Stanley Classic Vacuum Bottle | Gear Review

Stanley bottles have been the golden standard of vacuum bottles and I have to agree. I love them!
However, even those have their disadvantages. Whether it is the clumsy design, or the fact that the cap starts to fall apart after years of heavy use.
The classic line-up also entails duds...
Like the 0.7l food jar, which I tested twice and was disappointed shortly after each time. The coffee mug was okay. Unfortunately I lost that one and will buy one again ;)
The 1l version here:
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And of course, Questions?! Let me know in the comments :)
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[@Oleksandrovych]

We've had the same problem with this plastic cover, but asked Stanley service center if that issue could be fixed somehow, and they send another cup to us. With the newer one issue is not happening for now. 2 years passed already, and no problems for now. I've never tried food flasks from Stanley, but after this video probably will not buy them. Thanks for review!

[@philippbergau5868]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@pavel9652]

The issue with storing hot food is probably 1) a different design of container, harder to insulate, larger volume (easy eating), and 2) the fact that food had less water than drinks and water has high thermal capacity.

[@ashleyhoward8926]

My 30 year old Stanley "adventurer" 1litre flask weighs 1232g, but my brand new SIGG 750ml flask weighs only 352g. It also performs so much better, keeping boiling water very hot overnight & I can't hold my finger in the water next morning. I always wrap my flasks in a towel or closed cell foam mat, to help out even a little bit more. The SIGG food flask is also fantastic, courtesy of tent-meals special deal last year.

[@philippbergau5868]

Good to hear. I haven't tried Sigg yet. But obviously wrapping it in cell foam is the way to go. The lighter, the more fragile also. The reason why those Stanley's are great for me is mainly, cause you don't need to worry about breaking them. But yeah they have flaws. Will be interesting to hear and see if the Sigg will hold up 30 years, too.

[@philippbergau5868]

As a food flask similar to your sigg you got from tentmeals, I can NOT recommend Thermos. That rubber seal is shit. Too lose. I already lost one. Otherwise they are okay, even though the foldable spoon hinges are terribly loose 😜

[@pavel9652]

Great video and production quality. I loved the frigid landscapes! ;) I noticed that my generic 1L stainless steel flask from a supermarket gets surprisingly quickly luke warm, especially after I start drinking from it. It is slightly warm to touch, so I suspected either poor quality or perhaps lost vacuum. Generic 0.5L is very functional and seems to hold better on average. Swell 0.75L narrow bottle keeps hot water for 24h and is my best one. It was a gift at a work place. I consider upgrading, but not sure about the sizes of Stanley bottles. I noticed 1L can be more expensive than 1.4L and 1.9L ones on popular marketplace, and the 1.9L is often the cheapest one of the three. I guess it is demand/supply thing. I will take the bigger one, for use in the workshop or car, I think. They are too heavy for hiking anyway. I have solar, so can boil water whenever I want, but it is handy to have some hot water. I am trying to learn how quickly they lose heat once the liquid is being used. It is an interesting phenomenon!

[@philippbergau5868]

Hej Pavel. Thanks for the input. Yeah, its interesting. You could take a thin old sleeping pad or something similar to improve the insulation value of your smaller ones and see if it's enough. Especially for your hikes. Even for the shop. Cause then they can fall off the bench and they'll still be fine.

[@inhibilator5536]

Thanks!

[@MianaRaposo]

Thank you for the video, I was considering getting a 1.9l , but I haven’t considered the loss of heat on bigger sizes

[@pavel9652]

I noticed that in a generic 1L stainless steel flask from a supermarket from circa 15 years ago. Although, it is warm to touch, so I suspected either poor quality or perhaps lost vacuum. If it happens for Stanley, it has to be a natural limitation. Similar, genetic 0.5L is good for storing liquids. Swell 0.75L narrow bottle keeps hot drinks for 24h and is my best one. It was a gift at a work place. I consider upgrading genetic flasks but not sure about the sizes of Stanley bottles.

[@sage4947]

I love my Stanley thermos and use it (master series), but if I'm just looking for a cup or two of coffee through the day and have the time to stop for a few minutes, I prefer to pack my Soto stack and Aero-Press and just make a fresh cup when I want one. Also use it to just boil water for tea or cooking, then just pack water separately. Lighter this way, takes up less space, and more versatile. Check 'em out. But ya, if on the go and wanna just pour a cup, Stanley thermos is the way to go.

