Muji store makes packing accessories. I have the zipper cubes, drawstring bags for many years (maybe 8-10?). I travel more than the average person and would wash them after each trip and then hang dry them. Another plus is that they ball up into tiny pouches. Also have eagle creek ones too and both are good.

I would suggest looking around to see if you can find a used Carnival King. Or given what you said, biting the bullet and purchasing one new.

Keep in mind the amount of power you have available in your kitchen.

Yea, but long, long since retired and replaced with the ultimate washing basket system...

...a stack of IKEA Bags :-)

I just got a 1qt Stanley beverage vessel (hammertone blue) and I definitely notice it’s not as hefty as my grandpa’s old machine green one but it still works like a hot damn. Coffee is hot until the last drop at the end of my work day. I’ll report back on how it hold up in 10 years I guess!

It works fine for the freeze dried meals, but I have never used it for soup before.

We have a waring Pro that came back from the US to UK with us which is awesome! Bought from Sur la Table about 15yrs ago!

I have the Nebula and love it. Fits everything you said and more.

I have a yellow one I use regularly!

OnSight. Mine are so good that I actually use them as delicates bags once or twice a week in the laundry! I bought them for packing and they are great at that too, the mesh is good for squishing down. They have a few different shapes.

Swell brand will keep your coffee actually hot all day.

In the morning, I make a pot of coffee, add cream & stuff, drink half then and pour the other half into my Swell to take to work. It's great, hot coffee exactly how I like it at 2 pm :)

I’ll take what’s behind door #2

I've had mine about 6 years and it's still good as new. Never leaks, keeps things hot/cold absolutely forever. Just press the button to drink.

I’ve also had eBags for 10+ years

https://www.mysteryranch.com/urban-assault-pack Comes in multiple colors. They also make packs for the military.

Thank you! Was leaning towards Osprey Nebula, but I will check our Everki just in case 😬

Thank you! I was leading towards the Nebula anyway 😬 I’ve been seeing Osprey on this subreddit for years now so it came to mind right away!

I bought a bunch on ebags.com probably 10 years ago. We still use them-one color per family member. You can also get excellent quality from Tom Bihn. I have several of their bags and accessories and they are fantastic.

these things flake off inside, don't trust stanley gear.

Your small bag of misery contains 35 "oh no"s with a 45% chance for any "oh no" to upgrade to an "oh fuck me" and $21,000 more in regrets

Stupid question but I happen to have an ancient stanley thermos like the right one in the picture. Due to age and abuse, I cant read the embossed/printed care instructions and was wondering if anyone knows if they’re dishwasher safe. I’ve been hand washing and don’t mind it but if I were to use it for much more than just hot water, I prefer to know how high maintenance the care is. Thanks in advance!

I use mine to carry pork and chicken noodles, burritos or spaghetti bolognese.

Soup for some reason only makes me hungrier.

I'm not anti-China, I have plenty of great stuff made in China and some amazing brands are based there like Grant Stone boots.

I am anti quality cutting and well known brands using their name to sell inferior products. I gave an example of this above: 3 vintage Stanley's I inherited that were used hard on construction sites for 40 years still holding up still functional and still looking good, save for the one with a new handle welded on. 2 New stanley's used for motorcycle touring and commuting for 5 years, staying mostly in a saddle bag and much lighter use than the originals, already have paint flaking off, gaskets failing and plastic cup top cracking. The quality is just not the same.

I'm not the only one saying this, there are YT reviews stating the same.

The straps are not that wide anymore.

The Patagonia Black Hole Cubes are very high quality, and their warranty is good as well.

They aren’t packing cubes exactly, but I find them helpful for packing all the smaller things. They come in three sizes, the largest will hold 2-3 pairs of shoes.

Uniqlo. Can never go out of style with unbranded