The Kicker Tea Tumbler is an interesting idea for tea consumers. The premise is simple enough. Drop in loose tea, Of which i am a huge fan, and then top it with boiling or near boiling water. cap it off and enjoy.

The strainer at the top of the clear tumbler allows you to sip with reckless abandon. And While I like the idea in theory I have a couple of design suggestions for the fine folks at Kicker Studio. Not Glass, in fact anything but glass. while pretty this thing will shatter when it’s lovely shape is dropped. this is a travel mug, you could go with glass lined clear plexiglass and be ok.

The technology in the thing is pretty cool, hourglass style flip on one end to infuse the tea, flip on the other side to drink with a lovely timer located in the end cap. I’m not convinced that the tea basket will provide adequete infusion however. Tea balls are immersed in the water and the IngenuiTEA, from Adagio has a mesh screen for a housing. The design seems to lack the flow to make good tea.

I do laud them for coming up with a wonderful system as a whole. And overall I love the design and I really do hope to see this in the Tea World some day.

Tea Tumbler by Kicker Studio » Yanko Design.

I love to take my source of Caffeination on the road. Which was one of the reasons I named my personal blog the Travelers Mug, I’m always on the move.Work, Home, Daycare to get the boy, daycare to drop the boy off, birthday parties events, functions you name it our family is there. But it makes a coffee addicts life a bit unsettled.

I have always had trouble finding a good travel mug. I have a plethora of mugs at my house, in fact after my first Father’s Day Mug I have placed a moratorium on any new mugs until such time as I announce once more that we are in need. Seriously, between Boy Scouts, holidays and taking care of my things I am left with a mountain of mugs. I don’t have enough pens to keep in them let alone coffee required to drink from all of them on a regular basis.

This brings me to the problem at hand, on the road what do I use? All of my previous travel mugs leaked. Some badly, others only when the car bounced or they were turned upside down. Enter last Christmas i received a ray of sunshine from my Aunt and Uncle. The Contigo*, cue angelic voices. Its a thermos so things stay nice and hot, its vacuum sealed, so I can throw it in my backpack and not worry and its metal so I don’t have to worry about anything else. In short its perfect.

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