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34 SHOOTING SPORTS MAGAZINE

GENERAL | PRODUCT TEST

CONTACT:

STANLEY
VACUUM
CONTAINERS

John Rothery
Wholesale Ltd (for
nearest stockist)
http://www.bisley-uk.com

FOR

Efficient, practical

and tough

Not a Lot

AGAINST

VERDICT

They do the job

hot or cold

A useful

addition to your

shooting kit

Stanley vacuum containers

❚ Prices: Vacuum Flasks £26.99,

£29.99, £31.99 & £36.99 respectively

❚ One Hand Vacuum Mugs SRP£24.99

& £29.99 respectively

❚ Food Jar SRP£26.99

❚ Contact: John Rothery Wholesale Ltd

(for nearest stockist)

❚ http://www.bisley-uk.com

{ }TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Stan’s the Man!

Pete Wadeson looks at a selection of thermal insulated food and drink

containers from one of the leading names in the business

I

t goes without saying that a hot or

cold drink (depending on the time

of year) and certain food items are

necessities for the longer session

hunter. Certainly up a high seat or in a

hide; techniques where you pretty

much sit and wait! While there are

many thermos fl asks and insulated

containers available to transport and

keep your drinks at the required

temperature – many agree that there

are few more respected brands than

Stanley.

100-YEARS

Stanley Flasks are an iconic brand

with a 100-year pedigree in the

manufacture of containers designed

to keep fl uids and food such as soup

hot. In fact it was company founder

William Stanley Jnr who in 1913 was

responsible for changing the way hot

drinks were stored for outdoor use by

fusing vacuum insulation with the

strength of steel in one portable

vessel – and so was created the

all-steel vacuum bottle we now take

for granted.

With many models I’ve chosen

items of most interest to the hunter

from their Classic range. All sharing a

commonality of build being

manufactured using 18/8 rustproof

(BPA free) stainless steel and a

distinctive, green, hammer-tone tough

outer fi nish.

L FOR LITRES

First up are the Vacuum Flasks -

graded by the amount of liquid they

hold they are available in 0.471L,

0.74L, 1L and 1.3L – the larger two

having foldaway handles while the

smaller pair do not. They feature a

strong screw on top cap with an air

tight seal plus a screw on insulated

stainless steel cup. They’re rated as

being able to keep fl uids hot or cold

for 24hrs. But don’t forget every time

you unscrew the lid the contents will

lose some heat as you are opening

them up to the elements; that’s just

the way it is!

This brings me to their latest

product - ‘One Hand Vacuum Mugs.’

As the name implies they can be

operated one-handed. They feature a

uniquely designed cover cap; on one

side is a large oblong shaped button

that when pressed inwards opens a

small oval mouthpiece on the

opposite upper side allowing you to

take a sip of your drink. Releasing it

immediately seals the aperture,

meaning this lessened exposure to

the outside temperatures results in

the contents retaining their

temperature far longer. Certainly

better than if they’d been poured into

an open topped mug!

Two sizes are available with the

0.35 litre keeping liquids hot for four

hours and cold for 20 hours, while the

0.47 litre version gives six hours hot

and cold for 24. For foods such as

soup or chilli there’s the very useful

0.5L ‘Classic Food Jar.’ Similar in

design to the fl asks (including handle),

it obviously has a wider neck and

screw on stainless steel serving bowl

and is capable of keeping suitable

food items hot for 12-hours.

For transporting and keeping soup

and such like hot the Classic Food

Jar is ideal

There are four

different sizes of

Vacuum Flasks

to choose in

Stanley’s Classic

range – only

the 1L and 1.3L

models have fold

away side-handles

The One-Hand

Vacuum Mugs

are a practical

design with

their lid

system