What was once a symbol of your eco-friendly lifestyle has now become a status symbol - with people owning whole walls of reusable bottles to show off online....
I was super resistant to buying a yeti for years, but was given one in a grab bag from a vendor.
Out of my dozens of vaccum walled containers from no-name brands, it’s the only one that hasn’t had the vaccum fail on it, and I’ve been using it daily for 3 years.
I still won’t pay for one, but I can’t deny that it’s better quality than the rest.
My wife had one (Yeti), and it worked quite well so I bought one and carry it around quite often. I also happen to watch ‘Project Farm’ on YT and he JUST did a thing on tumblers. Yeti was actually kind of middle of the road compared to the others he tested.
Funny enough, my wife walked in while I was watching it and this is when I found out there was a big Stanley craze happening right now making them hard to get. I do not watch tik tok and I guess that’s where it started. At any rate the Stanley ranks pretty high on actual function against the others he tested.
None of them are really bad products, it’s just the silly people who make a fad out of buying shit they don’t need. I picked up a Yeti years ago for like $40 and when I talked about it people thought I was crazy for spending money like that on a drinking receptacle. Because of it I now drink almost exclusively water because I have ice cold water by me all the time and it doesn’t sweat all over my desk. It’s saved me so much money and time over the years I wish I got something like it earlier.
The primary reason I got a Yeti over other brands is the wide mouth that makes it much easier to clean.
For real, easy cleaning is so under rated. When I see bottles with super complicated lids and small openings, I think, “that’s almost literally only for water or I’m going to struggle keeping it clean”
I rarely ever drink anything but water out of mine but after enough time it still builds up residue from the water and needs a good cleaning. I can only imagine the effort it would take to clean something with a narrow spout.
I guess that’s why hydro flask is pleading with me to hand wash my bottle with all those stickers
In seriousness I’ve never seen a steel vaccuum water bottle advertise as being dishwasher safe, I just assumed it’s one of those things I have to suck it up for like knives? How long do the bottles last in the dishwasher Lol
The one that failed had been machine washed every day for about 5 years. The rest are still fine.
The only reason they say they aren’t dishwasher safe is any colored paint will peel off. After the first round of peeled paint 5 years ago, I only buy plain stainless. I put water proof stickers on them for the kids.
I was super resistant to buying a yeti for years, but was given one in a grab bag from a vendor.
Out of my dozens of vaccum walled containers from no-name brands, it’s the only one that hasn’t had the vaccum fail on it, and I’ve been using it daily for 3 years.
I still won’t pay for one, but I can’t deny that it’s better quality than the rest.
My wife had one (Yeti), and it worked quite well so I bought one and carry it around quite often. I also happen to watch ‘Project Farm’ on YT and he JUST did a thing on tumblers. Yeti was actually kind of middle of the road compared to the others he tested.
Funny enough, my wife walked in while I was watching it and this is when I found out there was a big Stanley craze happening right now making them hard to get. I do not watch tik tok and I guess that’s where it started. At any rate the Stanley ranks pretty high on actual function against the others he tested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S51X9h6K6g
None of them are really bad products, it’s just the silly people who make a fad out of buying shit they don’t need. I picked up a Yeti years ago for like $40 and when I talked about it people thought I was crazy for spending money like that on a drinking receptacle. Because of it I now drink almost exclusively water because I have ice cold water by me all the time and it doesn’t sweat all over my desk. It’s saved me so much money and time over the years I wish I got something like it earlier.
The primary reason I got a Yeti over other brands is the wide mouth that makes it much easier to clean.
For real, easy cleaning is so under rated. When I see bottles with super complicated lids and small openings, I think, “that’s almost literally only for water or I’m going to struggle keeping it clean”
I rarely ever drink anything but water out of mine but after enough time it still builds up residue from the water and needs a good cleaning. I can only imagine the effort it would take to clean something with a narrow spout.
How can you tell when the vacuum has failed?
I wash them in the dishwasher. One got water inside the vacuum gap.
I guess that’s why hydro flask is pleading with me to hand wash my bottle with all those stickers
In seriousness I’ve never seen a steel vaccuum water bottle advertise as being dishwasher safe, I just assumed it’s one of those things I have to suck it up for like knives? How long do the bottles last in the dishwasher Lol
The one that failed had been machine washed every day for about 5 years. The rest are still fine.
The only reason they say they aren’t dishwasher safe is any colored paint will peel off. After the first round of peeled paint 5 years ago, I only buy plain stainless. I put water proof stickers on them for the kids.
Thanks! I like the green on my hydro flask so I’ll continue to baby it, but really good to know.
It won’t keep stuff hot/cold for nearly as long as it did new.
Ha, I didn’t pay for mine either. Xmas gift in '19 from a girlfriend(ex). It’s even engraved with my initials.