When I was in college the QuikTrip Corporation (QT) had an insulated, refillable, 32 ounce (Squart) drink bottle called a Thermosquart. It was similar to the current squart bottles they carry in stores now, except it was wrapped in an insulated, squeezable koozie-like jacket. The copyright date on mine is 1988.
thermosquart: 1. a cylindrical, refillable cold drink container with a capacity of 32 fl. Oz. made of flexible, unbreakable plastic encased in a space-age thermosqueasy wrap. 2. Just like the squarts, thermosquarts are found only at squiktrip stores.
Since I first got my thermosquart it has faithfully accompanied me around the country and has been refilled hundreds (maybe thousands) of times. Unfortunately, last summer my companion fell out of my truck. I didn’t realize that he was missing until I got home. I immediately issued an Amber alert and went to work organizing a search party. I slowly retraced my steps and discovered it in pieces on the side of the road. How could I have been so careless with such a faithful friend? I picked up the pieces and returned home. This was my all-time favorite drink bottle. I was truly heartbroken. I have not ever had a sport bottle that compared to this one. The insulated jacked survived, as did the plastic bottle. The screw-on cap, however, did not. I raced to the nearest QT store and found a squart bottle for sale. They no longer carry the insulated bottles but maybe I could use their new squart bottles in my old insulated thermosquart jacket. The new bottle fits, but not like the old one. It is an adequate substitute that will never replace the original.
