Outdoors & Fitness · Head-to-head
Snow Peak Ti-Double 450 Anodized Mug vs GSI Outdoors Infinity Backpacker Mug
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Camp Mugs: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Ti-Double is a 450 ml double-wall titanium mug, and titanium double-wall does a similar job to vacuum steel for a fraction of the mass. The GSI is lighter still and cheaper, with an insulating sleeve rather than a sealed wall.
Snow Peak Ti-Double 450 Anodized Mug
Buy itA 450 ml double-wall Japanese titanium mug with folding handles, light by design.
- A 450 ml double-wall titanium mug, a material chosen to save weight over vacuum steel.
- Double-wall Japanese titanium gives real insulation without the mass of a vacuum steel body.
- Foldable handles, so it nests and packs flat rather than taking mug-shaped space in a bag.
- Its double wall means it cannot be used for cooking or placed over a heat source, a limit many brands leave you to discover.
- Cannot go on a stove, so reheating means transferring the drink to a pot and back.
- Premium pricing, and titanium costs a great deal per gram saved.
- No lid included; Snow Peak sells a 450ml Silicone Lid separately, so out of the box it loses heat from the top and spills in a pack.
GSI Outdoors Infinity Backpacker Mug
Buy itLightest and largest here, with measuring graduations that make it a second piece of kit.
- 3.5 ounces, about 100 grams, the lightest mug in this comparison, holding 17.5 fluid ounces, the most of the fixed-size mugs here.
- Volume graduations moulded in, so it doubles as a measuring cup for rehydrating meals and mixing drinks.
- Sealable sip-through lid keeps out trail dust and insects as well as reducing spills and heat loss.
- Lifetime warranty and described as repairable rather than disposable, with a recycled rPET sleeve and BPA-free polypropylene.
- An insulating sleeve is meaningfully less effective than a sealed double wall, so drinks cool faster.
- Polypropylene picks up flavours and stains over time in a way steel and titanium do not.
- Plastic against the lip is a texture some people simply dislike for hot drinks.
Side by side
The 9 criteria below are the ones our full comparison judged every product on, narrowed to these two.
| Snow Peak Ti-Double 450 Anodized Mug Our pick | GSI Outdoors Infinity Backpacker Mug | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Backpacking and anywhere the mug is carried rather than transported, where saved weight is worth paying for. | Weight-conscious trips on a budget, and anyone who wants the mug to double as a measuring cup. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $ · budget |
| Capacity | 450 ml (per model name) | 17.5 fl oz |
| Weight | Not confirmed | 3.5 oz / about 100 g |
| Material | Anodised Japanese titanium | Polypropylene with rPET sleeve |
| Insulation | Double wall | Insulating sleeve |
| Safe over a heat source | No | No |
| Lid | Not included | Sealable sip-through, included |
| Leakproof | Not published | Not published |
| Handle | Foldable | Webbing, collapsible |
| Capacity per 100 g | Not confirmed | About 17.5 fl oz |
Which one is right for you?
Pick the Snow Peak Ti-Double 450 Anodized Mug if
backpacking and anywhere the mug is carried rather than transported, where saved weight is worth paying for.
Know before buying: cannot go on a stove, so reheating means transferring the drink to a pot and back.
Pick the GSI Outdoors Infinity Backpacker Mug if
weight-conscious trips on a budget, and anyone who wants the mug to double as a measuring cup.
Know before buying: an insulating sleeve is meaningfully less effective than a sealed double wall, so drinks cool faster.
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Snow Peak Ti-Double 450 Anodized Mug - A 450 ml double-wall Japanese titanium mug with folding handles, light by design. Choose the GSI Outdoors Infinity Backpacker Mug instead if weight-conscious trips on a budget, and anyone who wants the mug to double as a measuring cup.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Camp Mugs: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).