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Nuactiv 500 ml (17 oz) vacuum flask review

A 500 ml (17 oz) vacuum flask in 18/8 steel, 12 h hot and 24 h cold stated, with a cotton sleeve; no weight published and no US seller right now.

What this listing puts on record

A 500 ml double-wall vacuum flask in stated 18/8 food-grade stainless steel, with a screw cap, a cotton protective sleeve in the box, and a choice of thirteen colors.

The hours, quoted by drink

12 hours hot for coffee, 24 hours cold for water. Tying each figure to a drink is a small piece of extra information, and it stops there: no starting temperature, no ambient temperature, no fill level. Treat the pair as the same unqualified claim most flasks on this shelf make.

The condensation claim

The listing states the double wall minimizes condensation, which is a claim about the outside of the flask rather than about the drink. On a cold fill in a pack, that is the difference between a dry pack and a damp one, and it is the sort of claim only a vacuum construction supports.

What it does not publish

No weight, on a flask described as lightweight. No mouth diameter, on a flask described as easy to clean. No base diameter, on a flask stated to fit many cup holders. No coating named, behind thirteen colors.

Before ordering

The sleeve changes the diameter the flask presents to a cup holder or a bottle pocket. Neither figure is published, so measure the pocket you intend to use.

Availability

Listed on Amazon.com with no seller standing behind the entry when we checked on October 20, 2026. For a 500 ml (17 oz) flask you can order in the US today, see the Mont Clair double-walled flask or the Thermos Stainless King, and compare the rest in our insulated flasks shelf.

Every figure here is what we found on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Names 18/8 food-grade steel and a double-wall vacuum, so both the metal and the construction are settled
  • Publishes both retention figures and ties each to a drink — 12 hours for coffee, 24 for water
  • A cotton sleeve is supplied, which is the only carry accessory included with any flask on this shelf

Compromises

  • Calls itself lightweight and publishes no weight, which is the least useful pairing on this shelf
  • A screw cap is named and never described further, so nothing is said about the gasket inside it
  • No mouth diameter, on a flask whose cleaning is called easy without saying what fits inside

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Specifications

Capacity500 ml (16.9 fl oz) — stated
Wall constructionDouble-wall vacuum insulation — stated, and stated to reduce condensation on the outside
Steel grade18/8 stainless steel — stated, described as food grade
Hot retention12 hours — stated, quoted for coffee
Cold retention24 hours — stated, quoted for water
Retention conditions statedNot published on the listing — no starting temperature, ambient temperature or fill level is given behind either figure
Mouth diameterNot published on the listing
Lid typeScrew cap — stated, described as helping to prevent leaks
Seal availabilityNot published on the listing
Base diameterNot published on the listing — the flask is stated to suit many cup holders, with no figure
FinishNot published on the listing — thirteen colors are offered and a cotton sleeve is supplied; the coating itself is not named
Empty weightNot published on the listing — the flask is described as lightweight, with no figure
Amazon referenceB07KFPCGFC
EAN7437337288291

What people ask before buying

How light is lightweight?

The listing does not say. It uses the word twice and gives no figure, and no flask on this shelf publishes an empty weight either. On a 500 ml stainless flask the difference between listings is real and none of them will tell you what it is.

Does the cotton sleeve affect the retention figures?

The maker does not address it. The sleeve is presented for grip and carrying, and the 12 and 24 hour figures are quoted without any conditions at all, so nothing on the page says whether they were arrived at with the sleeve on or off.

Can I buy the Nuactiv flask in the US?

Not when we last checked: the listing exists on Amazon.com but no seller stands behind it. For the same 500 ml (17 oz) size on sale in the US, the Mont Clair double-walled flask is the closest match on this shelf, and the Thermos Stainless King is the established American option.

Are the 12 and 24 hour figures measured to a standard?

The listing does not say. No starting temperature, room temperature or fill level is given behind either figure, so treat them as the maker's claim rather than a test result, and preheat the flask with hot water to get the most out of it.

Our score

7.8/ 10

A straightforward 500 ml vacuum flask with its steel named and its hours quoted. It calls itself light and will not say how light, a gap it shares with most flasks on this shelf. It also had no US seller when we last checked.

The buyer this one serves, among camping gear

A commute or a day walk where a sleeve and a plain screw cap suit better than a straw or a flip lid.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for camping and hiking gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

What we look at on this camping gear

Prices in these summaries were read on the dates each review gives. The live figure sits beside every product.