Let's talk travel coffee cups

[mamiof5]

Finding a good quality travel coffee cup is impossible!! Looking for something that doesn't break at the first or second fall, that doesn't leak after a few times of use, AND keeps my coffee warm for a while. Is there anything like this out there? A magic/good quality travel coffee cup that I don't know of?

[Elfknitter.#]

Cup, still looking. A good old Thermos? Yup. Loved my 2 cup one. Great for hot coffee.

[mamiof5]

Cup, still looking. A good old Thermos? Yup. Loved my 2 cup one. Great for hot coffee.

Never thought of that! But how do you drink it? Do you bring a separate cup to pour it in? Not sure you can drink it directly from a thermos can you?

[Carrie12345]

Once upon a time, I had a beautiful travel mug.  I didn't pay attention to the brand, or remember where it came from, because we were going to live happily ever after.

 

Then, one day, I left it behind.  I was sad, but stayed positive.  I had left it in a building with a great lost and found.  Every morning for a week, I looked forward to our reunion.

 

Finally, the big day came, and I rushed to the lost and found box, eagerly digging through abandoned jackets, shoes, lunch bags, and art projects.  But my mug was nowhere to be found.

 

Ever since, I've been cursed to a life of drippy travel mugs.

[Pawz4me]

Contigo AutoSeal West Loop with easy clean lid.

 

Best coffee cup ever.  I use mine all the time, not just in the car/traveling.

[Joyofsixreboot]

Bubba brand. Darn near indestructible and keeps it hot.

http://www.bubbabrands.com/products/travel/

[Sarah CB]

Starbucks are always changing theirs up, but if you can find one that is made of metal and has a non-spill lid that clicks in tight then you're good.  We have two of them right now.  It doesn't matter if you drop them, nothing happens.  Plus, the seal is so good I can put the coffee in my purse and it doesn't spill.

 

 

[JudoMom]

Contigo AutoSeal West Loop with easy clean lid.

 

Best coffee cup ever. I use mine all the time, not just in the car/traveling.

I love my Contigos as well. And I've dropped them on the garage floor more than once. They didn't break. And they don't leak! I can throw them in my purse and have no worries. I have 3 of them.

[The Girls' Mom]

I have a Thermos brand travel mug that works well.  Actually we have 3.  Two are 10+ years old and still working just fine.  One of them did have the handle break a little recently when my dd dropped it onto concrete, but it is still very usable.  My newest one I got for Christmas this past year.  It keeps things just as warm and seems pretty sturdy.  

DD has a Contigo that she loves.  It is easier to clean than the Thermos brand.  

[bolt.]

Bubba.

 

My other criteria is 'washes in the dish washer with the parts that need washing all exposed at the same time' (no 2 position valves, slots, straw-type parts, etc).

[Guest]

DH's main one is a Bubba; he has another that is Thermos brand. He has no problem with either and rotates them daily. They wash in the DW and require no special care. He works in construction, so his cup has to be very sturdy.

 

With that said, I have a different theory for my own travel mug. I have a ceramic Starbucks mug DD gave me for Christmas. She (and I) think ceramic is nicer to drink from than metal or plastic. So, mine (and hers) is fragile, but it forces me to take great care of it. So, there's that.

[marbel]

 I don't have one, but have heard nothing but good things about the Contigo linked above.

 

We just have a collection of stainless steel cups with lids that we've acquired along the way.   They are not perfectly spillproof but they work well.  To me the stainless steel a must because I put dairy in my coffee and plastic will retain odors and tastes. 

 

My husband sometimes uses a small thermos for a mug. Sure, you can drink right out of it.  But the lid unscrews so he has to leave it in the cup holder open.  Our car has good deep cupholders and he doesn't fill the thing all the way, so he hasn't had a spill problem.

[zoobie]

Contigo AutoSeal West Loop with easy clean lid.

 

Best coffee cup ever. I use mine all the time, not just in the car/traveling.

I buy these at Costco every fall! We rotate older ones out.

[BarbecueMom]

We use the Contigo ones here. DH has burned his mouth on his coffee before, AFTER his 1-hour commute. I have to leave it sitting on the counter without the lid for a while, because that sucker keeps the coffee hot!

[City Mouse]

Yeti brand travel cups are great, but very expensive as far as travel cups go. My DH got me one as a gift and I love it.

[Ravin]

My Thermos travel mug is fantastic!

[AmandaVT]

Hydroflask makes an amazing travel coffee mug. Coffee will still be hot hours later. 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Vacuum-Insulated-Stainless-Bottle-Graphite/dp/B01ACAUAFW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459092915&sr=8-1&keywords=hydro+flask+coffee+mug

 

We use their water bottles too and they keep water icy cold forever it seems. Love them!

