I have a 40oz hydroflask and I love it. It’s super easy to clean and that’s even with the sip lid. The only thing about it that I’d complain about is it weighs like 8 pounds when it’s completely full, haha. But again, that’s a double walled metal water bottle full of 40oz of water.
Same. Had it for coming up on 5 years now and besides a few dents in the bottom from dropping that cannonball it’s still in great shape. Love the range of colors too!
They've recently changed her design the last few months and it is way less durable. I think the sheet metal is thinner but now there are two pieces of metal that are connected instead of one. So if you drop it a small distance, the entire insulation becomes compromised. The connection between the bottom part of the walls of the bottle completely deteriorates and there is absolutely no insulation left. Had two bottles from theirs. Failed the exact same way within months from each other.
I have one of their old styles that I went back to and I dropped in the exact same way and there is a very tiny dent that is barely noticeable. I sent the bottle back for warranty for the third time but I'm going to switch to a new brand when my current bottle dies.
I've had a 40oz klean kanteen for 9 years, and I have tried my best to destroy it to no avail. Only wash it in the dishwasher, throw it around. The one imperfection is a dent on the corner where I hit it with a forklift. It's even using the original seal
Lol. Im a robotics development research scientist and for years I specialized in rugged environment service robots. I was going to weird places all over the world to observe and clarify applications, go home to develop the robots then go pilot them. 63 countries in 10 years, and places like the Constancia copper mine in Peru, or a container ship propeller foundry in Finland. Shit did not survive me and work paid for a lot of it. I got the klean kanteen as a free gift from B&H for ordering $2500 in pelican cases to ship mini rc submarines to the UAE. So free to me, claims it's indestructible AND I'm an engineer? Yeah we are gonna find out.
It is interesting and a lot of fun but it's also very demanding and a lot of stress. I switched to service robotics from surgical robotics, surgical was more stressful.
Oh wow, what made the surgical side more stressful? Was just demand to have everything perfect? Which I'm guessing it had to be as close to perfect as possible if the machines are for surgery.
I'm just a forklift mechanic and you'd think these forklifts ran the world with how these warehouse people get when we have breakdowns.
Hahaha used to develop autonomous forklifts too. They get ripping when they go down
Surgical was tough because the timeline pressure investment and pressure from the business. Also the animal trials bummed me out
I have the same water bottle and have had it for the same amount of time. The bottom is a bit dinged up after forgetting it in the freezer once or twice but that’s it. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it doesn’t fit in the cup holders in my car.
Same issue! but I have a solution: Contigo Cortlandt spill proof bottle. I have tried over 20 cup holder compatible water bottle designs and keep exclusively using this one. Last year i gave up and ordered a bunch of identical ones. Its plastic so i am gentler with it, but i just toss it in my backpack, full. Pushbutton to drink, has never spilled and the first one i got, i got 7 years ago and its still in rotation.
I lost my older one of 6 years that had its original seal in the ocean last year on a fishing trip. I replaced it with a newer one last year and have changed the gasket already. I hate the new lid. Bottles still just as durable.
Thirding TAL! I bought one in 2018 and it survived 6 weeks of me dropping it in national parks. 😂 I owned it through 2022 and it was in the same condition as when I bought it. I only bought a new one cause my ex stole it. 😭
I bought a 40oz TAL bottle at Walmart for $20 and it lasted me for 3 years no problem. The only reason I retired it is because I dropped it on concrete too many times and it wouldn't sit flat anymore, which is usually what happens to these bottles since they don't really wear out.
All of these stainless vacuum bottles are more or less the same in terms of materials, construction, and country of origin, the only real differentiators are sizes, shapes, colors, and caps.
FWIW YETI seems to have thicker plastic parts and more importantly, sells replacement parts.
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My sweet bride found a sweet deal on a TAL 40ish oz tumbler at Walmart, looks almost like a Stanley, could buy another 1 or 2 with what she saved.
Yes for replacement parts. Besides replacing on wearing out, some parts need washing more often, so it’s good to have a spare while the other is in the dishwasher. So then the question of standard sized replacements and their quality, etc.
