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TrippinBTM
12-06-2008, 20:51
I hope someone on here can help me. I'm looking for a mug/cup for hiking, a metal one that i could also cook on if need be (I do have a larger pot, but I want to be able to heat up, say, water for tea while eating from the pot). I want it cheap, so probably aluminum.
I hiked with a guy this year who had one like what I want... an aluminum cup with handle and volume markings on it, which I need as I don't want to have to carry meas. cups again. Maybe he said he got it at Walmart, I can't remember. Anyways, the one near me had nothing like it.
Anyone know of a site or store that would have such a cup?
Ghosthiker
12-06-2008, 21:10
What about a sierra cup (http://www.survival-gear.com/sierra-cup.htm)?
Walmar have some nice size cups in the camping dept. some look they could hold
a dinner of oddles off nooles and them some.
bigmac_in
12-06-2008, 21:14
I use the Vargo Ti-lite mug.
http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/shop/shopimages/18.jpg
This will be my next purchase from AMAZON.COM:
http://www.amazon.com/Evernew-Titanium-Double-Walled-Folding/dp/B001ASNJJU/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I355COY5HB7MJ7&colid=2JV877OECIIY9
Weight 3.4 ounces
Holds 10 fl ounces
cost about $42 with free shipping from Amazon.com
Its a double wall mug which means it will keep hot drinks longer.
Also this web site has all kinds of cups, pots and pans
http://evernewamerica.com/products/products.html.
Panzer
TrippinBTM
12-06-2008, 21:39
I'm not spending 35 bucks for a cup; I want something cheap. The first one posted is alright but won't fit my cooking set up, storage-wise. Plus, I'm looking for something with measurments on it, if possible.
4eyedbuzzard
12-06-2008, 22:35
I'm not spending 35 bucks for a cup; I want something cheap...
It's people like you who are ruining our economy by not buying overpriced consumer goods. :rolleyes: Proud of yourself? ;)
Here's cheap:
http://www.basegear.com/space-saver-cup.html
Do yourself a favor and buy a stainless steel cup. It won't dent or bend as easily, and the rim will cool down much faster than the rim on an aluminum cup. Drinking from a hot aluminum cup is a sure way to burn your lips (unless it has a stainless steel band around the rim). Plus, aluminum pits when you cook anything with salt in it, making it hard to clean properly. Stainless steel and titanium are less likely to react to things you cook in them.
Btw: Stainless steel double walled cups aren't designed for heating liqids. Unless they have a hole between the walls they could explode, and, because steel doesn't hold heat like aluminum, and since they don't have a top, they won't keep liquids hot much longer than a single walled cup.
I'm not spending 35 bucks for a cup; I want something cheap.
Then just one of those "free" cups that they give out at work with the company logo on it.
Panzer
here you go:
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___81911
8 oz. capacity polyethylene cup with graduated increments. Wt. 4 oz.
At $1.70 you can't find anything cheaper unless it's free
or just go to WWW.CAMPMOR.COM and do a search on "cup"
Panzer
riceNbeans
12-06-2008, 23:14
I have a cup in which my normal sized nalgene fits. It has increments on the side and I have heated water in it on occasion. Not sure of the size, weight, etc... but here is one from the Tooth of Time Traders at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.
http://tinyurl.com/5ajxe7
here you go:
http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___81911
8 oz. capacity polyethylene cup with graduated increments. Wt. 4 oz.
At $1.70 you can't find anything cheaper unless it's free
or just go to WWW.CAMPMOR.COM (http://WWW.CAMPMOR.COM) and do a search on "cup"
Panzer
He wants to heat stuff up in it.
bigmac_in
12-06-2008, 23:27
I didn't spend $35 for the Vargo mug. You just have to shop your butt off to get a good one at a good price. I never buy anything unless it is a good deal.
This will be my next purchase from AMAZON.COM:
http://www.amazon.com/Evernew-Titanium-Double-Walled-Folding/dp/B001ASNJJU/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I355COY5HB7MJ7&colid=2JV877OECIIY9
Weight 3.4 ounces
Holds 10 fl ounces
cost about $42 with free shipping from Amazon.com
Its a double wall mug which means it will keep hot drinks longer.
Also this web site has all kinds of cups, pots and pans
http://evernewamerica.com/products/products.html.
Panzer
I have heard you can't cook with a double wall mug.
I have heard you can't cook with a double wall mug.
Yea, I sure that's true. I think you would have to cook whatever you want in your pot and then pour that into the double wall mug to consume. At that point the pot would then be free to cook something else. The double wall would then keep the contents of the mug hot longer then a regular mug. This would work well with something like tea or coffee which you might want to consume more slowly. You might want something like that if you are hiking in cold weather.
Anyhow if you heated a mug of tea/coffee in a single wall mug, it might then the be too hot to immediately consume. By cooking it in the pot and then pouring it into the mug you eliminate this problem.
Panzer
Alligator
12-07-2008, 00:20
Titanium Sierra Cup, usually around $14-18. I haven't seen one with marks, but I did see one with a folding handle. They hold about 10 fluid oz and weigh less than 2.
Why would you really need marks on a mug anyway.
Panzer
Slo-go'en
12-07-2008, 01:17
Sierra cup. Man, I haven't seen anyone use one of those in a looong time! Likely for good reasons. Which reminded me - I actually still have one. A fancy brass one with a REI logo and "50 years" stamped into the bottom. 50 years of Sierra cups or 50 years of REI - don't know, don't care.
