KOR ONE BPA Free Hydration Vessel
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Description of KOR ONE BPA Free Hydration Vessel
Each of the KOR One Hydration Vessels represents a specific water related cause. KOR has selected four nonprofits for the Thirst for Giving program based on the extraordinary work they are doing for the causes KOR supports.The average U.S. consumer discarded 167 single-use water bottles last year. Of these 167, only 20 were recycled; the rest of the oil-based bottles went into landfills or wound up as litter. Now you can do your part to promote a greener lifestyle--and enjoy a strikingly beautiful design in the process--with the KOR ONE hydration vessel. Offering everything you want in a multi-use water bottle, the KOR ONE boasts an elliptical shape that's inspired by the organic beauty of blown glass, with a sparkling body that stands out in a crowd. More importantly, the bottle eagerly quenches your thirst thanks to the "no-worry-cap" swivel, which opens with a press of a button and a twist of the wrist. Not only does this reveal a mouth wide enough for a satisfying flow, but it's also designed to minimize splashing. And users will appreciate the bottle's slim, ergonomic design, which fits in most cup holders and water-bottle pockets.
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Most refillable water bottles are made of polycarbonate, even though scientists have known for years that Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical used in the polycarbonate manufacturing process, leaches into whatever liquid goes inside (BPA is a known hormone disruptor that's been linked to birth defects). That's why the Kor One is made from Eastman Tritan, which offers the clarity and performance of polycarbonate but without the dangers of BPA. It's also safer to refill the Kor One than to re-fill single-use bottles, which tend to act as breeding grounds for bacteria. Many single-use bottles are made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which studies indicate leaches potentially harmful amounts of antimony and other chemicals, especially as the bottle breaks down from re-use. The KOR ONE, by contrast, is easy to clean and stays safe throughout its lifetime.
Perhaps the most important benefit that the Kor One provides, however, is an immediate delivery system for your body's most important substance: water. Your body contains up to 70 percent water, and every metabolic system depends on it. Even minor dehydration can have significant effects, ranging from fatigue and headaches to indigestion and muscle cramps. The KOR ONE helps overcome these problems by giving you instant access to water, helping keep your muscles and joints happy and lubricated, distributing vitamins and other nutrients throughout the body, and helping remove lactic acid, dead cells, and toxins that would otherwise slow you down (or worse).
A Sustainable Choice
According to the Pacific Institute, the amount of petroleum required to make, ship, and distribute the average single-use water bottle would fill 25 percent of the bottle itself. So when you drink a bottle of water, you're also consuming the equivalent of a quarter of the bottle's volume in oil. The Earth Policy Institute estimates that bottled water consumption is the global warming equivalent of three million cars driven for a year. Drinking from a reusable water bottle, however, is a simple but empowering change. You may not be able to reverse global warming single-handedly, but collectively we can make a difference by changing our water consumption habits.
Additional Features:
- Hinged opening makes drinking easier and more enjoyable (no cap to lose or fight with)
- 750 ml capacity
- Tapered shape fits hands of all sizes and most backpacks, briefcases, and laptop bags
- Ergonomic handle for easy carrying
- Soft rubber base makes for easy landing
- Wide mouth for strong flow, adding ice cubes, and easy cleaning
- Dishwasher-safe in top rack (hand washing with soap and hot water recommended)
- Measures 3.54 by 11.36 by 2.58 inches (W x H x D)
In addition to building innovative products that reduce environmental impact, KOR takes their social responsibility mission very seriously and donates 1% of all sales to a select group of non-profits that focus on water-related issues. The company's goal is not only to provide much-needed funds to these organizations, but to engage their customers on issues such as recycling, watershed protection, and the global water crisis. Each of the four KOR One Hydration Vessels represents a specific water-related cause:
- Ice Blue: Ocean Protection, partnered with The Algalita Marine Research Foundation
- Sawgrass Green: Watershed Protection, partnered with The Wetlands Initiative
- Sunrise Orange: Bottle Container Recycling, partnered with Container Recycling Institute
- Orchid Pink: Global Water Crisis, partnered with Blue Planet Run
Sports reviews of KOR ONE BPA Free Hydration Vessel
Customer Review: Cool design but a bit pricey
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
I have actually owned my Kor One since the day they started selling them. Fortunately, mine is still in great condition and I still use it often. The big question most people ask is why pay $30 bucks for one of these when you can get a similar one from Nalgene or Camelbak for $10 (all made of same BPA free Eastman Tritan material -- yep, the stuff that smells after a few days of holding water).
