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Outdoors · Stanley · 2016

Stanley Quencher H2.0 40 oz

Excellent insulation attached to dimensions and a handle that people either love or resent.

Insulated water bottles, scored on four axes#5

Overall

7.8

out of 10

Axis scores

Outdoors is scored on these 4 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.

Average of 4 axes

7.8/10

Performance
8.6
Value
7.0
Durability
8.0
Design
7.6
  • Performance — How well it does the core job
  • Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
  • Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
  • Design — Build quality and how it sits in a room

Specs

Insulation
Double-wall vacuum
Base
Tapered to fit most cupholders
Lid
Rotating cover with straw

As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.

Is it for you

Buy it if

  • Desk-and-car use where the cupholder taper matters
  • Forty ounces means fewer refills through a day
  • You want a straw lid without buying an accessory

Skip it if

  • Carrying it any distance — full, it is genuinely heavy
  • The straw lid is the part that leaks in a bag

The thermal performance is not in dispute — ice survives a full day, and the tapered base actually fits the cupholders it claims to. Forty ounces means most people fill it once.

Everything else divides opinion. It is tall enough to be awkward in a bag, heavy when full, and the rotating straw lid is the component that shows up in leak complaints.

Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.