Help Me Find This Mug's Sucessor

July 2, 2009 10:43 AM

Can someone tell me if MiGo still makes this screwtop travel mug (which doesn't leak and can be put into a backpack) with a rubber gasket top?

At Christmas, 2002, my then-fiance bought me some coffee supplies, including a black rubber and plastic mug made by MiGo. (I think from Target.) I was gracious about it, of course, but not too excited - I usually hate travel mugs.

But this one was different. The top lid assembled in two pieces. When you screwed the lid onto the cup, it became leak-proof; the seal was tight, and I could throw a full mug of coffee into my overlarge handbag on my way to work. The mug quickly became my new favorite possession.

Sadly, after many moves and a graduate degree, a piece of plastic on the inside broke, and I haven't been able to use the mug for 5 years. I couldn't bear to throw it out - it was the best thing I'd ever found, and that includes the vacuum flask I grumpily use now. But searches were fruitless. I located one website that discussed MiGo's partnership with a company that made industrial gaskets, and I figured that this extraordinary screwtop came from there. But I haven't seen it on MiGo's product pages since - or at least I don't think I have; the travel mugs there now seem to have ordinary push-on lids (the kind where you can't turn the mug upside down).

Can I find a replacement mug? I looked at the thread on recommendations for new ones, and might just try to go with one of those if I can't find this one. But MeFi is my last hope for trying to track down The Best Coffee Mug Ever made! Can you help?

posted by mccn to home & garden (12 comments total)

To clarify, a little - what I'm hoping to find is someone who has a MiGo screwtop mug of the current generation, who can tell me where to get it, and who can promise me on all they hold dear that it works as well as my old one - i.e., that you can fill it up, screw it tight, and throw it in a handbag. Or if you have a MiGo mug that isn't screwtop, tell me that, too, so I can be sure to exclude that kind from my search!
posted by mccn at 10:47 AM on July 2

Here is the link to the article.
posted by mccn at 10:50 AM on July 2

I don't know about your MiGo mug, but I have this Thermos Nissan mug and can attest that it is utterly leak proof (it has a screw top lid) and will keep your coffee hot for many hours.
posted by c lion at 11:11 AM on July 2

I cannot get by without my Chantal Livestrong Mug.

100% leakproof, sleek, keeps my drink hot for hours, and I can disassemble the lid easily to clean it out (usually most leakproof mugs don't allow this, which means nasty coffee will remain in the lid).
posted by special-k at 11:16 AM on July 2

It looks like some of the current MiGo offerings do still have a screw top. This ebay listing refers to a screw top on the Marilyn model. Unfortunately, the reviews for it on Amazon (and other similar models, like the Thelma) don't speak in glowing terms about it's spill-proof qualities, so I don't know if it's really what you want, either.
posted by cabingirl at 11:52 AM on July 2

I use screw-top glass jars to carry my hot drinks all winter long. I carry 'em around in my backpack, and surprisingly, they hold up really well.
posted by aniola at 3:31 PM on July 2

I have an Oxo screw-top leakproof thermos mug that works really well. The plastic one is about $10 and the stainless steel one is about $20 at Target. I have the stainless steel one, and it's lasted 3 years including a long drop down a concrete staircase.
posted by miyabo at 3:40 PM on July 2

Sadly I don't have the answer you are looking for, but can attest that the Oxo screwtop mug with a button released gasket is absolutely leakproof -- upside down, shaken, etc. it just doesn't leak (and liquids stay super hot) Here's Amazon's page
posted by i love cheese at 4:00 PM on July 2

Seconding the Oxo mug. That brute refuses to leak.
posted by firstdrop at 4:22 PM on July 2

Yet another not-your-mug to consider: Thermos Element 5. Unbelievably rugged and completely leakproof. It is the envy of my office.
posted by nadise at 9:33 PM on July 2

The Nissan mug linked by c lion is one of my prized possessions. I've used one on a daily basis for years, and trust it thrown in my backpack with my Mac. The lid disassembles, the o-ring that forms the seal is removable (and I presume replaceable, though I've never needed to,) it keeps drinks hot for hours and it's comfortable to drink from.
posted by contraption at 9:49 PM on July 2

That Nissan mug has been one of my (cheapish) go-to gifts for years. People are equally non-plussed at first and then RAVE about it later. I love mine to bits and would replace it in a minute if I broke or lost it.
posted by barnone at 1:10 PM on July 3