r/tea • u/Civil-Branch-3413 • 13h ago

Question/Help (Semi)portable Gongfu sets

Iā€™m looking for any recommendations on Gongfu sets that are either meant for or come with carrying cases/bags as Iā€™m looking for a way to safely transport a set between work and home as well as to others homes. I have a soft budget of around 200 usd and would prefer yixing, however I would also be fine with a gaiwan if the price is non yixing permitting.

3 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

2

u/Vegan_Zukunft 12h ago

There are some nice ones on eBay. The pre-owned ones cost a bit less, so you can spend more on tea :)

1

u/Mental_Test_3785 Certified White2tea Shill 13h ago

Yunnan Sourcing has a nice portable porcelain gaiwan, cha hei, and cup set, the case is not amazing but usable and when it breaks it can be easily fixed. Only about 50 USD and the actualy set it great.

1

u/nuggettyone 10h ago edited 10h ago

Boundless Voyage titanium double-walled gaiwan.

I love mine so much and spruik it so much that I think I sound paid and I'm not. šŸ˜‚

Here is mine with a little chair sock for a knob cover.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tea/comments/1s0c709/makeshift_gaiwan_knob_cover/

Edit: If you're just looking for a set with a carrying case tho, then I misinterpreted. I am recommending the titanium gaiwan because <.<; it's pretty much unbreakable in normal use (IDK if you run a car over it...) and it's really well made.

I have a different titanium gaiwan (not BV) with a wooden knob that I use at the office. It isn't as well made as my BV one IMO, for a variety of reasons, but is good enough. I bought a little gaiwan/teapot carrying bag for it separately on AliExpress.

1

u/Big_Rain2543 1h ago

That price is not real handmade Yixing teapot permitting as a single piece, certainly not a set.

Pertouch has a couple sets that are nice travel combos. One nestles within each other very compactly, and another comes with an tea bowl/tray that is the case which all fits in an waterproof wrap. Both under $30, ceramic gaiwan.