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Travel Utensils

ampers and backpackers often eat with travel utensils, but even if you’re not outdoorsy, this cutlery is convenient to pop into your bag to minimize your consumption of single-use plastics. Luckily, there are a wide variety of travel utensils on the market if you’re looking for a durable and environmentally friendly option. There are two categories: three-piece sets (a fork, knife, and spoon in a case or held together by carabiner or lanyard) and sporks (a single-piece multipurpose utensil whose name is a portmanteau of spoon and fork). Of all sets and sporks we tested, the compact and lightweight Full Windsor Magware Magnetic Camping Utensils

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