My lightest cup is 30 grams when these guys are around 20, though they don’t have a handle and are collapsible which has both pluses and minuses. Their advantage for us though is that two would fit inside our Vango 450 ml Titanium cup so that I could just take it and our Toaks 1100 ml pot with frypan handle. All three fit inside the Suluk wood stove and the Brasslite Turbo 1D and measure fit snugly inside that. http://www.theultralighthiker.com/cookset-woes/ We need just throw in a collapsible plate such as this https://www.traildesigns.com/fozzil-bowlz and we have a (shared) mess kit which will cut out some of Della’s pack weight.
‘The UltrAspire Cup 7oz. greatly reduces the amount of waste generation and environmental impact of a paper cup. Designed to reduce the amount of waste created by disposable paper cups at races, the UltrAspire C2 cup is reusable, collapsible, and at just 0.7 ounces, easy to bring wherever you go. Keep it in the pocket of your running shorts or racing vest, and take it out for fast filling at aid stations. Made from FDA-approved silicone, the cup pops up to a standing height of 3.5 inches and folds back down when you’re done. Great for cup-free or bring-your-own-cup events, it also comes in handy for traveling, car camping, and backpacking with kids.’ Approx US$8ea plus shipping costs.
Update: It works well enough if you are careful for cold drinks but I think you would need to be more careful than I care to be to drink a hot drink out of one. They are very collapsible.
Additional Information
Weight 0.04 lbs
Dimensions 3.5 x 2.87 x 2.87 in
Color Luminous Blue
See: https://vimeo.com/160288205 & http://ultraspire.com/product/ultraspire-c2-cup/ & https://www.massdrop.com/buy/ultraspire-c2-cup?mode=guest_open
PS: I bought a couple of these cups. Suitable for cold drinks only I’m afraid. Too squishy for hot ones. Still have not beaten my 30 gram plastic cup. The collapsible plates are too heavy. The lightest plastic plates I have found have been packaging trays (for food) from the supermarket. Some of these are quite sturdy yet weigh only 20 grams or so. The quest continues…
Your posts are certainly keeping me busy with the research… when I think there’s not much more to cut in our packs, you come along with yet another great idea…
With your backpack, I’ve researched the robic material (which I’d never heard of before your post) – and am looking at buying fabric from the US (not bad at around $8USD a yard – but I may wince at the postage)… We’ll save close to 200gm each by using this material for our bush chairs (I lash together sticks to make a tripod with a knee height cross bar and hang the material from it for a very comfy laid-back camp chair). …I expect we’ll save at least 100gm in lighting after your post on those tiny usb lights; and now this cup is another thing to research and see what we can leave behind in favour of this, or something like it…
Such great ideas and helpful links are keeping me busy, chasing down rabbit holes to see what else they lead to as well. Thank you again …
I guarantee there are kilograms to cut in your packs Jenny! We use Big Agnes Cyclone Chair. Ours are 160 grams. They are a little heavier now. They are wonderful. Nonetheless I am interested in your design. Care to shoot me a pic? Our email address is stevendella@finnsheep.com (our sheep website). There is an Australian outfitter, though he may not have that material -Tier gear: http://www.theultralighthiker.com/australian-outfitter/ Cheers, Steve.