Useful or Useless? Testing 4 Random Gadgets!
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Today I'm testing out 4 random gadgets I found online to see if they are useful or useless!
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• Wine Drip Rings: geni.us/winerings
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0:00 Introduction
0:26 Yeti Can Insulator
5:44 Wine Drip Rings
9:00 Dino Egg Mold
11:15 Wine Wings
14:45 Final Thoughts
#yeti #koozie #winegadgets 
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I know a lot of kids would turn their nose up at an egg but would get so excited about "dino food" that they'd eat it in a heartbeat
I am a hobby baker, and I would definitely use that mold to make a "dino cake" for a kiddo! Put a big ball of fondant in there, and voila! Dino skull!
You can surprise your child with a dinosaur skull shaped egg in their lunch box. The other kids might be jealous! 😂
There'd be plenty of kids at school wanting to trade. "I'll trade you my celery sticks for your dinosaur skull egg."
@@NightBazaarOh, we don’t allow trading food anymore because of allergies.
@@ferretyluv, doesn’t mean they won’t WANT to trade.
At the end of the day, the dinosaur egg mold is just a mold. It can be used for other things from the looks of it. A dinosaur themed cake with chocolate "fossils" would be one idea
You could pour melted chocolate in it and make chocolate skulls for decoration at a Jurassic Park themed party. Good idea!👍🏻😊
the wine wings is more for in car travel so the bottle isn't rolling around clanking against stuff, works great for that! dropping not so much lol
Wine Wings are for when you are transporting a bottle of wine when going to a dinner party, etc. They're not designed to save a dropped bottle! I use them when my local supermarket has a special on 6 bottles of wine. It separates them and protects them enough when taking them home, as glass is not bashing against glass!
but they're wine WINGS... i would assume it's cause you can send them flying too
I use them for the same purpose. I live in the country, so it's 40 miles to the nearest town. I try to buy 1 months supply of things. These protect all those bottles from clanking about, whether it's alcohol, cooking oil, etc.
6 bottle "special"?!
Ohh wow... 🤦🏻♂️ 😔
@@IceTTom In australia we call that a cask.
The bottle shipping protectors are cheaper and much more protective.
I know that James has about a dozen hard boiled egg peelers in his boneyard, but he peeled this egg the old fashioned way. Kudos!!! 😁😁😁
If anything, it does show that most of those egg peelers aren't worth really using for one reason or another.
@@Gamer3427 yea, unless you have one on hand, retrieving one would take more time and energy than just doing it by hand
@@hiddendrifts I would imagine most use come from possibly the disabled community. Maybe issues with their hands.
@@megamegaO >disabled community<
yes, they'd probably get the most use out of them. otherwise i can't really see a significant benefit
@@hiddendrifts yeah
I was gifted one of those Yetis. They are way too expensive, but I absolutely love mine. I use it virtually every day, and it really does work well.
@@Tarkus_ exactly how do you use it? I can see the application for putting a “lid” on a can and putting it in a fridge or keeping it cooler inside. Maybe at home or in the office.
But if you are going out in hot weather, I don’t see anyone thinking “I am going to be outside in 105F weather for hours. Better bring a single can of Mountain Dew”.
@@FilmFlam-8008 I use it more inside than outside, and inside I might sip on a can for quite a while. Without the Yeti, it's not going to be very cold by the time I finish. But even outside, it's not always 105F gulping weather.
@@FilmFlam-8008they use it "virtually" haha 😐
You love it tho? Really?
I never think I could fall in love with a can cooler.. maybe my life goals and expectations are set a little higher than that 😏
I have a few of the Ozark trail versions ($10) and they do work well.
I use mine outside and have some silicone can caps off temu. Idk if they help keeping it colder but they do keep the bugs and dust out.
It's totally not related to todays topics , but I have to share. A few years ago, you did a post on countertop dishwashers. I recently just bought the Novete, it's been wonderful. I should have bought one sooner. I'm single, so the size is perfect. My home is old and in a small rural community, so it doesn't have the water pressure for a regular dishwasher. The best part I was able to use was the drain of the old laundry sink that used to be in the kitchen. There is no loss of counter space. It's on a freestanding kitchen rack, with storage below.
Thanks for the review, all those years ago. Otherwise, I dont think I ever would have bought this product. I would still be handwashing
The can cooler would work so much better if it was white. Black color absorbs so much heat. Great for a coffee mugs though.
