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Hi all. Hopefully our T6 Ocean will arrive next month so I've been thinking about what extra plates, cups bowls and glasses to stock up on. Was originally thinking about China mugs and plastic for everything else but I'd be interested to hear what others use?
 
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I'll just borrow this thread instead of creating a new one...

What options are there to not have to buy plastic plates and similar? Plastic kind of makes me itch... Mugs and cutlery is easy but plates... Do you have any recommendations?

I've found this but haven't seen anyone actually reviewing or commenting on the bamboo stuff from Outwell. Outwell is very popular for other things here on the forum so I'm hoping someone has something to share :)
http://campfiremag.co.uk/plastic-free-tableware/

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We are seriously considering bamboo, as we want to cut down massively on our plastic use and although melamine lasts it doesnt last more than a couple of years for us before its cracked or sometimes stained.

I don't know how long bamboo will last but Im interested to know.
 
Bamboo here. We tend to borrow glasses from the campsite bars for wine/beer/gin etc to cut down on what we have to carry
 
BayCatOne said:
I'll just borrow this thread instead of creating a new one...

What options are there to not have to buy plastic plates and similar? Plastic kind of makes me itch... Mugs and cutlery is easy but plates... Do you have any recommendations?

I've found this but haven't seen anyone actually reviewing or commenting on the bamboo stuff from Outwell. Outwell is very popular for other things here on the forum so I'm hoping someone has something to share
http://campfiremag.co.uk/plastic-free-tableware/

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We bought Vango bamboo plates and mugs and have used and abused them for an entire year.

We took two mugs away with us. One broke after ~6 months, the other was badly tea stained and has now been thrown out. We took four side plates, four dinner plates and four bowls. One side plate cracked, another is missing, the other bowls and plates look as good as new.
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This is after a full year of regular, near constant, use.

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Thanks for the info! We will get bamboo then.
 
Surely bamboo is environmentally friendly to...?
 
Get a couple of wine glasses in there and china mugs. Tea and coffee don’t taste right unless they are drunk out of the appropriate dispenser...
 
We had a lot of china we inherited. So decided to start out with real china, real wine and beer glasses and real mugs. It has been stacked in the cupboards for a couple of weeks now and that part works well. Next week will see our first big trip to Ireland and UK for the real test.
 
We won't have anything but real glass, chinaware, steel cutlery etc. etc. No plastic, melamine, or bamboo.
 
So how do you pack your chinaware while on the move?
 
Have a look at Corelle plates. Made from some type of glass that is almost unbreakable, so they claim. Mine have had a few knocks over the last two years and the're still perfect.

They may not appear to be environmentally friendly but consider having to replace the bamboo every couple of years instead of the glass version lasting for many years. Just my view :)
 
I go from princess to pauper....

Portmerion plates for myself, especially when fish or meat is involved, Borgasse or similar vegetable-based disposable for everything else.

I have found so much crockery, especially melamine, gets hopelessly stained by melamine I now use disposable vegetable-based cups.

Wine I only drink out of glass, and I usually take small 167ml tasting glasses with me but on those sociable moments when the neighbours or visitors going me I have an appropriate stock of plastic, although seeking a more compostable alternative.
 
El Greco said:
Have a look at Corelle plates. Made from some type of glass that is almost unbreakable, so they claim. Mine have had a few knocks over the last two years and the're still perfect.

They may not appear to be environmentally friendly but consider having to replace the bamboo every couple of years instead of the glass version lasting for many years. Just my view :)
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That’s a good point. I must admit, we do try and do our bit where we can. We recently bought reuseable coffee cups. Kleen Kanteen. Stainless steel inside and insulated on the outside to cut down on the amount of disposable cups we were using.
I need to rethink my uses in the van next. Although we do mainly use china and have a few reusable plastic bits.

But agree, bamboo etc has a limited lifespan, where as china looked after lasts a lifetime.
 
I understand peoples concern for the environment but buying biodegradable products on an ongoing basis somewhat does't sit well with me considering the embedded and transport energy involved. I know there's worse alternatives out there but I firmly believe in getting items that have a long life.
 
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