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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 2:03 am
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tfar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Berlin and Buggenhagen, Germany
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Originally Posted by CDTraveler
We're doing a number of overnight trips via transit now, where all we take is 1 daypack each. The downside of traveling so light is not having the space/weight for the comforts of home, like a proper mug for my tea in the morning. I won't drink out of hotel mugs; they're just plain gross with the coffee residue for last decade stuck to the bottom.

Our last trip was the last straw - I hadn't brought a mug, and all the hotel "kitchenette" had was a mini microwave and a micro fridge, and paper cups, not even spoons. If you try to microwave a paper cup, you get a very hot, very soggy mess.

So now I'm on the hunt for a lightweight, non-breakable mug that can be microwaved. I had thought of the classic camping tin cup for weight and durability, but those can't be nuked.

Suggestions?
I don't know. Anything metal is out. How about some sturdy plastic cup. Some can look quite alright. Basically like their ceramic brethren but in thick plastic. There are also collapsible cups for travel made of plastic.

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