The Yeti company was founded in 2006 with the mission to build “over engineered” coolers that are bear proof, disaster resistant, and can keep ice longer than the competition. Thanks to a very aggressive marketing campaign, they are best known premium cooler brand.

Yeti drinkware has become very popular on Oahu, especially the 18 to 64 oz bottles with the cap that allows you to hold and swing it with 3 fingers.   It appears that Yeti has surpassed Hydro Flask as the brand to have.

I’ve been testing the Yeti soft cooler Hopper 12, the Rambler 20 oz tumbler, and the Rambler 14 oz camp mug for the last two months.  I use the mug everyday and will review that first.  Will review the Hopper and the Rambler tumbler after I get more use in.

The camp mug is so wide in diameter it won’t fit in most cup holders.  Look how much narrower the tumbler’s base is compared to the mug’s.  The mug wasn’t designed to be a daily commuter.  It was designed to take camping to hold hot soup, hot cereal and your favorite hot beverage.  While large, and double-wall insulated, it’s not heavy but does feel burly (in a good way) due to the large handle that could fit a gloved hand.  That double-wall insulation prevents the outside from getting warm to the touch, and never “sweats”.

The mug easily fits on my Keurig tray with height to spare, and the stock clear plastic lid with sipping hole keeps my coffee hot for much longer than I need it to. In fact, I have to let the coffee cool a little before putting the lid on, otherwise I’d burn my lips.

If you’re a sipper and take more than an hour to sip your hot beverage, you could purchase the MagSlider lid ($9.99) that keeps the mug sealed until you’re ready to sip.  My coffee used to become lukewarm by the time I finished it and tasted kind of weak. Now that I’m finishing it while hot, it tastes so much better.

The mug and rubber gasketed lid wash up easily and have resisted staining inside and out.  The mug lists for $24.99 and I’ve seen it at a lot of tackle stores and surf shops this holiday season.  I recommend getting one, especially if you can catch a storewide sale. Using it makes me feel like I’m in the wild outdoors, though I’ve never used the mug outside of the house.