Why are YETI Bottles so Expensive, and Are They Worth It? 

Funny about yeti being the working man’s brand. I grew up in a rural area and every job site was full of green Stanley thermos’s. Yeti was for yuppies and urban glampers. Guess times have changed

I’ll definitely back the durability of the bottles. I accidentally ran over my rambler 26 in my works truck (a ford F550 bucket truck) and all it did was leave 2 scratches. I knocked my hydro flask over on the deck of the same truck and it had 2 dents

Heyo, industry insider here. Yeti durability is the real deal as stated in this video, and as stated in the video the thermal performance is not special compared to other brands but it solid enough for anyone going about an 8 hour workday. The durability is a huge pro to me for 80% of my use case (daily work at a shop where I do not carry it often and can suffer the occasional fall) but it falls short when it comes to carry comfort. My vote for hiking walking, multi modal commuting is hands down the Hydroflask trail series. It oddly enough holds heat and cold slightly BETTER than my regular hydroflask, and the weight reduction feels REALLY good but the durability is much higher than other super light double walled bottles I’ve had. Do not mistake what I am saying as this being a bottle you can drop.. I have, it made it out without a dent but I had that rubber cap on the bottom which I DO NOT like so usually never have it on. What it CAN survive is being jostled in a bag all day that has other gear in it, being knocked over and rolling away on something like concrete (so not a drop but definitely an impact that might affect weaker bottles). The other advantage, crucially is FITTING in things like cup holders, sling bags, etc because its sizes up to 24oz are tall and narrow. I can’t say I have had the same luck with their twist coffee lid as the reviewer here, and I know multiple people who have poor experiences. The stock lid helps with thermal performance as it has a very thick insulation section and therefore it’s what I use. The yeti original lid was also a thick insulation but now they have the replacements, and so things like their Chug cap and magnet cap simply do not perform as well as the OG, and the hotshot is close but no handle. I think the insulation on the stock lid is worth the trade off from convenience of any kind of twist lid, and certainly the only lid style I would put in my laptop bag.

Its cool to see how everyone has different needs. personally I love the classic chug cap over more standard 2 party lids like the one you showed. It all really depends on the person and their needs.Personally I believe its worth it because: 1)after keeping a drink in more a long period of time it doesn't change the taste to a more metallic one like other bottles 2) the durability, I like my waters bottles to stay neat, I don't love too many signs of wear and tear, so even though the insulation is normal compared to cheaper alternatives, yeti is a one time buy. Thanks for your insight!

Found this video in my recommended feed glad i clicked it

I tried to avoid plastic so I bought the Klean Kanteen TKPro Insulated Thermos. It was awful. It screeched loudly, like scratching on a chalkboard, where unscrewing the cap to pour water and unless you unscrew the cap all the way off, water leaks down the side of the bottle. It's a great idea that needs re-engineered.

I got a Yeti recently because I really liked the chug cap design, and for the 18 oz size the price isn't ridiculous. I don't give a shit about branding but I do like that it feels solidly built (I'm so sick of buying no-name amazon garbage that falls apart after a week).

I have yeti tumbler and rambler, also stanley classis thermos, master series, and the popular stanley with handle. And few other brands, i always grabbing my yeti instead.

Buy it, enjoy it. Forget about it.

For me, I have both YETI hot shot and Hydro flask flex sip and the Hydro is much more complex and harder to clean because of that rubber gasket that has to be removed and then replaced right side up. Both are easy to mistakenly put back in your bag - still open causing a mess. I painted a small yellow mark on mine as a visual reminder. If the yellow marks are not lined up, you know you haven't closed it yet.

Yeti also offers 20% off for IDme eligible people.

The Stanley flip go has so many great features and it's thought I put it through a betting Daily and it's still going strong after a year

I greatly prefer the hot shot lid to the flex sip. Notably easier to clean, less prone to user error in reassembly, never had a leak that wasn't user error with the hot shot, and a better drinking experience. With that said, I'm in total agreement regarding their lids generally. They could be doing so much more, and they got rid of superior insulating one piece lids I believe. I think they did weird sizes to accommodate the thicker build, so a typical 32oz size is a 26oz bottle in actual yeti capacity. I use the hot shot lid to hold back ice when I use a yeti bottle nowadays, but I did find their wider opener easier on the schnoz before I got the hot shot. For most use cases, it is overkill in terms of weight and durability, and I'd say you get diminishing returns on insulation for the weight. But damn if you need something super durable or insulated, not much competes. I don't think the pricing is so bad if you factor in sale prices, but then again you can find other brands on sale or at rack stores even more frequently. My go to is a decade plus old 18oz standard mount hydroflask with the old style lid.

