---
product_id: 2921506
title: "GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender"
brand: "gsi outdoors"
price: "A$95"
currency: AUD
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 13
url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/2921506-gsi-outdoors-camp-and-outdoor-vortex-blender-2-speed-hand
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# Secure pour-through locking lid Crushes ice effortlessly 2-speed hand-crank power GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender

**Brand:** gsi outdoors
**Price:** A$95
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🌀 Blend Boldly Anywhere — Power Up Your Outdoor Vibes!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender by gsi outdoors
- **How much does it cost?** A$95 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- gsi outdoors enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted gsi outdoors brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Power in Your Hands:** Two-speed hand-crank system delivers reliable blending power anywhere—no batteries or cords needed.
- • **Clamp & Lock Stability:** C-clamp secures blender to any surface, preventing spills and accidents during high-powered blending.
- • **Compact & Portable Design:** Nesting base fits inside pitcher for easy storage—ideal for camping, tailgates, and backyard BBQs.
- • **Ice Crusher Extraordinaire:** Strong stainless steel blades crush ice and frozen ingredients for perfect smoothies and cocktails on the go.
- • **Built to Brave the Outdoors:** Durable BPA-free Lexan pitcher and stainless steel base withstand rough handling and outdoor adventures.

## Overview

The GSI Outdoors Vortex Blender is a rugged, manual 2-speed hand-crank blender with a 1.5-liter BPA-free Lexan pitcher and stainless steel blades. Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, it crushes ice and blends smoothies without electricity, featuring a secure locking lid and a C-clamp for stable use on any surface. Perfect for camping, tailgating, and power outages, it combines durability with portability for blending freedom anywhere.

## Description

Blend up tasty margaritas, healthy smoothies, protein shakes, sauces, pancake batter and more without the need for an outlet. This compact nesting hand crank blender goes anywhere. Major Dimension: 1.6 qt.

