The perfect spoon

“I used an MRE spoon once. I was stiring with it and left it in the pot, turned away to grab something, turned back and found the spoon was still in the food but the handle was drooping straight down over the side of the pot.”

“I forgot, my perfect mug need measurements...down with spooning..up with forking! Oh, wait a minute...now that I think of it both can be done at the same time...
last edited: 2/28/06 8:17:09 AM”

“Nigal=lizs
That explains a lot.
OMG! ;-)”

“bump.



5.....4......3......”

“We Canucks stick (actually DON'T stick to) Lexan.

Ripping skin off lips (on metal that is) tends toward the unforgettable,”

“That doesn't explain why Buddha licked his saw.”

“How can you turn down a triple dog dare?”

“.....2......1........”

“a long handle spoon would be great for freezer bag cooking, although plastic "Sunday" spoons would work too. Albeit, not a durable.”

“......zero!


I expect we'll be hearing from sirpete today.”

“http://www.brunton.com/product.php?id=411

Ok, I'm not normally a fan of sporks, don't see the point, but this folding thing, sign me up! Finally I can put the spoon inside my pot, where it should be!
last edited: 3/22/06 1:50:57 PM”

“Ooooo, I like. Wonder if REI carries it yet?”

“Very nice idea, but a spoon that's only 6.5 inches long......the bag eaters may not like it.”

“Not seen it at REI Ruby. I ordered it from the Brunton site.”

“The folding mechanism looks like it will be difficult to keep clean. To many traps for food particles.”

“having it on my desk, the slider thing locks it into position. It is a little short for the big bad meals, but just cut down the bags people!”

“cut down the bags people!”
Y2
3:05:04 PM
3/22/06
ignore this user

But then you lose the ziplock part of the bag and can't use it for your wet garbage. ;-)”

“A spare ziploc ;op”

“Wow Y2 I never thought of that silly how sometimes you don't let yourself out of the box. I normally keep one bag and use it to store the trash of all my other bags. So the first night I might get my fingers a little dirty (like that really matters if your backpacking) after that just cut the bag.
last edited: 3/22/06 2:30:48 PM”

“I'll stick with my present spork.”

“I'll stick with either my MRE or lexan spoon.”

“It took many nights of messy knuckles before it dawned on me flasher ;o)”

“I found a tit-spork in Otter Creek Wilderness last Saturday.

>8^P”

“I'll stick with my new telescoping spoon. I can eat out of a garbage bag and still have clean knuckles with that thing.”

“Telescoping??? Hey, it could double as a back scratcher. : )”

“I still like my stainless steel long spoon but the titaniam thing is curious.

I don't believe I would buy a thing like that.”

“My buddy Reddawgy Picked up a lexan one piece spork with a serated bit of knife edge on the handle at REI that was cool. I didnt see it on the website though”

“NC, how long is your tele-spoon when it is compacted?”

“Geez Ruby, why is it always about length with you? For your information, it is 8-1/4 inches long---and that's before I pull on it.”

“found two of the folding brunton sproks last night on ebay selling for $.15 less and shipping was $3-4 cheaper. So I have two new sporks heading my way.”

“I'll just stick with the ones I boost from Dairy Queen.”

“Chilli you mean the straw / spoons that are really long. Those would work good too.

Can anyone tell that I don't want to work today I think this is like my 10th post since 7:30”

“Yeah. They are a little flimsy but work well digging the last bite out of the bag.

I just chunk it when I get home and put another one in the food bag. Haven't had one break yet, but figure it is coming and I will be eating with a 1" spoon.”

“hehe, in my world a spoon has only one part... the spoon. this is a prime example of an enginner fixing something that is not broken. ;)”

“Uh huh, I like the way a spoon is rounded like a mouth not jagged.”

“what good is length if it's flimsy, chili? ;)


Y2...nice find!
(still wish it was longer though...)

http://www.brunton.com/product.php?id=411”

“So 8" or 10" would be better huh Amy? ;o)”

“for $15 i can get a lifetime of plastic spoons AND forks”

““hehe, in my world a spoon has only one part... the spoon. this is a prime example of an enginner fixing something that is not broken. ;)”
Jimmy san
8:46:52 AM

Wrong! This is an example of some sales guy driving the engineering requirements.”

“SirPete, How much do you want for your spare perfect spoon? I never should have told anyone about JimmySan's spoon prior to ordering one for myself! Now they don't have any and haven't had any for a long time. =(

I'll give you three dozen cookies (flavor your choice, just so long as they don't involve macadamia nuts) and $15....”

“sass they sell the extendable forks and spoons on ebay and other places on the web.”

“I don't want an extend-able or fold-able utensil. I only want SirPete's and Jimmysan's long, titanium spoon. Until I procure one I will continue to fold my baggies down and use my ti spoon of normal length.”

““Geez Ruby, why is it always about length with you? For your information, it is 8-1/4 inches long---and that's before I pull on it.”
Nonconformist
6:35:21 PM


For your information, It's not just about the length. Size matter, too. ;)




Regarding cheap spoon alternatives, MRE spoons are good. They are a respectable 7" and stronger than plastic, but they can still warp and melt in a hot pot. So I like to carry an extra just in case.”

“anyone seen the spoons they give you for the sundaes at Friendly's? ...a trite bit heavy, but a few well placed drill holes can remedy that..”

“..."What is it with backpackers and this preoccupation with FOOD?!"

Canoeist, after a lazy paddle...


He needs to portage about 10 miles each day to gain full appreciation for the food fixation....”

“I used my Swiss Army Knife to cut tines in my LEXAN spoon, heated and bent the handle so it clips inside my coffee cup--so now it's a "SPORKY."
last edited: 3/23/06 4:58:38 PM”

“stovestomper: LMAO! That is soooo true!”

““what good is length if it's flimsy, chili? ;)




AmyG
10:22:08 AM
3/23/06

You just have to be gentle in getting to the bottom of the bag.”

“Quote....
“..."What is it with backpackers and this preoccupation with FOOD?!"

Canoeist, after a lazy paddle...


He needs to portage about 10 miles each day to gain full appreciation for the food fixation....”


LMAO!! Well, duh, what else do backpackers talk about on long hikes? Food.
On my last 18 miler, the last 5 miles involved what I was getting on my pizza when we got done ;-) When we backpack, it seems from breakfast to dinner all we talk about is dinner, on the way out it is about where we are stopping to eat. ;-)”

“I was gonna buy one of those ti sporks, and thne I thought about the liners in my pots and bowls. Any kind of metal spork,spoon,fork, knife, whatever will scratch up my teflon coating or the smooth, stick-free liner on my cookwear. This revelation saved me from purchasing Ti. I will stick to my Lexan and be at peace with the spork conundrum.”