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Which Tumbler Brand Wins?
We compared 14 tumbler options head to head. Stanley Quencher H2O came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Winner
Stanley Quencher H2O
Price shown in test: $30
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Runner-up
Iron Flask
Price shown in test: $23
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Budget pick
Tervis Diamond Plate
Price shown in test: $20
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Spill Test | Cold Retention 5hr | Tip Over Angle | Heat Retention 3hr | Drop Test 30in | Capacity 20oz | Lid Ergonomics | Corrosion Test | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stanley Quencher H2O$30 | great job with tip over, did not leak in the upside down position, but did leak a very small amount of water | 38.9 F, moved into the lead, very impressive | 19.4 degrees, topheavy but the bottom of the tumbler is pretty squared off | 106.7 F, does a terrific job at keeping liquids warm | lid stayed attached but moved to the open position and leaked a little water | holds 20 oz as advertised with the lid | needs two hands to open; once unlocked it takes 2.24 lb of force to move | no visible rust on the inside or outside, proving its worth | not tested |
| 2Iron Flask$23 | performed very well, held everything inside the tumbler | 42.6 F | 16.4 degrees, described as top heavy (all the upper body weight on skinny legs) | the transcript reads 11 15.8 F, almost certainly a caption garble of 115.8 F given the phrase 'secured an ironclad lead'; this is the best heat retention result of all tumblers tested, repeated as 11 15.8 in the closing recap as well, so it is flagged rather than fully corrected since it is the same garbled form repeated rather than two independently-worded confirmations | screw on lid designed to take a licking and keep on ticking; a small amount of water may have escaped but the lid is still as good as new; called out with Tervis as one of the two best performers (rating of 1) in this test | will hold about 20 oz without the lid, but that is about all the room available | flip top as solid as iron, hard to open with one hand, 3.72 lb of force | performed very well, just one little spot of rust | not tested |
| 3Tervis Diamond Plate$20 | not directly scored in the spill/splash section transcript, see corrosion/tip-over notes | 40.6 F, moved into second place | 20 degrees, profile favors staying upright | right at 100 F, moved into second place behind Murricon | survived the head on collision with the floor without losing its top; only a very small amount of water escaped and the lid survived without damage; called out with Iron Flask as one of the two best performers (rating of 1) in this test | came up about half an ounce short | about half a pound of force to open, easy to open | a few areas of rust beginning to form, performed about the same as the RTIC-branded travel mug entry; the stated biggest downside of this tumbler is being a little more susceptible to corrosion than some of the other brands | 338.15 g |
| 4MiiR$23 | claims no leak or spill, but unfortunately it does spill when tipped over and leaks pretty badly when facing upside down | 41.8 F, performed better than average | 17.7 degrees | 102.8 F, performed a lot better than average | had already lost some water in the prior tip over test; spilled pretty much everything out after hitting the floor; the lid itself survived without damage | pretty much maxed out, but a couple of sips in the lid should fit | slider is very easy to open, only a quarter pound of force | performed extremely well, no visible rust | 324.50 g |
| 5CamelBak$25 | vent hole prevents a complete seal in the fully closed position; spilled some water when tipped over and when facing downward | 39.1 F, very thermally efficient, moved into the lead | 12.6 degrees, worst of all tumblers tested; a lot of taper on the bottom, has a nonslip silicone base so it likely will not slide if bumped but will lay over | 106.2 F, performed very well at holding heat as well as cold | lid was not able to stay attached to the tumbler, but the lid itself survived without damage | easily held 20 oz with plenty of room to spare for the lid, best result of all tumblers tested | can be opened with one hand but takes quite a bit of effort, 3.87 lb of force for the sliding lid cover | just a few spots of rust, better than average | 318.15 g |
