First, there was the ReCap (looks like they’re going to have the wide mouth version available soon. Be still my heart!) Then came the Cuppow. Now there’s a new kid on the mason jar accessory block and it’s called the EcoJarz. It’s a stainless steel lid, fitted with a silicone gasket to prevent leaks and it fits any regular mouth jar.
This lid has been designed so that the primary drinking hole can either be used as a spot for sipping or as space for a straw. The hole has been sized so that most standard straws fit it nicely. I find that like this lid better for use with a straw than for sipping hot beverages, as if you have a hot drink in the jar, the lid transfers the heat directly to your lips. However, as long as you’re not drinking scalding hot tea or coffee, you should be fine drinking directly from the lid.
The EcoJarz lid costs $7.99 and can be purchased through their website. They’ve also got it packaged up with handled mason jars, for an easy travel mug in a single.
The EcoJarz team is made up of a group of jar-lovers based in Ithaca, NY and Denver, CO. They’re committed to challenge our throwaway culture and get people to start thinking differently about the stuff we consume. Just the kind of attitude I embrace!
Updated: Here’s a link
Thanks to the EcoJarz folks, I have five of these reusable drinking tops to giveaway. Here’s how to enter:
- Leave a comment on this post and share your to-go cup routine. Travel mug? Disposable cup? Thermos? Ceramic mug tucked precariously between your knees while driving like my dad used to do? Let’s hear your stories!
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm east coast time on Friday, October 26, 2012. Winner will be chosen at random and will be posted to the blog over the weekend.
- Giveaway open to everyone, no matter where you live.
- One comment per person, please. Entries must be left via the comment form on the blog at the bottom of this post. I do not accept submissions via email.
Disclosure: EcoJarz provided me with six of their reusable jar toppers, one to keep and five to give away. My opinions remain entirely my own.
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Right now, my to-go cup of choice is a pint jar with a Cuppow and a handmade jar cozy.
oooooh, i like this! my to-go cup right now is the standard travel mug that was part of a goodie bag from a convention, but i’d much rather have something as cool as the ecojarz lid. thank you for the chance to win!
I use a large reusable travel mug, each and every time.
thanks
I’d love to have these to turn some jars into sippy cups for my hubby and I to drink our evening coffee from!
Travel mug all the way! Sbux one from when we got married five years ago. The matching one (for the happy couple, y’see?) didn’t seal and was tossed a bit ago.
I use an oxo to go mug when I’m headed out of the house in the morning. Most mornings I get to enjoy my tea in a regular mug in the house.
It all depends on where I’m going. If it’s a long trip I take a mug with me.. If I get an urge for something then I’ll get a QT hot drink but I use a straw while I’m driving.. So Even if it’s hot I have to use a straw.. I’m afraid that I’ll over tip and spill on myself while driving… :-S Not a good feeling lol
right now, i use a travel mug that will fit in the water bottle holder on my bike (for my bike commute), when i was in middle school (yes, i started drinking coffee young!) i used a nestle quik bunny mug whose ears were the handles. i took it on the school bus and it always spilled on me!
I switch between different sized jars and a Cuppow, which are almost always filled with homemade sweet tea.
Travel mug when i’m leaving the house, re-usable mug kept at my desk at work.
Yay! A giveaway for Canadians tooo!!!!! I have a Cuppow or maybe 2
I use my lifefactory glass water bottle for to go drinks
Can I just take a moment to say how much I dig this canning jar meets drinking cup revamp? Well, I am totally all about it! It’s so dang cool!
The hubbers is the traveling coffee drinker in the fam, but these are so chic I may convert, darn it!
My to-go choices are: my SIGGS water bottle & my reusable travel mug
thanks !!
I use a large, oversized mug that my mother made for me in her pottery class.
I am a ceramic mug clutched precariously in my hand on the way to school drop off kind of girl, so that I can throw it in the dishwasher when it’s empty instead of handwashing.
My dad used to put his lidless ceramic mug on the dash of his truck as he drove to work – no cupholder, just on the dash! I don’t remember a spill but I didn’t often accompany him on his 4:30am drives into work.
I wish I could say I always use as travel mug but sadly I don’t. I wish I had one though. I have a special mug on my desk that I use for in office coffee & sometimes I take it across the street for a fill up.
OMG coolest thing ever- Please : ) I soooo want one of these! I’d use it everyday! Use a mason jar daily & a hydroflask! Love it – thanks : )
I prefer drinking from glass, and really enjoy the cuppow lid, but love the idea of a straw while driving so that i don’t have to tilt my head back while driving. I love that all these creative ideas!!
