Bluewave Lifestyle Water Bottle

As other reviewers mentioned, the material is thin, but it seems sturdy enough to me, so long as I don't drop it.Caveat: I have only had it for a few weeks, but it doesn't seem like it's a material that will deteriorate over time.Of note, I have had other 5 gal. water bottles that were sturdier than this in the past, but in my experience, even those will break if dropped when full of water. 5 gallons of water weighs quite a bit, and anything but the sturdiest, and perhaps toxic, plastics will break if dropped when full. I for one am willing to take the small extra risk of breakage, if there is one, in exchange for the BPA free bottle.About the cap: I purchased a water pump to use with this, from Amazon, called the Dolphin Pump. It fits perfectly on this bottle and pumps brilliantly, with no leakage.The only reason I'm not giving five stars is that $25 is a lot to pay for a clear plastic five gallon water bottle.

I ordered one of these about a month ago, and today ordered a second one. I have mine sitting on my kitchen counter-top in my RV, and have a Dolphin brand manual water pump attached to it. I wanted to try this system out for a few weeks before purchasing a second one. I can't rate it 5 stars yet, as I haven't had it that long to determine the durability. I will be using both of these this coming winter while boondocking in my RV, at which time I will come back and update this product review. By the way, I won't forget because I'm curious as to how these bottles will hold up. And will ultimately buy 2 more simply for the convenience factor. I figure I can fill up all 4 containers from remote drinking water vending dispensers, and when I use one, I can simply take off the pump and use the other one without refilling on the spot. All four can supply me with constant drinking water for at least one week. So, if they turn out to be durable these will be well worth the costs, and pretty much hassle free.*Also I purchased both of these for $17.99 each including Prime Free shipping. It appears that sometimes the unit is listed for free shipping and other times its not, so its best to keep checking over several weeks and buy it when it goes on prime free shipping.NOTE: Prior to purchasing these I had looked all over the internet for the dimensions, and never found any so in case you need the dimensions, it is 14 inch High and 9 inches wide, and the opening is the same size as all the other 3 and 5 gallon jugs.UPDATE: 2/15/2013 - I've been using these since July, and then in September I relocated my RV to the dry desert, and started to use 4 of these water containers. So, as of now I've gone through part of the summer, all of the fall and part of the winter using these containers throughout the day, and I can't believe they haven't cracked yet. These containers hold all my drinking and cooking water. I cycle through one every other day. No signs of aging or cracks or anything else. The dew caps still screw on tight with no leaking. I think I'm safe to say that these containers are pretty rugged, especially being exposed to the dry heat too. Also, the dolphin pump I use on the top, hasn't failed me yet either. They both have served their purpose and made my life a little more simple. I have no issues with these water containers at all, and I'm very happy that I purchased them. This will be my last update, unless at which they do break or start leaking I will report on how long they ultimately lasted.

There IS a bottle that is BPA Free,DEHP-free, plasticizer-free, free of leeching chemicals, tough, and light weight. The name of these bottles are BetterBottle carboys. I purchased mine on a popular action site for about 5 dollars more. I think they are worth the extra dollars because you don't have to worry about the bottle breaking on you and also they are BPA free and have no other leeching chemicals to worry about.I purchased the 5 gallon Better bottle Carboy.The only cons are that you may need to purchase handles to carry since they don't have handles but I've been able to manage buy just hugging the bottle when I need to move them around which is not a problem for me at all. you will also need to purchase the #10 size pure white gum stoppers for the caps since they don't use the standard 5 gallon water caps.You may argue that the caps arent bpa free and I'm not sure if they are or they aren't but during storage the rubbber stopper does not make contact with the water so I believe that any possible leeching would be very negligible.If concerned about this there are also food grade silicon Stoppers that are bpa free based on my research I did on silicon which is bpa free. So The Bluewave manufacturer representative saying there are no bottles that are BPA free and are durable and impact resistant has obviously missed or simply not revealed the BetterBottle carboys!

After searching the web for the perfect BPA free 3 gallon water bottle, I decided on this one and am very glad I did. It is exactly what I wanted in a 3 gallon water bottle (I bought 4 and eventually plan to buy a few more). For a girl, these are the PERFECT size, or for anyone who doesn't want to BUST their backs trying to lift 5 gallon water bottles. I had also bought an "ez-pour" spout to help with NOT splashing water while turning the filled water bottle over to set atop my water crock, but I quickly found that there was no need. Since I do not have the little wire inside my ceramic water crock that pushes the little ball up to begin water flow, it was very difficult to get the water to flow (using the ez-pour), lifting the bottle and tilting several times to get the ball to move became very strenuous. NOT necessary with these 3 gallon water bottles. They are light enough to simply turn over quickly withOUT splashing water. These bottles are very easy to use and I am extremely happy with my purchase.

Love it, safe and pours great too

It has been good so far, as advertised, assuming it is BPA free - but we will never know and we take the manufacturer word for it.The only issue that I found is that the blue caps largely available in the stores when refilling the container do not fit this type of container. I had to improvise in order to be able to use one.But for those who do not need to use the blue caps shouldn't be a matter of concern.I would give it 4.5 / 5 .

This is a good and sturdy tank for the water cooler. I like that it’s smaller allowing me to lift it on my own. Recommend.

So this bottle was crazy pricey for what you get. It's a lot smaller than I thought. Way too expensive for the size.

It's a water bottle.