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The best tumblers for hot and cold drinks: the ones whose makers publish both numbers
Most popular tumblers are cold-only, and the maker says so in small print. This page keeps only the cups with a published hot figure as well as a cold one, and names the lid you need for each.
By Mike M.Updated Researched · every figure sourced
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Quick picks
The rankings at a glance
| # | Product | Best for | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simple Modern Trek Tumbler 40 oz A 40 oz handle tumbler with a published 12 h hot / 24 h cold claim, and a limited lifetime warranty that explicitly covers broken lids and lost insulation. The value 40 oz. | Best for hot and cold drinksLifetime warranty | 7.9 /10 | $19.99Amazon |
| 2 |  Simple Modern Classic Tumbler 24 oz Treeline's best affordable tumbler: 18/8 with a copper-coated interior, rated 12+ hours hot and 24+ hours cold, and a limited lifetime warranty. The cheapest cup here that is still a buy-once cup. | Cheapest with both figuresLifetime warranty | 7.9 /10 | $21.99Amazon |
| 3 |  YETI Rambler 30 oz Tumbler with MagSlider Lid The 18/8 tumbler with a 5-year term and every lid sold separately. YETI's MagSlider is not leakproof and YETI says so; for a cup that lives in a cup holder, that is the honest trade. | Longest parts tail5-yr warranty | 7.6 /10 | $40.00Amazon |
| 4 |  BrüMate Hopsulator Trio 12/16 oz Can Cooler The only vessel here whose maker prints '100% leakproof with hot, cold, and carbonated beverages'. It holds the can, or becomes a tumbler with the lid on. Lifetime term on drinkware. | Leakproof with a hot fillLifetime warranty | 7.1 /10 | $29.99Amazon |
| 5 |  Simple Modern Voyager Signature Mug 12 oz A ceramic-lined handled mug with a 360-degree push-button leakproof lid, a silicone base and a limited lifetime warranty. Simple Modern sells replacement lids, which is the whole argument. | Best small handled optionLifetime warranty | 7.1 /10 | $26.99Amazon |
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The rule for this page
“Hot and cold” is the normal way people describe insulated drinkware and it is wrong about most of it. A vacuum-insulated steel cup is indifferent to which direction heat is travelling; the lid is not. A flip-straw lid has a narrow straw path, a silicone seal and a spring mechanism, and the makers that build them say plainly not to put hot liquid through one. Stanley says its IceFlow is “not for use with hot liquids”. Simple Modern says the Summit straw lid is “not recommended for hot or carbonated beverages”. Owala says its FreeSip bottle is “not for use with hot, carbonated, or perishable liquids”.
So two conditions got a cup onto this page. One: the maker publishes a hot figure as well as a cold one, or states in writing that the cup is for hot drinks too. Two: there is a lid for it that is rated for a hot fill, whether that is an open slider, a drink-through lid or a flip lid sold as an accessory. Everything else on the site belongs on best tumblers for cold drinks or best tumblers for coffee.
The five, side by side
The lid, not the cup, decides it
Three lid types work with a hot fill, and each has a cost.
An open slider or drink-through lid — the YETI MagSlider, Stanley's press-fit Tritan camp-mug lid — will take anything you pour in it and will not leak only because it is not sealed. YETI is explicit that the MagSlider is “not leakproof and should not be stored inside a backpack”. This is a desk-and-cup-holder lid.
A sealed flip or push-button lid — the Trek flip lid, Simple Modern's 360° Voyager lid, BrüMate's BevLock — is the one you want if the cup travels, and it is also the part most likely to fail. Check it is sold separately before you buy the cup: Simple Modern sells Trek flip lids and Classic lids individually and in three-packs, which is why both score well on the lid-availability metric.
A straw lid is cold-only. If the cup you want ships with one — the Trek 40 and the Classic 24 both do — budget for the flip lid as well and treat the straw lid as the summer configuration. Tumbler lid replacement lists what each brand actually ships, and how to clean a tumbler lid and straw matters more when the same cup carries coffee and then water.
