Waypoint 8 oz Stainless Steel Hip Flask — Black
Waypoint 8 oz Stainless Steel Hip Flask

Waypoint 8 oz Stainless Steel Hip Flask — Black

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$19.77
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At a glance

  • 18/8 stainless steel body with a powder coated finish
  • Resists scratches and corrosion, unlike a plated flask
  • Silicone bumpers absorb impact and give the body its grip
  • Threaded metal cap with a textured grip, leakproof seal
  • Silicone funnel included for filling without spills
  • BPA free and safe on the top rack of the dishwasher

The Waypoint answers the flask brief in metal rather than in Tritan. Its body is 18/8 stainless steel in a matte black powder coat specified to resist scratches and corrosion, wrapped at top and bottom in silicone that absorbs impact and gives the shell its grip, and it carries the same 8 oz as the full size clear flask. A threaded metal cap with a textured grip seals it, and a silicone funnel comes with it.

Notes on this one

Powder coat instead of plating

Black metal flasks are usually plated or painted, and both eventually chip back to bright metal at the corners where they get handled. A powder coat is a fused layer rather than a skin, which is why this finish is built to resist scratching and corrosion instead of only looking right on the first day. Matte also keeps the surface quiet in the hand, with none of the glare that comes off polished chrome.

What the silicone is doing here

The bands at either end are not trim. Silicone takes the shock when a flask catches a table edge or slides off a tailgate, and it is the reason the coating survives handling that would mark a bare steel shell. It also settles the oldest complaint about metal flasks, which is that they turn slippery the moment a hand is cold, wet or gloved.

Filling and cleaning it

The threaded cap is textured so it opens and closes with one hand, and the funnel supplied with the flask means the narrow mouth is not an argument against buying one. The body is BPA free and safe on the top rack of the dishwasher, and like every sealed container in this catalog it should be put away with the cap off rather than shut tight while still damp.

Specifications

Capacity8 oz
Body material18/8 stainless steel
FinishPowder coat, scratch and corrosion resistant
ProtectionImpact absorbing silicone bumpers
CapThreaded metal, textured grip
SealLeakproof
IncludedSilicone funnel
CleaningTop rack of the dishwasher
OtherBPA free
ColorBlack
ModelWaypoint 8 oz Stainless Steel Hip Flask