Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Travel Mug

If you are a sort of person who spends lot of time on travel, you may certainly need a travel mug. Not only for long travel, but also for short travels to office or work place, a travel mug will be good companion. It will help you to sip your favorite beverages then and there. It is useful to hold both types of beverages hot or cold.

Travel mug is available in both plastic and stainless steel. Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages. The stainless steel mugs are little expensive than plastic mugs. So some people prefer to buy plastic mugs. However, when you consider long term usage, you will understand that travel mug that is made of stainless steel is the best.

Any travel mug can keep your beverages hot for approximately one hour. But if you are going on a long travel and you want them to retain heat for more than an hour, you have to spend more to buy double insulated mugs.

If you are confused about buying a travel mug, then these tips will help you to decide. Plastic travel mug break more easily than their silver counterparts. Also the plastic liner inside the mug wears out soon and the taste of your beverage may be affected due to this. Also cleaning your plastic travel mug is quite difficult when compared to steel mugs. In case you want save your money by buying plastic mugs, then choose that one which comes with stainless steel liner. These types of mugs act just like stainless steel ones. Also see if the travel mug is made of high quality plastic. If it is not made of good quality material then, you may feel the heat outside and the content may not remain hot for a longer period of time.

One more important thing that you should make note of while buying a travel mug, is its lid. The lid must be so designed not to allow the beverages to leak. No one likes that mug which leaks on travel. There are different types of lids used for travel mug and the two famous types are snap-on lids and screw-on lids. Snap-on lids may cause leakage and may open themselves at times causing burns and stains. So they are mostly avoided. You do not face such discomforts in screw-on lids. The liquid is safe when you screw your lid properly. So this type of travel mug with screw-on lid is quite popular these days.

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