Popular cups that did not qualify, and why
The Stanley Quencher H2.0 40 oz publishes “stays cold for 11 hrs” and “cold with ice for 2 days” and is described for cold drinks only — it is the best 40 oz on this site and it is not a hot cup. The Stanley IceFlow 30 is not for hot liquids at all. The Simple Modern Summit 30 oz bottle says not recommended for hot. Owala is the interesting borderline case: its own FAQ names the 40 oz and 24 oz Tumblers as holding “cold, carbonated, and hot drinks”, but publishes no hour figure for either, and its FreeSip bottles are explicitly cold-only. If you want one cup for coffee and soda, the Owala 24 oz Tumbler is a real answer — see best tumblers for carbonated drinks.
And if what you actually want is the longest hot figure in insulated drinkware rather than a dual-purpose cup, none of these is it: a Thermos Stainless King travel mug states hot up to 7 hours and cold up to 18, with a DrinkLock sealing lid and a handle. That cup lives on best coffee travel mugs with a handle.
In detail
The picks, in full
Rank 1
Best for hot and cold drinks
Simple Modern Trek Tumbler 40 oz
A 40 oz handle tumbler with a published 12 h hot / 24 h cold claim, and a limited lifetime warranty that explicitly covers broken lids and lost insulation. The value 40 oz.
Spec sheetResearched · every figure sourced
| Category | Tumbler |
|---|---|
| Warranty (quoted) | Limited lifetime (manufacturing defects; broken lids and lost insulation covered; dents and scratches not) |
| Wear parts | Simple Modern sells the Trek flip lid and straws in its lid-accessory collections. |
| Capacity | 40 oz |
| Cold / hot (maker claim) | 'Hot for 12 hrs, Cold for 24 hrs' |
| Material | 100% stainless steel |
| Lid | 'Leak-Resistant Straw Lid' in the box; the leak-proof Trek flip lid is sold separately |
| Dishwasher | Dishwasher safe; disassemble tumbler, lid and straw |
| Exterior | 12.6 in H × 3.83 in W × 5.63 in D |
| Weight | 20.25 oz |
How the 7.9 score breaks down
- Cold / hot retention (reported) (30%)
- 7
- Warranty term (20%)
- 9
- Lid, gasket & straw availability (15%)
- 7
- Ounces per dollar (15%)
- 10
- Build, lid & carry (10%)
- 7
- Fit for the buy-once buyer (10%)
- 7
What the spec sheet supports
- Lifetime term that names broken lids as covered, rare in this class
- The cheapest 40 oz tumbler on this site
- Publishes both a hot and a cold figure, which YETI does not
Where it falls short
- The lid in the box is 'Leak-Resistant', not leak-proof; the sealing flip lid is a separate purchase
- No third-party measured figure for the Trek
- Thinner steel than Stanley or YETI by feel, per owner reviews on the page
Skip this if…
…you want a measured retention figure; no outlet has published one for the Trek.
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Rank 2
Cheapest with both figures
Simple Modern Classic Tumbler 24 oz
Treeline's best affordable tumbler: 18/8 with a copper-coated interior, rated 12+ hours hot and 24+ hours cold, and a limited lifetime warranty. The cheapest cup here that is still a buy-once cup.
Spec sheetResearched · every figure sourced
| Category | Tumbler |
|---|---|
| Warranty (quoted) | Limited lifetime (manufacturing defects; broken lids and lost insulation covered) |
| Wear parts | Classic straw and flip lids sold individually and as a three-pack; straws sold separately. |
| Capacity | 24 oz (20 and 28 oz also sold) |
| Cold / hot (maker claim) | 'hot for 12+ hours, and cold for 24+ hours' |
| Material | Premium 18/8 stainless steel, copper-coated interior |
| Lid | 'Comes with straw lid to prevent leaks'; Treeline reports the straw lid is not leakproof and the flip lid is |
| Dishwasher | Dishwasher safe; disassemble first |
| Exterior | 10.83 in H × 3.41 in W |
| Weight | 12.49 oz |
How the 7.9 score breaks down
- Cold / hot retention (reported) (30%)
- 7
- Warranty term (20%)
- 9
- Lid, gasket & straw availability (15%)
- 7
- Ounces per dollar (15%)
- 10
- Build, lid & carry (10%)
- 7
- Fit for the buy-once buyer (10%)
- 7
What the spec sheet supports
- Published claim for both hot and cold
- A lifetime term at the bottom of the tumbler market
- Both lid styles sold individually and as a three-pack
Where it falls short
- Slim 3.41 in body dents if dropped, per owner reviews on the page
- The straw lid it ships with is not leakproof (Treeline); the flip lid is the sealing one
- No third-party measured figure
Skip this if…
…you drop things; the thin wall is the price of the price.
