{"id":34417,"date":"2021-04-24T08:39:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T11:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/comparative-test-between-360o-camelbak-ntk-and-stanley-thermal-cups\/"},"modified":"2021-04-24T08:39:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T11:39:34","slug":"comparative-test-between-360o-camelbak-ntk-and-stanley-thermal-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/comparative-test-between-360o-camelbak-ntk-and-stanley-thermal-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparative Test Between 360\u00ba, CamelBak, NTK, and Stanley Thermal Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, here at the <strong>Gear Tips Lab<\/strong>, we carried out a comparative test between a <a href=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/os-copos-termicos-para-cerveja-realmente-funcionam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>glass cup<\/strong> and a <strong>stainless steel vacuum-insulated thermal cup<\/strong><\/a> from the brand 360\u00b0 (a brand owned by Sea to Summit) to demonstrate the difference in performance regarding thermal insulation and temperature increase of the liquid (in this case, beer) over time. The result was obvious: the performance of the thermal cup is far superior. But the test served as the beginning of our project at the <strong>Gear Tips Lab<\/strong> to prove the efficiency of different gear.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s time to begin testing various stainless steel, double-walled, vacuum-insulated thermal cups available in the Brazilian market, comparing them in two aspects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cold Liquids: Temperature Increase vs Time<\/li>\n<li>Hot Liquids: Temperature Drop vs Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will not go into details about the attributes and features of each cup, as this will be covered in specific videos on our <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/geartips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"> channel<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14084\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Gear-Tips-Lab.jpg\" alt=\"Gear Tips Lab\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Gear-Tips-Lab.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Gear-Tips-Lab-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Gear-Tips-Lab-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As explained in previous articles, one of the great challenges when comparing gear is maintaining consistent conditions throughout the test and performing simultaneous tests whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, defining certain parameters and conditions is essential, so the tests can be replicated later, enabling result validation or testing of other thermal cups.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caixa\"><strong>TEST CONDITIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Average Ambient Temperature: 25.6 \u00baC<br \/>\n* Initial Water Temperature (temperature increase test): 2.0 \u00baC<br \/>\n* Initial Water Temperature (temperature drop test): 92.6 \u00baC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The test was conducted using all four thermal cups simultaneously to avoid any variation in the above conditions, as all cups were in the same room, with the same ambient temperature, and with the same liquid. Instead of beer used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/os-copos-termicos-para-cerveja-realmente-funcionam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous test<\/a>, we decided to use filtered water, since the tests included both cold and hot liquids.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caixa\"><strong>TESTED GEAR:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WrrAPj6csYY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">360\u00ba brand 475 ml 18\/8 Stainless Steel Double-Wall Vacuum-Insulated Cup<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; CamelBak brand 500 ml 18\/8 Stainless Steel Double-Wall Vacuum-Insulated Cup<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XK2sabCG3Yc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTK brand 570 ml 340 Stainless Steel Double-Wall Vacuum-Insulated Cup<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Stanley brand 473 ml 18\/8 Stainless Steel Double-Wall Vacuum-Insulated Cup\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15052 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/comparativo-copos-termicos.jpg\" alt=\"Comparative test of thermal cups - Gear Tips Lab\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"aligncenter\">The Gear Tips Lab setup for evaluating thermal cups from 360\u00ba, CamelBak, Stanley, and NTK using water<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We also used the following <strong>Gear Tips Lab<\/strong> equipment:<\/p>\n<div class=\"caixa\"><strong>MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT USED:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Kestrel 4500 Portable Weather Station<br \/>\n&#8211; Extech SDL200 Four-Channel Digital Thermometer with Data Logger, Type K Thermocouple Sensor (-100 to 1300 \u00baC), 0.1 \u00baC resolution, \u00b11 \u00b0C