| 6Murricon | not directly scored in the spill/splash mess section transcript before the caption jumps to the next brand | 39.5 F, moved into the lead | 16.6 degrees, tall and narrow profile makes it a lot more prone to tipping | the transcript reads 9.8 F on first mention and 10.8 F in the closing recap; both are almost certainly garbled versions of about 109.8 F, since Tervis is stated to move into second place right at 100 F behind this brand, and Coleman is stated to be about 22 degrees cooler than it at 87.7 F (87.7 + 22 = 109.7), two independent cross references that agree closely, so this value is corrected to approximately 109.8 F per the two-independent-checks rule, with the original garbled strings preserved here | lid did a decent job containing water in the tip over test, but the lid came off the tumbler on impact and the lid itself experienced quite a bit of damage; one of the four tumblers called out for significant lid damage in this test | plenty of space for 20 oz, lid installed without creating a spill | narrow and easy to grip with one hand, but the slider is difficult to work with, 2.7 lb of force to slide | performed very well, no visible rust on the inside or outside | not tested |
| 7Yeti$35, the most expensive tumbler tested | manufacturer is upfront that this tumbler is not leak or spill proof; still performed fairly well with just a small amount of water escaping | 41.9 F, performed very well | 21.1 degrees, best of all tumblers tested; very small taper towards the bottom and a well designed base to keep it upright | 98.8 F, does not hold heat quite as well as the Stanley | press on lid popped off after impact, but the lid itself held up fine with no damage | came up about a half ounce short | innovative and user friendly sliding lid cover, takes less than a pound of force to slide | not tested | 382.48 g, by far the heaviest tumbler tested |
| 8Arctic Tumblers tumbler$22 | kept everything inside the tumbler after tip over and when placed upside down | 43.5 F, performed about the same as the Coleman | 18.8 degrees, bottom is a little more rounded than some other tumblers with a similar profile | 96 F, lid offers a really good seal | flip top totally flipped out from the impact but contained most of the water, and the lid itself survived without damage | also came up about half an ounce short on space | flip top, 1.22 lb of force according to the scale | quite a bit of corrosion, but not quite as bad as the HASLE or Juro | 35.6 g as transcribed; flagged as an order-of-magnitude outlier compared with every other tumbler's weight (roughly 280 to 382 g), likely a caption digit drop, possibly 335.6 g, but not corrected since only one measurement exists for this value |
| 9RTIC travel mug$19 | press on lid closed on nice and tight; did a great job of avoiding spills and splashes; also proved leak proof when gently placed upside down | 42.5 F, offers a great seal but not quite as thermally efficient as some of the other brands | 17.8 degrees, tapered quite a bit at the bottom | 98.3 F, sealed lid performed about the same as the Juro | lid held most of the water in but experienced a pretty bad crack from the impact; one of the four tumblers called out for significant lid damage in this test | a little more capacity than the Klean Kanteen but not enough to install the lid with 20 oz | flip lid cover is pretty easy to work with; unlocked at three quarters of a pound, the best result at that point in the test | performed better than the HASLE and the Juro, but not quite as well as Murricon or Klean Kanteen | 36.2 g as transcribed; flagged as an order-of-magnitude outlier compared with every other tumbler's weight (roughly 280 to 382 g), likely a caption digit drop, possibly 336.2 g, but not corrected since only one measurement exists for this value |
| 10Hydro Flask$28 | claims to stop splashes but does not claim to stop leaks; performed as advertised with a small amount of water escaping during tip over and when facing downward | 43.5 F, not quite as efficient as some of the other brands | 19.2 degrees, decent profile but the very bottom of the tumbler is rounded | 94.7 F, rim is not as well protected from cold as the CamelBak, which hurt performance | held on to its top after impact but leaked a little more water than the Iron Flask; no damage to the lid | out of space a little early at around 19 and a half oz | slides freely once moving, but takes 3.25 lb of force to get the slider to begin sliding | quite a bit of rust on the inside and outside of the tumbler | the transcript reads 29293 g, almost certainly a caption garble; likely intends something like 292.9 g or 293 g given the other tumblers' weight range, but not corrected since the true digit positions are ambiguous |
