{"id":2855,"date":"2016-08-04T09:14:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T15:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lazerdesigns.com\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2024-03-20T11:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T17:58:25","slug":"hydro-flask-test-vs-comparable-bottle-with-cold-water-are-hydro-flasks-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/hydro-flask-test-vs-comparable-bottle-with-cold-water-are-hydro-flasks-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Hydro Flasks Worth it? – Hydro Flask vs. Endeavor Bottle Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"

What keeps your water colder or hotter longer, Hydro Flask, or our very well-built and comparable 40oz Endeavor Copper Insulated Thermal Bottle<\/a>?
\nHydro Flask’s are awesome bottles, no doubt. Are they worth extra money you are paying for the brand? That might be up to the buyer, but they very well could be. See for yourself in our Hydro Flask<\/a> test below!
\nOur Titan <\/a>bottle, with matte black and stainless finish, comes in at $33 for only a few with personalization, down to around $13 at higher quantities, with personalization. Compare that to Hydro Flask, around $35+.
\nWe wanted to know how they compared at keeping water cold, so we put them to the test.<\/p>\n

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On left: 32oz black Hydro Flask. On right: 40oz Stainless Steel insulated Titan bottle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Filled with:<\/strong> Same amount of cold water
\nSame amount of ice<\/strong> (about 8 ice cubes)
\nBottle colors<\/strong>: Both BLACK
\nBottle Size<\/strong>: 32oz Hydro Flask, Titan 40oz
\nStart time<\/strong>: 1:11pm
\nWeather:<\/strong> Sunny
\nOutside temperature<\/strong>: 90\u00b0F at start, up to 97\u00b0F
\nReal Feel temp<\/strong>: 96\u00b0F at start, up to 101\u00b0F<\/p>\n

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Hydro Flask Comparison: Both bottles have same amount of cold water and ice at the start of the test. Hydro Flask on top, 40oz Stainless Insulated bottle on bottom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\n<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
40oz Insulated Titan bottle<\/strong><\/td>\nHydro Flask<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rated at: HOT<\/span><\/strong> 6 hours
\nCOLD<\/strong> <\/span>12 hours
\nWill it sweat<\/strong>? NO
\nDouble wall<\/strong> stainless steel insulation
\nPackaging<\/strong>: Heavy duty box, ready to gift or retail<\/td>\n		Rated at: HOT<\/span><\/strong> 6 hours
\nCOLD<\/strong> <\/span>24 hours
\nWill it sweat<\/strong>? NO
\nDouble wall<\/strong> stainless steel insulation
\nPackaging:<\/strong> Bulk in poly bag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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So, we left them in the sun for the day. Below are the results!
\nThe outsides of the bottles got HOT to the touch in our Colorado sun! Too hot to pick up after 3 hours!<\/p>\n

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The sun beat down on our black bottles for hours! Here you see them both with custom laser engraving (after all, that’s what we do here)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After 1 hour, no noticeable difference in amount of ice and water was still freezing cold, as expected.<\/p>\n

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Hydro flask and bottle sitting in the Colorado sun, outside of Denver and Boulder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After 1 hour, both still have plenty of ice. Hydro Flask on left. 40oz Insulated bottle on right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After 3 hours, the surprising results are in!<\/h2>\n
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Hydro Flask and Insulated Bottle after 3 hours – Hydro Flask on left, No ice left. Insulated bottle on right, small bits of ice left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It might be too close to call, Hydro Flask water still cold, Insulated Titan bottle still with small ice cubes in it (hard to see in photo).<\/p>\n

What happened after another hour in the 97\u00b0F+ sun? (that’s 4 hours total)<\/h2>\n

Both still have cold water, but the Insulated Bottle’s<\/a> was noticeably cooler. The water in the Hydro Flask has already started to warm up a tiny bit.<\/p>\n

What happened after 20 hours in the car overnight?<\/h2>\n

To finish off our comparison, we left both bottles in the car, outside, overnight. Temperatures went from 95\u00b0F around 5pm down to 60\u00b0F and back up to 70\u00b0F for a few hours early morning.
\nHydro Flask<\/a>: Luke warm water<\/strong>
\nInsulated 40oz Bottle: Cool<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winner in terms of insulation: Insulated 40oz Bottle<\/a><\/h2>\n

There you have it, an unscientific, real-world comparison of Hydro Flask performance against a low cost, high quality generic bottle. While Hydro Flasks\u2019 may look better, and maybe feel better, insulation is on par with other drinkware.
\nHopefully this test has helped you decide on which drinkware to purchase for you, your company, team or customers. Did we mention the 40oz Insulated Bottle pricing includes customization<\/a>? Get it engraved with your logo, wedding party names, or text for a unique, long lasting, high performing gift.
\nNow, there are ways to improve the insulation of your Hydro Flask or other insulated drinkware, such as filling with cold or hot water 10 minutes before you put your drink in it, so get the insulation cooled down\/warmed up. This can make a big difference in performance (but who has time for that?).
\nWe love laser engraved Hydro Flasks<\/a> and all kinds of drinkware here at LazerDesigns, and we engrave thousands of all kinds of bottles (including Yeti, Swell, Hydro Flask, Thermos, Stanley, you name it we\u2019ve engraved it).<\/p>\n

What have you experienced? Leave a comment below to tell us about it!
\nHave you ever wanted to add more to the Hydro Flask logo? Here at Lazer Designs, we want to help make your dreams come true. We pride ourselves on our custom engraving capabilities. Change up your Hydro Flask by adding a customized logo or graphic to the bottles or drink wear of your choice. No longer will your bottle look like the run of the mill Hydro Flask out on the street. We give you the option to customize your Hydro Flask.<\/a> You will be stunned with your one of a kind design that is highly durable and long lasting.<\/p>\n

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What keeps your water colder or hotter longer, Hydro Flask, or our very well-built and comparable 40oz Endeavor Copper Insulated Thermal Bottle? Hydro Flask’s are awesome bottles, no doubt. Are they worth extra money you are paying for the brand? That might be up to the buyer, but they very well could be. See for … Continue reading “Are Hydro Flasks Worth it? – Hydro Flask vs. Endeavor Bottle Comparison”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[108,102],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-2855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personalized-gifts","tag-product-reviews","tag-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2855"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7025,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions\/7025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lazerdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=2855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}