@@Pienimusta the can cooler is better indoors for casual drinking.
If you are out in hot weather, a single can of Shasta isn’t going to help much. What would help: a cooler of ice with multiple drinks.
As “outdoorsy” as the can cooler appears to be, it is the mall-ninja of drink coolers.
@@FilmFlam-8008 Of course true. But this issue is also applicable for instance in car if the sun is hitting directly to the cooler.
It's available in a variety of colors.
But Yeti changed the shape of their can holder at the same time they started selling it in colors other than just bare stainless, and I prefer the older style that had a taller lock ring.
The wine rings are gifts you buy for someone you know that simply drinks too much wine.
Now I gotta order some.
Except anyone who drinks a lot isn't going to spill a drop no matter what.
The wine wings would probably be good for packing in luggage when traveling. Depending on how and what you pack your luggage. I would also put it in a baggie or other such truly leak proof bag or container.
Dad taught me how to pour wine without drips. A lil’ twist at the end works every time.
The dinosaur egg mold would be good for a children's party.
Good point! It'd probably be easier to use several of them, but that could get expensive quickly!
@@Freakinreviews yes, it would.
Yes, because as a parent, a children's party with kids full of hard boiled eggs is my dream :P
😂@@cuthwulf
@@cuthwulf maybe you can also use it with marshmallows for a children's party
I bought my husband an Rtic Insulated Can Cooler several years ago. He loves it and uses it daily. I checked the Amazon price and today it's $16.96.
The wine wings reminds me of a project I had to do in school where I had to build a mechanism to protect an egg dropped off the roof of the school. I wish my parents helped me. Mine looked like it was built during recess. It was embarrassing
While I cannot speak for the can cooler, my Yeti mug has maintained its vacuum seal and the outer coating despite a lot of abuse (I am clumsy so I have dropped it a lot) for 3 full years. It honestly looks nearly new except for one chip at the top of the handle from when I accidentally dropped it about 6 ft onto brick pavers.
I bought one of those yeti type can cooler at Aldi a couple years ago. It works great!
To really test the wine rings you should pour with the glass on the table and don’t touch the bottle to the glass.
This was perfect timing. Going on a camping trip in a week and will be at the beach too. I purchased 2 of the Yeti Rambler's. Thanks for doing a thorough and honest review as always!
Long time fan and so glad your stuff is back in my feed. Keep it up James!
Haha I wouldn't been dropping that wine bottle on your tile floor.. could have cracked the tile.
Thanks James, enjoyed your reviews as always❤
The can insulator seems the most useful, but $25 seems steep. I don't get the wine wings. What are they good for? Maybe if you wanted to pack a bottle of wine in a suitcase? The dino egg mold seems fun, but I think you would need more than one, and they would have to have different shapes.
Yeah Wine Wings are for travel, but I would think a hard case with inner padding would be better. The egg mold is fun and creative, but it seems to be best suited for kids who regularly eat hard-boiled eggs. I'm not sure that's a very large demographic!
I have used the wine wings to bring wine back from Europe and they work. They protected the wine and don’t add much to the weight of my suitcase.
I have used one of the Wine Wings competitors but mine actually had double zip top seals. Not just Velcro…
I’d be curious to see once that breaks, would it leak? And would the jostling around from air travel puncture the plastic? 😊
Eh. What works better than a can insulator is a cheap cooler with ice.
@@janelacher9234 Plus if it did break you wouldn't get wine all over everything else in your bag. You might get a little leakage but it would stay localised.
I LOVE my Yeti can cooler. I’m a slow drinker and it keeps my beverages cold PLUS doesn’t have condensation so I can sit them anywhere.
I watched this to get through Hurricane Beryl during the power outage and gas shortages 😂❤!! Thanks for these reviews🙏🏾 !
The yeti can cooler is awesome. No condensation on your desk or table, keeps the drink nice and cold the entire time and makes the whole experience more refreshing! That said...any vacuum sealed variant on Amazon does mostly the same.
I found myself laughing giddily at the dinosaur egg. Sometimes the littlest things make me happy 😂
Dropping a bottle of anything will ensure that it will break, but a random single drop probably won't break. As for sealable, I have found that most ziplock-style bags leak at the corners.