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Rank 3
Longest parts tail
YETI Rambler 30 oz Tumbler with MagSlider Lid
The 18/8 tumbler with a 5-year term and every lid sold separately. YETI's MagSlider is not leakproof and YETI says so; for a cup that lives in a cup holder, that is the honest trade.
Spec sheetResearched · every figure sourced
| Category | Tumbler |
|---|---|
| Warranty (quoted) | 5-year limited (YETI Rambler) |
| Wear parts | MagSlider lids, straw lids and replacement straws sold as YETI parts; the warranty page's replacement-parts section covers lost caps. |
| Capacity | 30 oz |
| Cold / hot (maker claim) | 'keeps hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold down to the last sip' (no hour figure published) |
| Material | Kitchen-grade 18/8 stainless steel, double-wall vacuum insulation |
| Lid | Shatter-resistant MagSlider lid; 'not leakproof and should not be stored inside a backpack' |
| Dishwasher | Dishwasher safe |
| Exterior | 7.9 in H × 4 in W at mouth |
| Weight | 16 oz |
How the 7.6 score breaks down
- Cold / hot retention (reported) (30%)
- 7
- Warranty term (20%)
- 7
- Lid, gasket & straw availability (15%)
- 9
- Ounces per dollar (15%)
- 6
- Build, lid & carry (10%)
- 9
- Fit for the buy-once buyer (10%)
- 9
What the spec sheet supports
- 5-year term on the body, quoted from YETI's warranty
- Every lid style is a separate part; the tumbler outlives three lids
- Dishwasher safe, body and lid
Where it falls short
- Not leakproof, per YETI's own retailer copy
- YETI publishes no hour figure for retention
- Beaten on ounces per dollar by Simple Modern and RTIC
Skip this if…
…it has to ride in a bag; buy a flip-straw or screw-cap design with a stated leakproof lid.
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Rank 4
Leakproof with a hot fill
BrüMate Hopsulator Trio 12/16 oz Can Cooler
The only vessel here whose maker prints '100% leakproof with hot, cold, and carbonated beverages'. It holds the can, or becomes a tumbler with the lid on. Lifetime term on drinkware.
Spec sheetResearched · every figure sourced
| Category | Tumbler |
|---|---|
| Warranty (quoted) | Limited lifetime warranty against manufacturer defects (BrüMate drinkware); coolers get 5 years |
| Wear parts | BrüMate allows one replacement per accessory or part per item (lid, handle or straw) under the warranty. |
| Capacity | Fits a standard 16 oz can; a freezable Arctic Adapter drops it to 12 oz; 12 oz as a tumbler |
| Cold / hot (maker claim) | Cold up to 24 hours with the lid, hot up to 4 hours; '100% Leakproof with Hot, Cold, and Carbonated Beverages' |
| Insulation | BevGuard insulation; non-slip base |
| Lid | BevLock lid converts it to a leakproof tumbler; Push-Lock can gasket |
| Weight | 0.46 lb with the can gasket; 4.8 in tall, 3.17 in diameter |
How the 7.1 score breaks down
- Cold / hot retention (reported) (30%)
- 7
- Warranty term (20%)
- 9
- Lid, gasket & straw availability (15%)
- 7
- Ounces per dollar (15%)
- 4
- Build, lid & carry (10%)
- 8
- Fit for the buy-once buyer (10%)
- 7
What the spec sheet supports
- A maker statement about carbonation, not an assumption: leakproof with fizzy drinks, in BrüMate's words
- Keeps the can sealed, which is the only real way to keep CO2 in
- Lifetime defect term, with one free replacement of a lost lid or gasket
Where it falls short
- 12 to 16 oz: this is one drink
- Colourways sell out; the one we opened on 2026-09-26 offered 'Notify Me When Available' and the site quoted 1-2 week shipping
- The adapter is another small part to lose
Skip this if…
…you want 40 oz of seltzer with ice; buy the Owala tumbler instead.
