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Light My Fire Spork

Light My Fire Spork

Item # 737339
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Light My Fire Spork is not only a spoon and a fork in one handy utensil, but it's a knife as well!

  • One end is a spoon; the other features a four-tine fork and knife with sawtooth blade
  • Made of a heat-resistant material, this lightweight eating tool is machine washable and won't harm non-stick cooking surfaces under normal usage
  • Ideal for backpacking and picnicking

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Item 737339

Light My Fire Spork Specs

Specification

Description

Weight0.2 ounce
Dimensions6.6 x 1.5 inches
MaterialPolycarbonate

Light My Fire Spork Customer Reviews

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Light My Fire Spork
 
3.9

(based on 39 reviews)

82%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (38)
  • Easy to clean (34)
  • Durable (28)
  • Stable (19)
  • Compact (14)

Cons

  • Not durable (6)

Best Uses

  • Backpacking (33)
  • Car camping (25)
  • Hiking (22)
  • High altitude (14)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Casual adventurer (26), Avid adventurer (14)
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Minimalist (14), Comfort driven (6)

Reviewed by 39 customers

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Oct

28

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

 
3.0

I'll try one more time

By Hornedants

from Rancho Cucamonga, CA

About Me Casual Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Compact
  • Easy To Clean
  • Lightweight

Cons

  • Not durable

Best Uses

  • Packing lunch for school

Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

Had one for over a year and then one of the tines broke off. Will buy another one but if it breaks too I'll move on to another product.

Did work well otherwise and was easy to pack away with food when I went camping or took a lunch to school or work.

  • Gift:
  • No
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Comfort Driven

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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Sep

21

2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Who needs anythign else?

By Captain Nature

from Harrisonburg Va.

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

  • Compact
  • Durable
  • Easy To Clean
  • Lightweight
  • Stable

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Car Camping

    Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

    I cant believe all of the negative responses to this little spork.
    1. First off to those that dont like having to turn the spork around because they get their hands dirty when they use both ends??? Are you kidding me its the backcountry, if you want to stay clean drive to Bobn Evans and eat.
    2. Dont use it to cook with, it is heat resistant which means unlike other plastic ware you can use it in hot sopup or water and it isnt going to warp. Ofcourse it is going to melt when you put it against the bottom of a hot pan!!
    3. Use your knife if you want to cut anything tough, who uses a plastic kinfe edge for that any way. But if you are going to cut pancakes or something like that it works just fine.
    4. This is a great little spork. It looks cool weighs next to nothing, comes in a varity of colors and will last for a long time. I take this on every trip and it hasnt let me down yet. Heck sometimes I use it at home just for fun!!

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Comfort Driven

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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    Aug

    17

    2008

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    2.0

    Poor Quality

    By shell_stevenson

    from Los Angeles, CA

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Pros

    • Compact
    • Easy To Clean
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Not durable
    • Unstable

    Best Uses

      Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

      The package says "heat resistant" and "will not scratch pan", which led me to believe it would be OK to lift the edges of a pancake with it while cooking on a small propane burner. Wrong... it melted the edges of the fork prongs, first time I used it.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Aug

      9

      2008

      (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      Bad Design

      By slacker_backpacker

      from Arizona

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Bad Design
      • Not durable

      Best Uses

      • None

      Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

      Looks like a good idea but in practice is not. Why, as one person asked, use metal utensils?
      1 Metal utensils don't burn or melt
      2 If you buy well made metal utensils, they are much sturdier
      3. Sporks and utensil sets are usable for eating different dishes at the same time, with these, if you only have one and you flip around from fork to spoon or vice versa, you have to clean the side you just ate off of or you will get food all over your hands.

