Cascade Designs Stainless Cup

Review Date
December 24, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Rosie McKenzie(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from England

Price Paid:  $5.00 at REI

Summary:
Mugs tend to be hardly interesting, but this one to me has character. It has been on countless trips with me and performed as both a mug and a small pan which means that I only have to carry one other pan (My evernew titanium .9 litre) to make a very light and compact cookset. This just fits on closely spaced pot supports like my whisperlite and it is very strong and easy to clean and durable, being made out of stainless steel. The handle folds and clips into place on a hinge for both packing and useage. My only minor gripe is that I'd love a version of this excellent little pot in titanium. It holds a pint and has markings up one side for measurement. It brings back as many memories as my Tilley hat does because of the trips and memorable camps we've been on together, and many lifesaving cups of lemon or apple tea (I won't apologise for getting sentimental about inanimate objects. To me, when they go everywhere with me over lots of expeditions they become like old familliar freinds) and I think it's a great piece of kit. Not bad for a boring old mug!

Customer Service:
REI, and they were excellent in being good enough to ring me back to answer my questions as I live in England.

Similar Products Used:
MSR titan set, Primus Exquiza sierra cup, various stainless steel or polythene mugs by many makers.