I guess this goes here and you all know I mean your "favourite" tea mug.
One keeps reading of how terrible metal mugs are for drinking a hot beverage like tea or coffee and the military issue ones usually are. I am thinking here of all those based on the old American pattern from before WWI, which includes the British 1944 pattern. I don't know what others use but for a long time I used a British pattern 1958 plastic mug, which generally fits the bill very well. But I'm a pretty backwards kind of guy and much given to going back a few generations to start over on some aspect of the outdoor life. In this case, I rediscovered the tin mug.
Actually, it isn't tin at all. It is an enameled steel one-pint mug that is sometimes called granite ware. They come in other sizes but it happens to be almost the exact same mug used in the British army until replaced by either the P44 or P58 variety, except that it is a different color (I mean colour!) and there are no broadarrows to be found. From using it around the house for the last two weeks, I decided there were no disadvantages to using the mug from the standpoint of burnt lips, though the issue canteen cups will do that unless great care is taken. In addition, it is more stable on an uneven surface and is of some value for warming your hands in the morning.
It seems odd to me that something that has gone out of general use decades ago should appear to be more useful than something more up to the minute. On the other hand, I bought mine brand new only a couple of years ago and there were plenty more on the shelf, so maybe others share the same idea, at least of mugs.
I only mention this because coffee and tea are so important to my daily motivations.
One keeps reading of how terrible metal mugs are for drinking a hot beverage like tea or coffee and the military issue ones usually are. I am thinking here of all those based on the old American pattern from before WWI, which includes the British 1944 pattern. I don't know what others use but for a long time I used a British pattern 1958 plastic mug, which generally fits the bill very well. But I'm a pretty backwards kind of guy and much given to going back a few generations to start over on some aspect of the outdoor life. In this case, I rediscovered the tin mug.
Actually, it isn't tin at all. It is an enameled steel one-pint mug that is sometimes called granite ware. They come in other sizes but it happens to be almost the exact same mug used in the British army until replaced by either the P44 or P58 variety, except that it is a different color (I mean colour!) and there are no broadarrows to be found. From using it around the house for the last two weeks, I decided there were no disadvantages to using the mug from the standpoint of burnt lips, though the issue canteen cups will do that unless great care is taken. In addition, it is more stable on an uneven surface and is of some value for warming your hands in the morning.
It seems odd to me that something that has gone out of general use decades ago should appear to be more useful than something more up to the minute. On the other hand, I bought mine brand new only a couple of years ago and there were plenty more on the shelf, so maybe others share the same idea, at least of mugs.
I only mention this because coffee and tea are so important to my daily motivations.