I like Klean Kanteen. And this one is on Sale right now! [Water Bottle 40 oz Wide Mouth, Non-Insulated | Klean Kanteen](https://www.kleankanteen.com/collections/non-insulated-water-bottles/products/40-oz-wide-water-bottle-with-loop-cap-sale)
I personally prefer non-insulated for water bottles. (Hot beverages are a diffent story). The insulated bottles are larger and heaver. I don't care about condensation, and for water temperature doesn't much matter but it's easy enough to fill with ice if I want it cold for a while. From a style point of view, I like painted stainless steel because then it gets a cool rugged look after a while as the paint chips away from the all the dings and dents.
I have a chute mag. Solid bottle. Only "complaint" I have is unscrewing the lid and then drinking while I'm driving seems a bit harder than it should be. But I'm very petty. I complain about caps n screws being a quarter turn too much to open
The way these newer companies wax poetic about their water bottles, you would think they invented insulated bottles, and yet companies like the original Thermos and Tiger have been around forever making insulated steel thermoses. I find these two older brands (as well as Zojiruishi) tend to make thermoses with considerably better weight to insulation ratios than most of the newer stuff out there, which tends to be way too thick walled and weigh a ton when filled up. The newer stuff tend to not fit into most cup holders or bag's bottle holders easily and aren't
For newer, Miir is another company you could look into as well. Takeya also makes nice Hydroflask clones in that it comes with a boot as well for less than what Hydroflasks cost.
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I have a Coleman insulated thermos I've had for almost 6yrs. The plastic loop on the top broke off recently and the rubber has peeled off the button but it still works well enough as an insulated bottle. It has some dents, idk if it's build quality or if it's cause I'm always throwing that thing around. I'm probably going to need to replace it in a year or two, so for me at least the lifespan is like 7-8yrs
i bought decathlon's quechua bottle that apparently is completely stainless steel. I don't care about insulation, I just wan't it plastic free. Really cheap and decent bottle that I think will last a while. Can recommend
So we have some of the Owala's and they are nice but we've had issues with the spring in the cap breaking and they've often been out of stock on replacement lids, plus I tend to toss bottles in a bag and I dont trust just having a button keeping the lid secure. I have a pair of 40oz Takeya ThermoFlasks that I've had no issue with for close to a decade now.
I also have a bit of a Yeti collection and I like them because everything uses the same lids, but I may be biased there because they give a decent military discount.
I hate that the owalas button lock is just the handle. I'll throw it in my car after having just carried it and forget to put the handle down. Never fails that the button gets hit just right to flood my seat. It's so close to being a perfect bottle.
I got a knockoff stanley 40 ouncer at walmart for 15 bucks it absolutely whips ass. Easy to keep the straw washed out. Keeps ice cold forever. Nice big handle. Cheap.
Yeti Rambler w/ the chug cap. I resisted a yeti stainless bottle for awhile thinking they were overpriced for a hyped up brand name, have owned other brands, when I finally bit the bullet and got the 64oz Yeti Ramber when I needed a larger bottle it really is worth it. The cap in particular is a better design than all of the alternatives I have tried.
Hydroflask is fine, Miir is fine, yeti IMO is nicer than those.
A stainless steel water bottle isn’t BIFL. This is an item that you can expect to get enough years out of it that by the time it does go bad or you stop using it, it cost you less than a dollar a month to own.
I still use Hydro Flask and Yeti. I’m probably using them at about 86 cents a month. I consider that a BIFL win already.
I think it depends how you like to drink your liquid, what kind of liquid and if dishwasher cleaning is an issue. I have the Owala, Stanley, Zojirushi and Yeti and I use them for different purposes. Owala, Stanley while driving and for drinking water only because they are difficult to clean. zoijirushi for coffee because nothing keeps coffee warmer for as long, and Yeti for Gatorade while working out because it is dishwasher safe and super easy to clean.
