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NevynTheNomad
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Feb 6, 2018
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Okay, let me add my two cents in since I now have it and have used it for commuter lunches as well as on the trail. 1. First off, let me point out that I'm not suggesting you avoid this product at all. I'm simply sharing my points so that you will be completely aware of what you are looking to purchase. 2. The guy that invented it and created the video for it's first debut must have been a fool if he believes that Tupperware and/or Rubbermaid containers leak. At that, he'd have a hard time proving his green traveler is even less leak proof than them because it's actually more apt to leak than they would be. 3. The two larger center containers are NOT leak resistant in the slightest. The two end cups, however, are quite leak proof. I've tested this banging around on my backpack with only a carabiner attachment so you know it banged around quite a bit yet leaked not at all (referring to the end cups only). 4. All examples of it being used that you see are misleading. ALL photos of it holding food are misleading. Example: My first time using it, I could fit a half PB&J and about a dozen Fritos into one half of the central tube and the same into the other half of the central tube. Normal house bread, nothing big or fancy from a store; it was just a PB&J from home. I filled one end cup with more Fritos, because two dozen wasn't going to cut it for me, and the other end cup with PB Capt. Crunch (all time fav snack). So here I am, a full grown 42 year old man, with a single PB&J with some dry snacks to back it up. Not a fulfilling lunch, let me tell you. Conversely, hiking, I brought sushi and that little green traveler will hold quite a bit of sushi if you pack it in carefully. Seriously, a surprising amount. So, I guess, to be positive, watch what you put into it or it won't hold as much as you'd like. 5. I'd have paid whoever the entire package price for just the insulated carrying case. IT IS PRICELESS in it's ability to maintain steady temperatures. I often throw bananas in it to take hiking so they won't freeze. Yeah, it's like that in The Rockies, lol. Didn't mean for my bullet points to become paragraphs but I wanted to share my experience with the thing so far and, in case I didn't state it clearly, I am not happy with it. I find it mostly useless. Mainly because I can't wash and sufficiently dry it fast enough to use daily so it's merely a once in a while thing to use. On the size issue, now that I realize I can add an image, let me show you a great size comparison by putting a Starbuck's Doubleshot can into one of the central containers. Also remember, it is only as thick as a single PB&J sandwhich. and we all know how small a Doubleshot is... Don't avoid or dismiss this product based on my words alone, just be a well advised consumer.
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Feb 6, 2018
JamesGT
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Feb 24, 2018
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NevynTheNomad@NevynTheNomad this is a very interesting review. Interesting size comparison. Wouldn't you still agree it is larger than many other food storage containers when considering all four compartments together? Lots of sushi, pasta, rice, etc. Chips and sandwich are just naturally more air. Regarding liquid tightness, same as the comment above, if yours is not leak proof, I will replace the gaskets. Otherwise make sure it is aligned properly and it should be. See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7trfLVPpU8 All samples I have tested are more leak resistant than any other plastic food container I have found, and have additional unique features: 1. Can carabiner clip outside a backpack, messenger bag, purse, or belt loop. 2. Has multiple compartments including cups and a place for your silverware. 3. has the volume and empty weight printed on every container for use at hot food bars. Just ask the cashier to remove the weight of the container and they will. No wasted to-go box.
I know there are glass containers that are perfectly, reliably liquid tight but only one compartment, unbearably heavy and bulky inside a backpack against your back. Am I such a fool for making this claim that the GreenTraveler can be better for some applications?
As for your 'main issue' that you can't wash it and dry it fast enough, makes me laugh. Buy another and problem solved! Haha.. but seriously I use mine almost every day. I wash it usually by hand in the sink, or occasionally the dishwasher let it over night and use it the next day.
This still may not fit your experience but email me at info@mygreentraveler.com and I will see about helping solve your liquid tight issue. Glad you like insulated case!
Thanks for engaging in this development process! Sharing your five cents. ;-) Sorry I didn't answer exactly your bullet points in order. Point 4 was first, 2 and 3 next, and point 5 last.
Best regards,

James
Feb 24, 2018
NevynTheNomad
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Feb 24, 2018
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JamesGTYou rock, dude! Thanks for your time. You have some very good points, especially about sandwiches and chips being mostly air. As I admitted myself, it held quite a bit of sushi that one time. If I stuffed it with rice, a bean mix, trail mix, etc. then it should hold quite a bit. I just wanted people to understand what I had learned and I do hope I worded it well. I wash mine by hand also but don't want to wake any roommates in the morning so I prepare my lunch the night before. It is stupid light and that's epic but your best point, by far?? Buy a second one! :-D
Feb 24, 2018
JamesGT
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Feb 24, 2018
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NevynTheNomadYou rock! Thanks for the reply! Look forward to staying in touch! :)
Feb 24, 2018
RayF
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Jul 25, 2018
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NevynTheNomadI think they could have avoided all the controversy if they just would have been honest about how many Fritos and exactly how much Captain Crunch this device will actually hold. That's what's important!
Jul 25, 2018
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