Rosé All Day

Recently, I invited a few friends over to my house to test out some metal wine glasses and cocktail tumblers. We tried the Yeti wine tumbler, the Klean Kanteen 8 oz tumbler, the Corkcicle classic stemless wine cup, the Yeti 10 oz. lowball rambler, and finally the Hydro Flask 10 oz tumbler. We put them all through very rigorous testing and evaluated them based on several different categories.

Style

In the style category we agreed that Corkcicle and Hydroflask were the winners. They come in a ton of different colors and look nice and sleek. We really like the look of the two Yetis but the colors they come in tend to be more masculine (navy, dark red, stainless steel, etc.) The Klean Kanteen only comes in black and stainless steel.

Chill Factor

The cups that kept our rosé/water/apple juice the coldest longest were the Yeti and the Klean Kanteen. Although, we also agreed that our glasses of rose never last that long so this would only be really important on a very hot day or a beach vacation.

Durability

My daughter decided that when she was done with her apple juice that she would throw the Klean Kanteen tumbler down our concrete steps. It didn’t dent at all. A little bit of the black color chipped off. This cup also comes in stainless steel, so I imagine you wouldn’t have the chipping problem with the stainless steel. We didn’t throw the other cups down the steps so I can’t tell you what would happen with them. The Yeti, however, felt the most sturdy in our hands.

Price (Cheapest to Most Expensive)

Klean Kanteen 8 oz. Tumbler: $17.95

Yeti 10 oz. Rambler Lowball: $19.99

Corkcicle Classic Stemless Wine Cup: $22.95

Hydro Flask 10 oz Wine Glass: $29.99

Yeti Wine Tumbler: $24.99 plus a lid for $9.99

Is it Leak Proof???

This was a fun test. We turned them upside down and shook them to see if liquid came out. (Don’t worry, we used water. I’m not one to waste rosé.) We only did this with the Corkcicle and the Yeti wine glass with the magnet slider lid. All of the other cups have lids that don’t close, so they will obviously leak. The Yeti didn’t lose a single drop! The corkcicle, on the other hand, was very leaky.

Overall

Our overall winner is the Yeti wine tumbler. It might be the most expensive one but it kept the wine cold for the longest amount of time. It didn’t leak, even when we shook super hard! It also feels very good in your hand. It is a high quality product and very durable. (Plus, doesn’t Brittni look super cool holding it?) Our second favorite is the Hydroflask wine tumbler. It comes in lots of pretty colors but is also very functional.

Author: Courtney Bellmann

It’s all about the Metal Water Bottles!

Klean Kanteen? Yeti? Hydro Flask? Swell? In my quest to limit our plastic use at home, I’ve been on the lookout for the best metal water bottle for our lifestyle. I’ve tried out a few different brands, asked my friends what they like and finally, the toughest critics, I let my kids give it a whirl.

Overall, the big winner for me is Klean Kanteen. It is best suited for our day to day needs. It comes with a variety of different caps. The sports cap is great if you’re going to the gym. It has a sippy cup lid that is perfect for my two year old son. I also like that it comes in so many different sizes. I have the 40 ounce size to sip on during the day and the 27 ounce for when I go to the gym. It is also extremely durable. My kids really put them to the test and they have survived.

Another one that I really liked was the Yeti. If you are only looking for a bottle that will keep your water cold all day, the Yeti is excellent. I tried the Yeti 26 ounce rambler bottle. It is a decent size and really keeps the cold in. My only complaint is that if you are moving at all it is very difficult to drink out of the wide mouth. I’m not the most coordinated person on the planet so I can only drink out of it if I am sitting, unless I want water all over my shirt.

Now when I asked a lot of my friends what their favorites were, I had an overwhelmingly positive response to Hydroflask. It is not my personal favorite because it also features a wider mouth and I have that spilling problem. It does, however, keep your water cold for hours and it comes in lots of fun colors.

The last water bottle that I played around with was the Swell bottle. In terms of aesthetics, this bottle is number one. It is sleek and comes in all kinds of colors and patterns. In terms of price, I'm not the biggest fan. The smallest, cheapest one is going to run you about $35. With two kids its not the most affordable option.

So let’s wrap this up. Klean Kanteen might be my favorite (and no, they didn’t give me any free bottles for this blog unfortunately) but ultimately switching to a metal water bottle and ditching the one time use plastic bottles is such a great decision that it really doesn’t matter which one you choose. It’s an easy switch to make that has long lasting effects on the environment. According to the Environmental Working Group, Americans consume roughly 8.6 billion gallons of bottled water annually and only one in five bottles is recycled. With over 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris floating in the ocean we have to do better. Go out and get whichever reusable bottle you love best and do your part. :)

Author: Courtney Bellmann