[Closed] Recommend me a travel mug

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That's the one I was thinking of. £20 for a cup.
Bargain.

Get that at TK Maxx for half the price ...

Having had several unsatisfactory types I've finally got one that works. Camelbak Forge. Not cheap about £20-25 but it really does keep stuff hot and it has a snap shut mechanism that only opens if you hold it open. Great in the car if it gets knocked over/you drop it answering phone/changing sounds/gwaping out of window at passing scenery etc.

Ah, a recommendation for the Forge. A good travel mug has been my holy grail since my Cafetière one got nicked by a client some years ago. Is it stainless inside as well wingnuts?

What am I missing here? As a daily user of travel mugs, to contain my freshly made stove top coffee on my short way to work of a morning, I'm finding the design of many travel mugs to be incongruous with their name.

Why are they so slim? And tall? A narrow base that doesn't fit into mug holders, or at least, not the absent mug holders in my Landy. Furthermore, the narrow base and height are not a great combination for having a low centre of gravity and they fall over on anything other than a flat, secure and stable surface.

They don't travel well IMO.

Shall be watching this for any suitable suggestions. I did get my hopes up with the camelbak forge up there, however google images reveal its still got the basic design flaws...

Contigo

[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MOKP3GU ]http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MOKP3GU[/url]

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The Bodrum one leaks if it falls on its side, not acceptable in a travel mug in my opinion (at least mine does).

If you don't mind the branding I picked one up from Costa for £4. Similar design as the bodum and two years later is still going strong.

Still looks top heavy 😥

And there are some laughable ones linked from the contigo page on Amazon.

I like my travel mugs to be short and fat... And I shall leave that right there. 😀

Went for the Contigo, many thanks!

"The Bodrum one leaks if it falls on its side, not acceptable in a travel mug in my opinion (at least mine does)."

Have you closed the lid ?

I have a bodum one (that doesn't leak) and one from Morrisons.

The Morrisons one was £4 and gets thrown in the bottom of my bag, it's a proper flask type top but with a flip top to drink through.

If I needed a new one. I'd buy the Morrisons one again based purely on price. Although the bodum one is very good.

I don't think the Morrisons one can be beaten to be honest, and I've had loads of different types.

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I've actually got the Morrisons one but I've only used it for cold drinks, works fine for those,

This has always worked for me. Got mine in sainsbury years ago. About 5 or 6 quid.

http://www.thermos.co.uk/product_details.aspx?ProdID=1617&CatCode=MUGS&q=

Any of the ones with a handle don't fit into many of the different cup holders.

I've actually got the Morrisons one but I've only used it for cold drinks, works fine for those

Great for hot drinks. Keeps my emergency coffee hot till lunchtime (way longer than the bodum one)

+1 for Morrisons one.

It keeps hot drinks v v hot. Hotter than any other I've tried.

Bargin at £4. I own two.

I was given a hydro flask by an American friend. Just brilliant till I lost it. Must order one.
https://www.hydroflask.com/coffee

Contigo. Have left mine upside down in a pannier before and it didn't leak at all. Keeps drinks very hot too, which can be annoying if you're thirsty!

Depends if you want one you can throw in a bag and it not leak (contigo/ Morrisons)

or one that you can use when driving or on the train etc, without it spilling out everywhere (most others)

the kids got me a bodrum similar to pic' at top but has a plunger built in - excellent if you like good black coffee

I have the Camelbak Forge and it is pretty good. Doesn't leak and keeps drinks plenty hot enough. I'd say it suits your needs.

Bodum with plunger after 4 years of daily use is still going strong. My only complaint is it insulates too well. Coffee made at 8.30 can be drunk hot at 11. To be fair i don't drink scalding coffee.

Onehunderedthidiot makes a very good point.

I have a travel mug that isvery good quality but too insulated for my daily commute and the tea is too hot to drink for the whole journey and ends up being thrown down a drain when arriving at work.

I therfore use cheapy ones which allow it to cool to a drinkable temperature more quickly.

I have a travel mug that isvery good quality but too insulated for my daily commute and the tea is too hot to drink for the whole journey and ends up being thrown down a drain when arriving at work.

I therfore use cheapy ones which allow it to cool to a drinkable temperature more quickly.

Or, here's an idea, just add a splash of cold water to the mug... 🙄

I can also recommend the Bodum.

Or, here's an idea, just add a splash of cold water to the mug...

That's what I do, but didn't want say anything as I didn't want to sound like a smartarse and upset peekay who been making drinks and chucking them away every day 😆

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I have a travel mug that isvery good quality but too insulated for my daily commute and the tea is too hot to drink for the whole journey and ends up being thrown down a drain when arriving at work.

I therfore use cheapy ones which allow it to cool to a drinkable temperature more quickly.

Why on earth would you throw it down a drain when you get to work? Honestly, I cannot comprehend why, having made a hot drink for the commute, that's still hot when you get to work, you don't just carry on drinking it until it's all gone.
That's just sheer waste. 🙄
I've got two of the Morrison's on-the-go flasks, one I keep for cold drinks, and my daily one that I use all the time for hot drinks, green tea, to be precise, because milk goes manky after a while and tastes horrible, and I don't like coffee that much.
As a couple of people have said, it really does keep drinks hot, to the extent I took a sip an hour into a car journey and blistered the inside of my mouth! I made mine this morning at 8am, finished it off at 4pm.
Brilliant value for £4, it was someone on here who recommended them some time ago, and I appreciate the recommendation every time I use it. 😀

Contigo one is a a bugger to clean if (when) you forget to clean it for a short while. Bits of rank mouldy coffee/milk drop into your gob.

Other than that, it's awesome. No spill, very handy.