Best Travel Mug

Mugs gave been in use since somewhere around 10,000 BCE, although this value is based on surviving artifacts. Historians generally speculate that (wooden) mugs may have been in use since the Neolithic Stone age, but preservation to present time was not possible. The mug distinguishes itself from a cup by its handle and large volume. Modern contemporary mugs are usually made of ceramics or metal and or plastic. The primary purpose of a mug is to preserve the temperature of the liquid within. Its thick walls and concave bottom ensures that hot liquids stay hot and cold liquids stay cold.

The travel mug was introduced somewhere around the 80s. Travel mugs are usually thermally insulated, so that hot or cold liquids can be safely transported. Vacuum flasks are similar to travel mugs, but differ in the mugs’ feature which enables the user to consume the liquid. A best travel mug is commonly well insulated and enclosed to avoid leakage.

A best travel mug is essentially used to contain and transport hot or cold liquid virtually anywhere, be it in the car or by hand. Malls, parks, sporting venues, and on the way to work, and are some of the many places that a best travel mug can be seen used.

Ideally, the best travel mug should be able to keep hot drinks hot and cold ones cold, easy to carry around, able to open and close efficiently, virtually leak proof, and inexpensive. However, such a best travel mug is almost impossible to find, because one feature has to be compensated for another.

When a lid is considered, the best travel mugs usually come with a leak proof lid. These lids are designed to be air tight, keeping the liquid within contained when a bumpy ride is involved. Air tight feature aside, they are also designed to keep warm liquids as warm as possible. The spill proof lid is achieved with several different mechanisms. Certain travel mugs come with a mechanism called auto-seal, where a user holds a button to open the lid and later closes automatically when the finger is taken off. Then there are the latch type lids. These can be opened with relative ease, and locked back when sipping is done. Screw-on lids have been in use since the travel mug’s inception. The screw on lid is by far the safest method to ensure that liquid is not leaked or spilt, but requires the use of both hands. The snap-on lid, on the other hand, is quiet precarious. These lids have been seen to come open at the most unfortunate moments, and are not recommended by many users.

Many users recommend purchasing stainless steel travel mugs, as they are the best travel mugs out there. Plastic travel mugs require more effort to keep clean, and deterioration with such mugs gives rise to plastic-tasting beverages.