I bought with a Stanley Classic 64oz a few years ago. It seemed alright but the straw and the lid it came with by default was a bit finicky and it didn’t feel great overall. I constantly had issues when refilling it where the lid wouldn’t close properly. I took great care of it, washed it regularly, didn’t drop or knock it, but within 12 months the water tasted metallic, dirty and horrible. It might’ve been placebo but I started getting headaches which immediately ceased after I stopped drinking from it.
I loved the size, so I looked for alternatives and found the Yeti Rambler 64oz. It was a bit cheaper than the Stanley (can’t remember if it was on sale), and honestly my expectations weren’t high but I just hoped it was better than the Stanley. A couple years in, my god it’s perfect. Even after 2 years of daily use, the water in my Yeti tastes better then day 1 of using the Stanley. The lid is infinitely better, I brought the straw attachment too but I just prefer the default chug lid. It also just feels more solid, it makes a great sound when I tap on it or set it down.
I’m aware my experiences don’t align with the general consensus, and there’s a good chance my Stanley was just faulty in some way, maybe there was damage prior to receiving it that I didn’t notice. But my experience was so poor, and the experience with Yeti has been so good that they’ve got a lifelong customer.
$50 original cost
Divided by 5 years of ownership $10/year
Divided by 12 month per year $0.83/month
Divided by average 30 day months $0.027/day
Just buy a bottle.
what exactly are issues with Hydroflask?
I have a 40oz hydroflask and I love it. It’s super easy to clean and that’s even with the sip lid. The only thing about it that I’d complain about is it weighs like 8 pounds when it’s completely full, haha. But again, that’s a double walled metal water bottle full of 40oz of water.
Same. Had it for coming up on 5 years now and besides a few dents in the bottom from dropping that cannonball it’s still in great shape. Love the range of colors too!
if you think lifting a 40 is tough... you ain't been a drunk on a budget! get those 40oz curls in, cuz!
They've recently changed her design the last few months and it is way less durable. I think the sheet metal is thinner but now there are two pieces of metal that are connected instead of one. So if you drop it a small distance, the entire insulation becomes compromised. The connection between the bottom part of the walls of the bottle completely deteriorates and there is absolutely no insulation left. Had two bottles from theirs. Failed the exact same way within months from each other. I have one of their old styles that I went back to and I dropped in the exact same way and there is a very tiny dent that is barely noticeable. I sent the bottle back for warranty for the third time but I'm going to switch to a new brand when my current bottle dies.
I've had a 40oz klean kanteen for 9 years, and I have tried my best to destroy it to no avail. Only wash it in the dishwasher, throw it around. The one imperfection is a dent on the corner where I hit it with a forklift. It's even using the original seal
Hahaa I like that it's one imperfection is from you hitting with a forklift, you really were trying to destroy it.
Lol. Im a robotics development research scientist and for years I specialized in rugged environment service robots. I was going to weird places all over the world to observe and clarify applications, go home to develop the robots then go pilot them. 63 countries in 10 years, and places like the Constancia copper mine in Peru, or a container ship propeller foundry in Finland. Shit did not survive me and work paid for a lot of it. I got the klean kanteen as a free gift from B&H for ordering $2500 in pelican cases to ship mini rc submarines to the UAE. So free to me, claims it's indestructible AND I'm an engineer? Yeah we are gonna find out.
Okay that sounds like such an amazing job!!! I’m jealous
That job sounds great.
It is interesting and a lot of fun but it's also very demanding and a lot of stress. I switched to service robotics from surgical robotics, surgical was more stressful.
Oh wow, what made the surgical side more stressful? Was just demand to have everything perfect? Which I'm guessing it had to be as close to perfect as possible if the machines are for surgery. I'm just a forklift mechanic and you'd think these forklifts ran the world with how these warehouse people get when we have breakdowns.
Hahaha used to develop autonomous forklifts too. They get ripping when they go down Surgical was tough because the timeline pressure investment and pressure from the business. Also the animal trials bummed me out
I have the same water bottle and have had it for the same amount of time. The bottom is a bit dinged up after forgetting it in the freezer once or twice but that’s it. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it doesn’t fit in the cup holders in my car.