accuracy<br \/>\n&#8211; Fluke 561 HVAC Pro Lasergrip Infrared Thermometer (-40 to 550 \u00baC), 0.1 \u00baC resolution, \u00b10.1 \u00baC accuracy\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Thermal cup test with cold liquids<\/h2>\n<p>The first test was done using cold water. We started the test simultaneously with water at a temperature of 2 \u00baC. Below is a brief summary of the test:<\/p>\n<p>Initial Water Temperature: 2 \u00baC<br \/>\nFinal Water Temperature: 20 \u00baC<br \/>\nMeasured Temperatures: 5 \u00baC, 10 \u00baC, 15 \u00baC, and 20 \u00baC<br \/>\nExperiment Start Time: 01h 40min 38sec<br \/>\nExperiment End Time: 21h 36min 00sec<br \/>\nTotal Experiment Time: 19h 55min 22sec<\/p>\n<p>In the chart below (<strong>Time vs. Temperature Increase<\/strong>), it\u2019s clear that the best thermal efficiency is from the <strong>CamelBak<\/strong> thermal cup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15054\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-frios-grafico-tempo-vs-temperatura.jpg\" alt=\"Cold Liquids \u2013 Time Vs Temperature Increase Graph\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-frios-grafico-tempo-vs-temperatura.jpg 750w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-frios-grafico-tempo-vs-temperatura-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To help interpret the chart, below are the times it took for the water in each cup to reach the defined temperature levels (5 \u00baC, 10 \u00baC, 15 \u00baC, and 20 \u00baC):<\/p>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_20625\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"20625\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"comparativo-copos-t\u00e9rmicos-t1.csv\"            id=\"footable_20625\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_3785587631_20625\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_20625 ninja_table_unique_id_3785587631_20625 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_5 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<p>In the chart below (<strong>Temperature Increase vs. Time<\/strong>), we can see another interpretation of the data, where it\u2019s clear once again that the cups from 360\u00ba and Stanley have very similar thermal efficiency for cold liquids, as their curves are nearly overlapping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15056\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-frios-grafico-elevacao-temperatura-vs-tempo.jpg\" alt=\"Cold Liquids \u2013 Temperature Increase vs Time\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-frios-grafico-elevacao-temperatura-vs-tempo.jpg 750w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-frios-grafico-elevacao-temperatura-vs-tempo-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Thermal cup ranking for cold liquids:<\/h2>\n<p>1st Place: CamelBak<br \/>\n2nd Place: Stanley (virtually tied with 360\u00ba)<br \/>\n3rd Place: 360\u00ba (virtually tied with Stanley)<br \/>\n4th Place: NTK<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15070 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/copos-termicos-ntk-stanley-teste-gear-tips.jpg\" alt=\"Stanley and NTK thermal cups during Gear Tips Lab testing\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/copos-termicos-ntk-stanley-teste-gear-tips.jpg 750w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/copos-termicos-ntk-stanley-teste-gear-tips-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"aligncenter\">Stanley and NTK thermal cups during Gear Tips Lab testing<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Thermal cup test with hot liquids<\/h2>\n<p>The second test used hot water. After allowing the thermal cups to return to room temperature, we began the new test simultaneously with water at 92.6 \u00baC. Below is a brief summary of the test:<\/p>\n<p>Initial Water Temperature: 92.6 \u00baC<br \/>\nFinal Water Temperature: 40 \u00baC<br \/>\nMeasured Temperatures: 80 \u00baC, 60 \u00baC, and 40 \u00baC<br \/>\nExperiment Start Time: 01h 39min 16sec<br \/>\nExperiment End Time: 13h 37min 16sec<br \/>\nTotal Experiment Time: 11h 58min 00sec<\/p>\n<p>In the chart below (<strong>Time vs Temperature Drop<\/strong>), we can clearly see that the best thermal efficiency, once again, comes from the <strong>CamelBak<\/strong> thermal cup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15060\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-quentes-grafico-tempo-vs-decaimento-temperatura.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Liquids \u2013 Time vs Temperature Drop Graph\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-quentes-grafico-tempo-vs-decaimento-temperatura.jpg 750w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-quentes-grafico-tempo-vs-decaimento-temperatura-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT: We identified a time error of 01h 39min 16sec in the temperature drop data for all cups across all temperature ranges. The correct data is reflected in the table below and does not affect the curves in the two presented graphs. In this post, the data is corrected, but in the video on our channel, the temperature drop times still include this extra time.