I need a cup!

This isn?t about our drought, I promise. I?m busy baling ditches and everything to try and get enough feed. Looks like I will bale the milo before it
is too far gone as it isn?t going to make.

Anyway, I came to pick everyone?s brain. I use those big insulated cups every day. I think they are around 52 ounces. The one I have now I
bought at Quik Trip. I like them because they hold the ice and don?t tip over easy in the tractor. They are big but not so big that I have to share
foot space with them and are easy to refill.

My problem is that I can?t find one anymore that doesn?t leak around the top where the lid snaps on. Someone gave me one of those with the
screw on lids (Buba Keg, I think) but it is hard to unscrew with my arthritis because the lid is so big.

Does anyone else carry a big insulated cup all day? What is good, doesn?t leak, and can take falling over in the combine or tractor? It has to
have a handle and be large enough to not need a cup holder. I don?t care about the drinking spout - I use straws. Open tops always get dirt in
them in the first five minutes.

Got a 7-11 near you? Got one there about 10 yrs ago. Carry it on the boat and semi. Will spill some if you tip it over though. Lid snaps on, not threaded. Doesn't leak fast when tipped unless you have it turned so the drinking/straw hole is open, the it kinda glubs out like one of those stupid new gas cans. Some leaks, it stops, air goes in and glubs again.

I would suggest an insulated jug. There are several brand names available, Coleman, Igloo and Rubbermaid as well as several sizes ranging from 1/2 gallon up to 5 gallon. The 1/2 gallon or gallon size works well to take on a tractor. The flip top opening allows you to drink and still keeps the contents clean while the whole top unscrews for easy refilling. Amazon sells several in the 8-15 dollar range.

I use a jug as you suggest. I made an S hook out of #9 wire and hang it in the corner of my friend's cab, behind me, when I help over there. gm

I started using insulated jugs back in the early-mid 90's when I worked on the tarmac down in Houston. I've tried all sorts of jugs, and to this day that's all I ever drink from. Ice water for me, even when it's -40F!

I like the flip-spout jugs, but they have a fatal flaw. Bugs and dust/dirt can get into the spout even when closed. Tried the screw-on tops, but they were too hard to open....and still leaked like crazy. Tried one of the giant jugs like shown here, but its flaw is that it's TOO big. When I get below 1/2 full in the jug, every time I go to drink, the ice chunk will slide and splash water out the drink hole and up my nose. :shock:

The very best one I have found for my liking, sadly, isn't even made anymore. It was made by Betras, had a snap-on lid and (2) snap-on caps. I don't think they went over very well because it was difficult to use them with the caps in place, plus the plastic hinge would break after a while. However, that was the best I'd ever found. I just remove the one cap when I want to drink, then snap it back when done....but NOT fully snapping in the two smaller holes.

Back in 2014 when Dad passed, we were down in Arkansas in Summer and I needed a new jug....BAD! Finally did some searching and found a guy selling some on eBay that had sports teams on them. So, I stocked up. Bought something like 20 jugs to (hopefully) last me the rest of my life. Even found teams that were close enough to represent me; The Houston Texans and a Minnesota team that I can't recall offhand.

For the most part, these jugs don't leak around the lid or from the cap covers, but don't push it by carrying them on their side. Another thing you could do is to use the flip-spout design (yes, screw-on lid) with a dust/bug cover on it; something light/white that will keep the jug cooler in the sun, and show when it's dirty and needs washing.

Mine is like this, but twice the size:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-Made-3...H0AAOSw4PRaoauy:sc:USPSFirstClass!56735!US!-1

It's the only one I can find offhand, but it's only $9 with free shipping, new (I won't buy used plastic to drink from!), and not too big or heavy when full. If you don't like the logo on it, use a Mr Clean Magic Eraser to take it right off, leaving you with just the base coat color of the plastic.

