World’s most excellent spork
[simage=124,288,n,left,]A while back, I noticed that there was a fledgling industry emerging amongst camping enthusiasts for lightweight, durable titanium equipment. One of the products that caught my eye was Snow Peak’s Titanium Spork, which weighs in at almost nothing (.1 oz), yet seems to be at least as strong as any conventional metal utensil, if not stronger. Certainly, the spork is more rigid and inflexible than standard metal cutlery, and has up til now resisted any attempt I have made to bend or break it with my hands.
If you’re an avid hiker or climber, you’ve probably already seen the value of this spork. At a weight that comes in slightly under that of a single plastic spork, which can be no match for the banging and squishing that goes on in a backpack on a long hike, the Snow Peak’s spork can trim weight off your pack, and ensure that you won’t be literally stuffing that delicious rehydrated slop into your face after your plastic crap breaks.
I’d like to thank Snow Peak for sending me a free spork, and to apologize for taking 2 1/2 years to write this review of it.
Comments
maxim (Jan 01, 2011)
How well does it actually work as a spoon and fork, respectively? Many sporks are too shallow to eat soup with easily and have tines too short to spear things properly. Thanks.
vaskenhauri (Jan 21, 2011)
Despite the light weight, the tines are pretty capable of stabbing most stuff. On the other hand, they do cause things like soup to leak, so you have to tip the spork slightly if you're eating a thin broth. You're fine with stews and anything more solid than that, though. The cool thing about this is the weight…it's basically not there at all, but it's tough as all hell, and serves for most outdoor eating purposes. You could probably fall on it while hiking and it'd be fine, so that's also key.