Yeah I was wondering if it was a “fair” test to drop the same bottle over and over. It could have gotten cracks on the drops before the drop that broke it.
the thermal imager is the tempting toy to get
True! They are AWESOME, but spendy.
the wine wing test hurt my heart 😂
Sutter Home wine??? Are you an alcoholic? 😊
Lush
I really love your taste and style always so chic. My faves would be the kisluxbag leather backpack and the Swarovski pave diamond ring so gorg. Thank you for your recommendations.
I have a can cooler to something similar to the yeti one. I myself think it works great it does keep my beverage cool down to the last drink. I like to have them in the fridge ready to go so both the can and the cooler are at its coldest point.
I watch your videos all the time and I buy products based on your results. I love that you keep it real. The most recent one I watched was the one with the canned cozies. I was wondering if you could do a review on cooling towels as well. Please and thank you in advance. 😊
5:45 You didn't do the test drunk. You're gonna' spill a lot more wine if you do the test drunk.
I supported a Kickstarter from Grill Rescue for a cylindrical cooler block (stainless steel) and collar that fits in/on a Yeti 20 oz cup (or similar brand) to cool/keep cool a 12oz can or bottle. They call it Tumbler Buddy. It means I don’t have a dedicated double walled can cooler, but I do have an alternate use for my Yeti 20oz cup.
I keep the cooler block bottom in the freezer and the collar for the top in a drawer. When I’m ready to use it, I drop the cooling cylinder in my cup, insert my bottle or can, and slip on the collar to keep it in place. It definitely works. If someone already has a 20oz Yeti cup, it would make a nice accessory for it.
13:28 I have a dirty mind but HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA --------------- gold!!!
I use the Asobu Frosty Beer insulated beer cooler. It's amazing. Plus it comes with extra attachments so it can fit bottles (on top of cans) and has a bottle opener.
For the van holders I use them just to prevent condensation forming. You are in Vegas so so that is not a problem. Here in Virginia a cold drink will be a wet can to hold onto.
Resting the wine bottle on the glass while poring seems wrong, but I don't drink much alcohol.
Yes but he said he was trying to be as messy as possible for the test.
@@peaceful3250 It would be messier if he didn't steady the bottle though.
I feel like the rings are a great idea. Waters or the bottle rings. That's one thing I always hate with my wine bottles. Not staining from drippage but the stickiness on the bottle.
Always love ya videos and testing, just want to note about temperature tests with your thermal imager. The reason you saw a hot-spot on the can was because it was your reflection off the can, reflective surfaces aren't ideal. You could try putting masking tape over the can surface to get a more accurate measure with no reflection :)
I use a Brumate can insulator, and it's fantastic. It's built for taller 16oz cans, and includes a little puck you can freeze and stick in the bottom for using 12oz cans.
I've never heard of Good Tiger before. Good tunes 👍Thank you. I know what I'm listening to at work tomorrow.
I love the Yeti koozie. Especially for fishing or grilling when you might have to put your drink down for a few minutes to concentrate on another task. The cheaper Ozark Trail brand does just as well
I use my Yeti can coolers every day, I have all 3 sizes and its great because I like to sip on drinks. The 16oz energy drink size one is especially useful because of the volume and the fact I don't want to chug an energy drink. It keeps cold all the way to the end of me drinking it. I would imagine there are cheaper versions of the same product but they go on sale all the time and we live in the hometown of Yeti so its easy to get them.
Love these videos, you're the most informative man on RUclips! Congratulations on making this a full time gig. God bless you and family. Thanks for giving Back!!!!!!
Love the videos, as always.
It would be nice to see the temperatures in Celsius also for us out-of-us fans!
I use my Yeti can Insulator for camping to keep the beer cold and it never failed me
I'm a slow drinker and have multiple beverages at a time. I have can insulators from Brumate that I use for energy drinks and sparkling water. I LOVE them!
I bought the size that holds 16oz cans, and it comes with a special ice pack that goes in the bottom to make it fit standard 12oz cans. Also comes with a lid to use it as a tumbler!
I don't even drink alcohol which is their primary market, but totally worth it.
EGGS ON THE STOVE!!! I’ve been using the Copper Chef perfect egg maker for years. After your review.
I have a yeti mug and I live in Austin, Texas. We also know about summer. I can put ice tea in the mug in the morning and leave it in the car from 8 am to 5 pm. The mug may be super warm to the touch but the tea is still cool. Much better than the generic mug I got a few years ago. Yeti knows serious insulation.
