AUTOSEAL West Loop Vacuum-Insulated Stainless Steel Travel Mug
Confidently take your drink anywhere. Our AUTOSEAL lid is 100% leak- and spill-proof, while THERMALOCK stainless steel vacuum insulation keeps drinks hot up to 11 hours and cold up to 24. BPA-free. Hand-washable body. Top-rack dishwasher-safe lid.
Why r/BuyItForLife recommends it
7 mentions from real owners
- #1Dec 3, 2025
With a new style of water bottle popping up every year, Which one have you stuck with?
I was ruined by the ease of my old standard, the Contigo Autoseal (discontinued). After a ton of searching and trial and error I found my forever replacement in the Coleman Autoseal FreeFlow. It’s pretty heavy duty, but I highly recommend it. I have one of each size!
View on Redditopen_in_new - #2Dec 3, 2025
With a new style of water bottle popping up every year, Which one have you stuck with?
I love my Contigo West loop rev 1's if those count.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Dec 3, 2025
With a new style of water bottle popping up every year, Which one have you stuck with?
Let me sing you a sad song with the accompaniment of the world's smallest violin. It is a song about the Contigo Auto-Seal, discontinued several years ago. My final bottle cracked after being dropped twelve feet off of a ladder onto concrete, and now I am sad because I don't like the mouth feel or dispensing speed of other bottles.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4Oct 7, 2025
Best leak proof coffee mug/ cup
I have a Contigo West Loop coffee mug (actually shaped more like a glass). I have put it in my bag sideways a lot and never had a problem.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #5Sep 3, 2025
I see a lot of Contigo travel mugs like this at the thrift store. Just popularity or are they problematic?
I've had my Contigo Westloop (Basically the OG autolock) since 2012. It took a tumble once and they replaced it no questions asked in 2020. Still going strong. If all you want is an affordable and reliable travel mug, I consider it a BIFL product.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #6Sep 3, 2025
I see a lot of Contigo travel mugs like this at the thrift store. Just popularity or are they problematic?
Ehh, for me, the time spent on cleaning the lid is worth it. I have found nothing that seals even half as well as these Autoseal lids. I work around a lot of tech. Cleaning the lid is so much less of a headache than dealing with liquid on electronics.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #7Sep 3, 2025
I see a lot of Contigo travel mugs like this at the thrift store. Just popularity or are they problematic?
From a "keeps stuff warm or cold, doesn't let liquids spill on my tech" perspective, Contigo's (with an Autoseal lid specifically) are absolutely amazing and I cannot recommend them enough. I've been using them for at least ten, if not fifteen years now. The one drawback is keeping the Autoseal lid clean. The mechanism has a lot of nooks and crannies that simple hand washing doesn't get to. Biofilms tend to grow in there. You really need a small brush that you can get in there to mechanically clean the surface (the pressure from your sink sprayer isn't enough). I don't think I would consider them BIFL, because I have dented a few to the point that they look kind of crappy to have in a meeting, and you can break the lid by dropping it on a hard surface, but if you take care of it, it would definitely qualify as "buy it for a long time".
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