Your thermos

[troy fairweather]

What kind of thermos do you use when out hunting in the cold, and how long does it keep not for you.

 

[troy fairweather]

I use a Stanley stainless vacuum thermos, it keeps hot to about lunch time. This one holds 25oz but I won't drink to much out there. We used to have the old ones with the glass but all have been dropped and you know what happens then.

They seem to keep hot much better if pre heated, I will boil water in the electric kettle and fill the thermos up as coffee or tea is being made.

I have a thermos for soups and what not but don't use it much, it does work nice even has a spoon in the lid.

 

[George P]

I am not a coffee drinker, but my wife is and has managed to acquire from various vendors those thermal/stainless steel travel-type mugs. With just that plastic travel lid, her coffee stays drinkable for most of the day, so hot from 7 to noon at a minimum- and she puts a LOT of 1/2 and 1/2 in it.

 

[hq]

I've veered towards a regular SIGG bottle with the proprietary thermal cover. It's still warm after 5-6 hours (I absolutely loathe hot drinks; warm is great, though) and as a bonus it leaks just enough heat to keep sandwiches and chocolate bars from freezing in the backpack.

Somewhat lighter than actual thermos bottles too.

 

[SharpDog]

I'm a Stanley person myself and also don't like drinks too hot. They seem to work well and I would say 6 hours is about right for how long they last.

https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=stanle...efix=stanley+,aps,180&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-a-p_1_8

I would take a good look at the Yeti bottles and they might do better. Probably better in weight and volume as compared to what they can hold.

https://www.yeti.com/en_US/bottles

 

[earlthegoat2]

I have some of the Yeti Ramblers and Yeti-like imitations. The imitations are just as good be they mid tier like Rtic or full blown China crap. These things work phenomenally almost to the point that something that works that good is probably going to be illegal soon. Yetis and their clones will generally accept the Yeti branded accessories too so that is convenient. I like the Hotshot cap for hot drinks and the Mag Dock cap for cold.

However, for hunting in a stand I would prefer a Stanley type with the plastic top/cup. For roaming around a Yeti-like 24oz Rambler with the Hotshot cap and a carrier would bee the knees.

 

[troy fairweather]

I have some of the Yeti Ramblers and Yeti-like imitations. The imitations are just as good be they mid tier like Rtic or full blown China crap. These things work phenomenally almost to the point that something that works that good is probably going to be illegal soon. Yetis and their clones will generally accept the Yeti branded accessories too so that is convenient. I like the Hotshot cap for hot drinks and the Mag Dock cap for cold.

However, for hunting in a stand I would prefer a Stanley type with the plastic top/cup. For roaming around a Yeti-like 24oz Rambler with the Hotshot cap and a carrier would bee the knees.

need to write to yeti, think that's the reason I don't use there other then the rambler.

 

[whughett]

Haven’t used one in 20 years, several still sit in the pantry closet. But use them I did,Stanley stainless , used on a deer stand the contents were gone, transferred mouth to pee bottle by 10 AM. Rarely sat on a stand longer than that and didn’t carry one if woods hunting or stalking.

 

[FL-NC]

I only drink water, from a camelback.

 

[Armored farmer]

I use this stanley for work and play. No cup to fumble with. Just push the button and drink. Its much better in the deer stand or a bouncy tractor than a traditional thermos.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

What kind of thermos do you use when out hunting in the cold, and how long does it keep hot for you.

Stanley seems to be what you see most often. In part because it's housed in good steel, those thermos tend to deal with the outdoors well. It DOES help if you put boiling hot water into the thermos first...let it sit for about 10 minutes, as you heat the beverage or soup that you intend to store, and bring the beverage or soup up to a boil, then add that to the now empty and hot thermos. You will have nice hot coffee at lunchtime, and pretty warm coffee when it's time to drive home.

You can take an inexpensive thermos, meant for a lunchbox, and improve it. The idea is to insulate the interior chamber that holds the food. So I've seen it done two ways. One, the hunting buddy of mine had an inexpensive plastic thermos that you could pull out the inner portion from the plastic housing. He stuffed the air space between the plastic housing and the inner container..., with common fiberglass insulation. Worked like a charm.

The same guy was taking his young son out hunting for the first time, and decided to upgrade his kid's thermos, based on how his thermos was improved. Try as he might, he couldn't get the inner and outer portions to come apart. SO..., he drilled two small holes at opposite corners, and using a long applicator applied to a spray-can of spray-on insulating foam, he squirted the foam into both holes to fill up the interior thermos gap. He scraped off the foam that oozed out of the drill holes when it had expanded and hardened. Also worked like a champ.