Review: Yes it blends ice!!!!! - If you only put in solids into the blender and no liquids to speak of, IT WILL NOT BLEND. If you put a sizable amount of liquid, for example, milk or water in there, THEN you attempt to blend the solids, it will blend MUCH MUCH EASIER! I tested this by using this recipe: +frozen strawberries/bananas +plain frozen greek yogurt +lactate milk (I'm lactose intolerant) as the "liquid" +1-2 icecubes. Because of the milk I put into it, even though theres a huge amount of frozen everything in that recipe, this blender CAN DO IT! At first I tested the recipe with all the prior listed things, but with only 1 icecube to see what people were on about it "not blending ice". It does. I heard it, drank it, and confirmed that it did in fact blend that icecube into tiny drinkable ice shavings as blenders intended. REMEMBER, there's two "slots" you can put the handcrank in! Off the top of my head, the top slot, is the "low powered mode". Honestly I never use that one and it is really probably just for liquid only things. It any solids are involved, USE THE BOTTOM SLOT! The bottom slot is "high powered mode", in other words, about as powerful as a regular blender mode. One thing that did take me surprise to note however, is that, while in "high powered mode" IT IS AS LOUD as an actual blender! I didn't expect that from a handcranked machine! So if you're expecting this to be quieter than a regular blender, plot twist, its just as loud. (In high powered mode at least) As for something objectively annoying to deal with, on the absolute bottom of the inside of the blender jar mug piece thing, cleaning the food/misc. debris from the area beneath and around the blades is a little bit annoying and slightly difficult. Secondly, the outside of the bottom of the unit, in between the jar mug piece, and the black piece on the bottom, the gap in between those two pieces is big enough to "hold" things like liquid in them. So much like swimmer's ear, the liquid can (only) just drip out while drying it upside down. This blender comes with a thing that holds on to the blender, and "clasps" it to something. Please use that clasp. Please not that it doesn't "click" onto the mug unit. It "hooks" onto it. Once it is "hooked", then you can press the clamp onto a surface so that it is nice and flush, and then you can screw it down so it, well, "clamps" onto the surface. While the high powered mode is powerful, at the end of the day, you will need to put in the effort to blend things. Remember, it goes in both clockwise and counter clockwise directions. So if it gets "jammed", go a bit in the opposite direction, then continue going in whatever direction you'd like. So no your blender didn't "break", it probably just got "jammed". Either that or you didn't put enough liquids in there to allow for the solids to move around in the first place. I don't care if you have to use tap water as a "filler" for additional liquid. Just use something consumable as a liquid so you can actually blend things. I have yet to attempt to make a Oreo milkshake with this blender. I'll make a video if I can, showcasing that it does in fact do what it is supposed to do. Those negative reviews got me paranoid buying this thing, when in reality it was mostly user error. (Which seems to be a given for anything handcrank operated for some reason) It will be awhile until I can however, as my PC doesn't play nice with recording audio. So first I got to get a proper PC, however long that would take! Either way, it will be done when its done. PS: DON'T FORGET TO "LOCK" THE JAR/MUG UNIT INTO THE "BASE". The jar/mud piece's bottom has some plastic pieces that stick out that allows it to "lock" into the metal base. This makes it so that the mug/jar thing doesn't fly off the table(? or whatever surface you're using this thing on). There's a small instruction manual that comes in the box. Its like 4 or so pages long. Please read it for your own sanity and convenience. Manuals tend to tell people about common "issues" and how to "fix them". Its never a bad habit to read a manual of something before you use that something. It doesn't matter how "simple" that product is, just read that shit! I have my moments of idiocy as well. Took me a good while to realize that the clamp didn't "clip/click" into place. It just hooks onto the metal base. So don't worry if there isn't a click, it really does just kind of hook onto the unit. Again, it hooks onto the metal base. The metal base is where all the action is at. PSS: The handcrank also doesn't "click/clip" into place. You just put it onto the desired slot, and physics does the rest. No they won't fall out from proper use. Really though, I tried. I went as fast as I could, even put my whole body into it just for shits and giggles, all that happened is that the clamp and the metal base got slightly misaligned. If you need a exceptional amount of force to blend God knows what, remember to keep an eye on how the base+clamp is aligned so you don't accidentally clip/graze the surface you're working on with the actual handcrank piece! Its not a bad idea to stop blending, and realign the base/clamp should this occur. Anyway, hopefully this insanely (passive-)aggressive review helped clear somethings up about this product! Btw, one neat thing about it is that, even if you have a power outage, you can still use it being how it is handcranked! This of course also means you can take it camping with you, hypothetically speaking. Idk, personal preference. I don't really like how a lot of really simply things rely on electricity. Like standing desks. Just throw a handcrank on it and I'll get to work! Regardless on if I have electricity to work with or not! As for recommendations of other handcrank devices, KTOR sells what is known as a "Pocket Socket". It is basically a outlet that is powered by, well, a handcrank. Great for when you need to charge your phone if literally all other sources of power are not accessible for some reason. Next up, the Rally portable generator. It can be found here. https://www.desertcart.com/gp/product/B002NGCO30/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Apparently Rally still sells it but that other listing is listed for around $130 (USD). The one I linked should be unavailable but while it was up, it was about $76.54 (USD). That generator is notorious due to the amount of user error there! Yes I was (passive-)aggressive there as well! In case you wanted to know what you should watch out for in that product as well. Handcranks aren't to be underestimated! Yes they're slow in comparison to strictly electronic only machines/devices, but once its night time with no solar power to speak of, in a desert with no wind, during a power outage, these hankcrank devices really are convenient! Be it, "difficult" to understand apparently. Again, read the manuals on ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, and you'll have no questions. (probably)
Review: Excellent - This is the second one we have purchased. Gave the other as a gift. It is awesome for tailgate parties or camping. Margaritas never tasted so good! Also makes great salsa and other things which need to be chopped! The only complaint is that the handle does not store inside the cup along with the base. Otherwise good build quality and plastic cup is heavy duty.

