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Use Requirement
Dining Scene
1. If it is just a simple picnic, eat some bread, fruit, etc., may only need a basic foldable cutlery set including spork. But if you plan to cook at camp, prepare and enjoy more complex meals, you'll need more complete utensils such as folding knives, folding bowls (for meals, soups, etc.), folding plates (for different dishes), and even folding chopsticks.
2. If there is often drinking when camping, a multifunctional tableware such as a folding knife with a bottle opener function will be more practical.
Number Of Participants
Determine the number of utensils based on the number of people camping with you. For example, if you travel alone, choose a single foldable tableware set; If the family or more than one group camping, you have to choose a multi-piece set of tableware, to ensure that everyone has the right tableware available.
Material Characteristics
Durability
1. Stainless Steel Material: strong wear resistance, strong corrosion resistance, can cope with the outdoor more complex environment, long-term use is not easy to damage, but relatively heavy, carrying will increase a certain burden. Like some knives and sporks often used for cutting and forking harder foods, stainless steel will be more durable.
2. Aluminum Alloy Material: the texture is light, easy to carry out, has a certain strength, but its wear resistance and corrosion resistance are slightly weaker than stainless steel, which is more suitable for making tableware with high weight requirements such as folding bowls and lightweight folding kettles.
3. Titanium Alloy Material: high strength, light weight, and excellent corrosion resistance, is a commonly used material for high-end outdoor folding tableware, but the price is usually more expensive, suitable for camping enthusiasts who have a higher pursuit of equipment quality and a sufficient budget, often used to make high-quality spork, portable folding pot and so on.
4. Silicone Material: soft and has good flexibility, not easy to break, can be folded into a small shape, easy to store, but it is relatively resistant to scratching, easy to be scratched by sharp objects, often used to make folding bowls, coasters and other contact with soft food or cushioning tableware accessories.
5. Plastic Material: affordable, light weight, but poor durability, long-term use or under high temperature, external force is easy to deform, scratch, heat resistance is limited, suitable for occasional use, simple camping scene with low quality requirements.
Weight
Considering that camping often requires carrying a lot of equipment to hike or move long distances, the weight of the cutlery is critical. In general, the weight of titanium alloy and aluminum alloy tableware is relatively light, more suitable for lightweight camping needs; The stainless steel material is heavier, if it is not particularly valued for its robustness, it can be less selected in the pursuit of lightweight camping.
Heat Resistance
If you plan to use foldable cutlery to hold hot soups, hot meals, or direct heat cooking while camping, you should choose a heat-resistant material. Stainless steel, titanium alloy and other metal materials can usually withstand higher temperatures, while plastic and some silicone materials may be deformed and release harmful substances when exposed to high temperatures, and pay special attention to its heat-resistant temperature range when used.
Portability
Folded Size
Pay attention to the size of the folded cutlery and whether it can easily fit into a camping backpack or storage bag. There are cleverly designed folding sporks that fold to the length of a pen and fit easily in small compartments in a pocket or backpack. Folding bowls and plates, if they can be stacked and compressed into a very thin shape, can save a lot of space and facilitate carrying more camping equipment.
Whether It Is Convenient For Storage And Sorting
Some folding tableware has a special storage box or storage bag, which can organize the various tableware together to avoid loss, and can be placed more neatly in the backpack, and this kind of tableware will be a better choice for storage.
Functionality
Multifunction Integration
In addition to the basic dining function, some folding tableware also integrates other practical tools, such as a folding knife with a bottle opener, scissors, screwdriver and other functions, or a folding bowl that can double as a washing basin, storage container, etc., such a multi-functional tableware can meet more use needs under the limited amount of camping equipment to carry, and improve the convenience of camping.
Ease Of Use
The operation of tableware should be simple and convenient, such as whether the folding and expansion process is smooth, whether there is a place that is easy to get stuck, whether the design of the handle is ergonomic, so that people can use it comfortably and easily, which will affect the experience of using tableware when camping.