FishyFolk
31-08-2012, 05:43 PM
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I ordered the Olicamp space saver cup together with a 32oz/ 1 litre Nalgene bottle and a no-brand pouch. As seen in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwPiV70uWs&feature=g-upl
The cup is quite spacious 16oz (1/2 litre) and made of stainless steel with a double handle that folds away so that the cup can be easily stored in a pouch without the handles being in the way, the same way a crusader cups handles do. The cup got it's name because the 32 oz Nalgene bottles nests perfectly inside the cup, saving some space, hence the "Space saver cup".
The handles are quite thin steel wire and folded out its a little rickety but feels okay in the hand. More so when it's full. Got one complaint though. The handles come off when I pull the cup out of it's pouch. First time I used it was in the video I link to. That thin wire thing falls off, and could easilly get lost on the ground. Specially in snow, if you do not notice it falling off.
Fortunately this is impossible when you are holding it in your hand. So it is no risk of dumping 16 oz of scolding hot water in your lap.
Another con I foresee is that if you make something to drink, finish up, and put the nalgene bottle back into the cup, and it is winter, I think it very likely that the
cup will freeze stuck to the bottle. But that remains to be seen.
In favour of the cup was that it did not become so hot as to burn your lips. But I only had one cup of hot water (2dl) in it. So the steel does not conduct heat very well, which is a good thing.
I have not yet tried to boil water in it, but that will come, probably in some video I'll post in here.
Verdict: I like it, but the handles could have been made better.
Pros:
Stainless steel sollidity
A nalgene bottle fits like a glove inside
Can be used to boil water/make a brew in
Cons:
The handles fall off
Will follow up when I have used it more :-)
I ordered the Olicamp space saver cup together with a 32oz/ 1 litre Nalgene bottle and a no-brand pouch. As seen in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwPiV70uWs&feature=g-upl
The cup is quite spacious 16oz (1/2 litre) and made of stainless steel with a double handle that folds away so that the cup can be easily stored in a pouch without the handles being in the way, the same way a crusader cups handles do. The cup got it's name because the 32 oz Nalgene bottles nests perfectly inside the cup, saving some space, hence the "Space saver cup".
The handles are quite thin steel wire and folded out its a little rickety but feels okay in the hand. More so when it's full. Got one complaint though. The handles come off when I pull the cup out of it's pouch. First time I used it was in the video I link to. That thin wire thing falls off, and could easilly get lost on the ground. Specially in snow, if you do not notice it falling off.
Fortunately this is impossible when you are holding it in your hand. So it is no risk of dumping 16 oz of scolding hot water in your lap.
Another con I foresee is that if you make something to drink, finish up, and put the nalgene bottle back into the cup, and it is winter, I think it very likely that the
cup will freeze stuck to the bottle. But that remains to be seen.
In favour of the cup was that it did not become so hot as to burn your lips. But I only had one cup of hot water (2dl) in it. So the steel does not conduct heat very well, which is a good thing.
I have not yet tried to boil water in it, but that will come, probably in some video I'll post in here.
Verdict: I like it, but the handles could have been made better.
Pros:
Stainless steel sollidity
A nalgene bottle fits like a glove inside
Can be used to boil water/make a brew in
Cons:
The handles fall off
Will follow up when I have used it more :-)