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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long

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At 8.5 in. long, the Sea To Summit Alpha Light spoon lets you scrape up every last bite of food from your freeze-dried pouch without getting your hands all messy.

Made from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminum alloy that is hard anodized for excellent durability
Spoon weighs in at a mere 0.4 oz.
Includes a small accessory carabiner so you can clip the spoon to a pack, mug or additional utensils
And just a heads up, the packaging is completely recyclable, so don't let us catch you throwing it away!

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Item 782241

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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long Customer Reviews

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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long

4.3

(based on 12 reviews)

73%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (11)
Easy to clean (7)
Durable (6)
Compact (4)
Stable (4)

Cons

Difficult to clean (3)
Not durable (3)

Best Uses

Backpacking (10)
Hiking (6)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (8), Casual/ recreational (4)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (9)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (8)

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May

2013

5.0

Perfect size for Mountain House pouch

By Henrik

from Chicago, IL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Eating Freeze Dried Foods

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

Based on other reviewers I've purchased this spoon solely to eat Mountain House freeze dried food. It's just the right size and length for that and will be inseparable from my JetBoil.

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Apr

2013

2.0

Not so good

By Charley

from Portland, OR

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Cons

Difficult to Clean
Fragile
Not durable

Best Uses

Making Sea To Summit Mone

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

I had one of those REI branded long handled Ti spoons. I lost it! I replaced it with one of these. Woops. It's not Ti, so it broke while I was having dinner, and I had to finish that dinner with the handle. Before it broke, it was hard to clean (who uses textured metal for a finish on a spoon? Have you ever seen one in someone's kitchen?) and got all funky colored from the food.

I wish SO BAD that REI would sell the long handled Ti spoon again. Not only was it super sturdy, but it was polished shiny so it cleaned up with a lick, not scrubbing with dish soap at home. Why doesn't REI make this product anymore? Here's to hoping they bring it back. It'd be worth way more than this spoon.

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Mar

2013

5.0

Ill never use another spoon again

By couch910

from Cincinnati, OH

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

This is great, I see no need for a fork, so sporks are out for me.

This little guy is lightweight and easy to clean, two things that are needed while hiking. I have used this with mountain house meals, oatmeal and other classic hiking meal. Great product. Small clip is great for attaching the spoon to my jacket so I never lose it.

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Mar

2013

5.0

A must for all!

By LateLunch

from Southern Nothern Virginia

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight

Cons

Hard to pack

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Hiking

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

This spoon is a wonderful spoon. It will reach the bottom of your cook pot better than others.

I use it with all my cooking stuff.

It is long, so it's hard to pack sometimes.

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Jan

2013

4.0

Good but Product Cuts my Lips

By Faunal Fantasy

from New Mexico

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight

Cons

Cuts Or Irritates Lips

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

I am perfectly happy with the product except the edges of the spoon cut or irritate my upper lip. No one else I have spoken to has had this problem, so it may be a personal peculiarity.

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Mar

2012

5.0

Excellent!

By Replicat

from Los Angeles, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Easy To Clean
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

Excellent product. Thank u Sea to Summit!

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Aug

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excellent product!

By Radius

from Plano, TX

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

Excellent spoon with a long handle for mixing and eating directly out of the dehydrated meal pouches.

The product website specifically says not to put it in the dishwasher. It WILL ruin the spoon... I've had it happen on accident.

Lightweight, and the feel of the metal isn't as bothersome as you might think...

I use the carabiner to hang my reservoir upside down to dry. Works great!

The spoon is a little expensive...but it works and it's an über cool item to pull out in front of your friends and look totally legit.

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May

2011

(2 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Good at first......

By wiseguy

from Lawrenceville, GA

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Pros

Compact
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Difficult to Clean
Not durable

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

I purchased this before a over night hike on the AT. I wanted a long spoon to dig deep into my meals, and the spoon worked great. I was able to dig in, mix the meal, and got every bite of the food without getting my fingers dirty.

Then I came home and was cleaning my gear. I put the spoon in the dishwasher. It came out of the wash with a strange rough finish and white film. I tried rewashing it by hand but the film won't come off. I feel the spoon would need to be polished before I would want to eat with it again. Running your fingers across the spoon gives me the feeling like someone just scratched chalk across the chalk board. Yuck.

So If you hand wash the spoon, instead of putting it in the dishwasher, it will probably hold up just fine. I checked the packaging and didn't see any warnings about how to wash the spoon.

I will be returning mine and probably move up to the polished REI long handled Ti Spoon.

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Mar

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Essential for Freeze-Dried Cookery

By AniKarenina

from Syracuse, NY

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Pros

Durable
Lightweight
LONG

Cons

Difficult to Clean

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

This spoon is one of my backpacking essentials, not just for getting all the food out of a freeze-dry package, but also for properly mixing it in the first place! This is just the ticket when working with those deep packages. It's also great for anyone who cooks for more than one person on the trail - long enough to stir and useful for serving, no matter what type of cooking gear you have.

I use the included mini-biner to clip it together with our sporks when packing up the kitchen gear so that none of those slightly awkward items float around. The clip can also be used to hang the long spoon and sporks up to air dry after washing.

I marked it as difficult to clean only because the matte finish is not as easy to clean up as a polished finish would be. The spoon end is not exactly deep and the material is quite a bit thinner than most standard titanium sporks, but this is a cooking implement, not a spork. And it's totally worth the extra 0.4 oz!

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May

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Best Backpacking Spoon Ever

By chepner

from Portland, OR

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Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

I usually buy dehydrated food pouches when I go backpacking and the biggest complaint has always been not having a long enough spoon to dig out the food. I hated getting my hands all grimy with food. Problem solved. I still don't quite know what the cute little carabiner is for??? Maybe hang it off my pack to show everyone my awesome spoon...