It is great to have a backup plan. Yup, make some sort of chopsticks, a spoon, whatever, to get the job done.Do a search for plastic spoon from water bottle for another take. During a drought year, My hiking partner and I decided we needed more water carrying capacity for a hot, dry stretch. We lucked out and found a couple of discarded soda bottles very close to a park restroom. With some hot water and soap, we had clean containers. Hubby and I decided his sleeping bag was not going to cut it as we flew over Yellowstone and bought an extra blanket. Many small towns have a thrift shop/secondhand store/"dollar store." I've picked up synthetic blankets to make ponchos, bought cheap hats and gloves,whatever, to let a trip continue when the weather turned nastier than expected. Keep and open mind as well as both eyes...