Would this work well for a young child for school? Lunch box is not roomy and need an insulated bottle for keeping milk cold outside of lunchbox.
2017254
It would NOT keep milk cold outside of a lunchbox or other insulated bag with ice packs. I leave it on the outside pocket of a backpack for day camp filled with water I froze the night before. These are really only made for water.
2017255
I think I keeps my water cold/ cool for several hours. Not ice cold but it does stay cool. It is quite large for Milk.
2017256
I put ice in mine when I ride. I don't know if putting ice in milk would work, but you might try.
2017257
Mine works great for ice water but the insulation mostly just prevents it from "sweating". I don't think id recommend it for milk.
667496
Hi. I do not recommend it because the material is not very thick and it may be deformed. You may try the Thermos vacuum insulated stainless steel bottle.
1887555
It wouldn't hold much and I'm not sure that it wouldn't leak. These containers are designed for powdered baby formula, which is a solid rather than a liquid. You can store breast milk straight in the bottle.
267443
I think it would work just fine. The nice part is the removable liner too in this cooler. Would be great size to store kid stuff -- juice boxes, snacks, etc.
25895
No, the lid is not insulated. However, the cooler is large enough to accommodate quite a lot of frozen material to the amount of milk you are likely to transport for a day's use for one baby. For me, personally, this cooler used with several frozen-solid water bottles would keep anything cold enough to be used with confidence later the same day. But only you can judge what is acceptable for your baby.
1859531
Definitely. leak free. but pack with a cold pack because it's non insulated and the milk would sour otherwise. also the condensation might be frustrating but wrap in a paper towel in the lunchbox with a cold pack and you'll be good to go. chocolate milk tastes DELICIOUS in this thing.
1074661
I haven't tried, but the walls of the larger container are filled with a freezing agent, and do keep things cold for the 4 hours before my daughter eats lunch. I would probably go with a standard, stainless steel thermos container if you need to keep something cold for 6 hours.
714443
Generally, the lunchbox is quite good at keeping things cool. There is a removable plastic tray that fits snugly into the outside rectangular box. I make my lunches the night before, then store the tray in the fridge overnight. When I put the tray in the outer box in the morning, everything is very cold and seems to stay chilled until lunchtime. I think the silicon seal acts as a bit of an insulating layer. If I wanted to keep foods cold for more than a few hours, or if the weather were really hot, I would put the entire lunch box inside a soft-sided lunch bag along with an ice-pack. However, this makes it pretty cumbersome for the kids, who then have two separate containers to open (and lose!) which is another reason I don't find this lunchbox very practical.
716123
No it does not keep food warm. You need to warm the food in a microwave. School lunches usually are chilled or made so that you don't heat them.
679117
Yes! I use it for my kids' lunch and the pack is still cold when it comes home in the afternoon. Works great!
1854014
If the ice pack were small, yes! Although I do want to warn you that the overall quality of the backpack is not great. The concept is fantastic and for maybe one child, it would last the first year but probably not beyond that.
29524
It is insulated but I'd have hot lunches in a thermos container of some sort. This is a rather large lunch back. Look at the measurements. If you had hot items in a regular tupperware container, I'd think it'd only stay warm a short amount of time. I used this bag for my 3rd grader and she took soup a lot but I had put her hot items in one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Foogo-Proof-Stainless-Steel/dp/B0025Y6742/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1390152072&sr=8-2&keywords=thermos
1480030
If your child does not receive a ton of homework in which they would need to carry a large quantity of books at one time this bag would be perfect. Otherwise, I don't think it would last very long under the weight of the books. It is very convenient for the child to be able to attach the lunch box to the book bag. If your child is a big eater, the lunchbox will not hold a large lunch.
2284680
Our son takes his funtainer bottle filled with water to school and keeps it on his desk to drink throughout the day. These bottles are amazing- I wash the bottles and while they are still wet I place them in the freeze the night before and in the morning we fill it with water and/or milk for his lunch box. It keeps his water/milk cold for about 6- 8 hours. Milk/water does stay very cold. It does sweat a little, so his teacher usually places a paper towel under it. We have used these funtainer bottles for 3 years and are very pleased with the results. Hope this helps:)
2133412
The thermal container round mental container, yes. The snap lid "tupperware" ovals, not for super long. They are not insulated. IF you want that type capability, move up to the Ms Bento. Still small but the 2 stack into the thermal lunch jar that is insulated.
1841738
If you are interested in a LARGE cooler bag for carrying milk, you should definitely buy a Rachael Ray insulated tote bag. The large one keeps things cold WITHOUT ICE for several hours. It can hold large pizza boxes (to give you an idea of the dimensions) and would definitely fit two jugs of milk.
2172661
yes, it will keep it warm for a certain time but it won't be hot. Overall, we really like this lunchbox. My son used it all school year and now for summer camps.