Reddit reviews Thermos Vacuum Insulated 32 Ounce Compact Stainless Steel Beverage Bottle

I see a lot of recommendations for Hydroflask here. As an owner of one I can tell you 100% they aren't buyitforlife. Don't get me wrong I LOVE mine and use it every day. But three months in and it has a bunch of dents from very small bumps and like 2 foot drops . The coating is also chipping off on the bottom from normal use.


If you want buyitforlife quality I highly recommend another one I've used for years now, Thermos. Doesn't dent (or at least hasn't on me over the years) Just like hydroflask keeps water cold 24 hours but UNLIKE hydroflask, keeps liquid piping hot 24 hours. I can personally recommend this one since ive used both. Both are great but hydroflask definitely isn't bifl material


https://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Insulated-Compact-Stainless-Beverage/dp/B00JJBF3EO/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1503980932&sr=8-14&keywords=Thermos

Okay, first:

>The doctor told me to suck it up because she couldn't give me a note because the test was negative, even though she told me she is certain it is the flu.

1.) Get a doctor who is not stupid and useless. Holy shit. You probably have a fever, yes? How hard would it have been to write a "my patient has fever and should stay home until s/he is fever-free without medication for 24 hours." Does your doctor only treat the flu? "Sorry about your cancer diagnosis, but it's not the flu, so my hands are tied." Jesus fuck.

> How do you keep yourself positive when you have to go in sick?

2.) Does your school require you to bring in a doctors note to take sick time? That's bullshit, and unless it's an unavoidable district-wide policy, I would take it into consideration as you fill out your intent form for next year. That would help me stay positive, personally.

Moving on to how not to get sick:

• Eight hours of sleep every night, more if you're already sick, you feel like you're going to get sick, or if a bunch of your kids are sick. Since you have Ethereal Ghost Flu it'll be really easy to get a leg up on training yourself to fall asleep earlier. Do you have audible? I like to turn off the lights at about 9:00 and listen to a podcast or an audiobook...I find I fall asleep much earlier than I would if I were reading and waiting to feel sleepy.
  
• Eat right, exercise (even if all you can manage is a brisk walk every day), all that common sense stuff.
  
• Two of everything. There is your stapler and their stapler. Your pencils and their pencils. You don't touch their stuff, they don't touch your stuff. Have them turn their work into an inbox, rather than handing it directly to you.
  
• This is getting into crazy person territory, but when kids start to get sick I start hitting commonly-touched things (doorknobs, projector buttons/remotes, community supplies) with a Clorox wipe twice a day, and I make it a classroom job to dispense a pump of hand sanitizer to everybody on the way out the door to lunch. They fight over who gets to do it and I only feel a little bad about myself. It's the best.
  
• If you have chronic allergies or sinus problems or anything else that complicates head colds, make sure to get it under control once you've found a doctor who isn't stupid and useless. I used to get a sinus infection or some other complication every time I had a cold, and I would reliably get bronchitis every spring, right around the time that my cat was shedding her winter coat. Now that I'm treating my allergies instead of sitting around coughing and saying "well, I guess this is my life now," that doesn't happen anymore.
  
  How to go in sick and not die:
  
  
• This is not medical advice: did you know that Advil and Tylenol are different kinds of drugs and can be taken together? If you're taking cold medicine, double check that it doesn't already have Tylenol in it, because doubling up on Tylenol is bad.
  
• Make yourself a big thermos (if you have Prime and live in places with free same day delivery this excellent thermos can be at your house tomorrow - today, if you get on it like immediately - if you buy it and something else to get you over $35, such as this tea) of peppermint tea to bring to work. Peppermint tea is my secret weapon...it's great for sore throats (illness-related sore throats or just the "I talked all day" kind), nausea, and sinus problems, without the sedating effects of other go-to herbal teas, like chamomile. I actually hate mint and I drink it all the time anyway because it's so effective.
  
• If you have a fever, dress in layers, or just lean into it and bring a shawl.
  
• Kids love the role reversal of being the one to take care of you. It's a great empathy lesson and 5th graders should be mature enough to handle it for a few days, especially if you've built good relationships with them. They will see that you are feeling awful and want to help you. Let them read for you, pass out and collect papers, operate the projector, etc.
  
• Make sub plans for yourself. Give them work they can do semi-independently. Find Problem of the Week for math and let them work it in groups and present their solution to the class. This would be a great time to have them respond to some writing prompts or do a packet about comma sense or something in Language Arts. If they have I'm Done disease, Xerox a coloring sheet onto the back of the packet so they can do something quietly when they're done instead of pestering you about how done they are. Anything you've been meaning to have guidance in to talk about? Now is a good time.
  
• Shut your door, cover the window, wrap yourself up in your leaning-in shawl, and take a nap during your planning time. If you can swing it, get your team to cover you during recess and take a nap then as well. Lunch too.
  
  Good luck. Not that it helps you now, but it really does get better...most teachers get down to one good solid illness per year after a few years in the job.

I’d recommend this:

Thermos Vacuum Insulated 32 Ounce Compact Stainless Steel Beverage Bottle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JJBF3EO?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Those Stanley ones are killer. You can't drink directly from them, but if you preheat them, they'll keep things hot for like 24 hours. As in still too hot to drink, in some cases.

I have a Thermos-brand double walled flask I love (but it's only ~1L). My Hydroflask and KleanKanteens are also very good at keeping things hot, but they're even smaller. All three of these brands might make larger sizes, if that helps expand your search.

I think mine is only 24oz but here's a 32 that I'm sure is the same thing. Here

u/Notaprizetobewon I will suggest this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JJBF3EO/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_kJoLDbRYMRWXE

It's a Thermos brand thermos. It literally keeps my husband's coffee hot for 24+ hours. Best thermos out there in my opinion.

Happy birthday to your dad and good luck finding the perfect gift! 😊❤️

I have two of these. They're awesome.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JJBF3EO

I'd get two different products - one for insulated beverage storage and one for boiling water over a fire.

This is the real answer^^^ I personally use a thermos. I make my coffee in the morning and drink it all day. It can stay hot for as long as 24 hours, no joke.

This is what I use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JJBF3EO/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_O8GBxbMJMF0M9

Fill it with ice water for five to ten minutes first. Keeps cold for a long time.

Thermos Nissan here at Amazon

From a performance test online... this was tested over five hours.
“The Thermos Nissan bottle did the best, with the water at 186 degrees F. — a drop of just 26 degrees. Interestingly, while it holds the most liquid, it has a considerably smaller diameter and is far lighter weight than the others. The heat retention is fantastic — I just wish they made a wide-mouth bottle that was smaller than 48 ounces (6 cups) — while that’s great for Thermos cooking, it’s too large for making yogurt and so I have to use the narrow mouth bottle, which is a little harder to pour the finished yogurt out of. But the extra hassle is well worth it, with the consistently great results I get.”

...and they’re reasonable priced at that amazing link. Please post back here with what you purchase and your experience with it. Thanks, and have fun camping!