kenv
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Post by kenv on Jan 3, 2017 7:58:52 GMT -8
Welcome to the forum! About your Titanium and Lexan questions:
Titanium is actually more dense than aluminum. But Ti is about twice as strong as Al so you can use thinner walls for equal strength. Ti's main claim to fame is that it has a very high melting point, much higher than Al. Ti is also much less thermally conductive than Al. That's good for things like eating utensils and hot cups which you don't want to be hot and burn your hands or mouth, but less good for cooking utensils which don't transfer the cooking heat into the food/water as well as Al. Ti is also much less chemically reactive than Al, which can be important if you use chemical water treatment. Al is much more abundant than Ti, plus Ti is much harder to work than Al. The combination of scarcity and difficult workability generally makes stuff made from Ti much more expensive than Al.
Lexan is a clear polycarbonate plastic. Most stuff made from clear plastic is acrylic. Lexan is much stronger than acrylic and has a higher melting point. Scratches in acrylics can be sanded and buffed out. Scratches in Lexan cannot be sanded/buffed out. Acrylic also stays completely clear after decades of sun exposure. Lexan will discolor in a few years. Acrylics will burn. Lexan will melt but won't burn.
So in both cases, which material is "better" depends on the specific application.
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Post by hikingtiger on Jan 3, 2017 9:29:26 GMT -8
Welcome.
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rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 3, 2017 9:32:08 GMT -8
Welcome from the Left Coast!
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RumiDude
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 3, 2017 10:37:40 GMT -8
Sporks, for example, are the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on backpackers, or humanity for that matter. They are neither spoon nor fork and don't function well as either. Just get a spoon. Rumi <~~~~~stirring the pot
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RumiDude
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 3, 2017 10:47:51 GMT -8
Anyway ...
Welcome to the forums from the Olympic Peninsula.
Rumi
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crawford
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Post by crawford on Jan 3, 2017 11:16:24 GMT -8
Now folks, don't discount the Light My Fire Spork! A spoon on one side and a fork on the other....
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markskor
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Post by markskor on Jan 3, 2017 12:03:55 GMT -8
Don't discount the Light my Fire Spork Another worthless (IMHO) piece of gear. Too short to not get your knuckles groady when dipping into a tall FB meal...plastic too...tines break off way too easy when scraping off food, or if you happen to just sit on it. Just get a long-handled Ti spoon...(Ti frypan and long-handled Ti spoon.)
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crawford
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Post by crawford on Jan 3, 2017 12:07:14 GMT -8
Too short to not get your knuckles groady when dipping into a tall FB meal...plastic too... Oh ye of little faith, they came out with the Ti model. I'll give you that the short handle could be an issue, but I tend to fold down my bags so not too much of an issue for me. I like that it fits into my pot well. But HYOH and enjoy that long handled spoon.
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Post by swimswithtrout on Jan 3, 2017 19:28:35 GMT -8
Howdy from N Colorado.
A Lexan spoon is all you need. A single Brussels Sprout nestles perfectly in it's bowl !
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mk
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Post by mk on Jan 4, 2017 10:57:42 GMT -8
Welcome from North Texas. There's some great info here, as well as some interesting "discussions" about items such as sporks. (For the record, I'm with Rumi -- just get a spoon.)
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Hungry Jack
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Post by Hungry Jack on Jan 4, 2017 19:39:13 GMT -8
Large Lexan spoon is all you need.
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