We, pretty much, went through this process by trial and error over years of traveling and came to the same conclusion. Although, I am surprised by bamboo. Love your T-shirt, last September we went to Nürburgring and did high speed ‘taxi’ rides around the track - WOW.
Thanks, unfortunately I've only got the T-shirt! One of the kids picked it up for me on their way through Germany last year. But "The Ring" is definetly on the bucket list.
That's definelty a good option, though unless you're really remote and need to conserve as much water as possible, the throw away aspect isn't seen favorably these days. Just like single use plastic plates. Turns out the better 3/4 was right from the beginning......
Thanks for the fantastic analysis! Will likely go with bamboo or laminated wood for my hiking plates and bowls, although your vid has me thinking to give the collapsible plastic bowls a go.
Is this like part 1 of a series? What about other characteristics of materials besides just heat conductivity? Durability? Sometimes weight is good (I don't want plates blowing away in the wind). Do they scratch when cutting a steak on them? Do they crack or break? Do they last a long time?
The 3 issues with plastic...are they bpa free...do they stand up to a knife and fork and are they the most hygienic. Eventually you WILL start scratching and scraping (and eating) your plastic plate. Plastic is THE worst for cleaning and hygiene. It holds onto bacteria and cannot take high sanitary temperatures....so...plastic is actually a no go.
Great question about the BPA, I was only testing thermal performance in the video and for that, plastic is the king. Though you raise some very valid points.
I've really only used plastic, stainless and enamel for any period of time. Other than melting a plastic plate (or two... But that's user error!) They've all been good.
What a fantastic analysis. It really is between thr bamboo and the plastic. Added advantages of the plastic are the ease of cleaning, and the nonporous surface, which cut down bacteria and make for a more sanitary surface when washing and reusing while camping. You oughta think about doing a video on camping food prep, with some recipes you use in the bush. Or maybe a video testing the efficiency, thermal qualities, and power consumption of the most popular 12v fridges.
OMFG! If people are worried about their kitchenware taking them over GVM then they have serious issues,perhaps shed all the useless accessories that are plastered all over their fourbies.
Yes, been saying this for a long time. Would be good to have a video that compares weight with what each accessory contributes to a trip (however you measure that semi objective attribute)
It does all up though, I've knocked over 10kg just out of my tucker box alone by doing things like swapping from a cast iron camp oven to a Bedourie and the plates, also getting lighter weight cutlery etc without loosing any utility. So there are savings to be had, especially when you're giving the GVM a decent nudge! Having said that, I'm not cutting my toothbrush in half!
@@LockyourHubs4WDing That is a great thing to do - like you say every little bit counts. Before one does the little things though one needs to consider the big things. If your primary purpose is rock crawling, why do you need a bull bar? Conversely if you are touring why do you need skid bars and under body protection? If you have a camper trailer, why do you have a roof rack? I think this would make a great topic for a video as does ethicalfarmer.
We, pretty much, went through this process by trial and error over years of traveling and came to the same conclusion. Although, I am surprised by bamboo. Love your T-shirt, last September we went to Nürburgring and did high speed ‘taxi’ rides around the track - WOW.
Thanks, unfortunately I've only got the T-shirt!
One of the kids picked it up for me on their way through Germany last year. But "The Ring" is definetly on the bucket list.
I'd like to use stainless steel as my household dishes. Right now I'm using wheat straw dishes. It's pretty neat
I still think stainless is great, just not as thermally efficient as some of the other options.
We use paper plates supported by cheap SS plate or bowl. Super simple clean up, through in the fire.
That's definelty a good option, though unless you're really remote and need to conserve as much water as possible, the throw away aspect isn't seen favorably these days.
Just like single use plastic plates.
Turns out the better 3/4 was right from the beginning......
Thanks for the fantastic analysis! Will likely go with bamboo or laminated wood for my hiking plates and bowls, although your vid has me thinking to give the collapsible plastic bowls a go.
Turns out, plastic is the best compromise for camping.
7:30 for the actual opinion if you don't want to watch the whole thing. He picks plastic.
Don't you hate it when the missus was right from the start!
You’re the kid who didn’t do her schoolwork and just wanted the answer without knowing why. 🙂
Is this like part 1 of a series? What about other characteristics of materials besides just heat conductivity? Durability? Sometimes weight is good (I don't want plates blowing away in the wind). Do they scratch when cutting a steak on them? Do they crack or break? Do they last a long time?
Just a one off.
Purely to settle a point of disagreement between myself and the lovely bride.
She won....... :)
The 3 issues with plastic...are they bpa free...do they stand up to a knife and fork and are they the most hygienic. Eventually you WILL start scratching and scraping (and eating) your plastic plate. Plastic is THE worst for cleaning and hygiene. It holds onto bacteria and cannot take high sanitary temperatures....so...plastic is actually a no go.
Great question about the BPA, I was only testing thermal performance in the video and for that, plastic is the king. Though you raise some very valid points.
Thanks for the video. Very interesting. How would you rate the materials on durability which to me would be important for camping.
I've really only used plastic, stainless and enamel for any period of time.
Other than melting a plastic plate (or two... But that's user error!) They've all been good.
The best feature about disposable plates is you can burn them in the fire. No cleaning dishes after dinner.
Exactly!
Works until fire season / no fires allowed.
SS goes in my dishwasher when I go home, not scratched like plastic, & future generations can use SS.
@@SMafam5 unfortunately I don't have a dishwasher!
but can't you heat up the metal plates? were most of the other plates would melt?
I have melted a plastic plate before on a hot cast iron fry pan. So that's definetly a disadvantage over any of the metal/ceramic plates.
What a fantastic analysis. It really is between thr bamboo and the plastic. Added advantages of the plastic are the ease of cleaning, and the nonporous surface, which cut down bacteria and make for a more sanitary surface when washing and reusing while camping.
You oughta think about doing a video on camping food prep, with some recipes you use in the bush. Or maybe a video testing the efficiency, thermal qualities, and power consumption of the most popular 12v fridges.
I've just gotta convince the manufactures to lend me a few! So far manufactures don't seem to like my testing.... not sure why? :)
@@LockyourHubs4WDing Haha I just can't imagine why
OMFG! If people are worried about their kitchenware taking them over GVM then they have serious issues,perhaps shed all the useless accessories that are plastered all over their fourbies.
Yes, been saying this for a long time. Would be good to have a video that compares weight with what each accessory contributes to a trip (however you measure that semi objective attribute)
It does all up though, I've knocked over 10kg just out of my tucker box alone by doing things like swapping from a cast iron camp oven to a Bedourie and the plates, also getting lighter weight cutlery etc without loosing any utility. So there are savings to be had, especially when you're giving the GVM a decent nudge!
Having said that, I'm not cutting my toothbrush in half!
@@LockyourHubs4WDing That is a great thing to do - like you say every little bit counts. Before one does the little things though one needs to consider the big things. If your primary purpose is rock crawling, why do you need a bull bar? Conversely if you are touring why do you need skid bars and under body protection? If you have a camper trailer, why do you have a roof rack? I think this would make a great topic for a video as does ethicalfarmer.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get my wife to watch the video - lucky she insists on plastic!
Must be a wife thing!
@@LockyourHubs4WDing You said it - "the other 3/4"
It's not a proper test without Corelle
Haha!
So what your saying is I should stop taking nan's fine china?
Correct!
Eat your cereal.
And your potato!
Those newbs are not qualified to be working on this . You know what I'm saying