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REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter

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The REI Bullet vacuum bottle keeps a half liter of your favorite beverage hot or cold for hours.

Unbreakable stainless-steel vacuum bottle stands up to daily use
Compact size lets you easily slip it into your briefcase or backpack (2.5 in. diameter x 10 in. tall)
Hand wash only

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REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter Customer Reviews

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REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter

4.6

(based on 14 reviews)

93%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Retains temperature well (13)
Good capacity (11)
Durable (10)
No plastic taste (9)
Easy to drain (8)

Cons

Best Uses

Day trip (11)
Camping (9)
Backcountry camping (5)
Kayak / canoe / rafting (5)
Work (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (7), Avid adventurer (4)
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Sep

2011

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Nice and Hot

By jblessing

from Duluth MN

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Durable
Good Capacity
Retains Temperature Well
Sleek
Stylish

Cons

Best Uses

Campgrounds
Car
Work

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I use this product to keep hot coffee hot and have not been let down yet. To measure heat retention I did a bit of an impromptu experiment at home as follows:
Preheat thermos with boiling water (212 degrees F) for 10min and then drain.
Refill thermos with boiling water again, cap tightly and place in 40 degree F fridge for exactly 4hrs.
Upon removing from fridge I used 2 seperate food grade meat thermometers to measure the liquid temperature.
Results: The liquid was a steamy 180 degrees F after 4hrs in a 40 degree refridgerator.
Great product!

Jan

2012

5.0

Keeps liquids hot, Hot, HOT!

By TamHiker

from SF Bay Area, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
No Plastic Taste
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Exterior can be slippery
Top came apart

Best Uses

Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips
Spectator inactivities
Work and school

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I bought two of these thermoses some years ago, one for me and one for the hubby. We don't use them that often because it's usually not so cold that we wouldn't rather celebrate a peak experience with a cold beer rather than hot tea, but we used them everyday last weekend when the weather turned cold, with temps in the mid-20s and gale winds at the high points. We brought the thermoses with us, tucked into the outside pockets on our packs in place of one water bottle. At lunch, the first time I took my thermos out, it was so cold I thought my hand would stick to it, so I was amazed (and almost burned my tongue) when my tea came out scalding hot. Our tea was still piping hot at the end of the day, when we finished off the remainder back at the car. After three days of such excellent service by our thermoses, I decided they deserved a review.

Each morning before breakfast I filled the thermoses with boiling water and secured the tops. After breakfast I dumped the water, poured in more boiling water and threw in the tea bags, put on the tops, and let them steep while we got everything loaded in the car, then squeezed out the tea bags, secured the tops and off we went, with hot tea all day long (and still warm the next morning when I poured the previous day's tea out).

These are wonderful, robust thermoses that keep liquids hot, are not too heavy, don't retain flavors and don't leak but they aren't indestructible: they dent (no surprise) and the metal part of one of the tops detached from the plastic inside. I was going to see if I could return the thermos with the broken top for a new one at REI, but now that I see that our nice brushed stainless steel model would be replaced by the current orange model, I think I'll try glue first.

Dec

2011

5.0

"Great little item"

By on life

from Sacramento, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
Good Grip
No Plastic Taste
Retains Temperature Well
Well built quality

Cons

None

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I am very impressed with this item. I filled it with hot tea approx. 7:20am and when I arrived home and had some tea about 7:30pm, the tea was still very hot. I was outdoors for the most day and it was cold and windy, but that didn't affect the performance of this thermos.

Thank you REI for another great product.

Dec

2011

5.0

A product that does the job well!!

By NicoleMK

from Santa Rosa, CA

About Me Environmentalist

See all my reviews

Pros

Durable
Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
Good Grip
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River Trips

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I've had mine for five years and love it! After a year I bought the big one and then later the commuter cup. Whether I am in the field, lab, or giving a lecture I have at least one of them with me. They are light, durable, and very effective. I cannot believe I went so long without one. I even take my bullet with me on my road bike for long rides and it has dings and dents to prove it. It is worth every penny I paid for it. Great job REI!

