Sodas and beer taste best at near-freezing, right? Those flimsy soft koozies really only help keep your hand warm, not your drink cold. This thermocooler is a TANK that truly keeps your drink ICE COLD for hours. At parties, I don't drink my beers for maximum consumption, I drink at regular speed. That means my beer gets lukewarm before I'm done. Then I DO wind up chugging the rest just to get to the next cold one. Not with this beast protecting it from the Texas heat. (However, pro tip: lukewarm beer is best for speed chugging. Source: I went to Rice University, where chugging beer is *literally* a team sport.)
EXCELLENT FOR ARTHRITIS SUFFERERS
This particular thermocooler (not a silly "koozie") made by Thermos brand has an extra thick firm rubber lip around the top that helps insulate the can (it creates a vacuum you can feel as you slide the drink in) and also makes it easier for me to pick up and grip the drink. I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, and this is a big bonus.
DRINKS STAY COLD UP TO 10 HOURS
Most importantly, drinks stay cold for an incredibly long time. 10 hours according to the label on some of mine. I've sipped a can of Coke the next morning that was still pleasantly cold enough to drink, and since I’m talking about Coke, you know that means it was still pretty darn chilly. I use these primarily for soda. I drink way too much Coke; it’s my guiltiest pleasure. These coolers don’t make it easier too limiy my consumption!
OLDER MODEL VS NEWER MODEL
Now, as I said, I have several of these, and have had them for maybe two years. I initially bought one, thought I left it behind on a trip, replaced it, found it, then bought a few more, so my collection came together piecemeal. I never took the labels off, and (belatedly) I noticed that some say drinks stay cold 3 hours, while others say 10. At some point I assume Thermos improved these dramatically, more than tripling the insulation duration. I just blindly kept reordering from this same listing. Aside from the label though, I can’t tell the difference between the two types. They don’t look or feel any different to me. So I’m glad I didn’t remove the labels (more about them in a sec.) I now use a 10-hour coolers for my daily use and just get out the 3-hour ones for guests.
THIS LISTING
When you order from this listing, do you get the 10-hour version or the 3-hour? The description doesn’t say anything about specific hours, just “hours”, nor does it show what the product labels look like. It’s bad that it doesn’t specify hours, and I will report that to Amazon. 3 hours vs 10 hours is a big difference and this should say which one you’re getting.
ABOUT THE LABELS
Let’s talk more about these labels, since most of the bad reviews are about the labels being impossible to remove without going to a lot of trouble and then leaving adhesive and scratches on the cooler. I never bothered to take the labels off, so naturally I never encountered any issue. Honestly, it never even occurred to me that I should take them off. And as it turns out, I’m glad I didn’t, for the various reasons just described.
MY ONLY COMPLAINT WITH THE ACTUAL PRODUCT
The rubber lip can come off. It gets stuck to the can and come off along with it, and if you’re not paying attention you could accidentally throw it away. It’s not glued onto the metal. I just pull it off the can and slide it back into place. They glue the label on but not the rubber?!
Overall, this thermocooler outperforms anything else I’ve tried and at a better price. I don’t care about the label adhesive since I didn’t even think to take it off to begin with. The cooler keeps drinks ice cold and that’s what I want it to do. I never bother with glasses and ice for my sodas anymore!