| 11Coleman | lid on nice and tight, properly closed; performed better than the HASLE and Klean Kanteen but not nearly as well as some of the other brands | 43.4 F, about 4 degrees warmer than the leader (Murricon) | 16.1 degrees, worst yet at that point in the video; bottom of the tumbler is rounded, which hurt the result | 87.7 F, struggled in this test, about 22 degrees cooler than Murricon | lid stayed on the tumbler but moved out of the fully seated position and leaked out several ounces of water; no visible damage to the lid | came up just a little bit short | takes a little bit more effort to open than the Tervis; about a pound of force to slide the slider | quite a bit of oxidation compared to most of the other brands | 299.8 g, lighter than average |
| 12Klean Kanteen | unsealed lid, made an even bigger mess than the HASLE, worst spill result at that point | 42 F, lid does not create an airtight seal, fourth place behind the HASLE | 19.1 degrees, not nearly as tall and narrow as Murricon, which helps this result | 94 F, unsealed lid (like the HASLE) hurt performance | lost its top from impacting the floor, but no damage to the lid itself | holds 20 oz but there is not enough space to also install the lid | skipped this test since the lid remains open | performed very well, just a couple of spots where rust is just beginning to form | the transcript reads 3177 g, almost certainly a caption garble of 317.7 g given the other tumblers' weight range, but not corrected since the true digit position is ambiguous |
| 13Juro$9 | not directly scored in the spill/splash mess section transcript before the caption moves to the next brand | 41.8 F, about half a degree warmer than the HASLE; lid does a better job of sealing | 20.6 degrees, almost as good as the HASLE | 99.8 F, sealed lid helped quite a bit | lid stayed on the tumbler but did break; the tumbler also leaked some water onto the floor | came very close to 20 oz but came up just a little short | lid pops off before the flip lid opens, needs both hands; 4.78 lb of force to open | quite a bit of oxidation, not dishwasher safe | the transcript reads 277.49 g; on the low side relative to most other tumblers (280 to 382 g) but not a clear order-of-magnitude outlier like several other brands in this video, so kept as transcribed with a note of mild uncertainty |
| 14HASLE Outfitters$8, the least expensive tumbler tested | made quite a mess in the spill/splash test | 41.3 F | 20.9 degrees | the transcript reads 156.25 1 F, an ambiguous garble; kept as transcribed rather than guessed since the intended value is not clear from context | lid broke from the impact, worst lid durability result of all tumblers tested | holds 20 oz but some of the contents must be sipped before the lid will fit | skipped this test entirely since the lid cannot be closed | not corrosion resistant, quite a bit of rust already formed; supposed to be hand washed only | the transcript reads 35.5 g, flagged as an order-of-magnitude outlier compared with every other tumbler's weight (roughly 280 to 382 g), likely a caption digit drop, possibly 335.5 g, but not corrected since only one measurement exists for this value |
How it was tested
- spill and splash resistance when knocked over
- cold retention over 5 hours
- tip over angle in degrees of tilt
- hot retention over 3 hours in a sub-zero freezer
- lid durability and leak resistance after a 30 in drop onto concrete
- capacity, whether 20 oz fits with the lid installed
- lid ergonomics and force required to open
- corrosion resistance against a hydrogen peroxide, vinegar, and salt mix
“In my opinion the best all-around Tumblr in the lineup is indeed the Stanley.”
Data notes and caveats
This video contains two brands that auto-captions render nearly identically (Arctic Tumblers, matching the description directly, and RTIC, mangled throughout as Arctic and Arctic Outdoors); they are kept as separate products because they carry fully independent result threads through every test in the video, and because RTIC's real-world headquarters in Katy, Texas is a strong corroborating detail for the $19 travel mug entry. Several other brands (Murricon, Klean Kanteen) had their price-introduction sentences apparently dropped by the captions entirely and are recorded with priceMentioned null. Multiple weight readings (HASLE, Arctic Tumblers, RTIC, Hydro Flask, Klean Kanteen) are flagged as likely caption digit drops since they fall far outside the roughly 280 to 382 gram range of every other tumbler in the same video, but are preserved verbatim per the extraction rules rather than silently corrected. The products[] ranking beyond the three tiers the video explicitly calls out in its closing verdict (Tervis as the roughly $20 value pick, Iron Flask as the pick for about $3 more, and Stanley as the best all-around tumbler) is an approximation based on performance across the cold, heat, tip-over, and corrosion tests, since the video does not declare one single overall order for the remaining eleven products.