Oct

2011

5.0

Just what I was looking for

By Salt Lake girl

from Salt Lake City, UT

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Does not leak
Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
No Plastic Taste
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Best Uses

Campgrounds
Daily life
Day Trips

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I replaced an insulated mug with this thermos so I could bike to work without my tea spilling.

Full, the bottle is heavy enough to off-balance my pack if I stick it in the outside bottle holders (at least while biking; it probably wouldn't matter so much on a hike), so I stuff it in the main body of the pack however it fits and have had no trouble with leaks.

I usually fill it up in a hurry in the morning without pre-heating the bottle with hot water, and the liquid still stays hot.

Good capacity if you consistently sip your hot drink all morning; if you need drinks for all day I'd go with the larger model.

Minor complaint: the paint seems to chip easily; I haven't been rough on this bottle yet and there is already a chip and a scratch on the lid, but this doesn't affect performance.

Aug

2011

5.0

Hot Coffee hours after you make it

By wesleyjack

from SoCal

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Durable
Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
No Plastic Taste
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Day Trips

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I use this thermose at least 5 days a week for the last 6 months to bring hot coffee to work on my bike. No spills, no leaks, and stows easily in back pack, pannier or car cup holder. There have been plenty of times where I've forgotten to finishes it off an 12 hours later it's still warm enough to be good coffee. After a few weeks of use I started getting request from co-workers to pick them up one next time I was at REI.

Jul

2011

5.0

Burn your tongue!

By Ben the bike commuter

from Blacksburg, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Good seal
No Plastic Taste
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Best Uses

Campgrounds
Day Trips
Work

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I love this thermos. Beware the size - half a liter is only the 4 cup mark on my coffee maker - enough to fill two mugs.

I have to let my coffee cool after I pour it or I will burn my tongue. 12 hours later the coffee is definitely warm enough to enjoy.

Cleaning is a big deal with these. I don't put in creamer or sugar to help avoid scum or other hard to clean stuff. Black coffee cleans out very easy. Plastic cleans easy enough and is fairly taste neutral.

May

2011

5.0

REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle

By jallonierjr

from West Columbia, SC

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Durable
Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
Good Grip
No Plastic Taste
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Best Uses

Everyday use

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

This is awesome! Best I have used....keeps it hot for hours.

Mar

2011

5.0

WOW

By eagle17

from Slippery Rock, PA

About Me Environmentalist

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Pros

Easy To Drain
Good Capacity
No Plastic Taste
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Best Uses

Commuting
Day Trips

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I have looked at getting one for a few months before I actually bought one. I have used mine for over a year now and have a pretty god idea about this thing. All I can say is wow. I always pre-heat my bottles while my water is boiling for tea. This tends to keep the drink hot/ warm so long it is almost ridiculous. My record on having tea at a drinkable level of warm is 27/28 hours. Granted at this time frame it was barely warm enough to be drinkable but it was warm. I sometimes find .5 liters too small for capacity but I love my tea and believe that more is always better. I tend to use mine for school and short day trips. I have never tried to backpack with it. I will put it to that test this summer I hope. My only complaint is that the pain flakes easily and the REI logo seemed to start wearing off with the first washing. These are minor cosmetic defects only. I love this bottle though and will be investing in more in the future

Mar

2011

5.0

amazing!

By mywifelovesoutdoors

from Pittsburgh, Pa

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Durable
Good Capacity
Retains Temperature Well

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Day Trips
Hunting
Work

Comments about REI Bullet Vacuum Bottle - 0.5 Liter:

I found this bottle on sale and decided to give it a shot. I've used it hunting/camping and my coffee stayed hot all day in sub-freezing temps. I also use it for work for those late afternoon home coffee pick me ups (the supplied coffee at work is terrible!). In the work instance the coffee came out steaming (of course it came out steaming when i was outside camping in the cold!). The directions say to preheat the bottle for atleast 10 minutes with boiling water, i 100% suggest doing that if your going out in the cold. Once again REI has supplied a lower priced highest quality item!