Safeway insulated mugs

The Land Rover ones are just someone elses with the logo screened on. First pass through the dishwasher removes it, so just find the unbranded one.

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i

I'm sure you can get the LR ones for less without the logo, but they are an excellent mug - kept my chocolate hot camping up a mountain by Newtown at -10 degrees and the top has never spilled even when off-roading at 45 degrees! :)

Well after arriving for Marque Day in 2001 to find 'someone' had forgotten to take any cups... I begged Sian (who used to run the shop at the HMC) to open up and sell me some of these...

The logo is still very clear (I got the metal ones, not the green ones

- if that makes sense). The only problem is the little hole in the base. Granted I guess it makes sense to have it there to allow the air to escape when warm etc, but it also traps water and takes forever to s*dding well dry out...

Martyn

In this case you'll be paying twice the price for a leaking cup. Before they added the sliding cover, all there was was a hole to drink from. When the kids had finally destroyed every china mug in the house, I bought several of these mugs. We use them every day, kids can't smash them and they are dead handy when you are on the beach with the storm kettle and just mashed a pot of tea. Bruce is also very fussy about his tea and likes it hot - handy when he's outside working.

You'll want a couple of ones that are narrower at the bottom than the top as these fit into standard cup/drinks holders and don't overfill them. They are £1.49 each if you go to Asda.

|| We use them every day, || kids can't smash them and they are dead handy when you are on the || beach with the storm kettle and just mashed a pot of tea.

Ahhh - that word brings back a few memories. Down here (W Wales) they say "brew", which we Yorkshire folk always associate with beer. "Aye, love, come in, tea's just mashin" - what a welcome!

|| You'll want a couple of ones that are narrower at the bottom than || the top as these fit into standard cup/drinks holders and don't || overfill them. They are £1.49 each if you go to Asda.

Do I take it that the LR ones leak and the Asda ones don't? Or they both do but the Asda items are 1/6 the price? Basically, I want ones that don't leak at all. You fill them up, sling them in the back, and have a drink when you're ready. If not, I'll keep going with the S/S thermos and a couple of melamine mugs.

BTW, the P38A doesn't have cupholders - major issue! Don't want to seem a nancyboy, but ... another thread. ;-)

The LR ones work well. We've had a couple of 3+ years and they are still going strong. Expensive but worth it I think. Nothing like a hot coffee in the traffic jam on the way to work on a cold morning.

Steve

Take it you've spun the cubby box lid over?

I can almost see Mandy getting Tim to design a Land Rover Marque etching system before a marathon eBay spree... ;-)

Martyn

I have the green ones, being a tight Yorkshireman. Plain green ones. :-(

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i

Mandy is quite a decent graphic designer.

There's a guy at work who runs a printing consultancy.

I could knock up a website.

Hmm....

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i

My Dad used to brew his own bitter.

Well the LR one that we had in the caravan had the same top on as the ones I bought from Asda. I think the make is Aladdin. How long are you planning to keep your drink hot for? The thermos is a far more efficient retainer of heat than one of these mugs. The lid isn't insulated and after about 45 mins it isn't that hot anymore.

I did get a cup and holder from the garage on the way to the LRO show at Peterborough which was narrower at the bottom and came with a plastic clip/holder. Special offer at £2.99 if you spent more than £12 on fuel.

I've seen somewhere a cup with a lid that you plug into the cigarette lighter that is supposed to keep drinks warm, but I can't remember where it was. When I remeber I'll let you know.

Not when you have a Kelly Kettle ;-)

Martyn

Couldn't agree more. The Storm/kelly kettle is one of the best things we've ever bought. We get the kids collecting the bits of dry driftwood off the beach, boy it'll burn anything that's dry enough to burn and there is enough water for a pot of tea. One of those swiss steels is good for lighting it especially if its windy, as is one of those flame thrower lighters you use for lighting cookers etc when camping. It'll boil enough water for a pot of tea in a couple of minutes.

in article snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Mother at "@ {mother} @"@101fc.net wrote on 25/11/03 9:29:

I'll second that. One of the best bits of off road gear i ever bought.

while you're doing that try

We sell them at work (Matalan) as a christmas gift. Not sure how much they are though - I believe they could be under a tenner!

Chris

Although I got an error when I clicked on the link, I found the mugs. I've not come across this site before, and I was out somewhere when I saw the mugs. The ones I've seen were stainless steel type with the narrower bottom and they kept drinks warm.