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Whether you’re camping, snowboarding, hitting up a concert, or even late-night stargazing, a flask can turn any day or night into a party. Compact and portable enough to fit in your pants or coat pocket, they’re a great choice for bringing something with a bit more kick wherever you go. Our list below has all the best flasks you could want for your daily carry.
The 8-ounce size is just right for solo drinkers or sharing with friends. With an ultra-tough 18/8 stainless steel body, slim silhouette, and wide-mouth brim for easy refilling, it’s a flask built to go everywhere you do.
Flasks (a.k.a. hip flasks) as we know them today date back to the 18th century. Crafted for the social elite of the day, they were typically made from glass or silver, though some cheap models were made from pewter (a metal that turned out to be highly toxic due to high lead levels).
Gentlemen (and, let’s be honest, more than a few gentlewomen, too) carried a hip flask in their coat or pants pocket. In fact, the modern hip flask was modeled after makeshift flasks crafted from pig bladders women used to smuggle booze onto British warships for their sailor husbands (and paramours).
During the first six months of Prohibition in the U.S. in the 1930s, sales of hip flasks skyrocketed—more were sold in that short period than in the 10 years previous. No surprise, hip flasks were banned by prohibition law.
Though prohibition ended decades ago, hip flasks are still illegal in some U.S. states—but not for the reason you’d think.
Flasks are considered by U.S. law to be “open carry containers”, and thus are illegal in a majority of states (26 of the 50 states). However, the law will vary from state to state, so make sure to check in your state of residence to be sure they’re legal before taking one around.
Flasks are illegal in all government buildings.
Flasks are also illegal to take onto airplanes; they won’t pass TSA inspection.
The name “hipster” originally had nothing to do with overgrown and manicured beards, ultra-thick suspenders, old-timey hats, and an affinity for “micro-brew” anything. It’s actually derived from people who carried hip flasks.
“Bootleggers” was another name commonly given to people who carried flasks, but in their boots rather than in their hip pockets.
For your next camping trip, make sure you’ve got this bad boy filled with your favorite liquor and tucked among your gear.
The eight-ounce size makes it perfect to fill with a drink for two, and you’ll love how easy it is to fill thanks to its wide mouth.
Between the leak-proof cap and stainless steel body, it’s one of the toughest, most reliable flasks you’ll ever own. Best of all, it’s slim enough you can fit it into any backpack, pouch, pack, or even cargo pant pockets so you can take it anywhere, anytime.
Take just one look at this modern, elegant flask and you’ll fall in love. The five-ounce size is just right to pack a nip of something extra strong to bring on your walks in the countryside, romantic stargazing evenings, or guys’ night out.
The stainless steel container is tough enough to handle more active use (i.e., camping, hiking, cycling, etc.), but it’s wrapped up in a gorgeous pebbled leather pouch that adds a touch of class to your loadout.
It’s also a perfect gift for a man, as the leather pouch can be embossed with initials as desired.
This flask goes in a different direction: no steel in its construction, just glass and silicone. The glass bottle will store your liquor for weeks (or months) at a time without the flavor distortion that results when stored in stainless steel.
The soft silicone cover not only ensures a solid grip on the flask, but provides reinforcement to keep the glass from cracking in case you drop it or take a tumble.
The “viewing window” lets you see just how much booze you’ve got left, so it’s easy to know when you need to refill it. Best of all, the flask comes with two gunmetal lids, two cork-lined plastic lids, and four extra silicone lid liners to ensure it never leaks or drips in your pocket.
No more bothering with lugging around a funnel; this flask comes with its own built-in funnel that makes it incredibly easy for you to refill it.
The funnel is secured directly to your flask cap, so all you need to do is flip it up and you’re good to pour in the booze. Once you’re done, flip it back down and get drinking.
Neither the silicone funnel nor the titanium flask interior will taint the flavor of your liquor (a problem you likely experience with stainless steel), and the titanium body makes it a hyper-tough container.
Go for the maximum old-timey vibe with this flask. It’s crafted using gorgeous ceramic that has been painted in glossy black or luxurious white, guaranteed to turn heads whenever you pull it out of your pocket.
Add to that a cork top, leather safety strap, and brass hardware, and you’ve got a flask any fella will be proud to show off. Best of all, it’s sized to hold up to 11 ounces of liquor—that’s nearly half a bottle.
For a true “hipster” look in every sense of the word, you’ll absolutely want this flask in your pocket.
It’s built using an eye-catching and old-timey copper finish wrapped around a lead-free tin interior that won’t taint your liquor.
Instead of a screw-top, it features a cork stopper as well as a historically accurate wood stopper. Keep it in your boot-top, hip pocket, or coat pocket.
For the gentleman who is happiest in a tweed suit, this flask is 100% built for you. They’ve wrapped the stainless steel body in colorful handmade tweed fabric with stitched leather detailing that gives it a truly elegant look.
It’s got space enough to hold a few drinks’ worth of booze but is sized right to fit in your boot-top, coat pocket, or backpack. You can even add engraving, a hinged screw-cap, and a specially designed funnel (for an extra fee) to truly make this your special friend.
Shinola Detroit has earned itself a reputation for delivering only high-quality leather goods, and this flask certainly meets the brand’s standard.
Wrapped around the stainless steel flask body is some lovely natural vegetable-tanned Italian leather, velvety soft and smooth to the touch with a luxurious look that will only grow more beautiful as it develops its unique patina.
Sized just right for concealment, you’ll have no trouble keeping it tucked out of sight until you need a swig.
Don’t wait for the Après-ski to start drinking. Take this bad boy up the ski lift with you, and have a sip before you race down the slopes (kidding).
Built from ultra-tough but lightweight titanium, it’s sturdy enough to survive any tumble or collision.
The flavor-resistant interior will not only prevent the tainting of your liquor, but avoid absorbing the flavors of whatever you store inside. Switch between whisky, lemonade, vodka, soda, water, and rum without ever tasting the flask’s last contents.
If you hate messes when trying to drink, this all-in-one shot flask is just the thing for you. Not only does it include a sturdy stainless steel hinged screw-top flask, but the set also comes with a funnel (for easier refilling) and a collapsible 2-ounce shot glass that stores securely into the flask’s body.
It’s tough, spill-proof, and ultra-convenient, and the perfect solution to share with friends, too. After all, thanks to the shot glass, you can serve the booze around so you’re the only one putting your lips on the actual flask.
For those lovely days at the lake or BBQing riverside with your friends, make sure you’ve got this flask filled and stashed among your gear.
The lovely glass body makes it easy to show off the liquor within, and allows you to chill the contents by letting it sit in cold water (be it your cooler or the river/lake itself). However, the glass is also shatter-proof, made from a copolyester resin, so it’s tough enough to endure any outdoor adventure.
Thanks to the silicone bumper and grip, it’s easy to keep a tight hold of even if your hands are wet, and it won’t break or crack if (or, perhaps better said, when) you drop it.
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