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Rank 5
Best small handled option
Simple Modern Voyager Signature Mug 12 oz
A ceramic-lined handled mug with a 360-degree push-button leakproof lid, a silicone base and a limited lifetime warranty. Simple Modern sells replacement lids, which is the whole argument.
Spec sheetResearched · every figure sourced
| Category | Travel mug |
|---|---|
| Warranty (quoted) | Limited lifetime warranty covering manufacturer defects |
| Wear parts | Simple Modern sells replacement flip lids for its Classic and Scout mugs in its accessories collection. |
| Capacity | 12 oz |
| Cold / hot (maker claim) | Hot 4+ hours, cold 16+ hours |
| Material | Double-wall stainless steel with a ceramic-lined interior; BPA-free lid; silicone grip base |
| Lid | 360° push-button leakproof lid; wash in the open position |
| Dishwasher | Top rack, mug and lid |
| Exterior | 5 H × 3.6 W in |
How the 7.1 score breaks down
- Cold / hot retention (reported) (30%)
- 6
- Warranty term (20%)
- 9
- Lid, gasket & straw availability (15%)
- 8
- Ounces per dollar (15%)
- 5
- Build, lid & carry (10%)
- 8
- Fit for the buy-once buyer (10%)
- 7
What the spec sheet supports
- Ceramic lining, so coffee does not taste of the last coffee
- Push-button lid drinks from any angle and locks shut
- Lifetime defect term, and lids are sold separately
Where it falls short
- 12 oz is one large coffee, not a commute plus a refill
- 4 hours hot is half the Thermos claim
- Ceramic linings chip if you drop it on tile
Skip this if…
…you drink 20 oz at a sitting; this holds one mug's worth.
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Buyer's guide: one cup for both
Read the lid's restriction, not the cup's marketing
The steel body does not care. The lid does, and the maker will tell you in one line on the product page whether hot liquid is allowed through it.
Expect the hot figure to be a third of the cold one
Twelve hours hot against twenty-four cold is the normal shape of these claims, and it is physics: a 200°F fill is fighting a 130-degree gradient to room temperature, iced water is fighting about forty.
Buy the second lid up front
A straw lid for summer and a flip lid for coffee is two lids and one cup. Both Simple Modern cups here sell their lids individually.
Then wash it properly, every time the contents change
Coffee oils in a straw are what people mistake for a cup that stopped insulating. Why a tumbler stops keeping ice separates the two failures.
Compare against the single-purpose winners before you commit
Best insulated tumblers is the flagship ranking, and the cold-drinks ranking has the longer ice figures if that is all you need.
How we scored this
What we checked before picking
Every pick on this page is built from documents you can open yourself: the maker's published capacity, insulation, dimensions and weight; the warranty term quoted from the maker's own warranty page with the date we read it; the parts catalogue, to confirm the latches, gaskets, plugs, lids and straws can actually be bought; and the third-party ice-retention tests that measured these models (OutdoorGearLab, Outdoor Life, Treeline, Outside, Gear Patrol), credited to the publisher that ran them. Every figure links to where it came from, so you can check the pick before you buy it.
Scores are editorial judgments built from that documented research. Commissions never set a score or decide a pick. The rubric and its weights are published.
Corrections & updates
- First published from the registry's existing sourced specs; every hour figure is quoted as a maker claim and none is presented as a measurement.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is the best tumbler for hot and cold drinks?
The Simple Modern Trek 40: Simple Modern publishes “hot for 12 hrs, cold for 24 hrs”, its limited lifetime warranty explicitly covers broken lids and lost insulation, and it sells both a cold straw lid and a leakproof flip lid for the same cup.
Can you put hot coffee in any insulated tumbler?
In any vacuum-insulated steel body, yes. Through any lid, no. Stanley's IceFlow is “not for use with hot liquids”, Simple Modern's Summit straw lid is “not recommended for hot”, and Owala's FreeSip bottles are cold-only. Match the lid to the drink.
Do tumblers keep drinks hot as long as they keep them cold?