[@philippbergau5868]

I actually never put coffee in, since it just starts to take shitty after some regular use. Even at work I carry that thing, so I can make sure I drink regularly. But coffee, I surly prefer to make fresh. Preferably primus cooker, Bialetti espresso maker and off I go 😜

[@mikemorgan5015]

I don't have any that new but have a small collection of vintage vacuum bottles from Thermos, Stanley, Uno-Vac going back to 1911 I think. Those old ones have fired porcelain linings. This was before stainless steel existed. The stoppers were corks. Almost all of them are still great at holding temperatures. Some have lost their vacuum and don't work. The old ones hold heat better, but the trade off is the neck is very small compared to the newer ones, so they are much harder to clean. The wide mouth food models, no matter the era just lose too much heat through the large stopper/lid/cap. So you'll only get about 4 hrs of soup in normal climates. In yours? It will certainly be worse. You can make them last longer by not letting them lay on their sides, and wrapping them up with other good insulating materials. To get the maximum out of them, you must fill them with boiling water and let them set for a few minutes prior to filling them with your hot contents. It makes a huge difference. If you can handle the size and weight, Stanley makes a thermal cooker that would allow you to cook multiple courses and keep them hot while cooking the next part of the meal. I have some Japanese Thermos brand "Cook and Carry" or "Shuttle Chef" thermal cookers that have an internal cooking pot the you use as normal on any stove, then when you get to a boil, you put it in the vacuum insulated carrier. As you mentioned, get the size you need, as any insulated vessel performs best when full.

[@philippbergau5868]

Thank you, Mike, for sharing. Couldn't agree more. I'll take a look at those Japanese options you're talking about. When you're out on a tour, certain methods are impractical, like preheating the bottle. You can get around it by filling them up in the evening and then refilling them in the morning with the same water, but boiled up. I often do that in the winter when melting snow since it's going a lot faster. Insulating the bottles, absolutely. Thin old sleeping mat, or yoga mat and some tape is all you need. I once wrapped a primus food flask in my sweater and that piece of plastic shit blew up. Needless to say that sweater was useless for my winter trip 😜

[@mikemorgan5015]

@@philippbergau5868 I understand that "filling" a bottle with boiling water isn't going to be workable in the field most times. But if you slosh around a few ounces a couple of times in stages, it will give you a remarkable performance increase. You can get really close to the same results. The same can be said for bathing. I tried to explain to my daughter that 30 minute showers were a waste of water and energy by explaining how, in the Army, I would perform daily field baths with about a half liter of water. Mind you we got pretty dirty too! Haha! Shocking as it may seem, she wasn't impressed........

[@pavel9652]

​​@@mikemorgan5015Recently I learned that I had been taking combat showers nearly most of my life, since I was teenager. One or two minutes is enough and I never waste water when using soap, so shower uses very little water. Since very recently, I have been taking sponge batchs in even less water, as I am testing an off-grid life style and don't have shower and running water yet. One liter of water is enough, as you say, and I don't get nearly as dirty ;)

[@bunkyman8097]

@mikemorgan5015 I remember when I was a kid (66yo now) my dad had a Stanley we took ice skating with us with tea in it. The tea was steaming hot and tasted so good after ice skating. It had a cork stopper too. Every couple years he would replace the cork. I don't know is that is because the original lid broke or if that's really how it was. I can still see my sister and I sharing a cup of tea in the back seat of the car. So good!

[@mikemorgan5015]

The old canteen cup whore bath. I did 21 years in field artillery, MLRS. It's amazing how presentable you can make yourself with a half canteen of water, a little soap and a wash cloth. My trusty Coleman 550B sure made it more enjoyable and effective. Understand and agree with you on using a few ounces vs filling. Perfect world vs reality of field conditions. I used the same "stages" when rinsing off. Haha. A couple tablespoons in the palm a few times and your rinsed pretty well. Now, with hanging bags with valved hoses, it's a breeze when it warm. You can take a pretty good shower under a fast drip.... In winter, though, it's still the old fashioned way unless you like freezing your ass off.