REI Double Shot Press Mug

REI Double Shot Press Mug – Must have for coffee drinking travelers.

If you are an avid traveler and coffee drinker, the REI Double Shot Press Mug is well worth the extra weight. I bought this as a backup on my last trip around Costa Rica. I figured since most places offer free coffee I wouldn’t have to use the French Press feature, but that it would be nice to have. The problems was, at many of the hostels I either woke up too late, they were out of coffee, or missing the required tools to make coffee with. Good thing I brought the REI Double Shot Press Mug as backup.

The REI Double Shot Press Mug combines everything you need to store, brew, and enjoy coffee in just about any location. All you need is access to hot water and ground up coffee. The REI Double Shot Press Mug is the multi-tool of the coffee drinking world. It combines a travel mug, French Press, and an air tight storage compartment all in a single unit.

The REI Double Shot Press Mug comes with two lids. One is a typical travel mug lid for you to use when enjoying pre-made coffee from a pot. The other is a lid with a French press built into it. This lid also has a small screen over the sip hole to prevent coffee grounds from slipping through.

The quick & dirty:

Where you can get one:
REI: $28

Why they rock:

• French-press functionality gives you delicious fresh brewed coffee when you want, where you want
• Plus, never be without a second round: A special air-tight canister conveniently stores away ground coffee in the base of the mug
• To brew coffee, simply put your fresh ground coffee in the mug, add very hot water (not boiling) press the plunger, steep and sip—it’s that easy
• Double-wall stainless-steel construction ensures your coffee stays enjoyably hot and fresh for long periods of time
• French-press mechanism comes with its own commuter-style cap with a screen over the sip hole to keep grounds inside

Seat-of-the-pants rating: 9 out of 10

All and all, the REI Double Shot Press Mug is a pretty handy little tool. It is a little bit bulky for worldly travel, but well worth it. The best part of the REI Double Shot Press Mug, in my opinion, is the storage compartment. It lets you keep a cups worth of coffee grounds stored in an air tight canister thats attached to the mug.

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REI: $28