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I've used it on several field exercises and rotations with no issues. Just make sure you keep the silicon part clean otherwise it'll smell like your last meal.","reviewer_name":"Anthony D."},{"date":"5 years ago","rating":4,"content":"It is a good spoon. Reaches down on the bottom of Mountain House meals, even in the corners. I ate a chili mac meal and my spoon smells like chili mac even after I wash it.","reviewer_name":"Morgan H."},{"date":"2 years ago","rating":5,"content":"Love this spoon! Great length to get into pouch meals, and the silicone coating is awesome for stirring in a cook pot with worrying about scratching it.","reviewer_name":"Kelsey H."},{"date":"a year ago","rating":5,"content":"Sturdy spoon with great reach. The silicone edging of the bowl are very handy for scraping bowls and or meal bags.","reviewer_name":"Frank S."},{"date":"2 years ago","rating":5,"content":"Good for keeping it lite for hunting also nice to be able to scrape the bottom of the container with the soft rim","reviewer_name":"Bryan W."},{"date":"2 years ago","rating":5,"content":"Gets deep into meal pouches and the silicone edges help scrape up every last bit.","reviewer_name":"Wade O."},{"date":"4 years ago","title":"Great backpacking spoon","rating":5,"content":"Simple, but long enough to get to the bottom of the multi-serving meal pouches without getting your hands dirty.  Love the silicone coating--makes getting the last bit out of the pouch easy.  It could be a tad lighter, but overall happy with my purchase.","reviewer_name":"Jennifer P."},{"date":"3 years ago","title":"This is a must for camping meals","rating":5,"content":"One thing I've weirdly always hated is how the first few knuckles get nasty when eating various camping meals and using a regular utensil. This is important to avoid lead poisoning for me becuase I end up in situations where de-lead still isn't enough.","reviewer_name":"Dan T."},{"date":"6 years ago","title":"Yes yes yes","rating":5,"content":"If you eat meals in bag, MREs included just buy it, buy a few use it for everything. Keeps your nasty fingers out of your food with out cutting the bags into a million pieces.","reviewer_name":"Brandon c."},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"It’s a spoon","rating":5,"content":"It’s a long spoon. A spoon that is long. Do you need a long spoon withs flexible silicon concave end? Then this is the spoon for you.","reviewer_name":"khilid n."},{"date":"5 years ago","title":"Best long spoon","rating":5,"content":"Great spoon for the price, it’s not super light so if that’s what you’re going for maybe look at a titanium spoon.","reviewer_name":"Robert F."},{"date":"9 months ago","title":"Nice long spoon","rating":5,"content":"Long and lightweight. Great for getting the last bit from your backpacker meals/tuna packets.","reviewer_name":"Patrick L."},{"date":"a month ago","title":"Great spoon light weight","rating":5,"content":"They are a great spoon.  The long length helps get to the bottom and the silicone lip gets the sides clean. The spoon bowl is not so massive one can't get it in their mouth but it still gives one a good size serving The light weight is a plus. Would be nice if they brought back the shorter length.   It seems wrong to have to trim the handle down","reviewer_name":"Drpepperjunkie"},{"date":"4 months ago","title":"Best silicone spoon ever","rating":5,"content":"The very best silicone spoon on the market. Second time purchasing after a rodent nibbled my 10 year old one. Opted for the extra long handle for those deep jar scraps of yogurt or sea moss. Could not find a different brand equivalent.","reviewer_name":"Jeff"},{"date":"9 months ago","title":"Spooning","rating":5,"content":"Excellent fast service.  Product is exactly as described.  Highly recommend this product and company.","reviewer_name":"Screendoor"},{"date":"6 months ago","title":"Perfect Length","rating":5,"content":"Perfect length to eat without sticking your fingers in the freeze dried food bag","reviewer_name":"Gianni"},{"date":"5 months ago","title":"Best Camp/Hiking/Trekking Spoon","rating":4,"content":"Great spoon, I really like them due to being able to really clean out a cook pot or dehydrated meal on trail. \n\nAlso they don’t make a horrid noise when actually cooking in a cook pot on trail.\n\nI do however dislike how they fall apart. When hiking the Appalachian Trail, the edges would become torn pretty quick. One lasted about 800 miles but it was really torn up by that point. But for the price they sell the spoon for on their site, I couldn’t complain. \n\nThe people selling them along the trail were ripping people off in my opinion due to them being over double the cost.\n\nIf I were to offer any advice though, it would be to thin out the spoon a little bit. Compared to a titanium spoon/spork, these are crazy thick. I do understand there is a durability and longevity tolerance as to why they are built the way that they are. But I see some other possibilities with this spoon to improve on it to allow it to be a little thinner and have a bit more durability possibly. \n\nOver all though great spoon to the point I purchased two more from here to replace the one I tore up and the one I lost on trail.\n\nIt is disappointing not being able to purchase this through REI, but I have found a common theme with REI and they don’t ever seem to get the best products to be distributed via their company. \n\nThis product is one of a handful that validate my belief of the best gear is held back from REI. And what gear they can sell or distribute that is great gear is online only with no store stock. If this is ever sold via REI, I hope the GSI get paid well for allowing them to stock it in their store.","reviewer_name":"Anonymous"}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://kidsy.co/products/new-gsi-outdoors-essentials-long-spoon","reddit_insights":{"match":{"notes":"Threads 1, 2, and 4 directly discuss the GSI Outdoors Essentials Long Spoon or its features. Thread 3 is about first-time camping gear and mentions a GSI spoon briefly but not in-depth. Thread 5 is about a GSI kitchen kit at Costco and may not specifically mention the long spoon. 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