I’ve been using a tervis tumbler cup for a while now, but looking to get away from the plasic. My husband and I use mason jars at home though, so this would be a perfect way to transition the mason to a to-go cup. Thanks for the chance to win, would love too.
Hi! For coffee I use a travel mug when I’m not on the road for my job. For cold drinks I love my turvis tumblers because they don’t sweat! When I’m away from home and I get a to-go coffee, I use a reusable cup sleeve. I love cutting back on my waste and finding new ways to do it! Thanks, Olivia
I tend to always have my Sigg water bottle with me…but I’m loving this!
My to go cup is whatever drinking glass or coffee mug I happen to be drinking from at the time : )
I use a travel mug with a silicone top.
i have two to-go cups of choice:
if i’m working, it’s a thermal spill-proof cup with a straw. i work in the legal field, and spilling on important legal documents and court exhibits is frowned upon.
otherwise, it’s a nalgene. takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’.
great idea
travel mug all the way!
I do like my travel mug for the morning herb tea. I keep trying mason jars. I’ve knit about 4 different kinds of cozys.
I travel back and forth with a Copco plastic coffee cup, which is great for hot stuff, but is a downer as far as capacity for cold drinks at work.
Don’t have one!! Right now I just make coffee when I get to work…
We are slave to the sippy cup in my household, using them for road trips and when I’m drinking things with articial colors around my white carpet. I would love something like this, since my mason jar collection is going to take over the entire damn house anyway.
I use my keep cup (australian brand) that I got in NZ for my take-away coffee. However, this morning i was in a rush, so i put some cold brew coffee in one jar and then put a smoothie in another jar. I wished i had a straw, for sure!
I use a travel mug for my coffee and a stainless steel water bottle for my water or any other cold drink. I have so many mason jars that are not in use right now, I can’t think of a better way to get them off the shelf.
So cool! Currently for coffee I use a travel mug, and for cold drinks a plastic cup with a lid and straw.
My go to cup is whatever i purchase, usually fountain drink cups…
I am a SAHM, but my husband is full on crazy and brings his Office Space “Initech” mug to work every day. He puts it in the mug holder in it’s car and somehow never spills or breaks it. I haaate cleaning to go mugs and the most annoying part of my day is washing his reusable water bottle. I do it, because YAY EARTH and everything, but I purely detest washing anything with a drinking spout. These look easier, what with no spout and is just nice and flat. It will probably work with my glass straws too. Strawsome makes great straws, you should try them.
I have a large selection of insulated coffee cups (plastic) for coffee but my cold drink cups are pretty limited.
THIS is fantastic! My car is a graveyard of coffee cups and travel mugs. I drink my tea and coffee out of canning jars but usually in my office, I will definitely be picking a couple of these up
Then maybe the proper cups won’t be an endangered species when guests come over.
I have a Cuppow…but I must be doing something wrong b/c it leaks like crazy! Thankfully, green tea d/n stain.
The silicone gasket is a great idea!
I currently use a mason jar with no lid. I love the looks of this lid, and I have to have one!
I’ve used my trusty pink metal travel mug for some time now. It’s amazing, but finally showing wear.
for hot drinks, I use a Stanley travel mug – a plastic mug within a stainless steel tumbler, and each part of the lid comes apart so that it can be cleaned thoroughly, i love this thing! for cold drinks, usually a mason jar. would love a mason jar accessory!!!
My to-go up of choice is a ceramic travel mug with a lid.
I use my awesome vacuum-sealed travel mug, which is almost entirely leak proof, but I also use a number of water bottles (and mason jars!) to sip water, iced tea, etc. at home or at the office.
I use a standard travel ceramic mug. But this looks great!
I use a travel mug with a handle. It isn’t leakproof and therefore the carpet in my car has had quite a few cups of tea too !
Disposible cup
I use a Kleen Kanteen, but would love this lid! I tried to donate and get some of these but I didn’t know you could order them. We drink out of mason jars in our house and I use them at parties instead of disposables. My niece had mason jars at her outdoor country wedding along with vintage plates from resale shops.
We use, mostly, stainless bottles for non-hot and a stainless-lined travel mug for coffee.
Currently I use the same SIGG Stainless Steel travel mug every day. It has its ups and downs. Most days, though, I wish it had a spout for me to drink out of since I’m apt to spill it all over myself while driving. Also, it’s very insulated.. but a little bit TOO insulated. I can keep my tea in there for 6 hours and it’s still piping hot! This means I rarely drink my tea on my way to work because it’s just too hot. I’ve been waiting for someone to make a non-plastic Ball jar topper – and it’s here! So exciting.