Long Term Report

Big Sky Products Cup 2 Go
Long Term Report

Name: Laurie Corbin
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 6" (1.69 m)
Weight: 135 lbs (61 kg)
Email: mslimpsalot@yahoo.com
City, State, Country: Cumming, Georgia, USA
Date: November 20, 2004

Backpacking Background:

In the last four years, I have returned to backpacking and hiking. My three-season pack weight is about 23 pounds total (10.43 kg) but I am really trying to lighten up. The winter pack weight is significantly heavier as I get cold very easily.

Product Information:

Big Sky Products Cup 2 Go
Manufacturer: Big Sky Products
Year of Manufacture: 2004
Manufacturer's URL: www.bigskyproducts.com
Listed weight: 1.2 oz (34 g)
Delivered weight (cup & neoprene): 1.2 oz (34g)
Delivered weight (cup only): 0.7 oz (20 g)
Color: Cup-green, neoprene-blue
Price: $2.99 US

Long Term Testing:

I've continued to use the Cup 2 Go as my main cup and water scooper for trail maintenance trips, backpacking trips and day hikes. I've also used it to measure water for meals. It was used on a backpacking trip in late August into North Carolina. I used it for the coffee cup and, as usual, had to make two cups to get me moving. The Cup 2 Go holds less than 16 oz (237 ml) of coffee and it is just not enough for me.

The cup was used on a three day trip on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia in late September. Again, it was used as the coffee cup and as a water scooper in shallow pools. During these trips, I left the pesky neoprene sleeve at home because it is always falling off and the weather was quite warm with low temperatures at about 52 degrees F (11.1 C).

The final use of the cup was on a two day trip on the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee. The weather was a bit colder on this trip with a low temperature of 32 degrees F (0 C). Even using the neoprene cozy, the morning coffee was cold almost before I could put the pot back on the pot stand. I’ll admit that I was really wishing I had brought along my larger, insulated cup because cold coffee does not make for a happy hiker. The Cup 2 Go is wide and shallow so the large surface area cools very quickly.

In my field report, I was concerned about the neoprene cozy. It had continually slipped off the cup and was not very useful. I scrubbed the cozy with soap and water and allowed it to air dry. It still did not stick to the cup. A couple of small dots of seam sealer helped a bit but as soon as a little dirt got inside, the cozy slipped off again. The glued seams on the cozy held up well and still shows no signs of wear. The cup, although a bit scratched up, has not leaked or warped and the markings are still visible.

My initial problem with the sharp handle was solved by a little sandpaper applied to the sharp edges. I expect small issues like this with a low dollar item and it really didn’t concern me all that much.

Final Thoughts:

I think this would be a great cup for car camping where the coffee pot was full and the one little cup was not all the coffee I was going to get. It does not, however, work for me as a backpacking cup. The biggest issue being that the cup just isn’t big enough.

Things I like:

1) Lightweight
2) Graduated measurements
3) Cleans easily

Things I don’t like:

1) Too small
2) Cozy falls off

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