I know this isn't exactly bbq related, but since for many of us having a cold one while working the pit is part of the fun, I thought I would give it a shot. Hawaii is great, it is a magical place to live, but it is a hard place to keep your beer cold! This led me to begin a search for the best way to keep my beer cold. I do some homebrewing and I like to keg, so I took insulating bottles out of contention. I did a simple experiment comparing the efficiency of a pint glass, a tervis tumbler, and the hydroflask true pint. As you might expect, the hydroflask did the best job, followed by the Tervis Tumbler, and then the pint glass. The full post is here:
http://www.backyardmovies.net/best-pint-glass-challenge/I thought that the difference in the 3 justified the added expense. The measuring cup was a bit fogged up, so it doesn't do the best job of showing the true amount of water that came out of the Hydroflask True Pint, but I think the chunk of ice tells the tale alright.
Please don't judge my experimental technique so harshly...I was so good at Chem 101, I had to take it twice! I also have a 32oz Ozark Trail cup that I want to test, but since it is much larger than the Pints, I didn't think it was a fair comparison.