First, there were these wobbly, almost fork thingys that our Jr. High school included next to the trays and napkins. They looked cool, but if the entree' of the day was yesterday's reheated meatloaf (yep, they really did that to us kids back in the 1970s), then it was a tossup which would break first, the white plastic almost fork thingy, or the almost meatloaf stuff.Then, cheap airline food started showing up with a little better version because it was short and therefore less likely to break.Ever since then, we Westerners have probably all consigned ourselves to the fact that the best thing to eat with is a fork, or a spoon; nothing in between; unless one was eating sushi. Then it's bamboo, or nothing.
Until now.
I'm sitting here looking at a picture of this thing, like you are, and I'm thinking, "Yep. Cheap Christmas presents for about nine people on my list."
Spork XM—The spork is a mainstay of camping culture. This update of an old design fashions the spork out of a durable polycarbonate that brings its weight down to a half-ounce. Its features include a spoon, fork tines and a small serrated knife-like edge. $4, http://www.rei.com/product/766134
The new Sling Bag. In the world of hip looking things to hang off of your body that holds all your stuff, the back pack has been king for quite a while. Well, the back pack, hanging un assuming and cool-like off the shoulder by only one of its two shoulder straps, might have spawned its own demise by helping to introduce the newest in stuff holders; the Sling Bag.
The first generation of this new tote is one giant compartment and a single over-the-chest strap.
To see the Sling Bag and the other innovative gifts, also under $100...
Source; TheGearJunkie.com
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