thermos Funtainer. We already had a funtainer and loved it, but when my son was younger he had trouble pressing the solid button to open it so it was shelved for a while. After being able to push the button himself without any problems, he was the clear winner. He can drop whatever he wants, the base is protected and the plastic base is not cracked or broken yet. The lid also seems to be tight. Aside from the straw (which you don't have to use), water only comes in contact with steel or silicon. Cleaning is as easy as possible. Many design options. He LOVES his pull bottle! Water stays cold much longer than in an insulated plastic bottle. The nipple does not wear out like the camelbak version. The only downside is that the bottle will leak if the cap is not closed as it has a free flow nipple. But at 2.5 my baby loves closing the lid and it's become a habit now so I don't mind. I wouldn't recommend a bottle of Camelbak and prefer Thermos Funtainers instead. The liquid capacity is almost the same, but it clearly surpasses me in durability and functionality.