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Asobu ceramic lined insulated mug

On By Paul HubbardIn Coffee, recommendationsLeave a comment

So years ago I discovered double wall glass mugs.

Nearly perfect but just too fragile, leading to lots of orders:

They are nearly ideal. Zero flavor retention, easy to clean, great for hot coffee and ice cold beer and tea and sparkling water. I get the 18oz version in two packs. Plus they insulate well so no condensation and I can savor.

But they break so damned easily. Which is why I’ve repurchased so many times.

A while ago the Wirecutter recommended a glass lined bottle from Purist and I bought one. It’s as promised but the shape is too deep to hand wash and the lid is impossible to clean internally. so off I went.

And yes I firmly believe that coffee flavor is best from a wide opening shape and glass or ceramic. Reddit agrees… mostly.

The main features I want are insulation, glass or ceramic lining and large at 16oz or so. Two full cups from my French press. I found this Asobu:

It’s… excellent. Super slick coating, insulated well, a breeze to clean, coffee tastes great. Nice and wide so the aromas are good.

The shape is a lot like my Yeti that I still have.

And Yeti does have ceramic lined mugs now, but only 4 and 6 ounce:

The Asobu is very well made:

I’ve had it a few days, rigorously testing with coffee, tea, sparkling water, beer, mint tea and it’s great. Super slick ceramic, nice cork, wide and stable, good value at $30. Worthy of my YouShouldBuy category!

Asobu White Infinite Mug, 16oz.

OWC reviews in progress…

On By Paul HubbardIn WatchesLeave a comment
Snowflake + Toxic

Just wanted to post a brief update – I’m done photographing the watches and will be doing photo edits and starting the writing. It took much longer than planned:

  • My copy of Apple Aperture now crashes doing almost anything, so I had to find a new photography app and get it setup. That’ll be a separate post but the app is Luminar.
  • My nifty setup for lume photos doesn’t work with the lenses I have on the GF1. 😦 So my lume pictures are awful for now.
  • Work got busier than normal.

Anyway… it’s in progress!

Keep it simple: G-Shock GA-800

On By Paul HubbardIn recommendations, WatchesLeave a comment

I was browsing a while ago and for some reason this caught my eye.

That’s the GA-800. Sixty eight bucks on Amazon.

It’s basic for a G. Analog and digital, a rare second hand, even lume on the hands to match the blue dial illumination. Easy to wear, a bit smaller than most.

It lacks gps, barometer, radio set and solar power. The reverse LCD is hard to read at any off angle. The lume is only on the hands and not the dial, so at night you have to use the overly bright light.

Nevertheless I’m delighted with it, it’s an affordable and deeply fun watch. Easy to read the time, very light and comfortable on wrist, and at this price I didn’t flinch when I bashed it on sandstone last weekend.

If the red is too bold for you, there are other colors including black, some with more legible standard LCDs. It’s easy to find on Amazon or wherever; not a jdm or limited edition.

Here’s where I got mine: G-Shock Men’s GA-800 Red One Size https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075JH53L9?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf