LARQ Bottle PureVis 25 oz - Self-Cleaning and Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle with UV Water Purifier and Award-winning Design | Reusable & Travel Friendly, Monaco Blue

It's a grate bottle I like it.

This is my favorite water bottle I have ever purchased. Right out of the box when you pick it up it feels premium in the hand. The instructions are easy to understand which is something I was concerned about but it's super easy. Charges fairly quickly. It is micro-USB and not USB-C which is a bummer but it's all good. Mainly because a charge will last you several weeks based on use. The bottle itself is beautiful and fits in the water pouch of my day bag like a glove. For me, it's one of the purchases that make you go "why have I been using anything but this?" I was also shocked at how cold the water stayed after a full day of running around. The water by the end of my day was still surprisingly cool and crisp. I might have to get their water pitcher for the fridge.

We wanted to get a self cleaning UV filtered bottle for our Costa Rica vacation as recommended by our Travel doctor due to water sanitization concerns in Costa Rica and this was bang on - value for money. CR doesn't have portable water everywhere and in some national parks you cannot carry plastic bottles. So this was a life savior. We bought 2 of these and just kept filling it with water whenever we ran out. Worry free. The only catch is these do not have any holders to carry easily, so we got some silicone rings with carabiners to attach them to our backpacks and that worked (though the carabiners and silicone ring broke eventually). Maybe we will research and get better quality holders for next time. Otherwise - the bottle itself was awesome. We had a 1 month vacation and somehow just 1 charge lasted the entire trip. Highly recommended.

The bottle is sleek, well-insulated, and the self-cleaning feature works as advertised. However, it cannot be used with hot water, which is a bit disappointing. Great for cold drinks and staying hydrated, but limited in versatility.

A family member ordered one, it worked fine for about a month on the initial charge. One day, while initiating a normal cleaning cycle with the cap on the bottle, the light ring turned orange. I initially thought it was low on battery, so I charge it. It turned solid green relatively quickly, indicating a full charge. We attempted to use it again, and it worked fine. However, when attempting to use it again later the same day, the cap turned orange again. Without reading the manual, I thought it was indicating low battery again, so I plugged it in. It turned solid green after only a few minutes. I couldn't get it to work again, it was always the orange light, so we returned that one to Amazon and order a new one. This one was shipped directly from LARQ, costs $9.95 in shipping. I just received the new unit today, after reading the manual again, I realized the orange light meant the ambient light sensor thinks the cap is activated outside of the bottle, not a low charge. So the light sensor malfunctioned in a month. The new unit also has a tiny chip on the bottle. The product is based on a good idea, but it is manufactured in China, so quality is questionable. I just hope the new one will last more than a month. In hindsight, maybe I should not have ordered it again. I cannot fully recommend this product, based on it's questionable reliability and quality, expensive price, and it's made in China. Update: The bottle cap is not water tight. If you put ice cold water in the bottle, you can see condensation and water inside the bottle cap. This happened to 2 bottle caps. When this happens, the cleaning cycle will not activate, you get the orange light. I contacted LARQ support about this, they haven't responded in 7 days. Either I have bad luck or the bottle cap has a design flaw.

Putting in my two cents here... UV-C light falls in the only spectrum of UV that can affect DNA replication. The light is enough to stop replication, not completely kill the bacteria. That’s enough for commercial use, both in the UVC wands, phone cleaners, and this water bottle. Why? Cells that do not replicate cannot infect. I do not understand the notion that the light ‘does not kill chemicals secreted by bacteria, which makes you sick’. Bacteria makes you sick. And if you disrupt the dna activity of everything in the bottle, there’s nothing alive that would be harmful. There is no perfect water. Don’t even get me started on how many CFU (coliform forming units- or fecal matter contamination) there is in tap water and bottled water. This water bottle comes pretty darn close to perfect. It doesn’t ‘filter’ so you will occasionally get a metallic taste from various sources- water with lower pH, the metal in water from older pipes. Should be fine as long as there’s not high lead levels. Every city has a water report that tells you the content, including if there’s fluoride (good for you), lead (not good for you). Also a stainless steel container is not one that ‘encourages’ biofilm activity- that would be plastic, which this is not. There are several reviews floating on the interweb from medical ppl doubting that it would work or that UVC light DOES work. As a general rule, don’t side with a camp that makes claims without evidence. Research. Science. “Trust me, I’m a doctor” is only a t-shirt slogan. A good doctor can explain to you why- with both the research done and clinical effects. I’ve never used that phrase and I don’t plan on it. Tl;dr —- The Larq water bottle is great for travelers, nomads, water purists like me. UVC light is proven to de-germ. It does not filter which is generally okay. A little bit of metal is fine, a lot of lead in your city water is not. Please stop upvoting unproven claims.

Je ne bois que dans cette gourde que ce soit à la maison, en déplacement ou en randonée. C'est ultra efficace (ça ne sent JAMAIS) dans la gourde même sans nettoyer. C'est stérile et ça se sent. Par ailleurs on doit très peu la recharger ce qui est un excellent point. La matière et la prise en main son vraiment super.... Le seul point noir au tableau c'est le micro USB : pas d'USB type-C.

Mine broke down within a month it never charged or worked again and the lid is stuck i can never open it and it’s past the return time

Very good quality. Love it

J'ai acheté cette bouteille pour m'aider a boire plus d'eau. J'ai 52 ans et j'arrive de peine et de misère a vouloir en boire. Pourtant je bois du jus fait avec cet eau mais j'ai toujours eu ce problème. Et de me dire que ça tue les germes ça m'aide a en boire. J'aimerais aussi m'acheter l'autre version avec le filtre et l'application mais comme elle sont chère ce sera peu être plus tard. Pour l'instant je ne peu que commenter celle ci. Points positifs: Très belle bouteille assez légère. Je suis habitué a plus lourd. Les deux teintes sur la bouteille font qu'elle est vraiment très belle et qu'elle semble luxueuse avec le nom Larq gravé au laser c'est vraiment chic. La bande lumineuse est géniale si vous ne vous servez pas de la bouteille verrouiller la lumière. Pour se faire maintenez 5 secondes le doigts sur le bouton au centre du couvercle et quand il y aura deux flash blanc c'est verrouiller. Faite la même manoeuvre pour déverrouiller. Pesez 1 coup sur le bouton pour un nettoyage de 1 minutes 2 coups consécutifs pour le gros mode de 3 minutes. Gardez le livret noir on vous expliquent tout de A a Z il est très pratique. Certain anglaise et française. Et un mega plaisirs a déballer. Point faible jusqu'à maintenant concerne la prise. Dommage qu'elle ne soit pas standard comme les téléphone. Elle utilise le vieux modèle et ce sont ces model qui finissent par briser. On verra dans le temps mais je vais en prendre soin.

This is my second bottle. Bought the first over a year ago and have not had any problems with smelly bottles since then. Got this one to get a smaller size.