Uses of the Common Hipflask

[Vella_Malachite]

Alright, for my 18th a couple months ago, a friend got me a shiny new hipflask. Awesome, I thought - I'll take this to uni with me, and use it! Oh, the thrills I shall have!

But then, I realised...what, precisely does one do with a hipflask? :smallconfused: Alright, so obviously it's a receptacle for containing alcohol, which is then poured into drinks at a later stage...but, what, do you take it out? Is it for going to friends' houses? Is it simply for the pleasure of being able to pour hard liquor from a tastefully designed metal bottle?

So, some of the more experienced Playgrounders - what are the protocol for using one's hipflask?

[arguskos]

So, some of the more experienced Playgrounders - what are the protocol for using one's hipflask?
Best protocol I've seen:

Put drink in. Doesn't matter what. Mostly, this is some kind of hard liquor.
Carry flask around.
When thirsty, open flask, take swig.
Rinse, repeat until no longer thirsty or flask is empty.
Refill flask. Start at #1 again.


Really though, a hipflask is a tasteful canteen or thermos bottle, just with the understanding of alcohol inside. Use it the way you'd use a canteen.

[LaZodiac]

I don't use one myself, but yha, it's basically just something you carry with you everywhere as long as you are aloud to take it somewhere.

You can even drink from it, instead of pouring into a glass. It's basically just an awesome water bottle.

[Syka]

Best protocol I've seen:

Put drink in. Doesn't matter what. Mostly, this is some kind of hard liquor.
Carry flask around.
When thirsty, open flask, take swig.
Rinse, repeat until no longer thirsty or flask is empty.
Refill flask. Start at #1 again.


Really though, a hipflask is a tasteful canteen or thermos bottle, just with the understanding of alcohol inside. Use it the way you'd use a canteen.

I did this in high school, but with ginger ale. I wasn't feeling better and couldn't find any other bottles other than a plastic flask. XD So glad my teachers trusted me.


...now I want to find it again. Made more amusing because everyone I know knows I don't drink...

...then again they'll expect it, 'cause I also have a bottle opener on my keychain...

[arguskos]

I did this in high school, but with ginger ale. I wasn't feeling better and couldn't find any other bottles other than a plastic flask. XD So glad my teachers trusted me.
See, I want to get a hip flask too, cause it's a cool image and frankly, they're handy and well shaped. Much easier to carry a hip flask than a bottle of some kind.

[Kneenibble]

They're from an age -- a beautiful, bygone age -- when, were you a man, or a man admirer, you'd have a drink before, during, and after:

1) Sleep;
2) A meal;
3) Work;
4) Sex;
5) Operating heavy machinery;
6) Prison;
7) The opera;
8) Ordering a drink in a bar.

However in this dry postpostmodern era, if you're out on the town and you need to keep fuelled between pit stops, this device is your friend. If you're writing an exam and you need to covertly lubricate the neurons, this device is your friend. If you're taking a walk in a park by yourself at 3 am, this device is your friend.

The above post is speculation and should in no way be taken as advice.

[THAC0]

Keep it secret! Keep it safe!

...and don't run afoul of those pesky open container laws.

In other news, Mr.Thac0 was totally packing one of those at our wedding. :smallamused:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I want one. I already walk around school with a ginger beer bottle, that's actually a real beer bottle, that had the label taken off. T'would be awesome.

[Moff Chumley]

Having alcohol available constantly? It'd get too expensive, unfortunately... :smallsigh:

[Lady Tialait]

I keep one in my purse, it has ever clear in it, for cleaning, or just removing my sober....and sometimes this is very necessary.


>.> Just sayin'

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Having alcohol available constantly? It'd get too expensive, unfortunately... :smallsigh:

Wait, this is so true...

The fact that my friends, after a sweet windfall, acquired a taste for expensive alcohol doesn't help.

Mmmm, champagne...

[Helanna]

I really want one . . . only two more years now 'til I reach legal drinking age, and I know I'm going to be dragged out to a bar, and I'm gonna need something to hide my water in. :smalltongue:

[Coidzor]

Wait, this is so true...

The fact that my friends, after a sweet windfall, acquired a taste for expensive alcohol doesn't help.

Mmmm, champagne...

I'm imagining that out of a hip flask and it's hurting my imagination. T_T

[arguskos]

I'm imagining that out of a hip flask and it's hurting my imagination. T_T
No, the proper response is "that's delicious, sign me up". :smalltongue:

[Moff Chumley]

No, the proper response is "that's delicious, sign me up". :smalltongue:

Argus knows where it's at.

[Marnath]

I'm imagining that out of a hip flask and it's hurting my imagination. T_T

Do it for real and you won't have to worry about imagining it anymore. :smallwink:

[rakkoon]

I had one filled with rum at a LARP event.
Was thirsty.
Swallow, swallow, swallow, wait a second this isn't water?
Then had to give my first ever mass.
Apparently I mispronounced the name of my god.

I'd fill it with coca cola or something just to be sure.

[Trixie]

Keep it secret! Keep it safe!