## Features

- Blender

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001LF3I3O |
| Blade Material | Stainless Steel |
| Brand | GSI Outdoors |
| Capacity | 1500 Milliliters |
| Color | Multi |
| Container Material | Plastic |
| Control Type | Manual |
| Controls Type | Hand Crank |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (153) |
| Date First Available | December 12, 2002 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00090497733659, 00090497793653 |
| Included Components | 1.5 L Pitcher, Lid, Shot Cap, Base, Hand Crank, C-Clamp |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.55 pounds |
| Item model number | 79365 |
| Manufacturer | GSI Outdoors |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 79365 |
| Material Type Free | BPA Free |
| Model | Vortex Blender |
| Number of Speeds | 2 |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 6.5"D x 5.7"W x 10.3"H |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Blending, Ju, Protein, Pureeing |
| Special Feature | Manual |
| Special Features | Manual |
| Style | Modern |
| UPC | 090497733659 066510479750 090497793653 |
| Voltage | 220 Volts |
| Warranty Type | Lifetime |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** GSI Outdoors
- **Capacity:** 1500 Milliliters
- **Color:** Multi
- **Product Dimensions:** 6.5"D x 5.7"W x 10.3"H
- **Special Feature:** Manual

## Images

![GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61KoAYnICOL.jpg)
![GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71mK70rslCL.jpg)
![GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/6115hWqp1tL.jpg)
![GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71vReODHIFL.jpg)
![GSI Outdoors Camp & Outdoor Vortex Blender, 2-Speed Hand-Cranked Blender - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61cWgC24CkL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can this crush ice cubes? If so, how fine?**
A: This item will crush ice cubes to a slurry, but it's very sensitive to being overloaded. Too much ice at one time will merely cause the blender to bind. Feed it slowly, a little at a time and it works quite well.

**Q: does this come w a stainless steel jug...**
A: No! If it did I  would buy one. The jug is polycarbonate. That's the worst kind of plastic, lots of BPA, BPS, etc.

**Q: Is it BPA free material?**
A: I am not sure....I purchased it as gift for a friend.  He told me that it doesn't suck down the fruit (he uses soft bananas) like a regular blender due to the shape of the blades.  I have no idea if it's BPA free...I would ask the company.

**Q: Probably asking too much, but can it manage very tough ingredients for making things like nut butters/milks, soups/smoothies w/ hard vegetables, etc.?**
A: It's a work out everytime I use it. It doesn't make things super smooth, always leaving some chunks. It is very durable and able to cut through ice, not sure about hard vegis, you DO need to use your muscles though:)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yes it blends ice!!!!!
*by S***A on April 23, 2019*

