Coffee Travel Mug

A nice coffee travel mug lets you make a statement, in addition to serving warm coffee on the go.

Various type of coffee travel mugs

If you have been getting your daily coffee from the cafe around the corner of your office/home, you may have only used paper cups, or worse, the plastic cups. You can choose to do your part and contribute in making the environment breathe a little easy by opting for a coffee travel mug instead. They are great for having coffee or any warm beverage while you are driving or commuting to work, and lets you refill your share periodically and keeps it warm.

There are literally hundreds of different types of travel mugs, so you are assured of finding one that fits your tastes the best. Here the factors that vary between different types of travel mugs:

• Size - If you are a heavy drinker and cannot go long without your caffeine fix, you would want to choose a larger size. Just keep in mind that it ceases to be convenient if the coffee travel mug is too large to place in the cup holder of your car or in the office microwave. Directly related to size is the shape of the base, make sure it is compatible with your cup holder as not all mugs are created with a standard base.
  
• Insulation - No one wants a cold cup of coffee or tea, and if you are switching from buying your beverages on the go to carrying a travel mug around you might be disappointed at the lack of warmth. Which is why you need to choose a well insulated travel mug. Double wall insulated mugs can keep their contents warm for a very long time, and special air-tight containers or vacuum sealed walls take it up a notch. Apart from keeping your drink hot for a long time, a good insulation will also let you cut that long rush hour queue at the local coffee shop.
• Type of lid - Ideally you want your travel mug lid to be spill resistant, especially if you are driving with it. There are primarily two types of lids, those that have to be pushed open and others which have to be rotated. The latter type of lids usually come with a small opening for sipping your drink with the lid on, and are also more spill proof. If the screw on mechanism of the lid is tight enough it will also help provide better insulation overall. Just be cautious in not overdoing it, as a very well insulated mug might give no indication of how hot the drink is, and you might burn your tongue on the hot coffee.
• Oven safe - If you need to reheat your coffee in a microwave avoid metal mugs, or stainless steel ones. Even though they are the most common types available they would definitely be not microwave safe.
• Look and feel - Your coffee travel mug says a lot about you, so obviously you would want to find one which gives an appearance that is closest to your personality and taste. These days you can find mugs in almost any colour and shape imaginable, with various art and pictures to adorn your mug. If none of them catches your fancy then you still have the option of having a custom coffee travel mug printed with your specified design or choice of words, for a little extra price over the normal.

Choosing the perfect coffee travel mug for you might take a while, but once you are aware of the above factors and take a little time to mull over them, you will be glad of making a well thought out decision that will continue to provide greater convenience and satisfaction in the long run.