The design of the Kor is pretty cool as folks have alluded to in other reviews, but from a practicality point of view, it is just so-so. First off, it doesn't fit in a typical cup holder. Secondly, the vessel is so long and narrow that it doesn't stand easily on its end (a simple shake of the table will tip it over). So you will most often place it lying on its side, which requires you to have a lot of trust that the thing won't leak.
One design aspect that stands out is the size of the mouth opening. While it is large enough to allow for ice cubes, it is small enough to avoid typical spilling that you get while drinking from larger mouth bottles such as Nalgenes. BTW, for those of you that want this size mouth opening for your Nalgene and Camelbak bottles, check out Humangear's capCap water bottle top ($6). This brings up another limitation with the Kor One -- everything is self-contained. Since the top is hinged onto the bottle, there is no option to replace it. So while the small mouth opening is nice, it would be ideal to have a replaceable top with something more suitable for working out such as straw or other.
I guess I'm a little disappointed that the Kor One folks haven't really done much with their product other than some different color options or new special edition collection with fancy graphics. The original design is still the same. It would be nice to see a smaller bottle. It would be nice to see one that can stand up as well as fit in a cup holder. It would be nice to see different replaceable top/mouth options.
Customer Review: Pretty, But Little Substance
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
First, let me write about the pricing. I bought the orange bottle at one price ($26.74, I believe) and then hours later, Amazon changed it to $24.99, then dropped the price further to $23.99 a couple of days after that. I'm not sure why there were so many price drops in such a short period of time.
The KOR Hydration Vessel (Really? They call it that? I would hate to be in that board meeting.) is every bit as pretty as the ads and photos suggest. The white plastic is matte and the see-through orange plastic is very appealing. I have a white Macbook with an orange Speck cover and the two match very well. The handle is very functional and, as other users say, the mouth is easy and pleasant to drink from.
HOWEVER.
I have filled this thing with water twice and both times, I have wound up with water everywhere after the fact. I'm not sure if it's just water that seeped into the crevices and only comes out when I set the bottle on my bed or if there's some sort of leak somewhere, but I can tell you that this is certainly not something I will be tossing into my bag with my Macbook when the bottle is full of water. Additionally, I found the lid difficult to close (not so difficult that I was in tears or anything, but a little more difficult than I was led to believe it would be).
In conclusion, I would equate the KOR ONE Hydration Vessel with an airheaded beauty pageant contestant: beautiful and classy, but with little functionality in the real world and prone to bizarre leakage. And I would not trust it near my computer.
Customer Review: Nice looking, but Fragile
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
This is a really nice looking water bottle.
I take it to the gym all the time, just handle it with care.
Pros:
- design is very nice to look at
- relatively easy to clean, i just use warm water/dish soap and a little brush to clean the inside
- it's clear. being able to see the water is important to me.
Cons:
- scuff marks. it's not too bad, barely visible. these came from placing it in the water bottle holder on the treadmill and vibrations from it caused the bottle to bounce around slightly causing the marks.
- poor balance. because the shape is oval, tall, and skinny, you cant carelessly put it down and expect it to keep standing, especially on those soft exercise mats.
- dont ever drop it! because it will break! my lid broke partially after it fell from about 2 feet in the air. one of the little plastic wedges inside the lid snapped off so the lid only closes on one side and now it leaks. i still use the bottle however since i can close it and still hold it by the handles. i just cant put it in my gym bag while there's water inside the bottle.
Customer Review: Looks great, but fragile and not very well thought out
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
You will definitely turn heads with this water bottle but the good things end there. The cap can be hard to open sometimes. The bottle is not very stable when upright so it falls over easily and when it does, it may crack. The cap part of my bottle cracked after the bottle tipped over. I would have liked this bottle much better if the plastic was stronger. My biggest complaint with this bottle is the cap. The area around the rubber seal is not ventilated so if you get some water in it and leave the cap closed, it will start to stink. This was very annoying to me because I almost always got some water in the cap when I filled the bottle and it was inconvenient to dry out the cap every time. Sure, this bottle looks really nice and it was in Iron Man 2, but it is not very functional.Customer Review: Hooked on the look, but...
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
The aesthetics of this product--along with the many compliments I've received from friends and strangers alike--have roped me into buying a second bottle, even as I curse the broken hinge on my current "hydration vessel." Being familiar with the common complaints about the durability of this bottle, I was not surprised when a 1-foot tumble from my hand to the carpeted floor wrecked the flip top. All the same, it is disappointing that the same care and consideration put into the visual appeal of the KOR ONE didn't continue to its engineering. (Note: the latch continues to hold down the top, but this actually made it worse for me, because the lid appeared to stay on while allowing the contents to leak into my bag.)