A closure having an integrated flip top handle for use with a liquid container and for carrying the liquid container, the closure comprising: an end wall; a skirt wall depending from the end wall; an outlet opening in the end wall, the outlet opening including an opening ridge; a pivot hinge mount; and a flip top pivotally mounted on the pivot hinge mount, the flip top being movable between a first position in which the outlet opening is covered by the flip top and a second position in which the outlet opening is exposed, the flip top comprising: a closing member covering the outlet opening when the flip top is in the first position, the closing member including a closing member ridge configured to engage the outlet opening ridge and assist in sealing the outlet opening; a pivot support member extending, when the flip top is in the first position, horizontally and downwardly from the closing member to the pivot hinge mount and pivotally attached to the pivot hinge mount to enable the flip top to rotate around a flip top axis; and a carrying member extending from the closing member on a same side of the closing member as the pivot support member, the carrying member comprising a distal end that, when the flip top is in the first position, extends outward from the closing member at least as far as the pivot hinge mount, whereby an upward force applied to the distal end when the flip top is in the first position does not cause an upward opening force to be applied to the closing member; wherein the distal end of the carrying member is located on one side of the flip top axis and the closing member is located on an opposing side of the flip top axis; wherein the carrying member further comprises a carrying loop, the carrying loop being configured to receive a user's finger inserted through the carrying loop. an end wall; a skirt wall depending from the end wall; an outlet opening in the end wall, the outlet opening including an opening ridge; a pivot hinge mount; and a flip top pivotally mounted on the pivot hinge mount, the flip top being movable between a first position in which the outlet opening is covered by the flip top and a second position in which the outlet opening is exposed, the flip top comprising: a closing member covering the outlet opening when the flip top is in the first position, the closing member including a closing member ridge configured to engage the outlet opening ridge and assist in sealing the outlet opening; a pivot support member extending, when the flip top is in the first position, horizontally and downwardly from the closing member to the pivot hinge mount and pivotally attached to the pivot hinge mount to enable the flip top to rotate around a flip top axis; and a carrying member extending from the closing member on a same side of the closing member as the pivot support member, the carrying member comprising a distal end that, when the flip top is in the first position, extends outward from the closing member at least as far as the pivot hinge mount, whereby an upward force applied to the distal end when the flip top is in the first position does not cause an upward opening force to be applied to the closing member; a closing member covering the outlet opening when the flip top is in the first position, the closing member including a closing member ridge configured to engage the outlet opening ridge and assist in sealing the outlet opening; a pivot support member extending, when the flip top is in the first position, horizontally and downwardly from the closing member to the pivot hinge mount and pivotally attached to the pivot hinge mount to enable the flip top to rotate around a flip top axis; and a carrying member extending from the closing member on a same side of the closing member as the pivot support member, the carrying member comprising a distal end that, when the flip top is in the first position, extends outward from the closing member at least as far as the pivot hinge mount, whereby an upward force applied to the distal end when the flip top is in the first position does not cause an upward opening force to be applied to the closing member; wherein the distal end of the carrying member is located on one side of the flip top axis and the closing member is located on an opposing side of the flip top axis; wherein the carrying member further comprises a carrying loop, the carrying loop being configured to receive a user's finger inserted through the carrying loop.