The Holy Grail of Travel Mugs
EUREKA!
The California State Motto, meaning “I have found it!, ” is appropriate both for the state where the gold rush happened and for my state of being when –while rambling the aisles of the Bangor Target store– I stumbled upon THIS:
This mug, from Contigo, is my Holy Grail of Travel mugs! It has every feature I have wanted:
Grippy base so as not to scratch a table (or roof of my car when I set it down) or tip as easily.
Grippy middle so as not to accidentally deposit the mug in my lap.
It’s not boring silver.
Handle, for when I want to use a handle.
A CARABINER-style handle….
the bottom of the handle opens up so that I can hang it on a handle or slide it over the edge of the crates I use to lug stuff to teach quilting classes:
Keeps things HOT–tho according to reviews here on Amazon.com, I may soon be able to get an even better thermally insulated version (so we’re holding off buying another one, for Paul, until we can get that version… and perhaps bequeath mine to the kids as long as I can get the other version in not-silver).
And DRUM ROLL PLEASE!
This is me pouring hot water into the mug:
This is me, after screwing on the lid, holding the mug upside down…. and it DOES NOT LEAK!!!!!!!!!
Now my $%*(_) cup-holder in my car won’t slosh tea all over the dashboard! Now I won’t slop tea onto stuff in my teaching crates.
I am a HAPPY CAMPER!
March 11th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
WOW!! That’s all I can say. You had me at turning it upside down! I’m glad it’s not just me who is on this quest to find the perfect mug!
March 12th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
that’s some mug. now if you could just point me in the direction of the perfect pocketbook . . .