Camping utensils

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #270 on:** July 10, 2009, 10:45:18 PM

Bamboo is a fantastic material, you can even make bicycles from it

http://www.bamboosero.com/index.html

rp252 · **Reply #271 on:** July 11, 2009, 12:24:19 AM

Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on July 10, 2009, 10:45:18 PM

Bamboo is a fantastic material, you can even make bicycles from it

http://www.bamboosero.com/index.html

Yeah, you can build so much from it; fantastic material.

I love my bamboo utensils - they look good and last very well.

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #272 on:** July 11, 2009, 12:34:05 AM

Stopped at the Chinese market on the way home...

10 pairs of Bamboo chopsticks - .79 cents
Stainless Travel chopsticks with case - $4.39
Fruit/vegetable knife - $3.89 (seems well made. couldn't resist)
Single cup coffee making thingy - $4.99

They also had a couple other Travel sets with non-collapsible chopsticks...what looked like a child's set with small spoon and 3-tined fork ($6.39) and a longer set with a soup spoon ($4.39)

Neil · **Reply #273 on:** July 11, 2009, 12:59:48 AM

How does the coffee making dohickey do its stuff? Not seen one of them.

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #274 on:** July 11, 2009, 01:09:15 AM

The destructions are...

A. Take off the lid. Screw out the screen
B. Put in the coffee (3-4 teaspoonfuls)
C. Tighten the screw moderately
D. Pour in a little boiling water (to fill one quarter of the coffee filter
E. Wait for 20-30 seconds
F. Undo the screw for at least 2 turns
G. Refill with boiling water
H. Keep the lid tightly. Keep the taste fragrant

You may need your Multitool handy for step F...I can picture burnt fingers and coffee grounds flying across the room

Neil · **Reply #275 on:** July 11, 2009, 01:25:44 AM

Now I know why I stick to instant. Well that and being a philistine

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #276 on:** July 11, 2009, 01:31:51 AM

I keep buying coffee gadgets hoping one will finally brew a decent strong cup in the field. It's likely this one won't be worth the bother either.

I've haven't found any method that beats Cowboy coffee yet...

rp252 · **Reply #277 on:** July 11, 2009, 01:40:29 AM

Quote from: SporkBob NoPants on July 11, 2009, 01:31:51 AM

I keep buying coffee gadgets hoping one will finally brew a decent strong cup in the field. It's likely this one won't be worth the bother either.

I've haven't found any method that beats Cowboy coffee yet...

I find just using cafetiere coffee in a pot works well. Mix it us as per normal then strain the coffee as you pour it into cups.

I drink more tea 'in the field' though - coffee only usually at work

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #278 on:** July 11, 2009, 01:59:00 AM

I've taken to using a finer grind...the brew is stronger and a little chewier

rp252 · **Reply #279 on:** July 11, 2009, 02:03:21 AM

Quote from: SporkBob NoPants on July 11, 2009, 01:59:00 AM

I've taken to using a finer grind...the brew is stronger and a little chewier

LOL, nice one. Strong coffee is good. I tend to drink mine looking a bit like mud - the stronger the better.

duckman1975 · **Reply #280 on:** July 11, 2009, 03:00:07 PM

Quote from: SporkBob NoPants on July 11, 2009, 12:34:05 AM

Stopped at the Chinese market on the way home...

10 pairs of Bamboo chopsticks - .79 cents
Stainless Travel chopsticks with case - $4.39
Fruit/vegetable knife - $3.89 (seems well made. couldn't resist)
Single cup coffee making thingy - $4.99

They also had a couple other Travel sets with non-collapsible chopsticks...what looked like a child's set with small spoon and 3-tined fork ($6.39) and a longer set with a soup spoon ($4.39)

I will never again use steel chopsticks I chipped my tooth with one!

cgk · **Reply #281 on:** July 11, 2009, 04:02:21 PM

Quote from: SporkBob NoPants on July 11, 2009, 01:31:51 AM

I keep buying coffee gadgets hoping one will finally brew a decent strong cup in the field. It's likely this one won't be worth the bother either.

I've haven't found any method that beats Cowboy coffee yet...

Ive made cowboy coffee once, I like that it is non-bitter....but squeeze out one too many cups.......

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #282 on:** July 11, 2009, 05:38:03 PM

Quote from: duckman1975 on July 11, 2009, 03:00:07 PM

I will never again use steel chopsticks I chipped my tooth with one!

I've never used the steel ones before

I only have a small issue with taking full sized chopstick with me...storing them in the pack. Maybe I need to make a Kydex sleeve to hold them...or something more Bushcrafty in leather

AndyTiedye · **Reply #283 on:** July 14, 2009, 12:41:02 AM

Why, other than tradition, are chopsticks as long as they are? Just so they can be used for serving as well as eating?
For eating purposes they seem to be almost twice as long as they need to be.

Short chopsticks would be much easier to carry, you might even be able to put them in the scale of a large SAK

Freudian Frog · **Reply #284 on:** July 14, 2009, 01:45:06 AM

Quote from: AndyTiedye on July 14, 2009, 12:41:02 AM

Why, other than tradition, are chopsticks as long as they are? Just so they can be used for serving as well as eating?
For eating purposes they seem to be almost twice as long as they need to be.

Short chopsticks would be much easier to carry, you might even be able to put them in the scale of a large SAK

You choke up on the handles for different amounts of control. You should see cooking chopsticks, they're almost twice as long and twice as thick.

EDIT: Also helps to remove you from steam and other things. =P

Spork, Lord of Lime Jello! · **Reply #285 on:** July 14, 2009, 03:14:33 AM

It also probably has to do with the fact that food is placed in the center of the table in communal dishes...not served out on individual plates Western style.

Freudian Frog · **Reply #286 on:** July 14, 2009, 03:20:32 AM

Quote from: SporkBob NoPants on July 14, 2009, 03:14:33 AM

It also probably has to do with the fact that food is placed in the center of the table in communal dishes...not served out on individual plates Western style.

Huh, guess so... maybe.

There's also games (like wedding day types) where you show off your finese with chopsticks. You can't grip an egg that well unless you're holding the chopsticks far back.

robertrogers · **Reply #287 on:** July 26, 2009, 04:03:14 PM

nutrition multi-tool? I like that phrase!

Gareth · **Reply #288 on:** February 01, 2010, 03:33:08 PM

OK I'm going to resurrect this 20 PAGE! thread on camping utensils as I have recently got a couple of new sporks. Only we could have a 20 page thread on forks, spoons and chopsticks.

OK so here are my trio. my new Snow Peak mini (thanks GG

) a Light My Fire fork/spoon and my Vargo spork.