Coghlan'sCoghlan's Bota Bag

i thought 1L would be more than it is i guess. its a well made real-leather water skin, however i decided i'd get a 1.5L after seeing how small this one is. the red rope on this isn't as appealing as the leather straps on other water skins, and the strap is quite short, however the 2nd water skin i bought has a similar length leather strap so its not a fault. a point in this item's favour is that is doesn't smell as bad as others do. some skins have a strong smell from the pig skin leather, and a strong smell (and taste in the water) from the plastic bag the inside consists of.and as a side note on the taste the bag gives to water: funnel some baking soda into the bag, then fill with water and leather for however long you think is right. come back to it, empty & rinse, then fill with clear water to test the taste. if its still strong repeat until the taste goes.

Do not recommend purchasing, interior contains DHEP which carries a health risk. I won't be drinking from mine.

had to have one or two uses to get rid of initial plastic taste, so far has not leaked can be hard to fill but holds drinks at temperature well and great for the rustic look

I was shocked to receive this and see a warning that it contains DHEP, a chemical banned in the EU since 1999 as a carcinogen and teratogen. There was no information to this effect available prior to purchase or I would not have ordered it. Glad the warning was there, but should not be for sale.

You can taste the rubber on the bag inside, in spite of washing it out many times, should have returned it but it came from Spain via the states, so too much hassle

DO NOT BUY. THIS PRODUCT HAS A LEABEL STATING " THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS DEHP, WHICH IS KNOWN TO TO CAUSE CANCER, REPRODUCTIVE HARM AND BIRTH DEFECTS."A BASIC GOOGLE SEARCH IS VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE UNACCEPTABLE DANGERS OF THIS CARCINOGEN.