[pct-l] lightweight mug?

[scourtway@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Steve Courtway)]

I still use the one bit of old school gear I've been using since the Boy
Scout days....

the SIERRA CUP !!!!!!!!!!!

works like a charm.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Mertes" <jmertes@verizon.net>
To: "Ken Powers" <kdpo@pacbell.net>; "P C T List" <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] lightweight mug?


> Re: cups
>
> I used to carry a double-wall vacuum insulated (like Thermos) stainless
steel
> cup which is good at keeping hot coffee hot. I haven't seen them at REI
for a
> number of years though. Weighed just under 6 oz.
>
> Now I carry a 300ml SnoPeak titanium double-wall cup (NOT vacuum
insulated)
> which weighs just 80 grams (< 3 0z) and does well keeping my coffee hot.
It is
> almost indestructable. Big drawback -- it cost $35 a couple of years ago.
>
> John
>
> Ken Powers wrote:
>
> > I agree with Sly. We carry 4oz cups that are great for hot drinks. The
cups
> > we use were donated to my Boy Scout Troop at least 10 years ago. They
are a
> > hard plastic, maybe melamine. They don't have lids, but who need lids.
:)
> > The cup is just the right size - our stove slides inside it. Then one
cup,
> > our spoons, and our bowls fit inside our cookpot.
> >
> > Ken
> > -
> > > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a lightweight mug with top?  I
> > > > currently am using a Campmor mug..which is made by Alladin.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I use a similar mug and except for my Lekis, it's the only piece of
gear I
> > > haven't changed out in the last 6 years.  Since I like coffee and hot
> > > chocolate on the trail, it's well worth the 4.9 ozzz's, if you ask me.
> > >
> > > A buddy of mine cuts a 20 oz plastic soda bottle down to size and they
> > don't
> > > even weight an ounce.  Of course, they have no insulating value or
top,
> > but
> > > the weight and price is right.  If you choose to give one of them a
try,
> > > you'll want to add only boiling water the first time, as they're prone
to
> > a
> > > small amount of shrinkage.  After that it should be fine.
> > >
> > > Sly
>
>
>
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