My Spork has broken.
It is a sad, sad day.
You might thinking, ‘Brock is delusional… he’s mourning a piece of plastic?’
While there may be some validity in that assumption, I’ve still got a case.
I have often acclaimed that the ‘Spork’ is my favourite travel item, like in my ‘Best Things in My Pack‘ video.
It’s a fork. It’s a spoon. It’s a knife. It’s a masterpiece.
While anyone would look at this multi-use piece of cutlery and see nothing more than that, I am reminded of so many memories from my travels where this simple little thing saved the day.
From soupy rice meals in India, to canned spaghetti in the back of an overnight bus in New Zealand – the Spork has seen it all and served this backpacker well.
Oddly enough, this is not my first time I’ve mourned the breaking of my Spork.
My first one – which was green – met it’s end of days when it encountered an extra tough jar of peanut butter in Goa, India.
It literally snapped under pressure and that’s when this Red Spork entered my life.
My friend Brian so kindly picked it up in Toronto and brought it to me in Florence, Italy where we travelled together.
While I don’t suspect I’ll lose any sleep over it, my heart aches just a little bit seeing this poor little guy in two pieces.
There is not a single traveller I have coached on how to travel the world that I have not recommended get a Spork and there never will be.
When I am ready, I will make the 10 minute walk down the street and pick up a new one.
It says on the arm:
Light My Fire
That you did Spork. That you did.
Hey that’s me that you mentioned! It was a great item.
Kent and I have blue and green Light My Fire travel kits that we essentially take everywhere we go. Not just when go into the backcountry, I mean every trip we take.
Oddly enough, we have one extra red spork. Seriously. If you come to Seattle, it’s yours.
Here is a link to the kits. We highly recommend them: http://www.industrialrev.com/mealkit.html
I recommend spending a bit extra on a titanium spork. Stronger and more hygenic.
Time to make a trip to Taco Bell!
DId you get that at MEC? I have/had a green one and it also broke almost immediately. I think metal ones may be better.
My spork broke in SE Asia. Twas a tragic tragic day. I understand your pain!
Aww, you have my sympathies! Maybe get an aluminum one next time?
I totally understand. I’ve got a fleece jacket with a zipper that’s getting borked every time I wear it. But I can’t bear to give it up yet. That fleece has been to many countries, and probably still has Tibetan dust embedded in it.
We’re not seriously talking about sporks, are we?
We’ve got a green spork and they are useful little beasts. Not had one break on me tho!
I had a red spork that I got to pack with my lunches for school, and it broke too. I do know that you can pick another one up at Mark’s Work Warehouse, which is what I did. My new spork works great.
Sad day 🙁
Broken a few myself… finally upgraded to titanium… a little harder to break! 🙂
live long and prosper spork!!
I also had a Light My Fire spork. It broke it under a week. I think their products may be garbage.
@Brian – Yep! You saved the day!
@Caanan – YES! I’m getting to Seattle pronto now. Or you could just hold onto it for our adventures together. I’ll need to eat with something.
@Mark – I’ve considered this. My plastic spork is just so darn colourful!
@Ben – Pah!
@Aynegelina – Yes, the metal ones are likely stronger/better but I love the colour of the plastic ones.
@Heather – Thank you! It really does rock your world when it happens. I’ve met fellow travellers who have had their world rocked as well.
@Wanderplex – Went for a plastic one again!
@Anthony – Ouu. Tibet! I want to exchange stories about that with you.
@Ryan – Yes, yes we are.
@Natasha – I hope that day doesn’t come!
@Alouise – Yes, I went straight away and got another one. Got it at Coast Mountain Sports!
@Cailin – Very sad. Life must go on.
@Christopher – I clearly need to give titanium a serious thought.
@Sully – Fingers crossed!
@Arcanum – Ah! That’s too bad. I still love them even if they aren’t as durable as a metal spork.
I saw your photo while looking up a seller. I don’t know if this is still relevant but Light My Fire now makes a case for their spork! I’m getting one for my orange one!