500 ml baby nalgene as mug?

Bottles with lids that seal are also nicer then mugs because drink powders can be shaken not stirred. I think metal bottles such as Sigg (those intended for beverages) are usually coated with a plastic of some kind. I don’t know if this is true of all metal bottles.

I’m with you on the nalgene bottle. I like it for mixing hot cocoa, and to use as a hot water bottle in the bottom of the sleeping bag (try that with a titanium mug.) I do wish there was something lighter, though. maybe the Sigg bottles? The other thing the nalgene is good for is leftover food.

On the other hand, there is growing evidence that polycarbonate (the stuff of Nalgene bottles) can release endocrine disruptors, which are particulary harmful to women but also to men, and will release lots more when hot.

Ian

I use a Sigg bottle daily for water. It has a sports bottle nipple, but it is activated by turning the top. The particular one I have has a domed top that snaps over that to keep it clean.

The Sigg (and other aluminum) bottles have some sort of laquer lining the bottle. I don’t think coffee or cocoa would do much to it, but the top isn’t formed well for drinking hot stuff. And the bottle is just aluminum, so it would be too hot to hold and would cool faster. Works fine for water or other cold drinks.

The biological problems with Nalgene sound interesting– if you walk through any kind of bio-research facility, there are polycarbonate containers all over the place. The interesting part is the impact on the research data. Ooops!

My first impression is to ask what the actual level is for leaching chemicals. The stuff we’re eating in the Nalgene may have far more crud than is leaching out of the plastic, which is even more frightening. No [contaminant] free lunch, so-to-speak.

The only alternative I know of is a stainless steel thermos bottle, which is certainly not ultralight. If I wanted to keep a beverage warm and in a sippable and light container, I would use a Nalgene in a cozy– Outdoor Research and others make them.

I mostly use a green plastic GSI mug for coffee and tea. I have a heavier Tupperware insulated mug with a snap-on top that is great for colder weather.

I use the Nalgene Cantene thin flexible bladder with standard Nalgene widemouth opening and cap for most everything. 3QT+/2.7oz,1QT+/2.1oz. They also make a 16fl.oz. bladder. If you cut the lid and top few inches off the 1.5 QT model, you’ve got a nice .4 oz collapsible eating bowl. Even though the lids are heavy, the utility of widemouths make these a winner.

There’s one other advantage to Nalgene Lexan bottles: they’re marked for measuring. Comes in handy when your cook kit isn’t so marked. (Nalgene Cantenes and Platypuses aren’t marked either.)

The Baby Nalge is the bet thing I’ve come up with. It solves a lot of my MUG needs

I also cut the blue lid tab off, saving a tiny amount of weight.

It is sorta heavy when you look at my spreadsheet, 3 ounces!

Is there another, lighter, solution out ther???

…because I was too lazy to go look myself.

Would the Jetboil cooking system and/or Companion Cup fit your needs? I don’t know what kind of stove you use now – perhaps you’d save enough weight on the stove and fuel (and fuel economy) to offset what looks like it would be a heavier mug.

I’ve got no experience with it, and (for some reason I can’t explain or rationalize) no desire to go look at it – but I’ve got a buddy who raves about his. (I’ll get a chance to see it in action later this month when we get together for a long weekend trip.)

This may merely send you on a wild goose chase – but, hey, what better way to waste time than looking at gear, right?