Cant find a Mugbowl

How about this thread?

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=96615&skip_to_post=819271#819271

I don't know the exact size you are looking for but the Imusa sounds like it might work, light cheap, made of aluminum

The GSI will not work as a decent bowl. The Imusa I have now and is great but not quite wide enough to make a comfortable bowl.Basically taking the imusa and making it wider, so that it's the width of one of those ridiculously wide coffee mugs you see on 'friends'. See, if a coffee mug is a little too wide, well that's just luxurious. but if a bowl is a little too narrow, well now your just eating out of a cup. A perfect vessel would feel like a comfy little bowl and like a very luxurious coffee mug. YES. I WILL find it.

Great question and thread, as I am looking for the same thing. A good mug that will do duty as a cooking vessel but also as a bowl for eating. Short, wide, but not a pan…

It seems like we keep going over the same thing, time after time.

I use a mug/bowl that is polypropylene and weighs 0.4 ounces. It has a volume of about 15 fluid ounces. This is a recycled food container. I purchased it full of dates.

For cold weather, I can use one inside another one, for a Thermos effect.

–B.G.–

I agree that it is easy to find something like the plastic bowls and there are a lot of threads on it. But what about one that you can cook with/in?

"But what about one that you can cook with/in?"

That was not part of the OP's inquiry.

–B.G.–

Thanks Bob! What I'm looking for is a vessel that one would "like" to eat or drink from. I'm no stranger to using garbage as kit, thats what I've been doing. Now I'm ready to step up to a respectable piece of out-of-doors dining-ware. Notice, I even said it could be stainless. Dont worry, my kit is light, so unless thing snags on a branch or something, it wont be slowing me down at all. :)

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Adan,

I use a two cup sized plastic measuring cup as a mug and bowl. It is shown in photo below between its two measuring cup friends (a one cupper and a 4 cupper).

Weights for the 1, 2 and 4 cuppers are 1.6, 2.0 and 2.6 ounces, respectively.

Ounce for ounce it's hard to beat these brand X dollar store items.

Don't know if they will measure up to your standards but I've used them for years without breakage.

They also nest nicely so one person could carry the cups for all persons or carry multiple sized cups with little additional allocation of space.

Here's a photo of the 1, 2 and 4 cuppers during nesting season.

Adan, I also am not hesitant to drop some money on good gear, but I do as Bob does and go dumpster diving for my cup/bowl. Fortunately, we don't bonk heads because he's in the #5 Polypropylene recycling bin while I always hang out in #2 HDPE. I just haven't found anything:

1) lighter than the bottom few inches of a gallon or half-gallon milk / apple cider / juice jug
2) that washes up so well in the dishwasher after a trip
3) that stacks (if they aren't too tall) for space-savings on solo and more so on family trips and
4) therefore can make an insulated mug/bowl when I'm letting something soak and "cook" with no additional heating.

Stepping up a bit in weight and "niceness", I've got some nesting PP cups that are actual plastic drinking glass, holding about 12-14 ounces each. 31 grams. Thicker, not at all floppy, nice smooth lip, a little on the deep side for solids, but workable. The thicker sides are nicer than the repurposed milk cartons when using a hot drink as a hand-warmer. Some heat gets through but not too much. From – I don't know – Walmart or a dollar store or someplace like that. They take a beating (not brittle at all), wash up pretty well at home (not as well as HDPE), and a stack of four on a family trip takes up little more room than one does. I've been looking, causally, for more like that, but usually I find thicker walled versions (70-90 grams) or more brittle materials. I'll repost if I find them somewhere.

http://snowpeak.com/collections/accessories-parts/products/hybrid-trail-replacement-titanium-bowl

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edit: nvm, missed where you said no Ti

So I crashed around the web a bit, hoping to find the PP glasses I was referring to, and found something maybe better:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Medline-Polypropylene-Intake-Output-Containers-DYND80417H/38807897

$1.09 each. An ounce-ish (0.1 pounds)? 32 ounce capacity, wide and not too deep. PP so not brittle at all. Looks like it stacks nicely. Graduated in ml and ounces.

And it's kind of macho to be drinking from a piss jar (or maybe that's just a caver thing).

Edited to add pic:

How about the MSR Alpine:
http://www.rei.com/product/872395/msr-alpine-nesting-bowl

or this in Ti for $17
http://www.rei.com/product/720286/snow-peak-titanium-bowl

I will also add that I still like my Sierra Cup (mentioned above). They are better for eating out of than a cup and better for drinking out of than a bowl or pot. They have received a lot of flak lately but I like min

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Awesome ideas gang!! Here's a pic of what I'm looking for but light/cheap style…

that top one especially would be perfect if it was made out of some hard plastic. asian markets and dollar stores maybe but probably will spend $20 in gas driving around to various places anyway :/

picture my kids. i have 4 of them including my wife :)). they like hot chocolate by the fire, fresh spring water from a cup, miso soup before dinner, ramen with lots of sausage, cereal and oatmeal, and the occasional bowl of yogurt with nuts and raspberries. that white mug on top would handle all of these jobs with style and it would strap neatly to the side compression strap on the packpack. sweeet! throw in a long handled spoon and camp meals would be downright luxurious! Cmon, am I onto something here? You know I am. It's got to be out there…somewhere.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-qt-Plastic-Snack-STORAGE-BOWL-BPA-FREE-Flip-Top-Lid-handle-Arrow-USA-00088-/221590131824?pt=Dinnerware_Serving_Dishes&hash=item3397cd1470

cheap,holds 2 cups,has screw on lid and handle, I don't know the weight but it doesn't look heavy

Well, how about using a Ziplock screw-top plastic container, and sewing a neoprene cozy with a handle to fit it (like the GSI mug)?

Cheap, easy, not Ti, and would clip to the outside of your pack.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tupperware-Crystalwave-Microwave-Safe-Soup-Mug-BPA-Mug-Handle-16oz-Blue-New-/191176706452?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c83050994

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yellow-Tupperware-Crystalwave-Covered-Cereal-Bowl-w-Handle-16oz-ExUsdCond-/151456346089?pt=Dinnerware_Serving_Dishes&hash=item2343806fe9

The Kupilka 55 is a near-perfect match for what you want:

http://www.campsaver.com/55-eating-vessel-soup-bowl

I did say "near-perfect", however. It's $22.00 (on sale)! Still, I thought I'd post it just in case you win the CA lottery this weekend.

How about the large one in the middle?

stainless steel
725 ml
2.6 oz cup with handle
0.8 oz lid
$3.50 at KV Discount on 10th between Harrison and Webster in Oakland, CA back in 2013

If they are still available and you go to "you know where" in January I'll have them waiting for you.

I drool at Sharon's snowpeak bowl idea. but I know snow peak. probably $20 for that fine titanium machine. x4 that's $80!! I could get one of them a new backpack for that kinda money!