Travel Mug

Insulated travel mugs are a must have for any adventurer or traveller! Being able to take a hot coffee on the go makes those early mornings so much easier and more enjoyable. Our range of eco friendly travel mugs is one of the best in Australia and we are bound to have to perfect mug for you.

If you are looking for a leak-proof option, look no further than a Contigo travel mug. These have an autoseal spout that snaps back into place as soon as you release the button.

Some of the most popular travel mugs in our store are the Frank Green travel mugs. Frank Green travel mugs are lined with a ceramic coating. Ceramic materials are very safe and leach nothing into the liquid contents.

Travel mugs are an essential when visiting cold places, just like Tracey on her trip to Tasmania.

Our travel mugs come in a variety of materials. It is important to consider all the options so you can make the best selection for your individual needs.

Stainless Steel:
Stainless steel travel mugs are classic, and popular for a good reason. As the name suggests, they are very resistant to stains, and additionally are durable and relatively lightweight. Often coffee or other acidic drinks can leave marks on the inside of cups (especially if they are being left in the car), so it is really handy to have a travel mug that wipes clean so easily. A lot of our stainless steel travel mugs are also double or triple wall insulated, meaning there are thin vacuum layers between the inner stainless steel and the outer stainless steel. This helps reduce the heat transfer between the contents and the outside of the mug, keeping your drink hot (or cold) for longer. Perfect for road trips.
Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel: This is a subset of stainless steel travel mugs as it is a technique really only used by one brand, Frank Green. They line the inside of their mugs (and bottles, for that matter) with a proprietary ceramic coating. This has numerous benefits, but primarily serves as a way to maintain the taste of your beverage. While stainless steel does not leach chemicals into water, it can still affect the taste of your drink, even just by the smell. Ceramic coating is much more inert, and leaves your water, beverage or drink tasting the exact same as when it entered the mug.

Glass:
Glass travel mugs are also an excellent option. Perhaps the most inert of all the travel mug materials, glass is easy to clean, looks stylish, and convenient for seeing how much coffee you have left! Glass has been used for drinkware for so many years for a reason... it's awesome. We also stock insulated glass travel mugs, which utilise the same vacuum layer technology as the stainless mugs. There are however a few things to keep in mind before you order a glass travel mug. Firstly, they are much more fragile than their stainless steel counterparts. While our glass mugs are made from thick, tempered glass, they will always be susceptible to breaking. So, if you find yourself to be particularly clumsy, or maybe you are just having one of those days, you might want to leave the glass at home and take a stainless steel travel mug. Secondly, it is slightly heavier than stainless steel, primarily due to its thickness. If you are using your travel mug while backpacking or hiking, this is an especially important consideration.

Plastic:
Plastic is quite a divisive material for travel mugs. Typically, plastic travel mugs will not be insulated, as the plastic does not allow for a strong vacuum to be formed between its layers. Additionally, some people are concerned that putting hot drinks in plastic can lead to chemicals leaching into their drink. However, at Biome, we offer some plastic travel mugs because they have a few key advantages. Firstly, they are very lightweight and durable. This is a combination of qualities that is hard to come by, as usually increased durability leads to increased weight. Plastic travel mugs can survive all manner of falls, and rarely will be scratched or damaged by other things in your bag. Secondly, they are usually much cheaper than their stainless or glass counterparts, insulated or not. It is important to consider that a glass travel mug sitting at home where it is safe (but not being used) is worse for the environment than a 'beater' plastic mug that gets used every day. Furthermore, all plastic travel mugs that we stock at Biome are BPA free, so there is no need to worry about chemicals leaching into your drink. They can be recycled at the end of their life too, so other things can be made without the need to produce more virgin plastic.

Going remote? No power? Check out our Camping Lights collection for solar-compatible camping lighting setups, and be sure to read our blog post on zero waste camping.