Summer camping season is just around the corner and while I don’t know about you, most of the time when I’m camping or backpacking I eat freeze dried meals like those from Mountain House or Mary Janes. As a result, the only needs I have for eating are a titanium spork and my favorite stove – the Jetboil.
But lately I’ve been doing more car camping and backpacking with the family and while the freeze dried foods have remained steady dinner options (along with the time proven tin-foil dinners!) we’ve gone to the less expensive and easy to make meals. Examples like instant oatmeal, soups and hot cocoa have been great but you can’t just make them and eat from the pot, especially if I’m cooking for the kids. As a result the need to eat from something other than a freeze dried package or the cooking pot has finally arrived.
After poking around Backcountry.com I picked up a couple of the GSI Outdoor Nesting Bowl Mug Combo sets and despite a non-traditional shape the entire clan is super pleased with them!
My wife took my 3 boys on a backpacking trip up Kings Peak last summer while I stayed home with our baby daughter and the GSi Mug and Bowl were a hit!
They are small enough to not take up too much space but ample enough to eat or drink from. The lid on the mug held well despite one reviewer at Backcountry.com who had the opposite result. The neoprene sleeve does help to insulate the mug.
Features of the GSI Outdoor Gourmet Nesting Mug and Bowl
- 3.4 ounces
- Neoprene sleeve that actually does insulate and keep warm soup or tea…warm!
- Multiple colors available
- Made from Cascadian polypropylene – BPA Free!
BUY NOW: If you’re in the hunt for no frills light weight camping bowls or mugs, check out the GSI Outdoor Gourmet Nesting Mug and Bowl. You may never go back to anything else.
