So I've made no attempt to hide my excitement about this bottle. The boys at Hydro Flask gave me this 18-ounce, narrow-mouth bottle at Outdoor Retailers last month, and I've carried it around like a Precious ever since.
I love it so much (don't roll your eyes) that I feel it deserves some kind of cornball haiku:
Oh so cold, you're hot//Double-wall and stainless steel//Theft by cube-mate, RAWR
No one has actually taken mine yet, mostly because they'd have to pry it from my not-so-cold-because-the-bottle-is-so-well-insulated hands.
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I put up a quick post in January about how great this bottle claimed to be. And as far as I can tell, all those claims are true. I've had ice water in it for days and the ice doesn't melt and the bottle doesn't sweat. I've put scalding hot coffee in it, only -- to my dismay -- to realize it's still too hot to drink 4 or 5 hours later. I've reused it post-coffee, sans-washing, and was surprised to find my water tasted as it should, instead of like water with a hint of espresso.
I've even fallen down the stairs and thrown it (by accident) into a brick wall and it came away without a scratch. I, on the other hand, was scratched.
Hydro Flask promises their bottles will keep cold drinks cold for 24 hours, and hot drinks hot for 12 hours. How's that possible?
"All of our bottles have a vacuum between the two walls of 18/8 stainless steel," Hydro Flask's Lucas Alberg said in an email. "This vacuum practically eliminates heat (or cold) transfer due to the lack of matter, as air is needed to conduct the transfer of heat or cold. It all boils down to science really."
My science knowledge is a little rusty, most of it now comes from watching "Breaking Bad."
The only downside is the Hydro Flask guys don't recommend putting this bottle in the dishwasher, but that's a small negative compared to the bottle's wide-mouth selection of positives. It's also recyclable and has a 100-year or lifetime guarantee, whichever comes first. You might recycle yourself before the bottle's warranty expires.
Also worth noting is that the Bend, Ore., company partners with FivePercentBack.org, a "volunteer-based organization that lets you choose where the donation goes." Five percent of the net profit of each bottle goes to the charity of your choice. Just enter the serial number from the underside of your bottle's label and choose from a slew of partner charities.
And guys, did I mention it comes in military-ish colors?
Prices start at $19.99 for the 12oz standard mouth bottle to $49.99 for the 64oz growler. More information here.
Sara Davidson is an ultrarunner and our resident women's gear destroyer.
