Klean Kanteen Poly Sports 2.0 Cap

Monday, March 19, 2012

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 3 x 2.8 inches ; 1.9 ounces

Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.

ASIN: B00173B2G0

Item model number: KPPS

By : klean kanteen
List Price : ~~$4.95~~
Price : $4.25
You Save : $0.70 (14%)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
The perfect companion for your Klean Kanteen reusable drink container, the Sports Cap fits the 12, 18, 27, and 40 ounce stainless steel bottles securely. The Sports Cap twists on and off and has a push and release valve, allowing you to drink on the go. Properly closed, the cap is spill resistant. The polypropylene 5 material is soft on the teeth and comfortable to drink from.
Manufacturer's WarrantyOne-year warranty

Klean Kanteen has developed this sport cap that delivers some serious flow.

3x the flow of other sports caps
Quick attachment loop
Includes dust/sanitary cap
Interchangeable with all Klean Kanteen Classic bottle sizes
Dishwasher safe
Cap is NOT leak proof
Made with BPA-free polypropylene

Product Features

Features a quieter valve that allows generous flow of liquids

Made from durable BPA-free polypropylene

Quick attachment loop to connect to a carabiner or clip when you're on the go

Clean in hot water with vinegar or mild soap.

Push-up spout for easy access, cap fits tightly to prevent leakage.

Klean Kanteen Poly Sports 2.0 Cap

Customer Reviews

I was almost ready to quit using my cap because it was embarassing to use,no matter how slowly and quietly I tried drinking from it!
But, I sent klean kanteen an email asking if they had any suggestions, not really expecting an answer...but I did get an email back with the answer I hoped for. The tip they gave me WORKED, and I absolutely love the cap now, and it doesn't make a sound!
So, here's what they sent to me....I hope it works for you too.
From Klean Kanteen: "I do have some tips for using the sports caps. They are our most popular cap, as well as our most complained about. It is the air pressure that makes that funny noise.
Sports caps were originally designed and used with plastic drinking bottles, and with those, we have the ability to squeeze and change the pressure coming in and out. Because you cannot squeeze stainless steel, air has a more difficult time getting inside and making the water flow out. We had to alter the design to include an air vent in the cap to allow the pressure to escape. This air vent does have a silicone plug and valve; it helps to keep the water in.
1) The trick is to "gently" tighten the sports cap onto kanteen. Not over tightening the cap allows the silicone vent to function more quietly by relieving the vacuum created inside the kanteen.
2) Try to keep the air vent facing up toward your nose. This way, it keeps the vent facing upward so it is backed by air, not by the liquid.
3) Only tilt a little and then suck through the spout.
Try those tips, and in most cases they will take care of the noise and air flow issues.
The silicone white dot is the air vent; if you take it out it will leak. There is some natural variation among the silicone stoppers and the noise that you hear is air moving past the silicon. Some people who use the bottle specifically for sports and working out will actually take out the silicone stopper and find that they don't mind the drip as a trade off for the increased flow.
The little plastic cover of the sports cap, is a sanitary cover. It is not intended to bear the weight of a full kanteen, it is just to keep the nozzle klean and safe to drink from.
I hope that helps.... Let me know if you have any other questions.
(I deleted the name)
Customer Service Supervisor
4345 Hedstrom Way
Chico, CA 95973
800 767 3173
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One planet, one you!

For the longest time, I held off on buying products like this one after reading several so-so reviews, or the one or two negative reviews in a bunch of good ones. It took me a long time to figure out that the very existence of an opinion forum will invite some people to nitpick, and often to even find problems where none actually exist. Such is exactly the case with the Klean Kanteen Sport Cap 2.0. I own three such caps, and exchange them among three Klean Kanteen bottles. I've never had the least bit of trouble tightening or untightening any of the caps on any of the bottles. Before writing this review, I went to a local store that sells these, and did another check there, exchanging several Sport Caps 2.0 with several Klean Kanteen water bottles. The result: Not a single problem. The caps all fit well, and tightened and untightened easily on every Klean Kanteen of every size that I tried them on. It's always possible that someone got a defective bottle or cap, but I find it difficult indeed to imagine that the average person would have any trouble whatsoever in this department.
As for flow and noise: The Sport Cap 2.0 is designed to increase the flow, and it certainly does. After a long run, I can drain a 27-ounce KK in well under 10 seconds with this cap on it. It's a cinch to wash it, and other than that it requires no maintenance. The only "drawback", if you want to call it that, is the slight whistling sound the cap makes when you drink from it--not some mysterious, strange sound that will make people wonder, but the ordinary sound of air rushing through a small hole in the cap, past a small silicone valve. The noise could probably be eliminated altogether if the valve hole was bigger--but this would make leaks much more likely (as it is, I can shake, drop, run with, and roll my KKs across the floor with no leakage whatsoever from this cap). In any case, I've used my KKs with this cap at work, in the classroom, and even in the quiet zone of a research library and never gotten so much as a curious glance due to this "noise" that is about as audible as a grumbling stomach.
Unless you spend most of your time inside a completely silent echo chamber, the air-flow sound won't be a problem for you, and as my three-year-old nephew can tighten one of these caps just fine, I doubt you'll find that to be an issue either. If you're looking for an excellent, easy-to-use-and-clean, high-flow cap for a KK, this is just the thing.