A better alternative to those Wine Wings is the tube-type bubblewrap. They're bulky but they work just fine when it comes to drop tests.
Im super impressed that even a cheap foam coozie can do that well in 104 degrees for 30 minutes.
Hahaha the Wine Wings - as if you’re transporting wine like a cartel member. I was expecting it to be able to be dropped from 4 feet at least. Wow.
Better off having one super duper padded bag for it.
Wine Wings - while I haven't used that specific brand, I've used others like it for several years now. I use them while traveling to bring glass to/from my destination. Ex. bringing a bottle of liquor to guests or bringing home souvenir perfume. In addition to padding the items in your luggage, they (at least the ones I use) also seal against spillage. So if the item inside breaks, you don't end up with the stuff all over your luggage & clothes. Only ever had one item break inside (due to major abuse by airline) and it saved my stuff from being covered in a sticky alcohol.
Pro tip- Wine ring only has to go about 1/2'' from top. In public, server will just grasp bottle with a cloth napkin.
Just a silly FYI, love your channel!
the egg shaper are popular in japan more so than the us. you vids are always interesting and you fluffy pupper bailey is cute
When using an infrared thermometer on shiny items, stick a small strip of electrical tape to the surface. This will eliminate the reflections so you can read the temperature of the item, rather than the reflection of the room.
Best can cooler I have ever used is by frostbuddy and it is multi use. It does more than just 12 oz cans, it holds other sizes. And keeps stuff cold for hours.
I really wanted the Wine Wings to work as drop protection. My cousin and her SO love wine and are those people that have everything. I might get them still with the caveat they’re not for dropping on terrazzo tile or concrete lol. But traveling, which they frequently do… thanks James, I’ve bought a few items thru your Amazon store front, my favorite is the round collapsing chair, it’s been a huge blessing for my husband that could pass as your older cousin, he was born with cerebral palsy and requires forearm crutches, sometimes he needs to sit down and allow spasms to resolve, the seat is light weight and easy to tote. Love your content, and seriously ready for you and your son to do another taste testing soon, or when your son and daughter collage, I adore those videos, they really are cool “kids” (anyone under 40 is a kid to me now, ok, ok, my husband could be your UNCLE lol)
I recently bought two Yeti 20 oz. tumblers for enjoying my kombucha and keeping my tea hot at work. I love them so far! It's hot here now, and out camping last week the ice remained in my cold drinks all day long. I figure I'll be using them for the rest of my life, so it's worth the price to me.
For the wine bibs, I just wipe the lip of the bottle with a paper towel or cloth after each pour. I personally don't think it's a problem that needs to be solved with another gadget.
I wrap fragile glass bottles in cloths and put in bags or tubs if it does break, so never had a need for something made specifically to protect bottles of drink or food. (Also, seeing those bottles break made my heart cry...what a waste of wine lol)
I have no opinion on the egg mould...it's not useful to me, but I guess kids would love dino shaped eggs lol
All that wine in the Wine Wing looked like a bag of blood...🩸lol Great video as always James 👍 Happy Sunday 🎉
The Yeti is great. It keeps the beer cold and also oncealed. My husband has dropped it many times but still no scratches
I've been buying wine at my local winery for years, and I had never seen one of those washers. Leads me to think it's not a real problem.
By the time one would be dropping the bottle of wine, it would be empty anyway.
You may have mentioned it and I just missed it but the yeti can hold looks very similar to the frost buddy. Which can hold multiple sizes of cans and some bottles
The wine test brings me back to high school with the drop the egg without breaking it.
I have the Ozark trail walmart vacuum can cooler it works ok and I had to glue the lid together but I like it
Wish I saw this before I ordered the wine wings and got them! I’m taking them in a suitcase and hoping they don’t leak!
I'm curious if u put the yeti in the freezer vs one that is room temperature how much longer u can leave it outside in the sun. And if it is colder after 30 minutes
You're probably not old enough to remember when phone lines went digital, there was created a 'dialer' one could use. You would key in a number and save it to one of the available slots and could physically write something on the 'menu' to know what number one, two, three, etc. were. Then when you wanted to use it, you just held the dialer speaker up to the phone receiver and push the selection number and it would 'play' the tones to dial the number. A little black book still seems the best way to store and keep private numbers than anything made in the last 50+ years.
