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Post by toejam on Jul 27, 2015 4:41:32 GMT -8
While I'm a huge fan of the folding bowl, those things always looked hard to clean.
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Post by greno on Jul 28, 2015 9:15:32 GMT -8
I have had the coffee cup size for a while and bought the pot. We just used it for five days and it worked great and cleaned up fairly well. Rehydrated tomatoes and orzo stuck a little, but we thought it worked great.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 30, 2015 8:40:12 GMT -8
I use this and love it: www.rei.com/product/766183/flatworld-orikaso-bowl-07-closeoutSadly, they are apparently no longer available? I like that it weighs a whole ounce and lies flat against the back of my pack. Strictly speaking, we don't need bowls at all as we eat out of freezer bags. But sometimes one is nice, and they do keep us from burning our hands while we eat  For price and weight, it's hard to beat those semi-disposable ziplock bowls. |
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 30, 2015 8:49:28 GMT -8
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Jul 31, 2015 6:10:35 GMT -8
They work but most are kind of heavier rubbery sort of designs. I went back to some lighter ones and use the hard frame to minimize smashing my food. Thinking about the volume of the typical food bag here. Maybe a bear can would be best for folding designs. YMMV. The folding ones are relegated to car camp.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 31, 2015 7:52:07 GMT -8
Exactly. The origami kind are made of light plastic, but the collapsible type are rubbery and heavy. I have one of those in the car-camping stuff because it IS nice to have a largish bowl there, and it takes up very little space. But I wouldn't take it backpacking.
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Post by BigLoad on Aug 2, 2015 17:38:29 GMT -8
As far as I can tell, the Fozzils are pretty similar to Orikaso. I dearly love my Orikaso folding coffee mug I and find the folding plate very useful. |
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 2, 2015 21:08:27 GMT -8
Fossils seem to use snaps rather than folds. But still good.
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Post by BigLoad on Aug 3, 2015 6:13:55 GMT -8
Fossils seem to use snaps rather than folds. But still good. Some of the Orikaso stuff used snaps, too, including the plate, which had an extra snap in one corner that could make a spout. I don't know how many they made like that. I got mine on closeout when they were discontinued, and that was six or eight years ago. |
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 3, 2015 9:16:29 GMT -8
Some of the Orikaso stuff used snaps, too, including the plate, which had an extra snap in one corner that could make a spout. I don't know how many they made like that. I got mine on closeout when they were discontinued, and that was six or eight years ago. Oh, yeah, I have one of thse, too! You can even balance a coffee filter in that corner (veerrrrry carefully!) and use it as a one-cup coffee brewer. I've done that, though nowadays the snap plate is in the car-camping box and mostly gets used flat, as a plate or a cutting board. |
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 3, 2015 15:40:49 GMT -8
But for bigger groups that require more than one container, I can see where collapsible makes sense -- esp. if light weight as well. Exactly. One pot, but a bowl for each of us. I draw the line at a communal pot for us all to eat out of  Though of course as I mentioned, the bowl isn't strictly necessary, though there are some dishes I do that are not bagged in individual servings. |
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Post by BigLoad on Aug 3, 2015 19:17:50 GMT -8
I think much depends on our camping style. For me, a pint-size ti cup/bowl/pot serves me well. It's the only kitchen container I need, and it holds my entire "kitchen" well. Everything in one place, without much wasted space at all. But for bigger groups that require more than one container, I can see where collapsible makes sense -- esp. if light weight as well. There are other conditions where it makes sense. For example, a week-long trip fills the food bag, and I hate to set aside volume in it for a Ti pot I used to make coffee or cocoa, especially in the desert were I use almost no water for washing. Also, the Orikaso plate is a much more convenient work area than a pot for getting stuff onto/into tortillas. It saves a lot of crawling on my hands and knees in the dirt, picking up the little bits that misbehaved. |
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Post by amaruq on Aug 8, 2015 16:22:52 GMT -8
I have not used that accordion collapsible ware, but having handled it in store it is quite substantial (read: heavy). For me it negates any benefit of flat packing, which wouldn't really benefit me anyways since my GSI Soloist pot holds my whole kitchen in a relatively small volume.
The folding ware is neat though and I would almost consider swapping out my current cup/bowl for one.
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Post by jazzmom on Aug 12, 2015 19:09:34 GMT -8
I have the collapsible bowl; it's my dog's travel water bowl. It's surprisingly durable. I've had it for years, always in the car, shoved in a pack pocket, etc. and easy to use. I use a Fozzil bowl (actually, I think they call it the "dish") as a dog food bowl. Also surprisingly durable; I thought the snaps would fail relatively quickly but it hasn't. The Fozzil bowl is lighter and handy to use as a food prep surface but the collapsible one fits in pockets better, flat enough and smaller diameter.
I was looking at the (collapsible) kettle at a gear shop the other day. 1.3L with handles, lid and pour spout for 6.6oz. Not bad (the GSI kettle weighs 5.7 in comparison.) Obviously packs nicely and cute as hell.
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