If you only put in solids into the blender and no liquids to speak of, IT WILL NOT BLEND. If you put a sizable amount of liquid, for example, milk or water in there, THEN you attempt to blend the solids, it will blend MUCH MUCH EASIER! I tested this by using this recipe: +frozen strawberries/bananas +plain frozen greek yogurt +lactate milk (I'm lactose intolerant) as the "liquid" +1-2 icecubes. Because of the milk I put into it, even though theres a huge amount of frozen everything in that recipe, this blender CAN DO IT! At first I tested the recipe with all the prior listed things, but with only 1 icecube to see what people were on about it "not blending ice". It does. I heard it, drank it, and confirmed that it did in fact blend that icecube into tiny drinkable ice shavings as blenders intended. REMEMBER, there's two "slots" you can put the handcrank in! Off the top of my head, the top slot, is the "low powered mode". Honestly I never use that one and it is really probably just for liquid only things. It any solids are involved, USE THE BOTTOM SLOT! The bottom slot is "high powered mode", in other words, about as powerful as a regular blender mode. One thing that did take me surprise to note however, is that, while in "high powered mode" IT IS AS LOUD as an actual blender! I didn't expect that from a handcranked machine! So if you're expecting this to be quieter than a regular blender, plot twist, its just as loud. (In high powered mode at least) As for something objectively annoying to deal with, on the absolute bottom of the inside of the blender jar mug piece thing, cleaning the food/misc. debris from the area beneath and around the blades is a little bit annoying and slightly difficult. Secondly, the outside of the bottom of the unit, in between the jar mug piece, and the black piece on the bottom, the gap in between those two pieces is big enough to "hold" things like liquid in them. So much like swimmer's ear, the liquid can (only) just drip out while drying it upside down. This blender comes with a thing that holds on to the blender, and "clasps" it to something. Please use that clasp. Please not that it doesn't "click" onto the mug unit. It "hooks" onto it. Once it is "hooked", then you can press the clamp onto a surface so that it is nice and flush, and then you can screw it down so it, well, "clamps" onto the surface. While the high powered mode is powerful, at the end of the day, you will need to put in the effort to blend things. Remember, it goes in both clockwise and counter clockwise directions. So if it gets "jammed", go a bit in the opposite direction, then continue going in whatever direction you'd like. So no your blender didn't "break", it probably just got "jammed". Either that or you didn't put enough liquids in there to allow for the solids to move around in the first place. I don't care if you have to use tap water as a "filler" for additional liquid. Just use something consumable as a liquid so you can actually blend things. I have yet to attempt to make a Oreo milkshake with this blender. I'll make a video if I can, showcasing that it does in fact do what it is supposed to do. Those negative reviews got me paranoid buying this thing, when in reality it was mostly user error. (Which seems to be a given for anything handcrank operated for some reason) It will be awhile until I can however, as my PC doesn't play nice with recording audio. So first I got to get a proper PC, however long that would take! Either way, it will be done when its done. PS: DON'T FORGET TO "LOCK" THE JAR/MUG UNIT INTO THE "BASE". The jar/mud piece's bottom has some plastic pieces that stick out that allows it to "lock" into the metal base. This makes it so that the mug/jar thing doesn't fly off the table(? or whatever surface you're using this thing on). There's a small instruction manual that comes in the box. Its like 4 or so pages long. Please read it for your own sanity and convenience. Manuals tend to tell people about common "issues" and how to "fix them". Its never a bad habit to read a manual of something before you use that something. It doesn't matter how "simple" that product is, just read that shit! I have my moments of idiocy as well. Took me a good while to realize that the clamp didn't "clip/click" into place. It just hooks onto the metal base. So don't worry if there isn't a click, it really does just kind of hook onto the unit. Again, it hooks onto the metal base. The metal base is where all the action is at. PSS: The handcrank also doesn't "click/clip" into place. You just put it onto the desired slot, and physics does the rest. No they won't fall out from proper use. Really though, I tried. I went as fast as I could, even put my whole body into it just for shits and giggles, all that happened is that the clamp and the metal base got slightly misaligned. If you need a exceptional amount of force to blend God knows what, remember to keep an eye on how the base+clamp is aligned so you don't accidentally clip/graze the surface you're working on with the actual handcrank piece! Its not a bad idea to stop blending, and realign the base/clamp should this occur. Anyway, hopefully this insanely (passive-)aggressive review helped clear somethings up about this product! Btw, one neat thing about it is that, even if you have a power outage, you can still use it being how it is handcranked! This of course also means you can take it camping with you, hypothetically speaking. Idk, personal preference. I don't really like how a lot of really simply things rely on electricity. Like standing desks. Just throw a handcrank on it and I'll get to work! Regardless on if I have electricity to work with or not! As for recommendations of other handcrank devices, KTOR sells what is known as a "Pocket Socket". It is basically a outlet that is powered by, well, a handcrank. Great for when you need to charge your phone if literally all other sources of power are not accessible for some reason. Next up, the Rally portable generator. It can be found here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002NGCO30/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Apparently Rally still sells it but that other listing is listed for around $130 (USD). The one I linked should be unavailable but while it was up, it was about $76.54 (USD). That generator is notorious due to the amount of user error there! Yes I was (passive-)aggressive there as well! In case you wanted to know what you should watch out for in that product as well. Handcranks aren't to be underestimated! Yes they're slow in comparison to strictly electronic only machines/devices, but once its night time with no solar power to speak of, in a desert with no wind, during a power outage, these hankcrank devices really are convenient! Be it, "difficult" to understand apparently. Again, read the manuals on ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, and you'll have no questions. (probably)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
*by B***E on August 19, 2013*

This is the second one we have purchased. Gave the other as a gift. It is awesome for tailgate parties or camping. Margaritas never tasted so good! Also makes great salsa and other things which need to be chopped! The only complaint is that the handle does not store inside the cup along with the base. Otherwise good build quality and plastic cup is heavy duty.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Over priced!
*by W***N on August 6, 2022*

It just seems very flimsy. Like it could break with one good drop. Not the material that electric blenders are made of that have non glass pitchers. It just doesn't make smoothies at all. You end up with mush in the bottom that you are just stuck with. It's ok for just mixing liquids but you don't need a blender for that. May be good for crushing ice. I don't know. I don't have a need for crushed ice. It is way over priced and I got it at a discount.

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