Backcountry.com Long Handled Spoon - 2008 BCS

I replaced the Jetboil telescopic spoon with this one because I hated cleaning the jetboil utensils-lots of grooves and stuff to clean. This spoon works great to reach in the jetboil cup. The edges are also curved good to fit the contours of most cups and pots. Very light and fits anywhere.

My titanium long spoon provided the necessary reach to get to the bottom of my Mountain House meals when traveling the arctic tundra for more than two weeks. I purchased a second long spoon as an extra immediately upon returning to civilization.

Picked this little treasure up for my father in law for his birthday. I was tired of going backpacking with him and watching him use a plastic spoon to stir his grub. After watching him melt through about 5 spoons in the past few years I decided he would appreciate the spoon. The guy loves it. He was almost in tears when he got it. Any who, it's light, "tight" and won't melt. Definately pick it up if your the guy that cooks for everyone when you go on a walk about.

A cheap, light, long handled spoon. Keeps my fingers from getting in my food while eating from a pouch and light. Easy to clean and doesn't collapse on me like my Jet Boil spoon.

My wife and I have been using long handled plastic spoons for the last couple of years. The problem with them is that they are too flexible and you still get your hands a little messy. This titanium spoon is similarly dimensioned to what we were using and is very rigid and strong despite weighing basically nothing. It's a great utensil and absolutely worth the $5-6 bucks each.

The only thing that might be an improvement that would make this a do-it-all utensil would be to make the spoon tip into a spork style. Then I could pack just one utensil for everything.

I'm definitely a fan of long-handled spoons. They're the best choice for my primary lightweight meals - Mountain House and Oatmeal.

This version of the spoon works fine - the price is right off Steep and Cheap. The finish isn't as smooth as I'd like, though. I prefer the REI version.

If on discount, this is worth the price. Otherwise, I recommend REI's long-handled spoon.

I own several titanium sporks and really like them. For 90% of camping/backpacking meals, though, this does tons better. At about the same weight, this gives the little extra length needed to really get into the foods you want.

I also like that the bowl is a bit smaller - I never quite got used to the bigger bowl on the sporks.

If you want a single, do it all utensil for backpacking or camping, this will be a great choice.

This is very light. The length is good for cleaning the food chunkies out your deep mug or water bottle. Recommended.

great for stirring thick meals or a lot of rice. doubles as a serving spoon. Lightweight, low profile, handy.

This is great if you eat pouch meals while backpacking. You don't have to dig your hand into the bag while using a shorter spoon. You can also stir food in a cook pot with out burning your hands. Also, if you use a stove system with a deep pot like the JetBoil, than this is a perfect utensil to use.

I've used this spoon for two seasons now, and the length is great for the bagged meals, which is really all I eat. However, the spoon has a bit of a texture to it. Every time I go out I tell myself to get a new spoon because I hate the feel of using it. It's kinda like the fingernails on the chalkboard feel to me. If I could find a spoon of this length that was smooth, I'd grab it. I think I just need to look a little harder.

Just like everyone else says, very light and very strong. Perfect for a Jetboil.

The best feature is the length which enables reaching all the way down in a freeze dried pouch without messing up the outside of your gloves. Its a spoon and it works - other than that there isn't much more to be said except that it is light.

A must if you eat backpacker foods right out of the packages. The extra reach is mandatory to keep your pretty little fingers clean.

My friend thought I was nuts to spend $8 on a spoon, and a big metal one at that. But my first night out with it we decided to make some s'mores of the camp stove, and this was great as a marshmallow holder. Then, the next night it showed its awesomeness again as I was able to eat my freeze-dried meal straight out of the package without having to stick my hand in and get it all messy. Sure, maybe a little spendy, but I'm sure it will last for years, and it's way less than the Sea to Sumit version. Now all I need is the spork...

It's great for car camping when cooking a can of beans/chili over a fire. Normal spoons dont seem to reach quite far enough to keep your fingers from getting in the food while stirring. It's also really strong, you can get some good leverage for stirring the stiff cold stuff in the cans.
If there was a silicone coated version, I'd get it for cooking on nonstick cookware. I was lucky enough to have found this on SAC so I got a couple extra for the gf and a friend.

It's great for car camping when cooking a can of beans/chili over a fire. Normal spoons dont seem to reach quite far enough to keep your fingers from getting in the food while stirring. It's also really strong, you can get some good leverage for stirring the stiff cold stuff in the cans.
If there was a silicone coated version, I'd get it for cooking on nonstick cookware. I was lucky enough to have found this on SAC so I got a couple extra for the gf and a friend.

If a spoon could be "cool" this one is it. No more dirty/burnt knuckles...

You will almost always find a use for this little fella when on the trail, and as everyone says, it particularly shines in digging out freeze-dried food pouches. Although it is featherweight, the titanium keeps it durable and free from residual flavors after washing. Something worth noting: although the pictures might make the handle appear to be tubular, it actually has a concave back (hollowed inward) to reduce weight and make it structurally stronger than a flat handle.

