{"id":279,"date":"2011-04-18T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/2011\/04\/18\/product-review-%e2%80%93-two-for-the-road-%e2%80%93-for-thirsty-people\/"},"modified":"2012-01-03T10:17:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T15:17:25","slug":"product-review-two-for-the-road-for-thirsty-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/product-review-two-for-the-road-for-thirsty-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Review \u2013 Two for the road \u2013 for thirsty people"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019ve been a fan of Contigo travel mugs ever since I first tried their Autoseal stainless steel West Loop model<\/a>. Of course, they continue to debut new models and now I\u2019ve got two new favorites.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Martinique and The Aria<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Martinique<\/span><\/b><\/span> is their newest premium 500ml sports water bottle with double wall, BPA free construction. The double wall effectively prevents condensation with cold drinks (goodbye water rings on my wooden furniture.) Filled with ice and the coldest water I could find, there wasn\u2019t so much as a drop of condensation on the outside.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The lid screws on for dripless drinking and is fashioned with a built-in carabiner clip to attach it to your bag or knapsack. A release button is pressed when you want to drink and automatically seals itself as you let go of the bottle. Even if the bottle tips over, there\u2019s no chance of a spill.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Best part, moms, this bottle is dishwasher safe and basically unbreakable.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Aria <\/strong>is available in a 16oz. size and is an upgrade of their already amazing Autoseal line of coffee mugs. This video<\/a>shows their Autoseal technology in action.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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With this upgrade, the mugs now come with a lockable button so the bottle can\u2019t accidentally open when jammed in a full backpack or shoulder bag. The button can be slid open (up) or locked (down) with one hand just before you start drinking. The mug is a rich looking stainless steel and is fully dishwasher safe. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Contigo claims five hours hot and 14 hours cold, but I\u2019ve never been able to make a cup of coffee last anywhere near that long. I\u2019m into my second pot by the time five hours rolls around.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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You\u2019ll find both the Aria and the Martinique available in their webshop<\/a> as well as at selected retailers.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been a fan of Contigo travel mugs ever since I first tried their Autoseal stainless steel West Loop model. Of course, they continue to debut new models and now I\u2019ve got two new favorites. The Martinique and The Aria The Martinique is their newest premium 500ml sports water bottle with double wall, BPA free […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,607],"tags":[400,383,399],"class_list":["post-279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news-blog","category-tech-gadgets-gear-2","tag-mugs","tag-travel-accessories","tag-waterbottles"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":"","rpg_gallery_thumb":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","gb-block-post-grid-landscape":"","gb-block-post-grid-square":"","et-pb-post-main-image":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":"","et-pb-portfolio-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-module-image":"","et-pb-portfolio-image-single":"","et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":"","et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":"","et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":"","et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":"","et-pb-image--responsive--phone":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

I\u2019ve been a fan of Contigo travel mugs ever since I first tried their Autoseal stainless steel West Loop model. Of course, they continue to debut new models and now I\u2019ve got two new favorites. The Martinique and The Aria The Martinique is their newest premium 500ml sports water bottle with double wall, BPA free construction. The double wall effectively prevents condensation with cold drinks (goodbye water rings on my wooden furniture.) Filled with ice and the coldest water I could find, there wasn\u2019t so much as a drop of condensation on the outside. The lid screws on for dripless…<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Blog<\/a>, Tech, Gadgets & Gear<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Blog<\/a>","Tech, Gadgets & Gear<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Blog<\/span>","Tech, Gadgets & Gear<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["mugs<\/a>","travel accessories<\/a>","waterbottles<\/a>"],"unlinked":["mugs<\/span>","travel accessories<\/span>","waterbottles<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 15 years ago","modified":"Updated 14 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 18, 2011","modified":"Updated on January 3, 2012"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 18, 2011 2:44 pm","modified":"Updated on January 3, 2012 10:17 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-4v","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":217,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/a-perfect-10-for-contigos-autoseal-stainless-steel-travel-mug\/","url_meta":{"origin":279,"position":0},"title":"A perfect \u201c10\u201d for Contigo\u2019s autoseal stainless steel travel mug","author":"Doug","date":"December 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"In the world of marketing hype, not many things deliver on their promises. 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