At that price, I think I'll get a couple for the wife, as she thinks the Minnesota jugs I got her are too heavy when full. She's been wishing she could have one this size. Ssooo, .... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Mine is like this, but twice the size:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-Made-3...H0AAOSw4PRaoauy:sc:USPSFirstClass!56735!US!-1

I've been drinking from larger jugs since the early-mid 90's, and I can still be found drinking only ice water even when it's -40F. I've tried LOTS of different designs and this is what works best for me, BUT....I do it a little different.

With the hole caps on top, it's difficult to drink when they're still on the lid, and the plastic hinge will break after a while. So what I do is to only push in the large hole of the cap and the two smaller holes stay covered, or can simply cut the hinge so everything stays more liquid-tight.

I like this design since bugs and dust/dirt cannot get in, nor get in my way of drinking. If you don't want the logo on the side, a Mr Clean Magic Eraser will take it off very easily. Can't beat the price! Bought the wife some like mine (64 oz) but it's too heavy for her when full, so am ordering a few of these. They stopped making this style years ago, so I'm jumping on them while I can. Thanks for the post!! Will make the wife happy.

Sorry....didn't see my post in Modern View, but it's there in Classic View.

Keep it simple. What I do is take four or five of those plastic water bottles and throw them in the freezer the night before. Next morning you take one from the fridge and a couple of the frozen ones. If you have one of those little artic coolers the frozen ones take a very long time to melt. Very cold water all day long.

Just showed it to the wife. She told me to order 6! ROFL

She's got some idea of using colorful duct tape or spray paint to make it more her liking. ...Always do like seeing her brain in action. :wink:

She was just commenting how she can put her ice chunks in it before leaving the house (when we're gone all day) and, rather than buying an expensive soda in town, she can just drain the water (melted ice) to my jug, then pour her can of soda in. Works for both of us.

....Are we terribly twisted to get so excited over plastic drinking jugs?? *hehe*

(quoted from post at 12:00:34 07/09/18)

Someone gave me one of those with the
screw on lids (Buba Keg, I think) but it is hard to unscrew with my arthritis because the lid is so big.

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A strap wrench would help solve that.

Just looked up the seller where I got the 64 oz jugs, and he still has some left if you're interested:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_od...A0.H1.X64+oz.TRS0&_nkw=64+oz&_sacat=0

I have a 52 oz cup from Sheetz doesn't spill and will keep ice all day,also can get refills for 95 cents or free if I'm getting fuel.

How about this one?

https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/1108653-igloo-48-oz-dark-denim-havasu-foamed-tumbler.html

I am partial to my Yeti

My wife and daughter won't let me use plastic.

Hey KCM ...... I think someone from your state replied last week to my pop vs soda post and said they always said pop and not soda. Your post makes mine about
100% better. Enjoy the soda .....

Remember CH, I'm a Minnesnowta transplant. *lol*

This boy got out of the heat, but I'll be Texan till the day I die!

...And to be totally honest, it does get a bit confusing here at times. I keep trying to think like a Texan, but up here most folks are of Norwegian descent. The two don't always mesh real well. :shock:

Been using a plain old plastic jug made by Igloo or one of those guys. Holds about 2qt's and I just fill it from the well with water no ice for me. If it is real hot My wife will bring a second one at dinner time. Yes dinner is at Noon supper is at night.

Sam's Club has the Igloo insulated 1/2 gallon drinking jugs for $15 and they work great.

I've got an old Coleman plastic 1/2 gallon jug that has a Marlboro logo on it. No idea how I got it, never smoked, must have been a garage sale find, but it works great too. I think Walmart carries the modern equivalent.

I freeze ice in red solo cups and I put 2 of these "big ice cubes" in the jug and fill it with water. Cold drink all day even if I have to add bottled water at noon.

Or if you want the gold-plated solution, get an RTIC 40 ounce stainless steel tumbler. I use one of these for my car cup. Put ice and tea in it and I still have ice left 8 hours later even after it sits in the truck.

Grouse

My father used a Ball Mason Jar. he wrapped it with tape, then about an inch of news paper, then burlap with a strap. For ice, he would freeze a large plastic drinking cup to make a mega cube.