I love the nostalgia, chips and hot rim/handle... makes me feel aware and alive. My favorite camp cup!

Coleman enamel steel mugs, plates, and bowls are a part of our family camping trip experience. On my backpacking excursions, My son and I keep an enamel steel mug hooked on the outside of our packs. I like that they're light and easily replaced, being so cheap. I've never had problems with the lack of insulation, but I've probably just jinxed myself.

Perhaps it is generational Love my enamel mugs Get the 24 oz size! it becomes a drinking mug and a food bowl When you buy one, make sure the handles are big (some are small) And it can go on the stove Too hot to hold, wrap it with your bandanna Understand enamel It is a cook ware GSI makes a full range of eating ware and percolators and pots for use in camp fires Very inexpensive and very sturdy Cleans easily $5 at REI

I have mine because it makes feel at home just looking at it reminds me when i was a kid at my grandmothers.. i relax more and belive it or not even the food taste better because of it

I have three enameled mugs that I got for free about 10 years ago. They are nice as far as durability but like you said, they will burn the crap out of you if you try to drink out of them too quick and they cool down fast. It's a trade off. Depends on your situation. You can cook in them so you can eliminate some gear that way. Takes some getting used to but I like them for most situations

I guess I must be from 1919... porcelain shatters. Steel doesn't. That's all that matters to me! These are awesome :3

I like them, in large part because of the nostalgia, and I get them for way less than that $20 price tag. In fact, at a local store I frequent I can pick up a whole enamel dining set with a $20 bill.

I love my trusty enamelled mug. Put a bit of climbing tape on the handle so I can grab it off the stove

I did not know you could put them straight on the stove/jetboil :)

I love these Old Enamel Retro Mugs/Cups 👍

I have an enamel coated steel mug I keep in my single sling pack and the only issue I have with it is that when I pour really hot tea or coffee in it, it gets too hot to hold onto. Other than that its great.

I've been using my 24oz enamel mug going on 8 years now. It's still going strong. Many dings and chips, still holds stuff. lol.

Agree in 100% They look great but I go practical

Great review as always. I have tried several different camp and backpacking mugs. Always go back to the GSI Infinity Mug.

Recently got a metal mug.. I use it for coffee every morning. It’s gets warm but not bad. Then again I have asbestos hands from welding for years.

Love these cups but your points are valid. I use my edc hank to hold mine.

Man i just have to thank you a looooooot! I've literally turned the KZfaq upside down in search of THAT info you've' delivered so well! Thnx and keep doing that!

Im researching mugs. i want a folding handel very few that dont burn your mouth . That are cheap. i hate plastic and rubber i dont use fire pit .

Lots of positives with an enamel mug but enjoying a hot coffee without burning your lip is not one of them as a young camper we learned to lick the spot where you intended to drink from to cool it and prevent lips 👄sticking to the rim these days my favourite camp mug is a double wall titanium snow peak mug

I always take an enamel cup on day hikes so I can drink my coffee from them as I find it really enjoyable. But i don't put them on the fire. I boil the water on a stainless steel por or can. In fact, one of the reasons I carry it is because they don't get warm on the handle mor the lip of the cup IF YOU DONT PUT THEM ON THE FIRE!

Enamel coatings can suffer from Heat-Shock i.e. if you're in a very cold climate and the cup is at a temperature below freezing, if its placed on the stove or flame etc the coating may crack.

Its a cup. If you can drink out of it its good.

I like having variety. So I'd ratehr have one of each, than a set of a single type.

It's more suitable for baking these days.

These are a standard in Africa, the upgrade is the coffee mug!

I still have my World famous blue and white enamel steel cup from when I was a kid... Like you say, perfect to drink cold beverages, but once in awhile I would make a Cup-a-soup in there, and boy... That thing gets hot! I keep it for old time sakes, but otherwise, it doesn't get much use...

rust is Fe3+, i would search a bit more if that is safe In normal physiologic conditions, nonionic forms of iron (Fe°) are converted into ferrous iron (Fe2+) by gastric acid in the stomach. Ferrous iron is then absorbed in the small intestine where it is oxidized into its ferric iron (Fe3+) form before being released into the bloodstream.

I own a few but they don’t get to much use. Love the look and it reminds me of my childhood camping with my father & uncle. They had cups and coffee pot to match. Enjoyed that old camp coffee and these cups brings me back.

when its below freezing at deer camp, having a hot cup in your hands is a boon!

Enamel mug imo insulate alot better than my bare stainless steel mugs. That's my downside with regular steel mugs, when it's cold outside it really cools the drink off too fast. Can't finish my coffee or tea before it's cold. And enamel does better.

I got one with my Amok Draumr hammock last year. Still haven't used it. I didn't like them as a kid because of the feel on my lips. Still don't. I use a cheap stainless or Titanium cup with a Hot Lips.