[kubiac]

Technically these are for tea (they have an optional infuser) but they are delightful for coffee. If you leave your coffee in the counter in the morning, it's still be warm when you return at night. Heck, it'll still be tepid the next morning. I've been using this coffee mug since 2000, however it has not been the exact same model. The plastic will crack if you drop it enough and/or the plastic will melt if it falls down onto the heating element in the dishwasher. That said, it is very sturdy and attractive and I usually keep one going for three or four years at a stretch. When you seal the lid on it looks like a handsome little leak-proof prop from the set of Star Trek.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Insulated-Stainless-Tumbler-Infuser/dp/B00JTUUOW6/

Thermos 12 Ounce Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Tea Tumbler

[madteaparty]

I bought one at Starbucks long ago that works fine. It's stainless steel (I don't store my liquids in plastic) but the lid is plastic and has a flip. It's actually a very simple thing.

When this one is in the wash, I just grab a mason jar :)

Eta that I have a HUGE (looks like a missile) thermos one for tea for when we go skiing and I can testify it keeps the tea hot ridiculously long, but you have to pour it out to drink it

Edited March 27, 2016 by madteaparty

[DawnM]

Hydroflask makes an amazing travel coffee mug. Coffee will still be hot hours later. 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Vacuum-Insulated-Stainless-Bottle-Graphite/dp/B01ACAUAFW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459092915&sr=8-1&keywords=hydro+flask+coffee+mug

 

We use their water bottles too and they keep water icy cold forever it seems. Love them!

 

 

I love, love, love my hydroflask bottles!  I have 3 of them.  One 64 ounce and the other two 24 ounce.  I have the coffee lid for one of them and the reg. water lid for the other.

They keep things hot or cold for hours and hours.

[kristi26]

I love my Contigo. It lasted a year before the lid broke. I contacted the company and got a replacement lid for FREE. The beautiful thing still works two years running (so 3 now). My coffee stays warm from around 730 when I fill out through to about noon when I tip it back for one last desperate sip. No leaks.

 

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[Lady Florida.]

I do not believe the perfect travel coffee cup exists. I believe coffee drinkers who work or otherwise take their coffee with them are doomed to a lifetime of buying yet another travel mug hoping this one will be The One.

[Corraleno]

Contigo AutoSeal West Loop with easy clean lid.

 

Best coffee cup ever.  I use mine all the time, not just in the car/traveling.

:iagree:

 

I bought several of these at Costco, and the new lids are a big improvement on the old ones (which were hard to get really clean). They keep tea or coffee hot for hours, never leak, and clean up great in the dishwasher.

 

ETA: I prefer the plain stainless one over the colored ones, because the color does flake off in the dishwasher.

 

Edited March 28, 2016 by Corraleno

[MysteryJen]

Contigo AutoSeal West Loop with easy clean lid.

 

Best coffee cup ever. I use mine all the time, not just in the car/traveling.

My girls gave this to me for Christmas. It is amazing. Hot coffee for hours and does not leak or spill. Love it.

[Baseball mom]

Yeti brand travel cups are great, but very expensive as far as travel cups go. My DH got me one as a gift and I love it.

 

Dh got one and he loves it.  Keeps his coffee hot for LONG time, like hours.

Edited March 28, 2016 by Baseball mom

[mamiof5]

Guess what the Easter Bunny just ordered!!! Giving the Contigo brand a try. Thanks everyone for your input!!

[IfIOnly]

Hydroflask makes an amazing travel coffee mug. Coffee will still be hot hours later. 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Vacuum-Insulated-Stainless-Bottle-Graphite/dp/B01ACAUAFW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459092915&sr=8-1&keywords=hydro+flask+coffee+mug

 

We use their water bottles too and they keep water icy cold forever it seems. Love them!

 

They have a larger size too.  Best travel mug ever. Keeps this cold and hot and the lid is so nice and easy to drink from. Big fans here.

[StephanieZ]

Contigo AutoSeal West Loop with easy clean lid.

 

Best coffee cup ever.  I use mine all the time, not just in the car/traveling.

 

I did tons of research on this topic last fall, and I bought a pair of the stainless steel (whole body, so nothing to peel) Contigo AutoSeal ones for my coffee-fanatic 16 yo son for a Christmas surprise (so hard to choose surprises for a teen boy) and he LOVES them. What I love is that he can haul his coffee without making a mess. (He doesn't mind the mess, lol). He loves the portability and keeping-warm features. They are awesome.