Know of any metal straws that fit the bottle straw cap?? All seem tooooo tall for it

I have a 40oz and a 24oz Coleman bottle, the camping brand. Super durable and feels impossible to dent compared the The Coldest Water bottle I had before.

Sometimes hype is real. Meaning they have a reason for their popularity. Durability for a bottle should be at least in your top 3 when looking for one unless you want a disposable one. My one and only Yeti I have is the 26 oz rambler and it is awesome. I pour cold water in it in the morning and it’s stay cool all day long even when the outside of it is hot to the touch. I question some of their more expensive coolers though when they have much steeper competition like the Orca brand I saw at Dicks Sporting Goods last week.

Sure what ever, as long as i like it and it makes me feel good and it works. Also Stanley doesn’t have the style of rambler i like,

5:46 which brands makes bottles with no water-plastic contact ? Any product recoms?

The only yeti i own is the one designed for tea/coffee. Hot drinks specifically, I think its called the Hotshot Rambler. I like how you can take a sip anywhere from the top cap and its just pours out in sips. Only yeti i think is worth buying IMO but as for water bottles? Im fine with refilling a Gatorade bottle 😅 i like room temp water

I bought yetis And Hydro flask. I went back to yeti because Hydro flask or easy to Dent. Once you drop them a few times they did Waze so easy yetis are built, tougher and harder to Dent, Keeps your drinks and ice and if you want to put hot drinks, they stay hot for hours. Are used to buy them off-line Amazon but now I find them for like five to $10 at thrift stores in Excellent condition. I don’t buy them if they’re all dented up. Yeti it’s just more durable, so I went back to yeti

The warranty the cap fails send email get new cap… also it can be put in a fire and survive… great camping bottle. Also I have had my original yeti for 6-7 years maybe longer before colors were even a thing. I have a second one and I drop it all the time and barely 1-2 dents

I've watched somebody's 64oz yeti bottle fall into an asphalt paver and come out in the mat behind paver to dig out 😂😂 it was dented but somehow still held water!!! He was way more concerned about the years of stickers on it understandly, but the sliver bottle with stickers was now black scratched bottle flatten the a 32oz width haha

So I like the functionality of the yeti lid. Much easier to use. I do every now and then drop or bang my bottles and rarely takes on damage. My cheaper bottles even for daily use take on damage much faster. I use my yeti daily at the office and out in the field. However when operating the tractor, I'll use my cheap bottle. If the tracker rolls over a yeti or the cheap bottle, it's done regardless. I'll be less annoyed destroying the cheap bottle over the yeti. My yeti rolled off my car once and hit the concrete parking lot. Small bent no big deal. Gives it some character. You can clearly tell mine gets used. Lol.

Received a YETI 26oz Rambler as a gift and it has been gathering dust. At 3.4" width, it doesn't fit into the standard 3" backpack bottle holders and cup holders. So it isn't useful at all to me.

Drink from the fountain

Yeti got better lids and colors but all doubled walled bottles practically do the same I have Ozark trail and RTIC and they do the same for half price or less

You completely ignored the superb Yeti sip-style lid with the sliding magnet that is on half of the products you showed at the beginning. That Hydroflask lid you were gushing over seems ALOT more complicated and annoying to clean...

My Stanley and Bubba cup are just as good and a whole lot cheaper!

NO... I have an f-ton of WalMart Cheapie Ozark Trail Cups and other knock-off gear and they continue to provide excellent value year over year ... at a fraction of the price

i dropped my half gallon yeti filled with ice and water on concrete there was barely a dent

I’m certainly not going to spend a lot of $$$ just to be a lemming, following a popular trend. My personal preference in water bottles is the brand “The Coolest.” I have over a dozen of them in different sizes/colors & found they maintain cold water temps even inside my car in Florida for at least 24hrs, up to over 48hrs. Yeti is more of a supposed status symbol than something special. I was gifted a Yeti bottle a few yrs ago & found it sub-standard. I donated it to the local Goodwill store. My The Coolest bottles have lasted me years (some 8+) and still do the job 100%

My $30 40oz Iron Flask has outlasted my wife’s $65 40oz Yeti and I use mine twice as much as she does.

Answer is easy because buy trendy things because they are sheep trying to keep up the appearance they have a clue. Are they worth it depends if you want the best at what it is supposed to do then no there are better for less but not trendy.