Show Me Your Thermos

[Rust]

Thermos? WTF, is a thermos?
Welcome to 1972...
Do you all still use a perculator? hehe
Keurig...its the 21st century thing to do...

 

[Lippyp]

We had a big plastic cased thermos which was great, it would keep water hot enough to make a cup of instant coffee for 36 hours. Sadly it went the way of probably 90% of thermos flasks the world over and rolled out of the car trunk one day and then had the slushy noise of a flask full of broken glass. I also have a stainless steel nato issue one and it's OK but doesn't stay hot for anywhere near as long as a glass one.

 

[clkimmel]

I had a Stanley thermos that the handle mount came off the side of the bottle. I contacted Stanley and they sent me a new one, no questions asked and I kept the old one.

I've always thought a glass lined thermos holds heat better, but they are too fragile for everyday use.

 

[Responder]

I have the old green Stanley bought in 1986. Still works great but I lost the cup on a hunting trip. Bugs the **** out of me that I don't have the complete unit!

 

[malibu101]

It looks like you're using the Thermos to keep the beverage not just from getting cold, but to keep it from freezing!

A guy I work with carries an old "normal" green hammered finish Thermos like above every day. His looks like it's been beat by hammers and it has 2 hose clamps and a piece of cloth to replace the broken off handle.

 

[SchuLace]

I have a Thermos that is covered in Avery camo that has been good to me. I have no idea who actually made it. I also have a cup with a lid that I think is made by Stanley. It is stainless steel and I love it. I can fill it at 6:00 and take it out in 20 degree weather deer hunting and it is still off the pot hot at noon, which is impressive for a cup.

 

[AMCguy]

I figure it's getting close to "Thermos time" in some parts of the country so I wanted to revive this thread and show my flea market find from last weekend. I bought it from a guy who said it was a birthday gift back in 1995 that he never used. It's not exactly vintage, but it was made here in the U.S. and the cup is metal...and it's practically new! He wanted $12, I got it for $10.

You did very well. I'm jealous.

 

[pepi]

Looking for a good one. Used to have the ubiquitous Stanley 2qt metal thermos, in hammered green paint of course, but it walked off a few years ago. I'm not a huge coffee drinker so I never replaced it. But recently my 9yo daughter (ok, me too) developed an affinity for hot cocoa, so I'm in need of one again.

Looking on eBay for a vintage model in good shape and I've found a few worth bidding on, but figured I'd see what everyone else is carrying.

Thanks.

Old green sill a good choice, instead of fleeceBay try here

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i:aps,k:stanley 2 quart thermos

 

[WVBrady]

I had a plastic one with the glass liner - I think it was $15 or so - used it for several years - but one good drop on a concrete floor at an auction and SMASH - that was the end of it. I guess my next one will be metal on the outside.

It all depends on how it lands. I had one for years that I had caught on the first bounce without breaking. Then one day, it just fell over in the car and broke. It kept things cold or hot better than the metal ones or the plastic ones, but they must have quit making them for safety reasons.

 

[Boyd]

I'm using an older USA made Stanley. Got it off eBay.

I've been keeping an eye out for one of those Stanley lunch pails in good condition.

 

[Flatland Dave]

I've been keeping an eye out for one of those Stanley lunch pails in good condition.

My parents gave me that set up for college graduation after I put myself through college...

 

[rodm1]

Thermos Work Series - Hard to find but they seem to be the best made in china.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YOQ40/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[CharlieM]

Thermos Work Series - Hard to find but they seem to be the best made in china.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YOQ40/?tag=atomicindus08-20

+2.

These work great. I bought 2. They are hard to find, but well worth the price. Shopthermos.com has these in stock, if anyone is interested.

 

[bob from indiana]

Here is my 1992 purchased thermos. It has been a good one so far. I had to replace the stopper and cup a couple of times and the handle is held on with zip ties but it still does the job for me.

 

[brownbagg]

i got one, don't know what year it is, but its every bit twenty five years old, its purple. you can still buy them green one at wally world the 1.1 liter is $19 and the 1.4 is $32

 

[blackhawkdriver]

Issued to me back in '04 been to about ten different countries with me since.

 

[AndyL]

Ok... I can't believe I'll be the one to do this (being a Canadian non firearm owner)

It ***** *** as a thermos but handy for those production meetings you want to end sooner more so if the other people in the meeting are already questioning your sanity and you stroke it saying "my precious!"

 

[Boyd]

I have a cheap Chinese made Thermos that I keep in my service van. The problem is there isn't really a place within arm's reach to secure it and I grew tired of it rattling around on the floor, so I built this a couple of nights ago.

