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Any coffee thermos recommendations?  I have business Law II again this evening and if its like last week, I am going to need a lot of coffee.  I don't need whole lot, but enough to get me through a couple hours.  I always like the old Stanley ones.  Are they still any good, last I had seen someone with one, they complained about it leaking.

 

 

I remember that my dad would have a glass lined thermos bottle in his lunch box for years and occasionally, he would come home pissed because his thermos suffered a broken “filler.”  However, in those days the glass filler was replaceable and it was off to Sears that evening for a replacement filler.

 

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How about a "Bullwinkle in Space" thermos or maybe a "Flintstones" thermos?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Given all of those great selections above, I actually have a couple of sizes of this thermos with the vacuum insulation between the double-wall of stainless steel and liked them so well, I bought the vacuum insulated travel mug too.  

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017IHRNM?ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&tag=ezvid02-20&creativeASIN=B0017IHRNM

 

http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Stainless-Travel-Handle-Midnight/dp/B002PY7AYI/ref=pd_sim_79_15?ie=UTF8&dpID=41a3n7ec6xL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1H6T56DBZD72DXKV3ZXF

 

 

 

 

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I have one just like that, it was hard to find in the 2 quart size, but will last forever, I hope.

 

I had the old glass models, and like many it broke, so it was replaced with the new model with SS insides. Probably not the best for keeping temps but there tough.

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I have one just like that, it was hard to find in the 2 quart size, but will last forever, I hope.

 

I had the old glass models, and like many it broke, so it was replaced with the new model with SS insides. Probably not the best for keeping temps but there tough.

 

 

 

 

I think in the 1950s and 1960s that my Dad preferred the glass because creating enough vacuum wasn’t really that well perfected yet and without enough vacuum between the stainless steel, coffee just didn't stay hot as long as the glass liner, especially in the Northern winters working outside.   Of course, the new vacuum technology is not indestructible either as I dropped my thermos once and it broke the vacuum seal and without that layer of insulation created by the vacuum, the coffee no longer stayed hot for very long.  Had to replace the entire thermos, no replacing just a liner. 

 

I was looking for a coffee maker with an insulated carafe instead of the hot plate at one of those coffee forums and was amazed at how several posting in the threads would continually whine that they didn’t want to “pre heat” the carafe for best performance.  In that respect, although the level of vacuum today is much better creating a better layer of insulation, nothing has changed in pre heating stainless steel and as a reminder the instructions to pre heat were stamped on the bottom of the thermos too.  The thermos even had a reminder to wash the cork with boiling water after use.

 

 

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The thermos even had a reminder to wash the cork with boiling water after use.

 

Mine looks just like that with instructions but maby a little darker green, it says A9450H half gallon, it's not in perfect shape but works great and tough, it has a couple of dings on the bottom corner from being bumped.

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Everything has REVIEWS now days.

 

Well at those prices on some of those things a review is needed, I have a small yeti cup the lowball and the wife has the larger one but there is no way i will pay $300+ for an icechest, do not use one where I would need ice to last days, and I'm cheap. 

 

I did etch yeti my lowball cup but also put my initials on the back so if I'm around Klipsch people it will not disappear. :unsure: It works great for coffee or and adult drinks. 

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