With the sheer number of the egg gadgets you've reviewed, I find it funny that you just hard boiled those on the stove with a pot of water.
The Glasses could effect soda temp too, you could have put the thermomotor directly into each can...Plus no clean up...😂 😂
I use the Colster everyday to have a cold drink in my lunch bag at lunch. I don't know which brand has better manufacturing-- definition not Stanleys--so they're mostly identical. I hope the car battery rings work; I never knew to use them to catch wine.
Our son brought us 3 bottles of wine from his vacation. He packed them in his suitcase using the wine wings, but on opening the bag 2 of the 3 bottles had broken.
The fact that the egg mold also needs an ice bath takes way more effort and time. 😅
I should point out, the foam cozy did okay, however when the can is wet or gets condensation, it tends to transfer heat more and be less effective. I digress, however metal vacuum sleeves don't have that problem
The problem with the wine wing test is that you had dropped it a few times before. It could be that the bottle had weakened a bit from the previous drops.
I think it would have been better just to start from average height.
The same thing tends to happen to phone screens. After a drop it might appear to be undamaged, but it can develop micro-cracks that over repeated drops weaken the structure of the glass more and more until it eventually shatters into a spiderweb of cracks - even from what would have otherwise been a minor drop.
Lol if served dino looking eggs as a kid I would have cried.
Pretty sure I wouldn't pay $13 for it but the Dinosaur Mold was (to my surprise) pretty fun to see that it worked. I can see that a young dinosaur fan would be delighted to open their lunch to that, lol. I can also remember my own mother going to the trouble of shaping my lunchtime sandwiches with cookie cutters when I was young so there definitely might be a market for the dinosaur egg mold. Great episode as usual (love the Baily shots, lol). Have a great week!
This red ring at the first glance looks cheap. Wine tasting and fancy dinners use usually white napkin around them, not a garden hose red ring.😊
Can coolers are great if you live where it gets hot and aren't shotgunning your drinks
Coozies, yes. Single Can Coolers, no.
If it is hot out, you should be drinking WATER or something with electrolytes, not pop/beer.
And having a ready supply of available hydration is better, ie a cooler with ice and multiple drinks.
Coozies are good for keeping a can cooler a bit more while keeping your hands comfortable. They also are compact.
A can cooler is a solution in search of a problem. Better for casual drinking inside an air conditioned office where you may want a “lid”. But in any actually hot environment, you will drink the can very quickly, and then you have to lug around an empty shell.
@rebchizelbeak5392 I'm glad we have an AI chatbot to add a whole lot of words but no valuable dialog.
I’m looking at these items like “who are these for” 😄
Best thing about this video...Bailey!! ❤❤
Agreed!❤️🐶
Walmarts Ozark Trail has a good 12 ounce can cooler with a seal just like the Yeti. I love mine and it's cheap.
Thanks for the video
GOOD TIGER ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME BRO
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I love egg gadgets!
I don't need the dinosaur egg mold, I probably won't use the dinosaur egg mold, but I want it! It's kinda cute.🥚😊
I love Bailey so much she is the HIGHLIGHT of your videos ;u;
You should note for the Yeti and it's competitor one of the big advantages is you won't have can sweat making a mess...say on a coffee table.
I've used the yeti. If it's that close, the toadfish wins strongly in my opinion due to the easy can switch.
Had a thought. What if you put the yeti in the freezer for a half hour then use it? How long would it keep the soda cold?
"Cheap because I don't want to waste expensive bottles of wine." A sucker born every minute :)
I'll bet you could use that dinosaur mold for a lot of things: playdough, jello, and ice cubes just to name a few.
the coolest thing was that thermal imaging camera
I love my yeti can cooler
Load and Lock vs Lock and Load... it's order of operations... it would be interesting to see you lock the Yeti first and then try to load your can into it.
It makes sense with firearms because you want to lock your safety and load your magazine.
Yeti koozie is incredible I literally use it all summer long
The wings are probably useful if you put a lot of wine bottles side by side in your trunk or in a box and then drive them somewhere. It could protect the bottles from crashing into each other. Dropping is obviously too much.
The wine wings, with red wine look like blood bags when broken. 😄
The yeti works better if its precooled first or at least thats been my experience especially with the cups.