It's just an 8" long piece of 4" PVC and a cap. I screwed the cap to the floor and glued the pipe section into it afterward. A thick 3" rubber o-ring in the bottom keeps the thermos from resting on the screw head.

 

[machine_punk]

very nicely done!

 

[GT14HORSE]

from stanly's web site "The Stanley brand is headquartered in Seattle, WA, home of Mt Rainier and the birthplace of Jimi Hendrix. Surrounded by mountains, evergreens, and the Puget Sound, we live and breathe the outdoors and interlock our passion for the environment and community in everything we do. Our products are designed in Seattle, WA where research and development pioneers our innovative designs. Globally distributed, our products are ethically manufactured with our partner factories in Asia."

 

[jeffhay]

Can't say I've really got a use for two of them, but that's the way bidding works out, sometimes. Both are US-made. The green on is 1986. The black one is 1998. The plastic cap on the black one kind of bugs me.

This means my coffee can come with me to track days.

I came back to this thread hoping to find that you had rehabbed an old Bunn-O-Matic to go with your thermoses, designed and welded up a very custom table or cubby for it in your garage and then painted the whole thing green, of course. Jack, don't let us down, man!

 

[IOWNJUNK]

Issued to me back in '04 been to about ten different countries with me since.

Had one issued to me YEARS ago. It fell out of my jeep one day and was hit by a log truck, I wanted to cry. After several failed stanley purchases, all of them having hot spots and none of them keeping coffee hot for more than 20-30 minutes, I found another one. This is the best thermos you can get, holds almost 2 full pots of coffee and keeps it hot.

Found an older (1982) thermos in a box I bought at an auction, all steel with a plastic cup. Ugly as sin blue plaid color but works very well. Ugly enough nobody will steal it.

 

[1jjpop]

I have a gray uno-vac, mfg. by Merider conn. U. S. A.- I have used it for 30 + years. Pour in hot water before using. Leave home at 6pm ,work all day & open on way home from work 6 or 7 p.m. coffee will still be steaming when you open it. It has had very hard life, fell off the seat in pickup , hundreds of times, left on pickup box & drove off , fell on pavement go back pickup & use. It looks terrible but still works. I bought a near new one at a garage sale for a back up [haven"t needed yet]. Sticker on it says thermal efficiency guaranteed 5 years.

 

[nesw20]

so something like this would be a good bet?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FZX93K/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[firecracker]

How do you guys clean the gunge out of the stopper/sealing ring and flask, ???
SWMBO wants to throw mine away if I can't get them like NEW again.

 

[IOWNJUNK]

You can try boiling it. Its rubber and plastic, Sometimes even after you get it clean the smell and taste just don't go away.

 

[Saw]

Now we have to figure out a way to all 'take turns' on eBay, so we don't keep bidding against each other. (A thread of 'I'm bidding on this one...')

Did you sing the 'Thermos' song to your daughter (Steve Martin in 'The Jerk' "I'm picking out a thermos for you...not an ordinary thermos for you."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYM5rRL5u4U

When I don't want something to walk away, I mark it permanently with 'Stolen from Machine_Punk.' (Well, except I use my real name). Oddly enough, the people who generally don't mind stealing, mind a great deal when they are called a thief.

Kev

I've done the same thing, "Stolen from ________ _____" engraved into item in plain sight, haven't lost any of those items. Funny how once it's marked the legs drop off!

 

[Saw]

Anyone preheat their thermos, fill it with hot water to warm thermos, dump and fill with warm beverage of choice. Been doing this for years.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

Here's mine that I use. Promotional Klein Tools Thermos in the middle, which I rarely use (I like it too much to beat it up). Flanked by two older Stanley glass-lined USA-made thermoses that I've owned since I got out of the Army, and even then I bought them used. They are great for early morning trips to shows, campouts, etc. Probably will outlast me.

 

[brickG-man]

I became resolved to the fact years ago that there are no longer and stainless steel thermos bottles made in the US so I have been buying them up on eBay. OK, not buying every one of them, I have about 6 of them. More than a lifetime's worth so now I am set however, it still bugs the **** out of me that some company does not manufacture them here. Would they cost more? Maybe, but most working people that appreciate quality would pay the price keeping the jobs and profit here and for as much as I read about unsafe products from China, safer and healthier too.

 

[motoretro]

Here's my Kuchenprofi, made in Germany, .75 litre;

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I'm using an older USA made Stanley. Got it off eBay.

That's the same unit I have, though mine's in better shape. Used it for many years, until I retired. The lunchbox always seemed to be the perfect size. Now it's retired as well. Got a single unit Keurig for the garage if I want coffee.

 

[smokem2020]

I was expecting some custom painted and pinstriped units.

It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold. What you got in yours? Hot soup beans and ice cold tea..