LD

 

[22250Rem]

I'm with Armored Farmer on this one..... Got the same Stanley. ... That picture's been on THR before, also. Earlier this year on a thread about coffee and I still have that photo here on the computer. Haven't had it in the cold since last deer season. Gonna have it in the blind this Sat. for opening of gun season and I don't recall how long it keeps stuff hot. It's not that big so it usually goes empty before the contents cool off. But it sure is handy and durable ( been dropped & knocked around a few times with no ill effects).

 

[WestKentucky]

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Clas...thermos&qid=1605723439&sprefix=thermos&sr=8-3

I drink straight from the thermos since I hunt alone. Keeps coffee hot at least until the coffee runs out. I typically drink it all by the time I leave the woods and that’s normally around 10am.

 

[Patocazador]

Never had a problem keeping things hot down here in the semi-tropics so I've only carried a Thermos once when hunting. That was a Thermos brand and the hot chocolate didn't stay warm until the end. It was in a lay-out duck boat at 19 deg. so I really was disappointed ... and cold.

 

[Corpral_Agarn]

I have received a number of klean kanteen insulated bottles over the years as gifts.

They work pretty well.

 

[JFrank]

I go Commando.
Rifle TP and a knife

 

[WestKentucky]

I go Commando.
Rifle TP and a knife

I take it you don’t hunt many briar patches or cacti infested areas?

 

[hq]

I take it you don’t hunt many briar patches or cacti infested areas?

DON'T DO THAT!! Just poured myself a wheat beer as a nightcap, started browsing through THR threads minding my own business and now there's beer all over my display and keyboard. Have to get a rag now.

 

[Kingcreek]

I haven’t used my dented old Stanley in years. I actually carry a small kit to brew fresh coffee.

 

[Olon]

need to write to yeti, think that's the reason I don't use there other then the rambler.

Never heard of the hotshot cap but now I've ordered one. Otherwise I use a typical Stanley with the cup lid. As others have noted it's not the best on the road or in the pasture but sitting still it does well and keeps my drink hot.

 

[Chuck R.]

I have a Stanley "Classic", but it rarely gets used deer hunting, due to having to take a leak after too much coffee...I do use it when chasing ducks and geese though.

I just bought one of these:



To replace my Stanley coffee cup and it is fantastic at keeping coffee hot. 20oz is just about right.

https://www.rei.com/product/169962/...VEdvACh32uA8DEAkYByABEgIvVPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

They're a little cheaper in the post PX.

 

[WestKentucky]

DON'T DO THAT!! Just poured myself a wheat beer as a nightcap, started browsing through THR threads minding my own business and now there's beer all over my display and keyboard. Have to get a rag now.

What? I didn’t ask where he keeps his hunting license.

 

[troy fairweather]

Never heard of the hotshot cap but now I've ordered one. Otherwise I use a typical Stanley with the cup lid. As others have noted it's not the best on the road or in the pasture but sitting still it does well and keeps my drink hot.

I like having the cup, otherwise it's to not to drink from the thermos.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I got a "S'Well", which works really good. It's small, and holds one large cup, or exactly the size of my medium sized coffee mugs. I use it often when I hunt the nearby state-land, and won't be covering a lot of miles. Also not any really good water to use to cook coffee up on the State Land, unless one likes pond water. By about 10am is when I'll stop for a coffee break and snack, and it's still hot. I'm sure it would be good past noon for sure, and I keep it in a nylon bag, and put that inside an old wool sock. I like my coffee VERY strong, and anymore than one cup a day will get me way too buzzed and hyper and jittery.

When I'm hunting up North in the wild country, I always use my U.S.G.I. Canteen cup and canteen cup stove. The Swedish milsurp "thing" with the cup and stove thing works well too, in fact it's a little more efficient, but is bigger/bulkier. There's always streams and springs up North so I don't have to pack any extra liquid. I'm more weight-aware up North, and I'm packing more survival gear, so just using stream water and cooking it up saves me some weight. State Land is only a few thousand acres, and about two-three miles from my house, so it's more easy to take the little "S'Well".

 

[rdnktrkr]

I too use the Stanley, the one I have has a camo cover that adds to the insulation, if it gets real cold after I empty the thermos I go in the cabin and make another pot and warm up, we've shot a LOT of deer from the front porch of the cabin with a good hot fire going in the stove. When I hunt from the blind I usually head to the cabin around 10 and the coffee is still hot,