The kit has lived in the back of the truck for 2 years and I have never had an issue with them other than some scratches.
GSI camp kitchen products
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The kit has lived in the back of the truck for 2 years and I have never had an issue with them other than some scratches.
Dave is ultimately to blame...he's the one that came up with the Rendezvous concept. I too was perfectly content with my mix of Coleman and household items to meet my needs. Reading about the GSI stuff, and then seeing the products in use at MRV is what sold me on their stuff.
Scott
Adventurist
I agree. It's sooo hard for me not to spend money on new gear when I see all the cool stuff people have.. I've already been browsing craigslist for an off rad trailer to use as base camp, and I've been eyeballing amazon and have almost pulled the trigger on a bunch of gsi cooking gear too.. luckily, I'm cheap, and I just can't do it. I do however think I need to upgrade my ice chest adap, since a 20 lb bag of ice was turned into water in less than 24 hours.. that just ain't right.
OK, the coffee press and the utensil's arrived at the house today. A coffee press is pretty much a coffee press. I've always used a percolator type coffee pot when camping, figure the press is a little easier to use, so decided to give it a shot. I might give it a shot here at the house this weekend. Immediate impression is it seems to be of good quality, no skid rubber pad on the bottom of the insulated sleeve.
The utensils...the quality of the forks/knives/spoons seems decent. I suspect the knives have enough of a serrated edge on them that they will cut a steak. There is a relatively sharp, small steel blade knife (not serrated) with a hard plastic slip on blade guard. Somehow I didn't notice that knife in the description. The serving spoon/spatuala handles lock firmly into place, blade on the spatula seems a little small. The whisk...no idea who decided that a whisk was a necessary camping cooking tool. I now have one if any one ever discovers that they have a need for one! The cutting board is of adequate size to cut up a tomato, etc. Combination salt/pepper shaker seems that it will do the job, although a little on the small side, especially if you are a salt/pepper person (I'm not, so not that big a deal) The condiment containers seem a little weak. They are a thick mylar type material, they do come with two caps, attatched to the coantainers with a lanyard. One of the caps is a flip top, the other is a solid top. A nice touch is the scrubbing pad and small towel. Thinking on this a bit, I'll probably use the containers to hold dish soap, and continue to utilize single serve condiments stolen from fast food restaurants.
I'm not certain that I'd buy the utensil set again. It's nice to have everything in one convenient case, but the same thing, tailored to your specific needs could just as easily be assembled and put in a bag at far less cost.
The utensils...the quality of the forks/knives/spoons seems decent. I suspect the knives have enough of a serrated edge on them that they will cut a steak. There is a relatively sharp, small steel blade knife (not serrated) with a hard plastic slip on blade guard. Somehow I didn't notice that knife in the description. The serving spoon/spatuala handles lock firmly into place, blade on the spatula seems a little small. The whisk...no idea who decided that a whisk was a necessary camping cooking tool. I now have one if any one ever discovers that they have a need for one! The cutting board is of adequate size to cut up a tomato, etc. Combination salt/pepper shaker seems that it will do the job, although a little on the small side, especially if you are a salt/pepper person (I'm not, so not that big a deal) The condiment containers seem a little weak. They are a thick mylar type material, they do come with two caps, attatched to the coantainers with a lanyard. One of the caps is a flip top, the other is a solid top. A nice touch is the scrubbing pad and small towel. Thinking on this a bit, I'll probably use the containers to hold dish soap, and continue to utilize single serve condiments stolen from fast food restaurants.
I'm not certain that I'd buy the utensil set again. It's nice to have everything in one convenient case, but the same thing, tailored to your specific needs could just as easily be assembled and put in a bag at far less cost.
Scott
Adventurist
What Dave said...
David Croyle
Adventurist
Lexan utensils are very tough but watch them around high heat. They'll stir coffee and handle the food on your plate fine, but using them to flip your bacon while it fries will result in melted forks. Ask me how I know...
I used the GSI Java Mill on our recent MR road trip. It worked very well but I wish it had 2 or 3 times the capacity. Just a minor nitpick there.
I used the GSI Java Mill on our recent MR road trip. It worked very well but I wish it had 2 or 3 times the capacity. Just a minor nitpick there.
I have the same set, and have not had any issues with heat cooking with the "cooking utensils"
I got a call from Dom's last Friday letting me know that the cookware was in and on it's way, showed up at my doorstep today.
Initial impressions are about what I expected. It really is pretty compact, considering you get two pots, a skillet, 2 lids, 4 plates, 4 bowls, 4 insulated cups w/lids(double insulated when the cup is in the bowl), a handle, and the carrying bag, which also serves as a wash basin. The one thing that did surprise me is the two lids are plastic (probably not "plastic", but something similar)
Time will tell how well it all holds up to the abuse I'm sure to put it through. Mostly, Machelle is happy that she has all of the needs for cooking/eating in two easy to store bundles (Machelle is in charge of packing our needs for our trips, I'm in charge of making sure the vehicles will get us there and back).
Some pics to keep the moderators from getting restless...
Initial impressions are about what I expected. It really is pretty compact, considering you get two pots, a skillet, 2 lids, 4 plates, 4 bowls, 4 insulated cups w/lids(double insulated when the cup is in the bowl), a handle, and the carrying bag, which also serves as a wash basin. The one thing that did surprise me is the two lids are plastic (probably not "plastic", but something similar)
Time will tell how well it all holds up to the abuse I'm sure to put it through. Mostly, Machelle is happy that she has all of the needs for cooking/eating in two easy to store bundles (Machelle is in charge of packing our needs for our trips, I'm in charge of making sure the vehicles will get us there and back).
Some pics to keep the moderators from getting restless...
I'm pretty happy that I pulled the trigger on this stuff. Looking towards the future, the different colors on the cups/bowls/plates should keep the "who's is who's" arguments down to a dull roar with the grandkids. Although the pot/skillet lids are "plastic", they do have a soft "rubber" seal, so left overs should store well in a 'fridge, etc.
