Lightweight Coffee Cup Recommendations Please

I prefer plastic as it doesn't burn my lips nearly as much. GSI has some options.

Usually though, I just use my cookpot.

when I'm solo I just drink my coffee out of my "pot" a 600 Ti Snowpeak, when going w/ the wife we use these @ $1.75 and under 2 oz, not too shabby :)

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/gsi_outdoors_cascadian_cup_spotlite_review.html

There are just some things I take because I love them. One of those items is my Snow Peak Double Wall 450 titanium cup. I use a sippy cup lid from another cup because as great as the 450 is, the Snow Peak lid is one of the worst pieces of crap I ever bought. I love the way it keeps my coffee warm until I finish drinking even in cold weather and no burned lips no matter how hot the coffee is. It's also my everyday all day cup.

if you have the ability to carry it without crushing it … just use a styrofoam cup or something similar … cheap, light … no need for TI ….

Light, cheap, insulates, doesnt crumble like styrofoam. Spend your saved $ on cuben.

I've switched from an REI Insulated mug to a Ziploc 2-cup storage container. Much lighter but doesn't keep it warm for very long. I don't mind this potential drawback as I like my coffee a little cooler than boiling.

I will second mike and roger here in support of the GSI cup. I got it with a cookset a while ago and use the bowl and cup fairly frequently, if going light light i just bring a snowpeak titanium bowl (like $15, great deal) and drink and eat out of that. a little akward but not too bad!

Campbell's soup cup…..

Thanks folks, I certainly appreciate the input.
David

the Campbells soup container certainly looks interesting- looked it up and it holds 10.75 oz (317 ml) which is plenty for a cup of joe, what's the little devil weigh? relatively sturdy?

tia

It's pretty sturdy.

One ounce with the lid.

Insulated.

And free if you buy the soup!

not too shabby :) thanks for pointing that one out

A 12 oz Starbucks cup will do the trick. If you get sick of it you can always burn it. Truly UL.

I've made one out of a nivea shaving cream bottle. I just added a silicon kids bracelet for the rim and that was that! It comes in at less than 2 oz. but it is a bit warm on the lip.

The nice thing is that nivea uses a bladder for the shaving cream so there isn't any mess to clean up when you cut the bottle open (although there is pressure).

It does the job though. Here's a pic:
http://twitpic.com/5n5kih

Cut off the top of a gatorade bottle. It works great for general use and fits inside your cookpot.

Stargazer

Free Starbucks coffee cup. A couple if I am out a week. I don't care for the metallic or styrofoam taste. Very light and fits in my pot set. Soto and lighter fit in cup for easy carry and no crush.

AntiGravity Gear makes this one:
http://www.antigravitygear.com/antigravitygear-8-oz-insulated-zip-mug.html

It's basically a Ziploc plastic bowl insulated with, I believe, Reflectix. The insulation is glued to the cover but the bowl part can be removed from the insulation.

You could DIY with a 2-cup bowl.

When solo, I use my cooking pot. With the grandkids, each has his/her own color of the GSI Cascadian cups.

Liked this idea…went out and bought one. Have you come up with a solution for the poor lid seal?

I use a plastic margarine tub that has a capacity of about 15 ounces.

When the rest of my cook kit is packed, the margarine tub is inverted and stuck down over the kit, so it is all self-contained.

If it is winter, I take two of them, and when stuck together it makes an insulated cup.

–B.G.–

I've used the Campbells soup cup, but it is a little small for my coffe-drinking needs, and tended to dribble on my jacket. It does keep your drink warm surprisingly well. I've settled on the GSI cup with the thin neoprene-type sleeve. Holds 16 oz., really keeps a drink hot, and, if I recall correctly, weighs about 2.5 ounces.

For decades I've been using the standard plastic measure-marked camping cup with the inverted "L" handle. It's inexpensive,simple, tough, light and I can measure with it.

In winter I do use a plastic, insulated and closed top mug instead of "Old Faithful".

I've got some 1/8" thinlight ccf that I'm going to try and wrap my GSI mug w/, shouldn't add more than 0.1 oz by my thinking- we'll see :)

While not the litest weight, I really like the SP600 TI mug. For cooking, I have a fourdog stoves TI lid.

For drinking coffee, the 11.3 oz folgers lid with two strategically placed holes does the trick.

When solo I'm drinking out of my pot. But, otherwise I like GSI 1.9 ounce cup w/handle. The fact that they nest is great when I have the kids.