Love the lantern design

I like the idea but because they rust I assume they use non stainless steel. Iron almost. For outdoors I use US GI/British Army Crusader mugs which have flexy handles to avoid heat build up. Indoors and for camping, travel I find the cheap steel mugs, hold about a pint, with lids with small red handle available from Ebay to be very hardy. The stainless steel is pretty good, the lid can be handy sometimes to retain heat or keep debris out. They sell for around £/$2-3. The mug handle seems to drop the heat quite quickly. I often reheat coffee on the stove and the whole mug loses that heat quite quickly, leaving the liquid hot. Like most steel mugs some sandpaper once every couple of months removes any dirt and are like new. I have some steel bowls and plates by Ozark Trail (we have a store called Asda here in the UK which is connected to walmart) they have a stainless rim, blue coating, they have lasted many years and no real wear yet. Were on sale but seem well made.

I am a beginner camper.....it is a coffee cup period. NOT a cooking pot.

Remember, those cool off and retention times are going to be different outside than they are in your kitchen. For better or worse. Face it, it’s a nostalgia thing. And that’s fine. We don’t expect an incandescent flashlight to work as well or as long as a 1000 lumen LED light, or a flintlock to perform like a Glock. So who expects this to perform like a double-wall stainless or a titanium cup?

I USE A OZARK MOUNTAIN ENAMEL MUG AT MY WORK FOR MY COFFEE AND I LOVE IT. IT DOES GET HOT TO HOLD BUT ITS COOL! I DONT USE IT ON THE STOVE, I JUST FILL IT FROM THE COFFEE MAKER AND DRINK.

Thanks for sharing. Good info.🙂👍

Can someone explain what is the purpose of the lip? I find it a little uncomfortable when I drink.

if someone want to know more about enamel cups, I will give u some new ideas.

most people tell me its too hot too hold it.. that's the point! if its too hot to hold it then its probably too hot to drink it!... dehh! enamel mugs are the best they are lifetime durable and don't break!! it's not without reason than they are not popular in a consumerist society

Erin.... when you went for the mug and I saw the big knife on the counter that made me feel right at home, I loved seeing that! That's what ur supposed to see in the home of a good'ole American boy right there!

First of all, if you paid $20 for that mug you got ripped off. GSI has a 12 oz cup for a little under $6. There is no cup you can buy that does the same thing an enamel steel one will for that price, there's a reason enamel covered steel has been used for thousands of years. You can't use your insulated cups to cook with so you'd have to boil your water in something else. As far as your titanium mug goes, a) it's over priced, and b) I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but if it gets too cold and you put metal to your mouth it will be like sticking your tongue to a light pole. With the enameled steel, it's cheep, it's safe to put in a fire to cook with, and your mouth won't freeze to it. Enameled steel wins in my book.

I have 2 generic cups like yours. I’ve honestly never really liked them because they are so hard to hold while hot. The handle doesn’t offer much if any protection from the heat.

My sense of it is vintage preferences... yet still reasonably durable, lasting, familiar, multi-use, and functional nostalgia. While I enjoy the traditional style of the inexpensive camp-typical Coleman double-coated 12 oncer... there are obviously better enamel cups out there waranting twice the price, graphics, stainless and all. Is the 'value to cost' still there? Yep - probably so, and professionally speaking - yes That said... 'personally', would I see more functional all-arounder fitting use and value from the GSI Outdoors - Glacier Stainless Bottle Pot 24 oz at say 3x the cost of vintage Coleman? Definitely yes!!!

I'm not sure what the point of these is. Coffee? Yeti coffee mug with lid (or similar). Water? Big Yeti water bottle (or similar). Beer? Beer can. I don't see where a cup comes into play.

Tea? Tactical Tea?

Think I'll stick to my stainless ozark trail Cup. Cheep and almost like new 10 years later.

Tea is supposed to steep 6 minutes anyway. :)

Other cups I've seen are double glazed...yet, isn't the whole point when camping is to get your hands warm by holding the cup? Why didn't you just test it with water poured from a kettle? Of course it's gonna be lava if it had direct flame on it.

Fill one up with bourbon and drink every time he says 1919.

Bomb proof coffee cup. I never use it on a stove but never know when you might need another pot. My theory is 2 is 1

I've been subbed too you for a good while ,,I've recently uploaded a TSK 72 hour bug out bag, I'd be very interested in your thoughts ,,,,thank you

How is this video over 13 minutes long? Should be no more than 2. Obviously you love the sound of your own voice.

get the Wally World version and allow it to develop some character

Rust is iron, people actually take iron pills for osteoporosis.

Don t see the purpose anymore.

The old lip scorcher… not for me!

Oh my god HOW can you talk about an enamel cup for over THIRTEEN MINUTES. KZfaq is turning into complete dog shit.

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