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Outdoors · YETI · 2016

YETI Rambler 26 oz

Built like the coolers: over-engineered, dishwasher-safe, and heavier than it needs to be.

Insulated water bottles, scored on four axes#3

Overall

8.2

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

8.2/10

Performance
8.6
Value
7.2
Durability
9.0
Design
8.0
  • 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
Cleaning
Dishwasher safe
Cap
Chug cap, magnetic variants available

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

Is it for you

Buy it if

  • The bottle takes genuine abuse in a truck or a toolbox
  • Dishwasher cleaning rather than hand washing
  • Lid options that seal properly under pressure

Skip it if

  • Carry weight matters — this is heavy empty
  • You want the widest lid aftermarket, which is elsewhere

This is the most abuse-tolerant bottle here. The wall thickness and the cap threads are built to the same standard as the coolers, and unlike much of the category it goes in the dishwasher without warnings.

That build costs weight. Empty, it is noticeably heavier than the competition, which is the trade for a bottle that will not dent when it lands on concrete.

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