Skyway's Hydration System Group Buy Dec11-24 - Act Now!!

[Ignacio]

Remember this from the GB web page? The jug I used for my setup is called the Rubbermaid Victory 1/2 gallon jug.
I'll measure the what I have here and let you know.

I do now.

When I was at Wal-Mart going to buy it I grabbed the pretty blue thing with a white screw on top that took up several different shelves in the camping section and ASSumed. Silly me me. Could have been in a different section and I'm totally up for getting the right one....no worries.

But, perhaps your measurements may turn out to be substantially the same for the Coleman and then there would be several brand options.

 

[sgoat]

Yellow? :blink: Where's skooter's pink one? :dntknw:

Pink?!?!

You neadrathal!

Fuchsia is the color for discerning tastes.

BTW, that black with silver/gray trim looks schweet! Who ordered that combo? And I am guessing the yellow belongs to Kaitsdad?

That would be mine! Or one just like it........ :yahoo:

BTW, that black with silver/gray trim looks schweet! Who ordered that combo?

Scooter I ordered late so that one is not likely mine but that is my colour combination of choice.

gypsy

It's likely to be just out of the shot taken above, as there were around 50 or so bags close by. B)

Also, I just want to check and make sure all you guys aren't having any problems acquiring the Rubbermaid insulated jugs?

Ian,

I found mine (Rubbermaid Victory) at Target for under 4 bucks. They had a bunch of them.

 

[skyway]

Ian, I found mine (Rubbermaid Victory) at Target for under 4 bucks. They had a bunch of them.

Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[Wolfhound]

Picked up a Rubbermaid Victory at KMart for $4 also........

 

[skyway]

Picked up a Rubbermaid Victory at KMart for $4 also........

Thanks Robert. Hopefully now SkooterG can rest easy knowing that Rubbermaid jugs are widely available. :lol:

 

[Ignacio]

Picked up a Rubbermaid Victory at KMart for $4 also........

Thanks Robert. Hopefully now SkooterG can rest easy knowing that Rubbermaid jugs are widely available. :lol:

You mean that Ignacio guy that was a lame-brain and bought a Coleman at Wal-Mart? I hope he can rest easy too....ijutt for not reading.

.....I guess I'll have to find a K-mart now. Our community of 200,000+ with two....is now down to none. Probably at one of the variety of sporting goods places though.

At least the first time somebody else posts a thread, "My Skyway Hydration System Doesn't Fit....."--he'll know the first question to ask and have measurements to back it up.

...oh and the punchline!!!!!

Honey, it's the girth, not the length!

 

[skyway]

In rally mode this may have just cost you a 2000 point reading comprehension penalty.

At least the first time somebody else posts a thread, "My Skyway Hydration System Doesn't Fit....."--he'll know the first question to ask and have measurements to back it up.

Hopefully Warchild leaves the GB page up for some time, so I can just paste a link and ease up on the steady intake of Ibuprofen. :dribble:

 

[Ignacio]

Hopefully Warchild leaves the GB page up for some time, so I can just paste a link and ease up on the steady intake of Ibuprofen. :dribble:

Found mine at Target too this morning. This might make it so you don't have to pop a couple and you could edit and paste in the original post.

Stores that Carry Rubbermaid Victory 0.5 gallon Cooler Jugs 6" Diameter x 10" Tall

Target - $3.69

K-Mart - < $4

Stores That May Carry Rubbermaid Victory 0.5 gallon Cooler Jugs 6" Diameter x 10" Tall (various reports of availability)

Wal-Mart

Stores that Do Not Carry Proper Jug

ShopKo

Fred Meyer

Sports Authority

 

[skyway]

My local Wal-Mart does carry the Rubbermaid jug. Maybe your local store was out of stock?

 

[Ignacio]

My local Wal-Mart does carry the Rubbermaid jug. Maybe your local store was out of stock?

Could be. Tweaked status two posts up then. Hope I'm helping here.

 

[skyway]

My local Wal-Mart does carry the Rubbermaid jug. Maybe your local store was out of stock?

Could be. Tweaked status two posts up then. Hope I'm helping here.

Oh yes this is helping. First post of this thread has been updated with your findings. Thanks Iggy!!

 

[Airbear]

Stores that Do Not Carry Proper Jug

ShopKo

Fred Meyer

Sports Authority

Au contraire..... our local Fred Meyer had the correct Rubbermaid jug.

It was not available at WalMart, The Big K, and several other stores where you would expect to find it.

As we move closer to warmer weather, it will probably be stocked in a large variety of stores. :cap:

 

[twowheelnut]

You mean Saks doesn't carry them? I gotta go to K-Mart? Oh, I suppose it won't kill me if I must mingle with the common folk for a wee bit, but I'd better wear my Mark Meyer's rather than my New & Lingwood's.

Ta-Ta!

:grin:

 

[SkooterG]

Well, you guys had me worried. But do not be concerned. Your hero found them at his first stop - the local Walmart superstore for reasonable price of $3.57. I bought four of the freakin things. Just in case.

 

[Ignacio]

Au contraire..... our local Fred Meyer had the correct Rubbermaid jug.

Great. So much for consistentcy.

We're probably the only group in history that is actively tracking a single SKU at multiple vendors in North America. Maybe I should start up a fresh member map with little red, yellow, and green cooler jug icons showing Rubbermaid sightings!

Some day Rubbermaid is gonna Google this and laugh their *** off....and to rub things in they'll all probably get $1 off coupons mailed to us after we buy them

 

[smitty141]

I also picked up my "faster blue" jug today. $3.79 less 10% because my wife works there..... Skyway, do you have a ship date for this latest farkle?? Smitty

 

[skyway]

Skyway, do you have a ship date for this latest farkle?? Smitty

As soon as the aluminum portion of my Delrin slider kit is machined, the mounting base of the Hyd. kit will be next in line. I have a burst sprinkler line at my shop today, but I'm confident that it will be resolved sometime on Monday. I think by the end of next week the bases will be near completion. The folks who have decided not to have the base finished in paint or anodize will be ready to ship at this point. The latter will need around 4-5 days of turnaround due to processing and shipping.

It is coming together nicely, and there are only a few more bags that need sewing. I have spent the entire day re-checking all orders, as there are quite a few who changed their minds based on what information was entered on the GB sign-up page. It is time consuming and at this stage of the game, what can I do but hopefully make sure that everything is correct. Another thing that's added lots of time is there are lots of payments that don't match the name of the person in the GB database and payments that do not include GB details.

Lots of fun going on in the background Smitty. :dribble:

 

[smitty141]

Thanks Skyway, sorry about springing a leak. Keep up the good work, Smitty

 

[Rogue]

Wal*Mart in Duarte, CA Lots of jugs in stock, $3.27 each, I got 2 + 2 for spare tops.

 

[twowheelnut]

... Lots of jugs in stock... for spare tops.

Why am I laughing my *** off? :rofl: