Perfect backpacking cup

imported
#1

I’m looking for the perfect backpacking cup. These are the requirements:

  • Lightweight (Lexan is too heavy)
  • Inexpensive (Titanium is too expensive)
  • Measuring gradations
  • Volume 12 - 16 ounces
  • Handle
  • Durable

This cup http://www.rei.com/product/412.htm? would be perfect but it is too small. Open Country doesn’t make a larger one. Know of anything similar?

Thanks
Bob

Bob

#2

Use an old soda bottle… plastic… free soda… or free bottle… whichever way you prefer to look. Get new ones in every town…

Aswah

#3

I use a yogurt container for a cup. If you you the large size it also doubles as a bowl. When I make hot drinks I stuff the cup into a glove for insulation that protects my hand and helps keep the drink warm.

Big B

#4

I carry one of the plastic cups that you typically see in Boy Scout cook kits. I use the gradations on the side to measure water for cooking.

If I want gradations for more than 8 ounces, then I use the gradations on the side of my Nalgene bottle.

Peaks

#5

Another thing to think about is stability; I’ve sat a full cup down only to have it tip over because the surface was uneven (ground, pebbles, rock, etc.)

The Boy Scout cups are good like Peaks says, but the handle is tiny for my big fingers. What I use now is an ordinary hard plastic coffee cup like you might find in Wal-Mart or a thrift store somewhere. My aunt came to visit us and left it behind so I don’t know where it originally came from!:slight_smile:

RockyTrail

#6

Styrofoam cup - Free, easy to replace and fits right in your cookpot so it won’t get crushed. Comes in a variety of sizes and you can use a pen to write gradations on it if necessary.

Blip

#7

I use the plastic cup from an old Thermos. I made a mark on the outside with a ballpoint to show 1 c. and estimate 1/2 c. from that. Works fine!

Turtle Walking

#8

I slice off the top of one of those mid-sized Gatorage bottles. Nice sturdy plastic, a few notchs below Lexan, but still with some integrity. Also easily replaced.

nightfever

#9

The coolest cup award goes to Dave “Nuge” Rinker who used a platypus bladder cut to a manageable size. I am not sure how big the original bladder was, but the “cup” he used was perfect for mashed potatoes, lipton meals, ramen. The typical trail grub. It washes easy and most importantly folds flat,which is the biggest complaint i have with mugs/cups, Where to put them when not in use.

The base expands and it fairly stable.

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Officer Taco