Titanium quick question

[bushcraftbob]

Hello all titanium junkies

Does anyone also know if titanium mugs can be used on a fire or will the heat of the embers damage the metal?

cheers

 

[Shewie]

Titanium is fine over a fire I`ve been told. I`m taking my new Ti set out this weekend so it better be.

 

[bushcraftbob]

Nice one, thinking of getting the alpkit mytimug, as it doubles up as a pot to cook me noodles and a mug for me brew, only thing putting me off though is the £25 price tag I like it as it has a lid also.

Does anyone know of any military style S Steel mugs that have lids?

 

[Shewie]

You could make a lid for the steelys yourself if you`ve got any scrap ali kicking about.

Do a search for crusader lids and you should find something

 

[HillBill]

Nice one, thinking of getting the alpkit mytimug, as it doubles up as a pot to cook me noodles and a mug for me brew, only thing putting me off though is the £25 price tag I like it as it has a lid also.

Does anyone know of any military style S Steel mugs that have lids?

The crusader does, but it does not come with it.

They are not too hard to make though, there has been some made by members on here.

Edit, Shewie beat me to it.

 

[VirusKiller]

Nice one, thinking of getting the alpkit mytimug, as it doubles up as a pot to cook me noodles and a mug for me brew, only thing putting me off though is the £25 price tag I like it as it has a lid also.

Yeah. Ti kit is expensive, but I'm seriously considering the Alpkit MytiMug and MytiPot special offer. Mug for small trips, pot for larger and the pot lid as a frying pan for my bannock.

 

[bushcraftbob]

Just had a look at the crusader mug and lid combo, as far as i can see it works out at about £17 for the two, so for £8 more may as well go for the Titanium

 

[HillBill]

Just had a look at the crusader mug and lid combo, as far as i can see it works out at about £17 for the two, so for £8 more may as well go for the Titanium

If weight is an issue then Titanium would be much lighter. The crusader is bombproof, if a fair bit heavier.

 

[Podcast Bob]

The top tip for those with thin titanium metal and sensitive lips is to get a 'Charity' wrist Band, and stretch it around the lip. Problem solved!

 

[saddle_tramp]

For me, if weight is not an issue- ntohing like my home ceramic mug -

A man after my own heart

 

[demographic]

If its full of water then its not gointg to get above a hundred degrees centigrade is it?

Unless it boils dry.

 

[Treemonk]

The whole kit weighs 540 grams - that compares to 270 for just the crusader mug.

as for fireproof, I regularly use mine on a fire. I also recently successfully made bread in the inner pot with the outer pot as an oven over an open fire.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

if weight is not an issue- ntohing like my home ceramic mug

Not home made but my mug

 

[Wink]

Titanium mugs are great - trendy ( ) and weight saving wise- they can be used direct on fire for digging holes etc BUT like all metal mugs have one fatal flaw- you burn your lips on them even if all you do is a normal brew up.

Actually, titanium is much better than stainless and miles better than aluminium in that respect. It conducts heat less well than either, so the edge of the mug/pot away from the heat source doesn't get so hot. I can brew up with my Alpkit mug on a pocket rocket and drink from it pretty well straight away with no probs. One of the main points of using the material in my opinion!

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Actually, titanium is much better than stainless and miles better than aluminium in that respect. It conducts heat less well than either, so the edge of the mug/pot away from the heat source doesn't get so hot. I can brew up with my Alpkit mug on a pocket rocket and drink from it pretty well straight away with no probs. One of the main points of using the material in my opinion!

Agreed, I find I can drink out my Ti mug with no problem.

 

[bushcraftbob]

Shewie how did the ti gear hold up on the fire?

 

[Shewie]

Shewie how did the ti gear hold up on the fire?

Very well bob, I found that it cools a lot quicker than steel aswell which is useful when packing up. No problems with burning lips either.

 

[helixpteron]

......BUT like all metal mugs have one fatal flaw- you burn your lips on them even if all you do is a normal brew up. :censored......

I have the Snow Peak Titanium 450 Twin Wall Mugs and the 450 Single Wall Mugs, neither of which cause burns. I'd heard this tale, and was cautious when first using the single wall mugs, which I preheat by filling with boiling water, prior to actually making a brew.

No distortion when brewing up in the single wall mug on a gas cylinder stove, I've not used it on an open fire yet.