The Ti Artisan 750 ml titanium cup is a big single-wall mug that doubles as a pot for one, with a coated folding handle, a lid and a wire bail. It weighed 126 g with the lid on our scale. I paid $36 for it.
What’s in the box
A 750 ml cup in 99.8% pure titanium, 95 mm across and 110 mm high, with a 0.5 mm wall and a reinforced base. The handle is coated in orange plastic and folds flat against the side, and a wire bail is hinged at the rim. The lid sits inside the rim and has a triangle tab to lift it and three small holes. It all comes in a padded mesh bag.
What we like
- 126 g with the lid
- Big enough to cook for one
- Coated handle stays cool enough
- Wire bail for carrying
- Measuring marks in ml and oz
- Nests with the other sizes
What we don’t
- Needs a modest flame
- Marks read backwards from outside
- Big for just a coffee
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Ti Artisan |
| Model | TA8315A-750-BH |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Material | 99.8% titaniumSingle wall |
| Colour | Titanium |
| Weight | 126 gwith lid |
| Size | Ø 9.5 × 11 cm |
| Included | LidPadded mesh bag |
Mug or pot
At 750 ml this is where a titanium cup turns into a real pot. It holds enough water for a dehydrated meal and a coffee, and because it’s a single wall of titanium it goes straight on a camp stove. Titanium doesn’t rust and doesn’t add a metallic taste, so the same cup works for dinner and for tea.
The size is also the catch. As a mug it’s a lot of cup for one coffee, so if you mostly want a drink, a smaller one like the 420 ml mug makes more sense.
The coated handle
The orange coating is the biggest difference from the bare titanium handle on our 450 ml Ti Artisan cup. We like it. It’s easy to spot in a dim camp, it folds flat against the side of the cup, and it does its job: lifting the cup off a fire, the handle stayed cool enough to hold.
That’s as long as the flame is modest. Ti Artisan says to use a small flame and fold the handle out, away from the heat, and that’s good advice because the coating is plastic. Keep it off big flames and hot coals.
Bail and measuring marks
Two things set the 750 ml apart from the smaller cups. The first is a wire bail hinged at the rim, which swings up over the lid so you can carry the cup like a little billy or hang it up. The second is a set of marks stamped into the side, in ml and oz, which saves guessing the water for a dehydrated meal.
Because the marks are stamped, they read correctly from the inside and back to front from the outside. That’s fine for filling, but it looks odd the first time you see it.
Packing it
This is the best part of the Ti Artisan range. The cups come in several sizes that all nest into each other, so the 750 ml is the outer shell of a small kit. A 450 ml cup slides inside, and our four cups make one stack with the lids alongside. The padded mesh bag stops it rattling against the rest of your gear and lets it dry after a wash.
It weighed 126 g on our scale with the lid on, a little under the listed 131 g.
Other Ti Artisan cups
The closest cup we’ve tested is the nestable 450 ml Ti Artisan cup, with a bare titanium handle instead of the orange coating. The bare handle copes better with hot coals; the coated one is nicer to hold.
Ti Artisan also sells this cup without the bail, in 750 ml and 450 ml. Skip the bail if you won’t hang the cup, and pick the 450 ml if you mainly want a mug. Figures for those two are from the listings.
| TestedTi Artisan 750 ml | Smaller450 ml | No bail750 ml Plain | BareNestable Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lid | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wire bail | Yes | No | No | No |
| Measuring marks | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Model | TA8315A-750-BH | TA8307-450 | TA8315A-750 | HR-Ta8307-450 |
| Handle | Coated | Coated | Coated | Titanium |
| Size | 95 × 110 mm | 80 × 97 mm | 95 × 110 mm | 86 × 97 mm |
| Capacity | 750 ml | 450 ml | 750 ml | 450 ml |
| Weight | 126 g | 95 g | 124 g | 92 g |
| Price | $36 | $32 | $34 | $30 |
| Shop | Check price at Amazon | Check price at Amazon | Check price at Amazon | – |
Conclusion: Ti Artisan Titanium Cup with Folding Handle (750ml)Conclusion
The Ti Artisan 750 ml titanium cup is a mug big enough to be your pot. It weighed 126 g with the lid on our scale, the coated handle folds flat, the wire bail makes it easy to carry, and the smaller Ti Artisan cups nest inside. The orange handle stays cool enough to lift it off a modest flame, though not a big fire, and the marks read backwards from the outside. I paid $36.
A mug big enough to be your pot.
It weighed 126 g with the lid and adds a wire bail, measuring marks and room for a solo meal, and the orange handle stays cool enough on a modest fire, for $36. It needs a modest flame, the marks read backwards from outside and it's big for just a coffee.
- Solo trips
- Campers
- Hikers
Yes. I paid $36 for a pot that's also a big mug, and we like the orange handle. The smaller Ti Artisan cups nest inside, so it can grow into a small kit.
