40 oz Stainless Steel Traveler vs Rambler 24 oz Mug with Ceramic Lining: which is safer?
Rambler 24 oz Mug with Ceramic Lining is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
S'well
40 oz Stainless Steel Traveler
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePlastic lid additive leaching (BPA/BPS/phthalates)
LikelyPlastic lid degradation over time
PossibleLid seal integrity loss
Our pick
Yeti
Rambler 24 oz Mug with Ceramic Lining
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleCeramic coating degradation over time
PossibleBacterial growth in crevices or damaged coating
PossibleThermal shock or fracture
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Plastic lid additive leaching (BPA/BPS/phthalates), Plastic lid degradation over time and Lid seal integrity loss on the S'well and not on the Yeti.
- We flag Ceramic coating degradation over time, Bacterial growth in crevices or damaged coating and Thermal shock or fracture on the Yeti and not on the S'well.
- The S'well is 18/8 stainless steel interior and exterior, plastic lid components where the Yeti is stainless steel exterior, ceramic lining interior, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are 5 points apart, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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