Owala FreeSip Twist Stainless Steel Water Bottle 24 oz Denim

Why it's worth it

The Twist trades the push-button lid for a screw-on top and slims the body down to 2.91 inches, narrow enough for most car cupholders and snug bag pockets. It's also the only bottle here rated for hot and carbonated drinks.

Buy this one if your bottle rides in the car. At 2.91 inches across, it drops into a normal cupholder — something Owala says flatly that the 32- and 40-ounce FreeSip bottles can't do. It's taller and skinnier than the standard 24-ounce, which also means it slips into the side pocket of a bag that the wider bottles stretch out of shape.

Losing the push button costs you speed and buys you peace of mind. You twist the top instead of clicking it open, so it's a two-hand job at a stoplight or between sets. In exchange, you skip the mechanism that owners complain about most across the FreeSip line, and you get a leak-proof twist seal rather than a lock you might forget to flip.

From our review of 7 owala water bottles

What we like

• +Buy this one if your bottle rides in the car
• +Losing the push button costs you speed and buys you peace of mind
• +You still get the patented FreeSip spout — straw when you're upright, swig when you tilt back — plus double-wall insulation that…

What to know

• –Owala lists this one as hand-wash, so you don't even get the dishwasher-safe lid that the push-button bottles offer