...and don't run afoul of those pesky open container laws.

Yup. Drinking from one in public can give you problems with law in some countries. I hope you're not embarassed when you have to explain yourself quickly :smallwink:

[Vella_Malachite]

I had one filled with rum at a LARP event.
Was thirsty.
Swallow, swallow, swallow, wait a second this isn't water?
Then had to give my first ever mass.
Apparently I mispronounced the name of my god.

I'd fill it with coca cola or something just to be sure.

Ooooh...*wince*. I feel for ya, buddy.

Well, good to know hipflask protocol is a lot more relaxed than I'd originally thought.
Now, to purchase the alcohol with which to fill it.

[Coidzor]

No, the proper response is "that's delicious, sign me up". :smalltongue:

champagne and metal are a bad mix.

[arguskos]

champagne and metal are a bad mix.
Drink it quickly. That way, they don't mix for longer than a moment or two. Doi. :smalltongue:

[Coidzor]

Drink it quickly. That way, they don't mix for longer than a moment or two. Doi. :smalltongue:

That sort of obviates the point of putting it in a hip flask though.

[TheThan]

Yup. Drinking from one in public can give you problems with law in some countries. I hope you're not embarassed when you have to explain yourself quickly :smallwink:

Ahh the woes of a hip flask carrying man.

[Asthix]

In my time at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival I've encountered some creative uses for flasks that :smalleek: don't involve alcohol! (although mead is my recommendation for alcohol; it can last for years unlike hard liquor which gets progressively harsher after a few months)

The fireblowers kept their fuel in them. My juggler friend kept talcum powder in his. One of the muses one year filled hers with cheap Eau de Toilet perfume and abused the patrons liberally. One hungry performer used his as a thermos for soup. From a performance perspective the possibilities are wide open. :smallbiggrin:

Its also important to remember how any flavored beverage can leave an odor inside a flask and that gets harder to completely remove the longer it remains unwashed. Also, hard liquor dehydrates you so if you're larping or doing any other extended activity, water can be the best choice.

[Anxe]

It's typically used when you shouldn't be drinking alcohol as it can easily be hidden on your body. Say you have to go see some horrible movie with your partner. You won't be able to survive the movie drunk, but the theater doesn't sell beer. Bring some tequila in your hip flask and take a few sips during the movie when your date isn't looking.

Myself? I use mine to drink milk. It's more for laughs than actually wanting to get drunk.

[thubby]

my old scoutmaster kept some grain alcohol in one on camping trips. aside from the obvious, it was used for everything from disinfecting cuts to starting fires from damp wood.

[Vella_Malachite]

Heh, now you guys have got me wondering what the oddest thing I can put in the hip flask is...

*wanders off to ponder*

[Amiel]

You could always fill it with apple juice and pretend it was alcohol; consumption from said flask would certainly look distinguished.

[BiblioRook]

Fill it with Tic Tacs (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2008-08-26)

[Stadge]

I make sure mine never has anything less than an 18 year old single malt Scottish whisky, but it's a bit of an heirloom so I like to treat it well. It's great for at firework displays. on long walks or if I'm working behind the student run uni bar.

I may purchase another to fill with some nice Irish whiskey. Or perhaps my poitín...

[Temotei]

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjbFEvsvWwI&feature=related) would be an honorable use, as would be this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhclICAAIMg). :smallcool:

[Vella_Malachite]

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjbFEvsvWwI&feature=related) would be an honorable use, as would be this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhclICAAIMg). :smallcool:

Hah, I'll have to find a way to incorporate those :smallbiggrin:

@Stadge: While I do like Irish whiskey (please correct me if that's the wrong whisky/whiskey spelling), my uneducated palate can't quite handle it straight yet. Suppose I could always buy 600mL coke bottles and doctor them while out...

[Stadge]

@Stadge: While I do like Irish whiskey (please correct me if that's the wrong whisky/whiskey spelling), my uneducated palate can't quite handle it straight yet. Suppose I could always buy 600mL coke bottles and doctor them while out...

Hmm, my advise would be to try it straight quite regularly and kind of force yourself to like them, much how my girlfriend did with olives. She now loves them :smallbiggrin: Though I'm not sure if that's the best idea...

Alternatively you're coke idea sounds good, though I must confess if I'm mixing I'd tend to use a bourbon. I wonder if that's a location thing?

And as far as I remember that's the right spelling for the Irish stuff, but I could be wrong...

[paladinlady]

Fill it with Tic Tacs (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2008-08-26)

would sound great if rattled... you could join a combo band and still have fresh breath...

[OverThoughtName]

Fill it with Tic Tacs (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2008-08-26)

Got this pre-filled as a present for my birthday last year. Noting how I eat Tic-Tacs like the candy they are, at least two of the people there thought I was hitting the whisky a little too hard already. Only problem with this idea is it's hard to get them to come out. :smallmad:

Since then, it's been filled with the flavor of the month, whether that be whiskey, energy drink, or plain water. Also, note for the fellow unwise: pouring hot coffee in a metal container is not a good idea.