According to the blurb on the label that comes on the GSI Microlite 720 Flip flask, it’s ‘unimaginably light’. I’d kind of beg to differ with that, it actually weighs 303g for its 24 fluid ozs, which Google says is 682cc, all of which is impressive, but ultimately believable.
The bigger picture is that GSI’s range of Microlite flasks are the first stainless steel thermal bottles I’ve used which don’t feel like plonking a lead weight into your pack. That’s slightly subjective for sure, but the one sat here weighs just 30g more than a smaller, 500cc Hydroflask bottle or a 400cc Klean Kanteen.
It is, says GSI, ‘one third lighter than traditional designs’. How so? Basically the twin stainless walls of the bottles’ vacuum chamber are just 2mm thick – 60% thinner than equivalents it says here – but claimed to still offer competitive heat insulation – it’ll keep hot drinks, erm, hot for 12 hours they say.
We haven’t put that to the test in proper sub-zero conditions yet, but early signs are promising. It’s not just that the Microlite is the first stainless thermal bottle we’ve used that doesn’t have you balancing the niceness of a hot drink on the hills agains the apparent weight of the container, it’s also a nicely designed thing.
Take the anti-scratch pad on the base, a circle of silicone rubber which means it sits rather than scratches on rock – yes I know, you’ve never worried about scratching rocks, but hey. Or the neat two-stage flip-lock opening which locks shut with a positive action and opens to reveal a neat spout come lip that works cleanly for either direct drinking or pouring.
Cards on the table: if you’re looking for a Christmas present for an outdoors person or you just need a new flask yourself, this would be our number one choice, preferably with the flip mechanism rather than the Twist version. There’s a choice of colours too from traditional naked stainless through to orange, blue or green. And of course, black.
There are three sizes and two lid design options available. The smaller 500 flip has an RRP of £30 while the larger 720 design is £35.
More details at http://gsioutdoors.com/shop-by-function/insulated.html
UK stockists: https://lyon.co.uk/outdoor/stockists
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX5enDw30Cg
According to the blurb on the label that comes on the GSI Microlite 720 Flip flask, it’s ‘unimaginably light’. I’d kind of beg to differ with that, it actually weighs 303g for its 24 fluid ozs, which Google says is 682cc, all of which is impressive, but ultimately believable.
The bigger picture is that GSI’s range of Microlite flasks are the first stainless steel thermal bottles I’ve used which don’t feel like plonking a lead weight into your pack. That’s slightly subjective for sure, but the one sat here weighs just 30g more than a smaller, 500cc Hydroflask bottle or a 400cc Klean Kanteen.
It is, says GSI, ‘one third lighter than traditional designs’. How so? Basically the twin stainless walls of the bottles’ vacuum chamber are just 2mm thick – 60% thinner than equivalents it says here – but claimed to still offer competitive heat insulation – it’ll keep hot drinks, erm, hot for 12 hours they say.
We haven’t put that to the test in proper sub-zero conditions yet, but early signs are promising. It’s not just that the Microlite is the first stainless thermal bottle we’ve used that doesn’t have you balancing the niceness of a hot drink on the hills agains the apparent weight of the container, it’s also a nicely designed thing.
Take the anti-scratch pad on the base, a circle of silicone rubber which means it sits rather than scratches on rock – yes I know, you’ve never worried about scratching rocks, but hey. Or the neat two-stage flip-lock opening which locks shut with a positive action and opens to reveal a neat spout come lip that works cleanly for either direct drinking or pouring.
Cards on the table: if you’re looking for a Christmas present for an outdoors person or you just need a new flask yourself, this would be our number one choice, preferably with the flip mechanism rather than the Twist version. There’s a choice of colours too from traditional naked stainless through to orange, blue or green. And of course, black.
There are three sizes and two lid design options available. The smaller 500 flip has an RRP of £30 while the larger 720 design is £35.
More details at http://gsioutdoors.com/shop-by-function/insulated.html
UK stockists: https://lyon.co.uk/outdoor/stockists
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX5enDw30Cg
According to the blurb on the label that comes on the GSI Microlite 720 Flip flask, it’s ‘unimaginably light’. I’d kind of beg to differ with that, it actually weighs 303g for its 24 fluid ozs, which Google says is 682cc, all of which is impressive, but ultimately believable.
The bigger picture is that GSI’s range of Microlite flasks are the first stainless steel thermal bottles I’ve used which don’t feel like plonking a lead weight into your pack. That’s slightly subjective for sure, but the one sat here weighs just 30g more than a smaller, 500cc Hydroflask bottle or a 400cc Klean Kanteen.
It is, says GSI, ‘one third lighter than traditional designs’. How so? Basically the twin stainless walls of the bottles’ vacuum chamber are just 2mm thick – 60% thinner than equivalents it says here – but claimed to still offer competitive heat insulation – it’ll keep hot drinks, erm, hot for 12 hours they say.
We haven’t put that to the test in proper sub-zero conditions yet, but early signs are promising. It’s not just that the Microlite is the first stainless thermal bottle we’ve used that doesn’t have you balancing the niceness of a hot drink on the hills agains the apparent weight of the container, it’s also a nicely designed thing.
Take the anti-scratch pad on the base, a circle of silicone rubber which means it sits rather than scratches on rock – yes I know, you’ve never worried about scratching rocks, but hey. Or the neat two-stage flip-lock opening which locks shut with a positive action and opens to reveal a neat spout come lip that works cleanly for either direct drinking or pouring.
Cards on the table: if you’re looking for a Christmas present for an outdoors person or you just need a new flask yourself, this would be our number one choice, preferably with the flip mechanism rather than the Twist version. There’s a choice of colours too from traditional naked stainless through to orange, blue or green. And of course, black.
There are three sizes and two lid design options available. The smaller 500 flip has an RRP of £30 while the larger 720 design is £35.
More details at http://gsioutdoors.com/shop-by-function/insulated.html
UK stockists: https://lyon.co.uk/outdoor/stockists
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX5enDw30Cg