<\/p>\n<p>To help interpret the chart, below are the times it took for the water in each cup to reach the defined temperature levels (80 \u00baC, 60 \u00baC, and 40 \u00baC):<\/p>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_20624\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_1\" data-footable_id=\"20624\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"comparativo-copos-t\u00e9rmicos-t2.csv\"            id=\"footable_20624\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_397975688_20624\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_20624 ninja_table_unique_id_397975688_20624 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<p>In the chart below (<strong>Temperature Drop vs. Time<\/strong>), we see another view of the data, which once again confirms <strong>CamelBak<\/strong> as the clear winner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15064\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-quentes-grafico-decaimento-temperatura-vs-tempo.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Liquids \u2013 Temperature Drop vs Time Graph\" width=\"750\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-quentes-grafico-decaimento-temperatura-vs-tempo.jpg 750w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/liquidos-quentes-grafico-decaimento-temperatura-vs-tempo-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Thermal cup ranking for hot liquids<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1st Place:<\/strong> CamelBak<br \/>\n<strong>2nd Place:<\/strong> 360\u00ba<br \/>\n<strong>3rd Place:<\/strong> NTK<br \/>\n<strong>4th Place:<\/strong> Stanley<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15071 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/copos-termicos-camelbak-360-teste-gear-tips.jpg\" alt=\"360\u00ba and CamelBak thermal cups in the Gear Tips Lab comparative test\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/copos-termicos-camelbak-360-teste-gear-tips.jpg 750w, https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/copos-termicos-camelbak-360-teste-gear-tips-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"aligncenter\">360\u00ba and CamelBak thermal cups in the Gear Tips Lab comparative test<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Final ranking of the thermal cups<\/h2>\n<p>The table below shows the placement of each thermal cup for Cold and Hot Liquids. To determine the final ranking, we averaged the placements of all four cups for both temperatures, resulting in the final classification:<\/p>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_20622\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_2\" data-footable_id=\"20622\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"comparativo-copos-t\u00e9rmicos-resultado.csv\"            id=\"footable_20622\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_1863674973_20622\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_20622 ninja_table_unique_id_1863674973_20622 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Thermal cup prices<\/h2>\n<p>The list below shows the current prices (April\/2021) of the thermal cups tested in this experiment. It&#8217;s worth noting that prices vary from store to store, and the prices shown are the suggested retail prices by the brands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NTK:<\/strong> R$ 129.90<\/li>\n<li><strong>360\u00ba:<\/strong> R$ 186.90<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stanley:<\/strong> R$ 239.90<\/li>\n<li><strong>CamelBak:<\/strong> R$ 249.90<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Full video with the tests from this thermal cup comparison<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SblCLzi8HRA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"caixa\">\n<h2>See other thermal cup tests from the Gear Tips Lab<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Comparative test between a <a href=\"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/os-copos-termicos-para-cerveja-realmente-funcionam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>glass cup<\/strong> and a <strong>vacuum-insulated stainless steel thermal cup<\/strong><\/a> from the brand 360\u00ba Degrees.<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nEc1OMTSbC4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Does using the thermal cup lid affect the test result?<\/strong> Find out in this Gear Tips Lab video.<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, here at the Gear Tips Lab, we carried out a comparative test between a glass cup and a stainless steel vacuum-insulated thermal cup from the brand 360\u00b0 (a brand owned by Sea to Summit) to demonstrate the difference in performance regarding thermal insulation and temperature increase of the liquid (in this case, beer) over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1096,"featured_media":27514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1340,1493,1748],"tags":[1757,1494,1699,1758],"class_list":["post-34417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive-articles","category-hydration","category-laboratory","tag-360-en","tag-camelbak-en","tag-ntk-en","tag-stanley-en"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1096"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geartips.club\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}