      Really though, has anyone realized that even though there is a fork as well as a spoon, you can only use one at a time. Otherwise, be ready to clean the other end before using as a handle. Very inconvenient though their purpose is to be convenient. Go with a metal spork or spoon/knife/fork set. Plastic (polycarbonate) is a very bad choice for utensils in my experience, it either bends, breaks, or burns/melts.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Aug

      8

      2008

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Gets food from your plate to your mouth

      By BigTuna.38.45

      from Cambridge, MD

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Cool colors
      • Durable
      • Lightweight
      • Stable

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping
        • Hiking

        Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

        This was a total impulse buy for me, one of those "hey, that looks cool..." kind of moments. It's almost embarrassing how much I like using it, and I think a lot of it's appeal is that it's so different from anything my friends use. What can you say, it's got a fork and a spoon, it works, comes in cool colors and is lightweight.

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jul

        30

        2008

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        Bought on a whim

        By STLAdventurer

        from St. Louis, MO

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Easy To Clean
        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Not durable

        Best Uses

          Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

          It's a neat design and it is lightweight, but I'll move on to something else. First trip I used this on, I discovered that the knife edge is useless if you are trying to cut food. The serrations grab the food, but won't cut, you end up moving your food around on your plate. You have to hold your food in place with your fingers or another spork. Second time using it, I pull it out of my pack in two pieces. I used duct tape to repair, it worked, but it would not reach the bottom of my food pouches to get a good stir. If you have never eaten a freeze dried meal that wasn't fully stirred, it's not very pleasant. At least this wasn't expensive.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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          Feb

          11

          2008

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          4.0

          *almost* perfect

          By hammock-camper

          from Albuquerque, NM

          About Me Casual/ Recreational

          Pros

          • Compact
          • Durable
          • Easy To Clean
          • Lightweight

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Car Camping
            • High Altitude
            • Hiking
            • Office, Lunch Box

            Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

            As others have mentioned, this is an incredibly handy little tool. But it's a little on the small side, and the knife is kind of annoying while eating.

            For the next version, I'd prefer it be just a little longer, and have no serrated edge to cut my lip :) I ended up shaving the serrations off all of mine.

            Another tip - consider taking a cheap plastic knife for meals, too. Using a sharp metal knife will almost certainly gouge or otherwise destroy this thing.

            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Minimalist

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Dec

            9

            2007

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            3.0

            Purty GOOD...

            By Prez

            from St. Paul, MN

            About Me Casual/ Recreational

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Compact
            • Easy To Clean
            • Lightweight

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Any outdoor meal

              Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

              Works good as a spoon and fork, unless you need to use both ends during the same meal, then you end up with food on the top of your hand, but Iguess that's roughing it for ya. The knife feature is pretty much pointless, but what can you really expect from a piece of plastic? Wasn't very heat resistant, i melted the tip a little when plopping some butter into a hot skillet, but i don't care. It's a lot more handy than a seperate knife, fork, and spoon on a string like what came with my mess kit.

              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Comfort Driven

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              21

              2007

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              4.0

              Nice SporkF

              By hikenm

              from Albuquerque, NM

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Durable
              • Easy To Clean
              • Lightweight

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backpacking
                • Car Camping

                Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

                If you're going to buy a spork, you might as well buy a colorful one! I've bought & lost 2 of these things already, but I keep coming back because - well, they're fun! Sure, I could just pack a lexan spoon or splurge on a pricey Ti spork, but why? I usually only need the spoon part, but I suppose if I happen to find a T-bone out in the backcountry someday I can try out the little knife feature and the fork. Great idea for scouts...but buy 3 or 4 at a time, because they WILL lose them.

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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                Sep

                18

                2007

                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                2.0

                Spork not dear friends

                By Flatlander heading West

                from Walbridge, OH

                About Me Avid Adventurer

                Site Member

                Pros

                • Durable
                • Easy To Clean
                • Lightweight
                • Stable

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Backpacking
                  • Car Camping
                  • High Altitude
                  • Hiking

                  Comments about Light My Fire Spork:

                  I love these sporks, but I have discovered that the fork side isn't really functional as a fork, at least with pasta shells or anything even a tiny bit slippery. Knife is useless to spread peanut butter or to do other knifely duties.

                  Major plus though, my four year old just loves his!

                  Kind of excels as a spoon, without the comfort factor usually associated with holding a spoon. The fork end gets in the way from it being comfortable to hold.

                  Great idea, short on the functional aspect.

                  Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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