A must have for camping or if you just need a source of water to be dispensed while away from a faucet. Before, I would always buy the 2.5 gallon rectangular water containers from the grocery store and they would double as drinking water, as well as faucet water for hand and face washing, since they have a sort of valve or dispenser. This carrier makes things easier because it is much easier to refill and the faucet works smoothly allowing you to open and close the tap easier. As the water is dispensed, its pliable design collapses it which makes transport and storage easier when empty. The handles seem solid enough to move the carrier around when full and allow you to stand it up in a couple of different ways without being so flimsy that it easily falls over.