Project510
Adventurer
This past weekend at the Overland Rally in Hollister, Ca I had the good fortune of meeting Zach and Jonathan from Overland Gourmet. 2nd only to the amazing food that they were regularly serving to us Expo folks was some of the gear they use/sell. I have seen lots of folks talking about and showing their recent Snow Peak purchases and was interested, but to be honest the high price had me always putting purchasing anything on the back burner (no pun intended)
Well, I have to say... once you actually see/use anything from this compnay it changes your whole perspective entirely. Jonathan and Zach were detailed in their description of how well the products worked, and just how much the products can help you achieve a "gourmet" meal while roughing it where ever you may be.
To ease the pain on my wallet, as I am a pretty low budget traveler we started with the what I think is the best hikers mug I have ever seen. The Double Wall Titanium mug. The specific model I purchased was the 450. Now they have many different sizes, and even colors but the wife and I stuck to the standard metal finish as I enjoy that look (and it was a few dollars cheaper). We purchased these cups after making hot Chocolate the night before, and in 48* weather it went cold after about 10 mins in just your standard camping coffee mug.
After switching to the Snow Peak, the difference in temps and how long it kept it hot was most deffinately noticable.
Ok enough blabbing.. onto the details. So I had a slow morning at work, decided to keep track of temps and time and stuff
Temp inside office was 60* (windows open cold morning breeze)
Started with boiling water let sit for a few seconds then made coffee. At 11:00 am tenps were 190*
At 11:15 after tossing in some cold milk temps were 154*
Then I just took random temps and diff times
11:20 140*
11:40 124*
By 11:50 am, 45 mins after first pour.. it was finally at a temp low enough to want more heat. 100*
Also decided to toss it on the scale, and it was exactly 4 oz. Snow Peak lists 4.2 on their website, and I added the draw string mesh cover and got 4.2.
Anyways, love my cup, so does the wife.. thought I would toss it up on here in case anyone was interested. I am not a avid hiker, so the smaller size is perfect. If I hike more, the 600 series would be of more interest for soup and other stuff.
Also, a note to add since I asked this myself. Do NOT put this over an open flame like a jet boil or portable hikers cooking system. I was told a simple hot plate for indoors would keep it warm and be ok.. but I only ask because I drink coffee incredibly slow.. as to avoid drinking multiple cups.
So for those interested, www.overlandgourmet.com is where I purchased both of mine from.
Well, I have to say... once you actually see/use anything from this compnay it changes your whole perspective entirely. Jonathan and Zach were detailed in their description of how well the products worked, and just how much the products can help you achieve a "gourmet" meal while roughing it where ever you may be.
To ease the pain on my wallet, as I am a pretty low budget traveler we started with the what I think is the best hikers mug I have ever seen. The Double Wall Titanium mug. The specific model I purchased was the 450. Now they have many different sizes, and even colors but the wife and I stuck to the standard metal finish as I enjoy that look (and it was a few dollars cheaper). We purchased these cups after making hot Chocolate the night before, and in 48* weather it went cold after about 10 mins in just your standard camping coffee mug.
After switching to the Snow Peak, the difference in temps and how long it kept it hot was most deffinately noticable.
Ok enough blabbing.. onto the details. So I had a slow morning at work, decided to keep track of temps and time and stuff
Temp inside office was 60* (windows open cold morning breeze)
Started with boiling water let sit for a few seconds then made coffee. At 11:00 am tenps were 190*
At 11:15 after tossing in some cold milk temps were 154*
Then I just took random temps and diff times
11:20 140*
11:40 124*
By 11:50 am, 45 mins after first pour.. it was finally at a temp low enough to want more heat. 100*
Also decided to toss it on the scale, and it was exactly 4 oz. Snow Peak lists 4.2 on their website, and I added the draw string mesh cover and got 4.2.
Anyways, love my cup, so does the wife.. thought I would toss it up on here in case anyone was interested. I am not a avid hiker, so the smaller size is perfect. If I hike more, the 600 series would be of more interest for soup and other stuff.
Also, a note to add since I asked this myself. Do NOT put this over an open flame like a jet boil or portable hikers cooking system. I was told a simple hot plate for indoors would keep it warm and be ok.. but I only ask because I drink coffee incredibly slow.. as to avoid drinking multiple cups.
So for those interested, www.overlandgourmet.com is where I purchased both of mine from.
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