RE: [Philmont]: Personal eating bowls?

I haven't had specific experience with the Glad Ware bowls, but on our '04
trek, my son and I used cheap, three-for-a-dollar bowls from Wal Mart. They
were actually as light as my Lexan spoon, and they nested together
perfectly. Even though they were a little flimsy, provided little
protection from heat, and didn't keep my food warm for long periods (I
always ate my food quickly anyways, so it didn't have time to get cool), it
worked well and we didn't experience any issues. In fact, we continued to
use them on our monthly backpacking trips for nearly a year until we
discovered The Orikaso flat bowls at REI.
 
Being a little skeptical of whether the Orikaso bowl would hold up under
trek conditions, I took it and an "emergency" bowl (the aforementioned
"cheap" bowl from Wal Mart) with me on our Northern Tier trip in '05. The
weak point from what I could tell was going to be the tabs which are bent
numerous times when folding the bowl for use then unfolding for cleaning and
transporting. The bowl worked perfectly and I never had to use my
"emergency" bowl. In fact, when we stopped at REI on the way to Northern
Tier, three other boys in the crew bought one, making the total four out of
six crew members using the Orikaso for 10-days. All four bowls finished the
trek with no damage and everyone was very well pleased with their
performance.
 
They are also the easiest bowl you could ever dream of to sump. Just drink
the liquid, unfold and the bowl is flat, making it very easy to clean it up.
When unfolded, they fit nicely into the bottom of a backpack, or inside the
8-quart pot, taking up the space of a couple sheets of paper. I highly
recommend these bowls, in fact, we are having all members of our '06
Philmont trek purchase and use these bowls, as all 12 can be stored in a
smaller space than one normal bowl.
 
Specs (as printed on the package): 1.2 oz. / UltraCompact / EasyClean
Non-Stick Material / Unbreakable / Dishwasher Safe / Capacity 18.8 fl. oz.
It also carries a Lifetime Guarantee.
 
We found the bowl at REI. The web site is www.orikaso.com. The cost per
bowl was between $3 and $4 each, can't remember the exact price. Even
though Orikaso makes folding cups, dishes, and a picnic set, for Philmont
and backpacking in general, the bowl is really all you need. Also, the
other products have snaps which I am not fond of and have not field tested,
so I can't speak about their durability.
 
In any case, the most important aspect of any bowl is that it is
lightweight, durable, and is big enough to get all of the food you want to
eat in it before the boys make the remainder of the meal disappear.
 
YIS,
David
2004 713-L2
2006 713-N
 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Kelly Pennington
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 5:03 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: Personal eating bowls?

Has anyone had any experiance with using the new light weight micorwaveable,
dishwasher safe, freezer containers that are now in the supermarkets, for
personal bowls/plates for the trail. One brand is called "Glad Ware". They
are very light, but do they hold up in the packs?

thanks

Kelly Pennington Trp 787 Orlando, FL

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Received on Fri Oct 21 14:32:58 2005