No, and the published claims show it: 12 hours hot against 24 cold for Simple Modern's Trek, 4 hours hot against 24 cold for BrüMate's Trio, 7 hours hot against 18 cold for a Thermos Stainless King. A hot drink is fighting a much bigger temperature gradient than an iced one.
Is a Stanley Quencher good for hot drinks?
It is sold for cold: Stanley publishes “stays cold for 11 hrs” and “cold with ice for 2 days” and the ProTour and IceFlow lids are stated as not for hot liquids. For a Stanley you can drink coffee from, the Stay-Hot Camp Mug publishes 2.5 hours hot with a drink-through lid.
Which lid should I use for coffee?
An open slider, a drink-through lid, or a sealed flip lid the maker rates for hot. Never a straw lid — the straw path and its seal are built for cold, and every maker here says so.
Where do these hour figures come from?
Each maker's own product page, quoted with the date we read it. No independent lab has measured any of these five, and we have not tested them.
Keep reading
Related on Chill & Chest
- Best insulated tumblersThe flagship ranking.
- Best tumblers for coffeeIf it is only ever hot.
- Best tumblers for cold drinksIf it is only ever iced.
- Best coffee travel mugs with a handleThe published hot figures.
- Best tumblers for carbonated drinksThe third drink type.
- Tumbler lid replacementBuy the second lid up front.
Receipts
Sources
- Simple Modern — Trek Tumbler 40 oz product page (read 2026-09-21)
- Simple Modern — Trek Tumbler 40 oz product page, re-read: "Leak-Resistant Straw Lid", "Hot for 12 hrs, Cold for 24 hrs", 20.25 oz, $27.99, in stock (read 2026-10-01)
- Simple Modern — Trek Tumbler Flip Lid product page: $11.99, in stock, "Flip Lid prevents spills and leaks when in the closed position" (read 2026-10-01)
- Simple Modern — Classic Tumbler 24 oz product page, re-read: "Comes with straw lid to prevent leaks", "hot for 12+ hours, and cold for 24+ hours", 12.49 oz, $24.99, in stock (read 2026-10-01)
- Simple Modern — Limited Lifetime Warranty, re-read: the broken-lid and insulation-failure clauses, the two-hour ice-water diagnostic, and the authorized-reseller and proof-of-purchase conditions (read 2026-10-01)
- Simple Modern — Voyager Mug with Handle 12 oz product page (read 2026-09-26)
- Amazon — Simple Modern Voyager Signature Mug 12 oz listing, model VYM-SK-12-GLF: "push-button lid is drinkable from any angle and is leak-proof in the closed position", ceramic-lined interior, silicone base, declared "Limited Lifetime Warranty", 5 × 3.6 × 3.6 in (read 2026-10-03)
- L.L.Bean (authorized YETI dealer) — YETI Rambler 30 oz Tumbler with MagSlider Lid (read 2026-09-21)
- YETI — Warranty Information (YETI's warranty page as republished by Acme Tools, an authorized YETI dealer; read 2026-09-21)
- BrüMate — Hopsulator Trio 12/16 oz can cooler product page (read 2026-09-26)
- BrüMate — Warranty page: lifetime on drinkware, 5 years on coolers (read 2026-09-26)
- Stanley 1913 — IceFlow Flip Straw Tumbler 30 oz product page (read 2026-09-21)
- Stanley 1913 — Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler 40 oz product page (read 2026-09-21)
- Owala — FAQ: which products may hold carbonated liquids (read 2026-09-26)
- Thermos — 16 oz Stainless King Vacuum Insulated Travel Mug product page (read 2026-09-26)
- Treeline Review — "Best Insulated Tumblers of 2026", updated August 4, 2026, re-read: Simple Modern Classic named "Best affordable" with "Straw Lid is not leakproof" / "Flip Lid is leakproof"; YETI Rambler lids recorded as "leak resistant" but "not leakproof" (read 2026-10-01)
Specs come from the maker's own product pages (linked on every product), warranty terms from the maker's warranty page with the date we read it, and ice-retention measurements are attributed to whoever measured them. Prices are the live Amazon price with the date they were last checked. Where a figure isn't published anywhere, the page says so. Read the full method.