Thermos Stainless King Beverage Bottle, Midnight Blue

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.7 x 4.4 x 12.1 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0017IHRNM
• Item model number: SK2010MB4
  

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Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
The stainless king beverage bottle has TherMax double wall vacuum insulation for maximum temperature retention, hot or cold. It is designed to keep liquids hot for 12 hours, and cold for 24 hours. The unbreakable stainless-steel interior and exterior keep the beverage bottle cool to the touch with hot liquids and sweat proof with cold liquids, so it's never uncomfortable to hold. The lid doubles as an insulated serving cup, and the twist and pour function allows you to pour without moving the stopper. With an ample 40-ounce (1-1/5 liter) capacity, the bottle offers plenty of sustenance on the go.
The thermos brand is well known as the quality and performance leader in insulated food and beverage products. The stainless king series creates a new chapter in thermos' storied history with a modern line that blends our newest technology with a dash of the past. The stainless king beverage bottle has thermax double wall vacuum insulation for maximum temperature retention, hot or cold. The unbreakable stainless steel interior and exterior keeps the beverage bottle cool to the touch with hot liquids and sweat proof with cold liquids. Lid doubles as a insulated serving cup, and the twist and pour function allows you to pour without moving the stopper. 40-ounce/1-1/5-litre capacity.

Product Features

• Made with TherMax double wall vacuum insulation for maximum temperature retention, hot or cold
• Designed to keep liquids hot for 12 hours, and cold for 24 hours
• Unbreakable stainless-steel interior and exterior keep bottle cool to touch with hot liquids and sweat proof with cold liquids
• Lid doubles as insulated serving cup; twist and pour function allows you to pour without moving the stopper
• With an ample 40-ounce (1-1/5 liter) capacity, the bottle offers plenty of sustenance on the go.

 

Thermos Stainless King Beverage Bottle, Midnight Blue

 

Customer Reviews

I read the reviews and am probably as skectical as anyone. When I received my Thermos - I filled it with hot water and dumped it as a preheat. Then I filled it with 200 degree water. In two hours it was 190 degrees. After four hours it was 180 degrees and after six hours, it was 170 degrees. The matching mugs - filled at the same time. After six hours they were at 160 degrees. The lids are a little more complex to take apart than some suggested, but nothing a reasonable person who can read directions should have a problem with. The seals are as leakproof as suggested. and the dark blue is just beautiful. Taken in total, the thermo and the mugs are awesome. They aren't cheap, but still are an excellent value. They made a believer out of me.

I bought this Thermos in November of 2009 and after 4 months of daily use the stainless steel part of the cap has separated from the plastic part. I have taken really good care of this product, and it is quite clear that the glue used to join the two parts was just not up to the task.
A friend has an earlier model and the same thing happened to him. Granted this is from a very small sample size, but it appears as though this is a common problem with the Thermos brand insulated bottles. I would really like to hear from other customers to see if ours were isolated incidents, or if this is a common occurrence.
After a mail to the Thermos helpdesk I was told the following:
"The limited warranty only covers the stainless steel portion of the bottle. The warranty does not cover gaskets, stoppers, or cups as the parts can wear due to long periods of use, neglect, abuse or can be altered. We do have these parts available for a small fee."
I guess the reply means that even though the bottle part of the Thermos is supposed to last 5 years, they want to make a buck from their customers by having them continually buy replacements for the really poor quality accessory parts.
I agree with the other reviewers in that the product keeps coffee piping hot, but I will not recommend this product until Thermos addresses the quality issues with their cap/cup.