I've burnt my lips too many times on metal cups -you'd think once would have been enough. I only use plastic cups now.
However, if you do want a light metal cup, likely what you want is an aluminum measuring cup. Try church run second hand and trift shops who get a lot of donated stuff from estates.
Walmart has these blue camping mugs in the camping section. They are like 2 bucks and work just fine. They may be too heavy for a UL (5 oz vs .5) but, I don't really count ounces like that.
Cheap and work just fine.
i got a nice SS 16oz mug w/ handle for $3 at a local flea market. it doesn't say sierra on it though so i guess i'm uncool
For a coffee/tea mug I am currently using a 16 ounce #2 UVPE nalgene bottle(weight 2.4 ounces,BPA free) with screw off lid. I slip it into a thin walled beer cozy (weight 1 ounce) to keep from burning my hand. Its a very flexible arrangement. I can also use it as a shake bottle to make a powder mixed drink like lemon aid or ice tea or I can just use it to carry an extra pint of water. It also has measurement marks on the side.
Panzer
Hikes in Rain
12-07-2008, 09:37
I still use my old Sierra cup. Had it for about 30 years! You can cook a bit in it (but when's the last time I actually did that?), use it to excavate and level your bed site (LNT forbids that!), and the steel rim coupled with the wire handle does cool it enough to drink hot coffee without burning your lip. (That part does work)
It's also pretty heavy by comparison to today's offerings. I've used it long enough that I can eyeball measurements close enough for camp cooking. I dunno...to me, it's traditional. And I can't see serious upgrading for a cup I get to use once or twice a year. *sigh*
Nearly Normal
12-07-2008, 10:05
Take a cup you like and either scribe or dent with a center punch at the measures you want.
TrippinBTM
12-07-2008, 15:28
Thanks so much for the info, everyone. There's a couple cups you posted links to that I'm definitely considering. I take it the Olicamp one is double walled? Just basing that on the way y'all are talking about it. If not, it's about ideal. Oh, and I want it able to be cooked with just in case, gives more versatility that way (multi-use and all that jazz). I may have to scribe my own lines on a cup if I don't go with that one, which is alright.
Then just one of those "free" cups that they give out at work with the company logo on it.
Panzer
I'm unemployed...
and I want marks on it so I don't have to carry a seperate measuring cup.
....and I want marks on it so I don't have to carry a seperate measuring cup.
there really isn't that much to measure when your on the trail. If you have a 10 ounce coffee type cup, you can just put some kind of mark at the half way point which would be 5 ounces. From there if you recipe called for 8 ounces you could just guess based on the 5 ounce mark and the fact that when full its 10 ounces.
The only thing I ever needed to measure water for was when making a Mountain House dinner, which I think called for 8 ounces. But I put a permanent mark on my cup at the 8 ounce point before leaving home.
Panzer
budforester
12-07-2008, 18:51
My Olicamp works OK and I appreciate the measuring marks sometimes. No it's not double- walled, but a cozy can slow the heat loss. I more often carry one of these (http://www.texsport.net/stainless-steel-p-447.html). It has a wire rim that lets me drink coffee without scorching my lips, and I appreciate its more stable handle when I eat from the cup. Both of these are inexpensive, made of stainless steel; but I'll accept the trade- off in weight. I made lids for 'em from can- ends.
Christopher Robin
12-07-2008, 18:59
EMS has just the thing 12ozs. meatel cup w/ holding handels, I used mine all thetime for solo backpacking about $8.00.
what you need is a US Army canteen cup. i've cooked many a cup of joe, tea, or cocoa on the back of an M-1 tank (jet engine exhaust) with one. they're stainless steel, so none of the aluminum issues (burnt lips, pitting), cost about $5-6, and are pretty bombproof. if you get an older one, it might even be cheaper. here's a picture of the one i like.
http://www.uscav.com/prodinfo/images/27457.jpg
and here's the other style. it's just less comfortable to hold:
http://www.nexternal.com/armynavy/images/aluminum-canteen-cup1.gif
with either one, get a measuring cup, pour water in at 1/4c intervals, and scratch the mark in 2-3 spots with a nail.
TrippinBTM
12-07-2008, 21:22
Yeah, they have those at my local army surplus store, it's just that their weird shape doesn't fit compactly in my set-up. That olicamp one looks like it will nest right into my pot for a tighter packing job when stored away. I'm thinking I'll probably go with that one.
Well, you seem to be a vet... why do they shape them that way, anyways?
Well, you seem to be a vet... why do they shape them that way, anyways?They're canteen cups. The issue canteen nests inside it.
I bought the $5 olicamp space saver cup that fits over my nalgene and it works great for heating up water.
They're canteen cups. The issue canteen nests inside it.
and the issue canteen is shaped that way to fit in a slight curve around your hip...
and the issue canteen is shaped that way to fit in a slight curve around your hip...That is a true and factual statement. :banana
TrippinBTM
12-07-2008, 22:32
ah, thanks. Makes sense to me.
Blissful
12-07-2008, 22:42
My son brought an orikasi one. But for me, I had the old hard plastic cup from an old camping set we used as kids.
TrippinBTM
12-07-2008, 23:00
you remind me of my dad; he has an old SVEA 123 set he got in '76 for his cross country bicycle tour, still swears by it, and won't use anything else. He admits that this is in large part because of sentimental reasons :)