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#199494 - 11/13/17 03:34 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: Tye]
Adventurejus Offline
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Registered: 11/11/17
Posts: 15
Loc: NC
Sea to summit Handle folding ti spork, love it. Yet to encounter a reason to need anything else.

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#199499 - 11/13/17 07:11 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: Adventurejus]
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Loc: Gateway to Columbia Gorge
Long handle spoon--yes, it's lexan, but used only for packpacking so I doubt I'm being poisoned. If I have to stab something, I use my pocket knife. Forks tend to poke holes in plastic bags, and I do "freezer bag cooking" (really rehydration, not cooking).

For anything small, and easily lost, I tie a tinypiece of reflective tent guyline to it. It's wonderful how it bright glows after dark when you shine your headlamp on it!
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#199572 - 11/22/17 03:43 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: OregonMouse]
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Registered: 01/16/11
Posts: 180
Loc: Tacoma, Washington
I would only add....I also use a small s-biner to attach my spoon to the back pack, and stuff the spoon into some pocket. about the same security measure that i do for my compass

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#204285 - 04/20/20 07:21 AM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: Tye]
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Registered: 04/20/20
Posts: 28
You can try things like Gerber Compleat Tool
It’s a fork! It’s a spoon! It’s a spatula and tongs! Incredibly, this nesting set of convenient utensils is all of the above, with a lot of functionality built in for such a compact setup.

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#204713 - 08/23/20 07:42 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: Tye]
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Registered: 05/27/20
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This is all you will ever need ;^)
Toaks titanium spoon


Edited by Glenn Roberts (08/24/20 03:08 AM)
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#205706 - 07/15/21 05:07 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: Tye]
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Registered: 01/26/11
Posts: 20
wooden spoon you made yourself

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#205822 - 08/23/21 10:20 AM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: Tye]
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Registered: 01/31/10
Posts: 190
Loc: Lakewood, CO
I grabbed a long folding spork by Soto that has a slight S-bend. It makes scooping out of food bags a lot easier. The little tines are okay for the rare, but occasional spearing of a chunk of broccoli.

If I lose that one, I'll go back to the MSR folder.

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#206006 - 12/01/21 11:19 AM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: connor45]
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Loc: El Salvador
I don't see the need for tines on the spoon but sometimes they're nice to have and this way they're on the other end.


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#206008 - 12/01/21 01:19 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: Josesv]
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Loc: Lakewood, CO
I've been vegetarian for almost 30 years, so I rarely eat anything that couldn't be cut and eaten with a spoon. I realized I was grabbing spoons more often than forks, so I was pretty happy when sporks became popular a few years ago. I collected a bunch of them and tried them out.
What I figured out was that a long, folding utensil was important for me, because I wanted it to fold short enough to store it in my cook kit, but long enough to reach down into dehydrated meal bags. I could probably go with a folding long spoon and not miss the tines, but they're nice once in awhile. The bowl on my current favorite is more bowl- than tine-centric which works out for my usage. It's subtle, but that's the one I keep reaching for, for now. I'll probably keep collecting...

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#206010 - 12/01/21 10:06 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: DustinV]
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Registered: 01/12/16
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Loc: PNW
Originally Posted By DustinV
... What I figured out was that a long, folding utensil was important for me, because I wanted it to fold short enough to store it in my cook kit, but long enough to reach down into dehydrated meal bags. ...


Since I like shorter spoons and don't really like folders, I started cutting my meals open horizontally instead of vertically, so I didn't need anything long to get to the bottom of the meal.

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#206011 - 12/02/21 01:15 PM Re: Spork or utensil set? [Re: JustWalking]
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