Spoon, Fork or Spork?

You probably think a lot about what you're gonna eat when you're back at the campsite after a long day of backpacking or climbing, but how often do you think about what you're going to eat with? Do you even know there are options? Welcome to our primer on camp silverware, where we review the available utemsils, and where each excels. We have a slew of options at OGE/ gearX.com. 1. The Fork: It's traditional, it's the best for items like spaghetti that you really want to wind around your eating utensil for maximum load into the mouth, and it's sub-par for anything with a high moisture content, like soup, soupy camp food or oatmeal, unless it's really thick. Still, there is something nice about not worrying if you're dinner is going to slide off your utensil into the dirt when you're taking a bite. Jetboil's Fork is heat resistant nylon, with a handle long enough to comfortably reach the bottom of a bag of rehydrated camp food and specially shaped to scour each edge and corner. The handles telescopes for easy storage. 2. The Spoon: The workhorse utensil, the spoon is ideal for many backcountry camp meals, which often are slurpy and sloppy. Spoons allow for best pan scraping, and you're sure not to loose an of your precious calories to a spill, unless you're eating spaghetti (see above). 3. The Spork: Invented in Tupper Lake New York, this hybrid fork and spoon is best for those who can't make decisions on whether or not they need tines to stab those last few noodles. We have sporks in lexan, plastic and titanium for those who want a light, strong and flashy spork. 4. Chopsticks: It's a rare hiker that packs sushi for a multiday backpacking trip, but chopsticks can add sophistication and flair to any backcountry dining experience. Try Grand Trunk's collapsible ones. They come with their own handy neck pouch so you always know where they are. And they break down into half length, then screw back together. the drawback--not ideally suited to pouches of camp food--better for higher end backcountry meals.