Cups and Mugs

Featured review by T.J.

If coffee, tea, or any hot beverage matters to you then you'll have no problem justifying the cost.

Yep. 50 to 60 bucks for a mug. But if you're a committed coffee / tea / cocoa drinker then this will be money VERY well spent. I picked this up via a gift card gift so it took the price tag sting away a bit but, knowing what I know now, I wouldn't hesitate to drop the money on it at full retail. After years of drinking my morning coffee in whatever lightweight container I had, and needing to do it quickly before it cooled off, this double walled mug has been a game changer. Pour the coffee, drink a little, walk away to do some camp chores, come back and drink a little more HOT coffee.

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Featured review by BigRed

Lightweight insulated mug that edges out the competition on all the finer points.

This mug has been amply and ably reviewed in its various versions by other TSers, but I thought I'd put in my .02 with the addition of some SCIENCE! When my well-used old Sea to Summit mug developed a tear in the outer insulating layer, I picked up the GSI version at a local outdoor store. Since my wife's S2S mug was still intact, I decided to do a head-to-head comparison of these two very similar products. Here are the results in numbers:The GSI mug is 20 g (0.7 oz) lighter, has approximately 40 ml greater volume, will hold liquids hot somewhat longer than the competition, and costs less.

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Featured review by Bill Hudson

Solid bomb proof piece of equipment. Good cup. Would be a much better stove pot if there were a lid available and if it had volume makings — at least one cup and two cup measuring marks. As it stands though there really isn't many reasons not to use this, especially for the one-man cooker.

Need a simple bomb proof cup/stove pot for boiling water? No reason not to consider or use the GSI Water Bottle Cup. My son picked one up, and I was suitable impressed, so I did the same. This cup fits my old pre-BPA free Nalgene bottles as well as fitting my newer BPA free Nalgene bottles.   I did discover it fits my Svea 123R stove as well. This cup has significantly more volume than the aluminum 0.4L pot that comes with the stove, which for me is a good thing. The Svea's pot is a bit small and has a separate handle.

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Featured review by Ja. R.

This has become my go-to mug for drinks and eating in the backcountry. It is very light, extremely strong (titanium), and doesn't take up much room. I definitely recommend this type of mug to anyone looking for a great, lightweight bulletproof mug to use in the backcountry and on camp trips. It is a bit expensive but should last a lifetime.

I did a Grand Canyon trip with my little brothers last year and one of them had the Snow Peak Titanium Cup and a Snow Peak stove. I was impressed with the performance and the lightweight cooking package so I decided to get myself the Snow Peak cup.   I pair it up with a small and lightweight Primus stove I have had for over 10 years and it makes for a super lightweight cooking package for the backcountry. I typically use a Jetboil but this new cooking combination (Snow Peak mug and Primus stove) has replaced the Jetboil for lighter trips.

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Featured review by Alpine1

Versatile, light, functional!

I have always found hard plastic or metal cups and mugs pretty awkward and bulky when packing. They always do the job, and are easy to handle/use, but I've been on the lookout for something more packable.  I finally tried the Sea to Summit mug. It has been a nice surprise. Being collapsible it takes up much less space when packed, and I can even slip it in shorts/pants pocket so that it is accessible at a moment's notice to take a drink when on the trail. The collapsible feature means that the bottom of the mug is narrower than the rim, so it can be tippy on some surfaces when really full. Is easy to hold. I've used it for drinks both hot and cold. Recommended.

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Reviewed by Elizabeth McCoy

This is the best backpacking cup! It is lightweight and cheap, and it can hook to my pack by the handle, so it's there if I need it.

Hot coffee on a chilly morning I never leave this cup at home when I go out backpacking. It is my Go-To cup for coffee, tea, and cocoa. Easy to clean and lightweight. My cup has been through everything! Dropped down a canyon, sat on, lost and then found by a fellow hiker, and still the only cup I ever bring with me backpacking. Most ultra light hikers probably don't even bring a cup, but this cup is so lightweight it's worth having with me.  This is not a mug or a Thermos type cup, so it's not going to keep you hot drinks hot for a long time, of course.

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Featured review by Dirtwheels

A great little cup or tiny pot. Add the Snow Peak Thermal Lid and you've got a great cup for your morning coffee or tea that is durable enough to pass down to your kids.

Size & Weight The 450 ml cup weighs in at 2.2 oz. and measures 3 11/16" tall and 3 1/16" in diameter. For folks like me that use a calculator to convert to U.S. units it has a 15 oz capacity. Field Use I’ve used the cup in all four seasons here in the southeastern U.S. The primary use of the cup for me is to drink tea and coupled with the Snow Peak Thermal Lid for the 450 double wall lid it’s perfect. I have also baked a muffin a few times in it using the Snow Peak Mini Solo pot, a spacer to keep it off the bottom of the pot and a twig stove or remote fed alcohol stove made by Tato Gear with good results.

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Featured review by Nirotem

So, it's light! Very light! But not cheap. So for a cup? As I don't lose things, and I can't break this mug it's a price that I'm happy to pay. God is in the details they say, and this bit is all about it. One of the things that I like when going for a long trek is to have some comfy with me, and to know that nothing is going to happen to it. So with my mug, I can drink hot beverages:) Nice at the end of the day, or on a rest day, or to start my day, you name it. One thing—titanium is not the best to save the drink hot for long...so this is a downside for me as I like to drink slow but have my drink as hot as possible.

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Featured review by Colorado Minimalist

Good enough for the girls I go with. Not a Snow Peak, but the price isn't either.

This mug has been in daily use since January 2017 and has been serving me well. My first impression when I pulled it out of the box, and for whatever reason squeezed the mug, was it seemed more flexible than I remember the Snow Peak mugs being. The next thing I noticed was 450ml really means around 420ml, but the rolled lip makes it very hard to move it around full so somewhere around 375-400ml is about what it holds. Which immediately made me regret not getting the 550ml but now after a few months I am content with the 450ml.

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Reviewed by John Foy

Ti mug/cook pot with lid. Lid has plastic knob lifter and vent/pour holes.

Vargo's Ti-lite 900ml mug and lid (119g + 27g = 146g) is large enough to boil over two cups of water and stow much of your kit when not in use. Diameter is sufficient to store a small fuel canister.   The lid has a plastic knob lifter instead of the metal lifters I've seen on other designs. The plastic knob helps prevent burns vs. the metal lifters.   The lid also features vent/pour holes with a single hole on one side of the lid and a row of five holes on the other side. This allows you to adjust the pour rate to fit your needs while keeping the lid vented so it pours faster.

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