Originally Posted by
bhatnasx
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I looked at the REI one as well - however, the thing that kept me off of it was the handle on it. I want clean & simple design with few moving parts and few opportunities for breakage. The more tube oriented mugs (vs. handled ones) can fit into a variety of more places in a backpack.
I totally see what you mean. I usually, store mine on the outside of my pack with a gear tie or carabiner.