Stanley AeroLight Transit Bottle 16 oz Leak Resistant Water Bottle or Coffee Travel Mug

Nobody likes disappointment. And I was for sure disappointed when my Stanley-green coffee traveler gave up the ghost. I had bought it the instant I saw it, because it was perfect. I had a thing for that classic green. I liked that it was compact and rugged. I likened that it had a little push-button spout that would not only let me sip from it, but made it easy to pour coffee from it into another mug.

I traveled with that thing for years. It went with us in RV life and van life. It went overseas with me in the side pouch of my backpack. It was there for me, every morning, keeping my coffee hot so I could drink it in sips, one pour at a time.

And then it broke.

Stanley has a lifetime warranty on these things. But when I reached out, they informed me they no longer made the model I had come to love. They did offer, however, to send me a newer, equivalent model. It wouldn’t be in that same classic green, but would be more of a navy blue color. Would that be ok?

Did I have a choice? So… sure.

And, it turns out, the consolation prize is every bit as capable, beautiful, and essential as my original. I can barely function without this thing and its contents, day to day. And I honestly wouldn’t want to.