Six Multi-Use Backcountry Eating Utensils
1. CRKT Eat'N Tool
CRKT’s Eat’N Tool™ is the brainchild of New York City designer Liong Mah. At first glance it looks like the familiar spoon/fork “spork” combination, but Liong has used his ingenuity and computer-aided design skills to create a lightweight, high-tech outdoor tool. Yes, there is an ergonomic spoon, and a short-tuned fork. But in addition, there’s a handy bottle opener on one side. The right side of the handle is ground to provide an emergency screwdriver blade, which will also work as a pry for opening canisters. The large central hole is not only designed for finger gripping, but also keeps the Eat’N Tool weight down. Three metric wrench reliefs (10 mm, 8 mm, 6 mm) are useful for emergency repairs, and result in a tool weight of just 1.5 ounces
2. Gerber Devour Multi-Fork
At under an ounce, the Devour Multi-Fork is ideal for those who demand a lightweight, easy-to-use tool on the trail.
Designed to handle mealtime from start to finish, the Devour has 9 tools on hand for prep, eating, and cleaning.
The refreshed fork design doesn’t compromise function, and the detachable solid state tool offers 6 functions while keeping your multi-fork out of the dirt or pot with a unique kickstand design.
- 6 Function Multi-Tool Mounts to the Back with the Kickstand Feature, Keeping the Fork Elevated.
- Multi-Tool: Serrated Package & Can Opener, Bottle Opener, Pry Bar, Large & Small Flathead Driver.
- Deep Basin Spoon & Offset Long Tine Fork.
- Flat Cut/Scrape Edge
- Textured Handle 7075 T6 Aluminum.
- Length: 7.6″
- Width: 1.6″
- Weight: 0.83 oz
3. Light My Fire Titanium Spork
The Light My Fire Titanium Spork is a perfectly designed outdoor eating utensil. The polished titanium surface offers a high biocompatibility that is non-toxic and does not produce a metallic taste.
The fork end of this tool features a serrated edge for cutting, but some have found that using a pocket knife works more effectively.
4. GSI Outdoors Folding Spork
The GSI Outdoors Folding Foon is an amazing little utensil that reduces the Spork’s footprint from 6.1″ in use, to less than 3.7″. Perfect for storing in a shirt pocket, the corner of a cook set, under a fuel cartridge or in some other, little, unused nook. We know how precious every last ounce can be, and at a miniscule 0.6 oz., there’s no excuse not to carry it everywhere.
5. Full Windsor The Muncher Titanium Multi Utensil
The Muncher’s versatility makes it a must for every adventurer and traveller, be it camping in your back yard to backpacking around the world. It is the ideal companion on any trip where weight and space are a consideration.
The handly bottle opener found in the middle will not only bring you hydration and salutations, but it also functions as a very useful potato peeler. Next to this is a can opener and cord cutter. The end of the utensil can be used in a variety of ways, be it as a flat head screw driver, pry-bar for opening lids, or even a box cutter for opening food packaging. The handly bottle opener found in the middle will not only bring you hydration and salutations, but it also functions as a very useful potato peeler.
Next to this is a can opener and cord cutter. The end of the utensil can be used in a variety of ways, be it as a flat head screw driver, pry-bar for opening lids, or even a box cutter for opening food packaging. A hypalon pouch keeps the utensil safely stowed away.
6. Ka-Bar Tactical Spork
Okay, you probably don’t NEED a tactical spork, but when you see the clever design behind this Ka-Bar camping utensil you won’t want to go on a backcountry hunt without it.
Essentially, Ka-Bar took the design of a standard eating utensil and turned it into a sheath for a 2.5-inch separated blade. So if you haul meat back to camp while on a backcountry hunt, this handy little tool warrants consideration.
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