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Unigear TPU reservoir, wide screw closure, 100 cm insulated hose review

A food-grade TPU reservoir with a wide screw closure and a neoprene-covered hose, whose title and bullets do not agree on which capacities exist — the title lists five, a bullet lists three.

The bottom line A well-named film and a wide opening, on a listing that contradicts itself about its own sizes. The contradiction is the maker’s; both versions are printed above.

What this listing puts on record

A food-grade TPU film stated FDA-approved and free of BPA and BPS, a wide screw closure stated to admit ice cubes and give access to the inner surface, a 100 cm detachable hose with a premium neoprene cover, an auto-lock system, a 360-degree swivel spout, and two different lists of available capacities.

The two capacity lists

The title says 1 L, 1.5 L, 2 L, 2.5 L and 3 L. A bullet says 2 L, 2.5 L and 3 L. Both are published by the maker in the same listing.

This site does not arbitrate between two figures from the same source. It prints both and says where each came from, because the useful thing to know before ordering is that the question exists.

What the opening gets right

A wide screw closure is not a slide top, but it is stated to be wide enough for ice and for a hand to reach the inside. Access to the inner surface is what decides whether a reservoir dries, and drying is what decides whether it is still in use next season.

What the listing keeps quiet about

Seam construction. Nothing at all. Hose internal diameter. Nothing, as on every reservoir in this family. Empty weight. Nothing.

Before ordering

Ask the seller which capacity you are actually buying, and check the neoprene hose cover against the routing in your own pack — a covered tube is slightly fatter than a bare one and does not always slide through a narrow port.

Availability

Selling between 13 € and 15 € across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was checked.

It also sells on the British Amazon store in the local currency, which the range above does not cover — that range counts euro stores and nothing else.

Nothing came back from the American Amazon store, so the buy link there opens a local search instead of a page that is not there.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • A wide screw closure stated to give access to the inner surface for cleaning and drying, which is the failure this family is judged on
  • Names the film as food-grade TPU and states it is free of both BPA and BPS, rather than the usual BPA-free alone
  • The hose is stated to carry a premium neoprene cover, so no separate sleeve is needed for cold or heat

Compromises

  • The title and the bullets publish different capacity ranges, so which sizes exist has to be settled with the seller
  • No bite valve is named — the spout swivels through 360 degrees, and how it is opened and closed beyond the auto-lock is not described
  • Nothing is published about the seams, which is where a reservoir gives way

Specifications

CapacityThe title states 1 L, 1.5 L, 2 L, 2.5 L and 3 L; a bullet states 2 L, 2.5 L and 3 L — the two lists published by the maker do not agree
Opening typeA wide screw closure — stated
Fill port widthNot published on the listing — stated to be wide enough to add ice cubes and to reach the inner surface, without a figure
Hose internal diameterNot published on the listing — the hose is stated as 100 cm long, detachable and covered in neoprene
Bite valveNot published on the listing — a 360-degree swivel spout is stated, and no bite valve is named
Shut-offAn auto-lock system — stated
Quick-disconnect fittingNot published on the listing — the hose is stated to be detachable, without naming a coupling
Film materialTPU, stated food-grade and FDA-approved, and stated free of BPA and BPS
Seam constructionNot published on the listing
Stated cleaning methodThe maker states the inner surface is easy to reach, clean and dry through the wide closure, and for the initial plastic smell states lemon juice and water followed by the fridge
Empty weightNot published on the listing
Amazon referenceB07F9WF8S5 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN0705169071792

What people ask before buying

Which capacities are actually available?

The listing does not settle it. The title names five sizes and one bullet names three, and both are the maker’s own text. Where two published figures disagree, this site prints both rather than choosing one, and the seller is the place to resolve it.

Is an insulated hose worth having?

It is what stops the tube warming in the sun and delays it freezing in the cold, and buying it separately is a second purchase. This listing states a neoprene cover as part of the system.