I love hip flasks, but they're usually too fancy for practical use. I've owned a handsome little stainless steel flask for years. It's very slim but too heavy. And I always worry about losing the cap. It's now in the gadget drawer gathering dust.
I don't have a flask fetish or anything; I just like my gin — even if I'm on the road. Is that so wrong?
Anyway, Stanley is coming out with three new styles of flasks in its NINETEEN13 line. I recently had the chance to try one of them out. Its flat, leaf green color blends well in any camp, field or ballgame setting. The screw-off cap stays attached to the flask by a black rubber arm that's sturdier than it looks. It prevents the cap from being dropped in the dirt, and it helps the flask stand up when it's turned upside down to dry.
It holds 8 ounces of your favorite poison and doesn't appear to taint the taste. The Beefeater gin I kept in it for four days tasted like I poured it out of the glass bottle. The stainless steel body weighs just 4.75 ounces, that's about half the weight many traditional flasks. It's made in China, but most things are these days.
In addition to the green, the new flasks also come in black with a cool scull and dark gray with "UNBREAKABLE" written on it. The green model features the standard, nineteen13 star logo. Stanley's new flasks will be available sometime this fall at www.stanley-pmi.com for about $20 bucks.