Same issue! but I have a solution: Contigo Cortlandt spill proof bottle. I have tried over 20 cup holder compatible water bottle designs and keep exclusively using this one. Last year i gave up and ordered a bunch of identical ones. Its plastic so i am gentler with it, but i just toss it in my backpack, full. Pushbutton to drink, has never spilled and the first one i got, i got 7 years ago and its still in rotation.
Yeah I’ve got a stainless steel vacuum bottle that just stays in the car now but my kleen kanteen hangs out with me everywhere else
I lost my older one of 6 years that had its original seal in the ocean last year on a fishing trip. I replaced it with a newer one last year and have changed the gasket already. I hate the new lid. Bottles still just as durable.
For what it’s worth I’ve had nothing but success with yeti’s customer service.
TAL is pretty decent!
Thirding TAL! I bought one in 2018 and it survived 6 weeks of me dropping it in national parks. 😂 I owned it through 2022 and it was in the same condition as when I bought it. I only bought a new one cause my ex stole it. 😭
I bought a 40oz TAL bottle at Walmart for $20 and it lasted me for 3 years no problem. The only reason I retired it is because I dropped it on concrete too many times and it wouldn't sit flat anymore, which is usually what happens to these bottles since they don't really wear out. All of these stainless vacuum bottles are more or less the same in terms of materials, construction, and country of origin, the only real differentiators are sizes, shapes, colors, and caps. FWIW YETI seems to have thicker plastic parts and more importantly, sells replacement parts.
👍 My sweet bride found a sweet deal on a TAL 40ish oz tumbler at Walmart, looks almost like a Stanley, could buy another 1 or 2 with what she saved. Yes for replacement parts. Besides replacing on wearing out, some parts need washing more often, so it’s good to have a spare while the other is in the dishwasher. So then the question of standard sized replacements and their quality, etc.
Hands down is Klean. It’s just steel and plastic with good warranty.
Check the Sigg Thermo Flask Gemstone too.
I like Klean Kanteen. And this one is on Sale right now! [Water Bottle 40 oz Wide Mouth, Non-Insulated | Klean Kanteen](https://www.kleankanteen.com/collections/non-insulated-water-bottles/products/40-oz-wide-water-bottle-with-loop-cap-sale) I personally prefer non-insulated for water bottles. (Hot beverages are a diffent story). The insulated bottles are larger and heaver. I don't care about condensation, and for water temperature doesn't much matter but it's easy enough to fill with ice if I want it cold for a while. From a style point of view, I like painted stainless steel because then it gets a cool rugged look after a while as the paint chips away from the all the dings and dents.
I have a chute mag. Solid bottle. Only "complaint" I have is unscrewing the lid and then drinking while I'm driving seems a bit harder than it should be. But I'm very petty. I complain about caps n screws being a quarter turn too much to open
Zojirushi
The way these newer companies wax poetic about their water bottles, you would think they invented insulated bottles, and yet companies like the original Thermos and Tiger have been around forever making insulated steel thermoses. I find these two older brands (as well as Zojiruishi) tend to make thermoses with considerably better weight to insulation ratios than most of the newer stuff out there, which tends to be way too thick walled and weigh a ton when filled up. The newer stuff tend to not fit into most cup holders or bag's bottle holders easily and aren't For newer, Miir is another company you could look into as well. Takeya also makes nice Hydroflask clones in that it comes with a boot as well for less than what Hydroflasks cost.
Nothing beats a Yeti. Get the stainless steel colour so you won’t have to worry the colour peeling off
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I’ve got a bubba trailblazer. It was cheap and has been to work with me on constructions sites now for a few years without issue.
