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Paid $80 for a titanium spork and it's the dumbest gear buy I've ever made
I saw all the hype online about how light and strong titanium is, so I grabbed one for a trip to the Red River Gorge. The thing is so slick it slid right out of my chili-covered hand and into the fire pit. It's now a $80 slightly melted stick. I get wanting to save weight, but a $2 plastic spoon from the gas station does the exact same job without the stress. Anyone have a go-to cheap utensil that actually stays grippy?
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the_wyatt5mo ago
Wait, did you try to clean it after the chili or was it just doomed from the start? I mean, titanium is a nightmare with any kind of grease on your hands, it's like trying to hold a wet bar of soap. Maybe it's just me but the whole ultralight thing feels like it's gone off the deep end when a spork costs more than my entire cookset. I'd rather just use an old plastic spoon from a takeout place and not have a panic attack every time I eat.
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perry.joel5mo ago
Wait, you paid eighty bucks for a spork?
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coleman.jamie5mo ago
Oh man, my buddy actually did that. He dropped like seventy on a fancy titanium one and it snapped in half in some cold oatmeal. Just a sad little piece of metal in his breakfast.
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