Cups

cannylass · Senior Member

Cups

Gerty Dancer · Guru

2 in the picnic basket in the tug, 2 in the caravan. And a couple of pewter wine cups. We always have morning tea somewhere, even when camped up, so the picnic basket stuff gets washed and repacked every day. Sometimes the caravan ones dont get used though.

Kiwi-as · Guru

We have two extras for visitors. Initionally we had a melamine set, but found the cups stained badly, so bought some good mugs.

Hylda&Jon · Guru

2 crockery ones & 2 plastic ones. As Gerty says, use the plastic ones for those numerous picnics you will have on drives without the van in tow

Cheers

Jon

BTW: Thanks to Gerty Dancer & Co for their delightful company this morning. It was a pleasure meeting up again.

Beth54 · Guru

Generally just what you need yourself.

Visitors byo, as well as byo chair, or they might sit on the 'visitors chair'..ie: the caravan step.

Kiwi-as, I didn't like drinking out of the malamine cups. I was trawling 2nd hand shops for the old Corelle mugs, and a GN kindly gave me two. (Corelle are less likely to break.)

jimricho · Guru

The only thing worse to drink out of than plastic is paper mugs/cups/glasses etc.

Beth54 · Guru

jimricho wrote:
The only thing worse to drink out of than plastic is paper mugs/cups/glasses etc.

Too right Jimricho. bleh

Happywanderer · The Master

I have one of those stainless steel, hold the heat, truckies cup and two crockery coffee cups, always keep a look out for another one or two along the way. In case I want a change.

Smokeydk · Guru

Cheap nasty woolies type plastic mugs for us....no cups in our van

Pam · Guru

We take 4 proper mugs. Each has it's own cheap stubby holder for traveling. I just cut the side to allow for the handle.

Happywanderer · The Master

Thanks for that Pam, wondered how to fit coffee mugs into the stubby holders.

dropbear68 · Senior Member

I have my favs, my dads 66 dated army mug, a few old well used enamel mugs, tea just tastes that much better, and i never leave home without my quart pot, the old tin cup with it and the pot itself have made many a cup of tea, i never clean it only rinse it, the tea is divine, no coffee for me. Cups dont take up much space can always hide them somewhere and u never know when Wombats gonna come a callin

cannylass · Senior Member

I must get some of those stubby holders which is a great idea

Cruising Granny · Guru

I've got a whole shelf of stubby holders as a result of souvenirs and presentations along the way. Not much weight and they only take up one vege basket shelf. Eventually they deteriorate and go to stubby holder heaven.
I keep one on the 4 WD stick, I keep one on the dash mat for pens and stuff on the job, attached with velcro.
I use corelle at home, but a stainless steel capped mug for the road. I also have a personalised CG mug and one from my late dad's house. Plastic standby in the picnic box.
I use acrylic "glasses" for wine. I never stand on ceremony. Years ago we used to drink wine out of vegemite or cheese glasses.
Remember them? The flip lid, and then it was a glass.

Beth54 · Guru

Yep, I remember them Chris.

I have a stainless steel wine goblet that I picked up in an op shop for $3!

I also have a couple of acrylic 'glasses', and a wooden 'Port Macquarie' wine goblet that was in the old cupboard in my parents house when we emptied it out. Mum always 'saved' those sort of things...too good to use. Same with a beautiful towel set someone gave her. Old habits die hard.

So I'm going to use that wooden goblet and think of her every time I do. smile

petengail · Guru

Cups? I have been known to be "in my cups".... especially when in bad company in camps lol

jetj · Guru

I have a couple of stainless steel insulated mugs I carry, one crockery mug and a couple of insulated ones with lids. Also stainless steel wine glass.

littledick · Senior Member

No plastic cups or plates for us, we carry just to suit us . Any park guests bring their own .

Dick.

Travel Bug · Guru

biggrin biggrin biggrin @ Pete.

Travel Bug · Guru

Beth54 wrote:

So I'm going to use that wooden goblet and think of her every time I do. smile

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That's nice Beth... smile

pricey43 · Guru

If we're staying put for a while I raid the white elephant or op shops for decent wine glasses. Much nicer than acrylic.

I use the stubby holders on these when we move. If they break so be it. There's always another op shop near by to replace them.

neilnruth · Guru

Thanks for the stubby holder idea. I was having trouble with the acrylic glasses.

cannylass · Senior Member

Since I have been looking for the stubby holders I can't find one any where in our shops

Happywanderer · The Master

Try the op shops, I got 2 for 50cents yesterday. They are about 10.00 new.

cannylass · Senior Member

Thanks will try the opp shops I know I have bought new ones for gifts for son on law paid $10

neilnruth · Guru

See how helpful this forum is? Someone asks about whether to take 2 or 4 cups and there's heaps of answers. Who would have thought 'cups' could generate so much interest? It's all about the small stuff. (and the big stuff in the Techie's Corner of course!)

Cupie · Guru

We take settings for four. I think.

With 'cups' I'd like to think that means 4 cups .... But ..

From a mental count we have

- 4 of those crappy melamite ones hanging from hooks under the microwave .. rarely used. But stained none the less.

- 2 porcelain ones in holders in the cupboards over the sink .. used every day.

- 2 grotty plastic mugs (give aways from a caravan show). I use the blue (for boys) one for the morning cup of Chai tea.

- one porcelain 'short black' with saucer of course, for my evening double espresso (with a triple salt licorice).

So the answer is a few more than 4 ... but all needed!

Pam · Guru

littledick wrote:
No plastic cups or plates for us, we carry just to suit us . Any park guests bring their own .
Dick.

Are they made out of wooden cutting boards? Interesting idea.

Edited to add that pictures from original post didn't "quote"

-- Edited by Pam on Sunday 13th of May 2012 01:08:29 PM

Pam · Guru

The $2 shops usually have cheap stubby holders. They don't fit the larger mugs but I cut strips of anti slip stuff to wrap around them. I have also made a simple movable drawer divider to keep mugs from moving too far. It's basically a length of wood with little pegs sideways to hold it upright. it stands between the mugs and other bits and pieces.

I agree with Neilruth. Who would have thought cups would be such an interesting topic.

Cupie, I agree with you too. You need the right cup for the right beverage. Tea just doesn't taste the same out of a heavy coffee mug, you need the finer china ones for tea.

littledick · Senior Member

littledick wrote:
No plastic cups or plates for us, we carry just to suit us . Any park guests bring their own .
Dick.

No need for stubby holders, I use those for beer.my idea made to suit wine, scotch glasses and mugs, nothing moves. wink