“Leak Resistant” according to the link… thanks for doing the research…
This is the room temp drinking 25oz water bottle I currently use, it seals completely. does not leak in a backpack:
it fits a car cup holder and a half twist creates a sipping lid (but not like a straw, bottle must be tilted up, not ideal when driving)
In winter, for hot tea, and as a source of warmth I use 32oz Nalgene. Seals completely, no leaks in a backpack:
does not fit a car cup holder, is not suitable for drinking while driving (splashes in your face), unless using this sip cap accessory Amazon.com that fits into the bottle, under the sealed lid.
I use these 16oz soft flasks as pocket warmers with hot tea inside, when snowboarding:
Yeah, their prices are really very good. They’d got a steep sale going on.
I like how for most sizes they include 3 cap types—no extra accessory to buy. 4.8 rating on Amazon too. Competitively priced. And some really terrific color options. The labels are laser etched too, which is a nice touch.
i recently got their 1.1 liter thermos… for 10$ the quality was hard to beat…
and i’ve got a few of their regular 18oz bottles / cups too. they’re pretty good. from what i saw they’ve even been updating the caps and style of their bottles…
Alright before I say this, I will say I do not have this brand. But this applies to all metal mugs.
That being said the Big Stanley thermos says you need to “pre chill” the device before putting in your drink.
This allows the thermos to do it’s job of “keeping the drink cold” and it does make a big difference.
Your ice isn’t being wasted on chilling the liner now as it is already cold.
Just put water and a fair amount of ice in it for like 10 min., then drain that out and add ice and your drink and it will stay cold for a long time.
I do this with all my travel mugs now for hot weather and the results are worth the effort.
HTH
According to the Hydro Flask literature,they say no freezer.I usually do that also,chill for a bit then add ice and water,but kinda afraid now,don’t want to wreck the powdered coating and maybe that’s why they say no freezer?
I sent them an e-mail regarding the ‘no freezer’ bit,but I am thinking that maybe they were talking about people filling it up with water,putting the lid on and freezing it solid,which would split it open…I dunno,they don’t seem too ‘fast’ with their replies.HB
This advise won’t work for me: “Big Stanley thermos says you need to “pre chill” the device before putting in your drink.
This allows the thermos to do it’s job of “keeping the drink cold” and it does make a big difference.
Your ice isn’t being wasted on chilling the liner now as it is already cold.
Just put water and a fair amount of ice in it for like 10 min., then drain that out”.
I use bottled water for my drink,plus I used bottled water to make my ice cubes,so I will basically throwing all the ‘good stuff’ ‘down the drain’ if I go that way.
I guess I could try using 4 or 5 ice cubes,with no water and screw the cap on,hopefully that would cool the inside enough before I add water,but I kinda don’t think that would work.
I will try a little ‘experiment’ tonight just to satisfy my curiosity.
I will put 4 or 5 ice cubes in my Hydro Flask with no water and see how much just the ice has melted the next morning(8 hours?)…HF says 24 hours….I doubt it?!Thanks, HB
Just some F.Y.I. ……I had a Doc appointment today,so I took my Hydro Flask 24oz drinking vessel which I put 4 or 5 medium sized ice cubes,plus bottled water,placed it in the car cup holder(it’s a little long and smaller than the cup holder,so it moves around quite a bit while driving)…anyway,when I came out from my appt,maybe 45 minutes later,the sun was ‘full on’,shining on the front seat area and of course,my HF drink container. The black cap was pretty hot to touch and the outside of the HF was a little warm,but the drink(water) was still ice cold and still had loads ice.I can’t say for sure how long the sun was shining on it,maybe 1/2 hour…anyway,I like,(Love)my new HF!.HB
Yep, the Ozark Trail is a nobrainer. I had an OT 30 oz. & was given a a Yeti 30 oz… The Yeti has nothing on the OT except it costs about 4 times as much.
OT also makes a cooler that hangs right in there with Yeti, Engel, an other overpriced ones.
And yeah, pre heating or cooling a tumbler or cooler helps preformance tremendously… whatever the brand.
My family has tried several brands of water bottles, but settle on Yeti. The 18oz straight-walled model is our favorite. Not cheap but we have had them for years and they hold up great. My kids even had the small ones with their lunch boxes in grade school and couldn’t hurt them….which is saying something.
Walmart on-line doesn’t show the full range of Ozark Trail bottles. I went to a local Walmart and their selection was really scant. I guess it’s hit-or-miss depending upon your location.
I took a look at Takeya again. They have a newer version of their standard bottle with spout lid design. It’s called Takeya Actives. BB&B was running a sale, and with the 20% off coupon they provide (Takeya is included), I got my 24 oz bottle in Midnight Blue down to $21. I had another item to buy that put the total cost above threshold for free shipping ($39). This is an improved screw spout lid with hinged handle that now has better insulation. The powder coating on the steel bottle exterior also has better scratch/wear resistance. And now they include a rubber/silicone boot by default over the original (an $8 ~ $10 add-on). I expect it should perform at least as well if not better than my older steel finish Takeya (40 oz).
Hydro Flask may have a good drinking vessel,but their customer service stinks!!
No reply back from them regarding an o-ring for my HF 24oz Starfish water bottle,so not sure if I can just buy the o-ring(for a spare),or if I have to but a whole new screwcap with o-ring installed.They need to check their in-box more!! This is about the third time I tried contacting them with no replies back!!.Huck
Kleen Kanteen with the cafe cap is my favorite and I’ve had lots of insulated bottles. The cap is easy to disassemble to clean it out and doesn’t leak. I can put it in my backpack and not worry about it getting liquid everywhere.
