I just got back from a short trip and have broken my 2nd travel tea set. There does not seem to be any backpacking friendly tea sets that I have found. Does anyone know of any travel tea sets that are:
1. Rugged, being able to last in a internal frame backpack with tent, stove, etc.
2. Compact
Thanks
Jul 27th, '10, 00:48
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Re: Backpacking tea set
Lexan mug, plus teaball. Not the most elegant or desirable, but quite sturdy. And for one mug at a time, a large teaball will give the leaves plenty of room to expand.
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Re: Backpacking tea set
I hate it when that happens. I've got one word for you, stainless steel.brose wrote:I just got back from a short trip and have broken my 2nd travel tea set.
Or you can wait until they start making tea sets out of the stuff ceramic knives are made of.
I wish this setup would work easier as my favorite tea to take with for trips is pu.debunix wrote:Lexan mug, plus teaball. Not the most elegant or desirable, but quite sturdy. And for one mug at a time, a large teaball will give the leaves plenty of room to expand.
Stainless steel tends to be a bit heavy/bulky in my experience. I use lighter plastics for everything except what touches the burner.nonc_ron wrote:I hate it when that happens. I've got one word for you, stainless steel.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Jul 28th, '10, 00:31
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And that is a problem how?brose wrote:I wish this setup would work easier as my favorite tea to take with for trips is pu.debunix wrote:Lexan mug, plus teaball. Not the most elegant or desirable, but quite sturdy. And for one mug at a time, a large teaball will give the leaves plenty of room to expand.
Are you wanting to be able to brew very small infusions many times over while sitting around the campfire?
If so, I have a gaiwan travel set that is so tiny it's actually pretty sturdy, as such things go. The gaiwan only holds 40 mL, and the cups about 15 mL, but they're pretty solid because at that size, the porcelain is relatively thick for the volume they hold. It wouldn't take a lot of work to make a simple sturdier container and padding to really make it solid.
Re: Backpacking tea set
Perhaps the Jetboil Flash Java kit, maybe? http://shop.jetboil.com/index.php/flash ... ystem.html
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Re: Backpacking tea set
This is what I use for hiking, backpacking, or traveling. I've taken it all over China and to Korea and the US. I've never had an incident with anything getting broken, even with some harsh handling. It was hinged and had a latch, but I removed those, so I could seperate the two halves. When transporting them I tie the two halves together with a length of silk and place it inside a silk bag. It's not the prettiest setup, but it works really well and lets me continue using a zisha teapot.
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Very nice, are these available anywhere?IPT wrote:This is what I use for hiking, backpacking, or traveling. I've taken it all over China and to Korea and the US. I've never had an incident with anything getting broken, even with some harsh handling. It was hinged and had a latch, but I removed those, so I could seperate the two halves. When transporting them I tie the two halves together with a length of silk and place it inside a silk bag. It's not the prettiest setup, but it works really well and lets me continue using a zisha teapot.