Nice spoon, great length for digging into those food pouches. Was cheaper than the "name brand" similar spoons and of the same quality.

It doesn't have magical powers but it does do a wonderful job of stirring food and feeding me. It's also much cheaper than the sea to summit brand long spoon.

Performs as expected; it's a spoon. It is durable, light, cheap (bought on discount) and it's not plastic. Nuff said!

Paired with the Backcountry 700mL titanium pot, this is the slickest camp utensil you could hope for. It is uber-light, strong, long enough to deter singed knuckles while boiling up your dinner, and nicely shaped to eat from. My only possible complaint about this otherwise invaluable piece of gear is that, as may be expected given the matte finish of both pot and spoon, the utensil leaves scuff marks on the bottom of the pot. This spoon went on its maiden voyage to the Grouse Lakes Wilderness Area with me, and performed admirably. For this price, no backpacker should leave home without it.

Not having been able to take the spoon on an actual camping trip as yet, I have put it through some paces using all my campping equipment here at the house. The long handle offers plenty of length for digging in the bottom of the peanutbutter jar, stirring in a number of different cookpots to include my deeper homemade versions (ss bottle turned pot & family size chef-boy-r-d 44oz pot). While knowing how to make long wooden spoons is important and would have prefered a slightly larger bowl of the spoon, the weight savings and packability of the Ti spoon is a luxury to really consider.

Function was great, superb reach when eating freeze dried meals. But, tasted like you were eating metal.

Great design of the spoon. Head is just right; flat to get in the nooks and crevaces of bags and the hande is nice and long. Lightweight and sturdy but the bead blast has got to go on the head. Food seems to "stick" to it more and it feels like sand paper on your lips and teeth.

Best hiking spoon ever, hands down. Keeps the grub off of my fingers and when you accidentally drop it in the fire after too much bourbon it survives unscathed.

Nice and light, fits in my mouth nice but the best part about it is you can reach the bottom of your pot without getting your fingers all messy. Kind of like a MRE spoon but a better shape.

This spoon is fantastic! It is just the right length, very light-weight, relatively inexpensive, and unlike the GSI Rehydrate spoon, the bottom of the spoon (the bowl) is actually spoon-like so that it can be used to eat runny items and soup. The very bottom is somewhat flat which is great for getting into the bottom seam of food bags. This spoon is nearly IDENTICAL (it has the Backcountry.com name etched into it rather than another company's) to the others long-handled Ti spoons available (e.g. REI, Sea to Summit, etc.), but is nearly HALF THE PRICE!

I picked this up for trips where I bring pre-packaged freeze-dried meals (e.g. Mountain House). The long handle on this spoon makes it ideal for eating the meal directly out of the bag without getting food all over my knuckles. It's certainly a little heavier than my usual Taco Bell spork, but it's virtually unbreakable and works really well.

Pretty much the only utensil I use now. Perfect for a freeze dried pouch.

I don't know who came up with the long handled spoon originally but it address the problem of stiring up your dehydrated dinner after you pour in the boiling water. It reaches into the corners of the bags much better that regular spoons and keeps you from burning your fingers in the stew. Then scoops the meal out of the bag without getting goo all over your paws. I would suggest that they turn it into a spork for the ultimate camping utensil.

When I told my wife that I bought a $15 spoon she was skeptical. After using it and not getting goo all over my hand while digging in the bag for my food I was sold. All the crap I took from my wife for buying a $15 spoon was worth it. Love the long handle and the scoop part is a great size as well. Probably not a good soup spoon, but perfect for the Mountain House type dinners. It is also super light weight which is just a cherry on top!

With most of the stuff I eat in the back country I do not need a spork to eat it, a spoon works fine. This spoon is great because it has a little extra length to help get inside those mountain house bags or deep in the pots to get the last little bites without getting your hand coverd in food.

Works great for your freeze dried meals, for both stirring and eating. The spoon is also super light, you can't go wrong with a sppon like this.

This spoon is very nice. We looked at the sea to summit long handled spoon, before finding backcountrys version. being nealy have the cost we decided to take the chance on it. Well we were very pleased to find it as light and nice as the sea to summit spoon.

This is the lightest long handle spoon on earth for backpacking !! And Backcountry has the best price!! sure you can buy one from rei but it cost more!! Make sure you get your camping buddies one! They will be mad if you dont!

A great piece of gear, particularly if you are in to freezer bag cooking, and want to get that last morsel out of bottom of the bag.
Excellent price & value.

i never really thought about a long handled spoon before, but can be nice to have when you need to go deep in the jet boil mug. This spoon is RIDICULOUSLY light.

Light, simple, tough and practically perfect in every other way. Thanks Backcountry!

As others have said, I bought it for diggin' in the ole' food pouch, but will be taken on all treks for its lightweight and durable design. I don't own a Jetboil PCS, but it would be ideal particularly for the taller height of the Jetboil. For the negligible weight and nice price, I would consider adding this utensil in along with your titanium spork for the essentials on fast and light treks.