The unique design of the Camelbak Chute Mag lid
The Camelbak Chute Mag collection, was originally released in 2014 as a leakproof screw lid alternative to the Camelbak water bottles with the bite valve lids. The lids had a comfortable screw lid drinking spout to drink from, a little wider than a disposable bottle normally is, and then a wider lid that allows for easy cleaning and filling, adding ice cubes etc, and shared the same lid size and thread size as the Camelbak Better Bottle (now upgraded to the Camelbak Eddy bottle). The design also meant that you couldn't lose the lid because it was attached to the bottle.
Design issues with the first version of the Camelbak Chute Lid
There were 2 minor design issues with the first generation lid that have been fixed in the 2.0 version of the lid. The Chute lid has always been designed so the cap won't come off and get lost, so it has to tuck in to the lid somewhere to stay out of the way while you're drinking. The tucking away of the lid was a little fiddly in the first version and some customers complained that it would hit their nose while they were drinking and that it wouldn't easily stay in place when tucked in to its spot, and it would come out mid way through drinking.
The second issues was when the lid was screwed on, if the thread was a little crooked as you started to screw, the lid would not be leakproof. It rarely happened, but if it did, it was annoying. It was easy enough to combat by simply turning the lid counter clockwise a little before then turning it clockwise to put back on the bottle, but it was fiddly, and it has now been fixed.
Design upgrade on the Camelbak Chute Mag lid
In 2018, 4 years after the release of the first lid, these issues were addressed and fixed. We assume this process took at least 12 months, so the first lid was probably only on the market a couple of years before Camelbak realised a redesign was in order. All good water bottle brands innovate with their lids and upgrade designs, so we applaud them for doing this.
ISSUE 1 was fixed with a magnet to hold the open lid in place and instead of a flexible piece of plastic keeping the lid on, a solid fixed hinge was used instead, providing a much better drinking experience.
ISSUE 2 was also fixed in the redesign, so the thread on the lid easily screws in to place and can't accidentally be screwed on crooked. A part of this fix is the hinged lid putting the smaller drinking spout lid in exactly the position it needs to be in.