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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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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long Customer Reviews

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Sea To Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long

4.2

(based on 6 reviews)

60%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (6)
Compact (3)
Durable (3)
Easy to clean (3)
Stable (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (6)
Hiking (4)

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Dec

2008

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Ideal For Freeze Dried Food Bags

By Mike.H

from Dallas, TX

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Pros

Easy To Clean
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about Sea To Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

Anybody who has tried to eat out of a freeze dried food bag with a standard length spoon will appreciate this spoon. You can dig out every last bit of food and keep your hands clean. The shape and size of the end is perfect for solid food but may not be deep enough if all you eat is soup.

May

2011

(1 of 2 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.

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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Compact
Durable
Easy To Clean
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

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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...

Aug

2011

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.

Mar

2011

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!

Oct

2009

(0 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Review

By Assembler

from Over there, Somewhere

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

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Backpacking

Comments about Sea To Summit Alpha Light Spoon - Long:

I purchased this spoon to eat out of freezer bags. I chose this brand over others because it was cheaper, advertised lighter and the brand is a brand that I trust. I used it for the first time a week ago and I did not know where to pack it so I just clipped it onto the outside of my pack. After I hit camp I realized that the ladle was bent way out of place. I wasn't really surprised but I was a bit disappointed since the manufacturer states: "Made from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminum alloy that is hard anodized for excellent durability." This strong statement gave me the first impression that the spoon would be really tough. I bent the ladle back into place but there is a failure seam which means the next time it bends, it is done. I don't know if the same thing will happen to the titanium long spoon that I just got but I guess I'll find out.