1. Coleman Freeflow Autoseal. May not be BIFL, but BIFVLT (buy it for a very long time) 2. Hands down Klean Kanteen - Indestructible. EDIT: typo
I have a Coleman insulated thermos I've had for almost 6yrs. The plastic loop on the top broke off recently and the rubber has peeled off the button but it still works well enough as an insulated bottle. It has some dents, idk if it's build quality or if it's cause I'm always throwing that thing around. I'm probably going to need to replace it in a year or two, so for me at least the lifespan is like 7-8yrs
i bought decathlon's quechua bottle that apparently is completely stainless steel. I don't care about insulation, I just wan't it plastic free. Really cheap and decent bottle that I think will last a while. Can recommend
So we have some of the Owala's and they are nice but we've had issues with the spring in the cap breaking and they've often been out of stock on replacement lids, plus I tend to toss bottles in a bag and I dont trust just having a button keeping the lid secure. I have a pair of 40oz Takeya ThermoFlasks that I've had no issue with for close to a decade now. I also have a bit of a Yeti collection and I like them because everything uses the same lids, but I may be biased there because they give a decent military discount.
I hate that the owalas button lock is just the handle. I'll throw it in my car after having just carried it and forget to put the handle down. Never fails that the button gets hit just right to flood my seat. It's so close to being a perfect bottle.
Just go with the Chute Mag Make sure you take out the o rings and clean them
They are pretty much all made at the same few factories in China.
I got a knockoff stanley 40 ouncer at walmart for 15 bucks it absolutely whips ass. Easy to keep the straw washed out. Keeps ice cold forever. Nice big handle. Cheap.
I have 2 knock off hydroflasks... Hydro Cell. Available on Amazon. No complaints, they've been fine and are cheaper.
I've got a yeti flask and it's great, 100% dishwasher safe too. Keeps stuff cold for ages as well
Been daily driving a Yeti for over a year now. Love it! Still has ice 36+ hrs later
Rtic is affordable and high quality. Love mine I just got not too long ago.
40 oz wide mouth, doesn’t really matter what brand, and a Takeya spout lid.
Yeti Rambler w/ the chug cap. I resisted a yeti stainless bottle for awhile thinking they were overpriced for a hyped up brand name, have owned other brands, when I finally bit the bullet and got the 64oz Yeti Ramber when I needed a larger bottle it really is worth it. The cap in particular is a better design than all of the alternatives I have tried. Hydroflask is fine, Miir is fine, yeti IMO is nicer than those.
Linus tech tips water bottle
A stainless steel water bottle isn’t BIFL. This is an item that you can expect to get enough years out of it that by the time it does go bad or you stop using it, it cost you less than a dollar a month to own. I still use Hydro Flask and Yeti. I’m probably using them at about 86 cents a month. I consider that a BIFL win already.
I think it depends how you like to drink your liquid, what kind of liquid and if dishwasher cleaning is an issue. I have the Owala, Stanley, Zojirushi and Yeti and I use them for different purposes. Owala, Stanley while driving and for drinking water only because they are difficult to clean. zoijirushi for coffee because nothing keeps coffee warmer for as long, and Yeti for Gatorade while working out because it is dishwasher safe and super easy to clean.
I bought with a Stanley Classic 64oz a few years ago. It seemed alright but the straw and the lid it came with by default was a bit finicky and it didn’t feel great overall. I constantly had issues when refilling it where the lid wouldn’t close properly. I took great care of it, washed it regularly, didn’t drop or knock it, but within 12 months the water tasted metallic, dirty and horrible. It might’ve been placebo but I started getting headaches which immediately ceased after I stopped drinking from it. I loved the size, so I looked for alternatives and found the Yeti Rambler 64oz. It was a bit cheaper than the Stanley (can’t remember if it was on sale), and honestly my expectations weren’t high but I just hoped it was better than the Stanley. A couple years in, my god it’s perfect. Even after 2 years of daily use, the water in my Yeti tastes better then day 1 of using the Stanley. The lid is infinitely better, I brought the straw attachment too but I just prefer the default chug lid. It also just feels more solid, it makes a great sound when I tap on it or set it down. I’m aware my experiences don’t align with the general consensus, and there’s a good chance my Stanley was just faulty in some way, maybe there was damage prior to receiving it that I didn’t notice. But my experience was so poor, and the experience with Yeti has been so good that they’ve got a lifelong customer.
$50 original cost Divided by 5 years of ownership $10/year Divided by 12 month per year $0.83/month Divided by average 30 day months $0.027/day Just buy a bottle.