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TriTodd

02/09/2011 02:41PM

I've been using the Granite Gear kitchen sink for about 6 years now. It works well, but does not stay open and can't hold a lot of water.

I'm interested in the Sea to Summit kitchen sink. But the 5 liter's opening is too small, and the 10 liter is just too big. Gee...

What do you use and how's it working for you?

Life is about being outside enjoying God's world...

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BWPaddler

02/09/2011 02:45PM

Cool gadgets, I've had an inflatable one long ago... where the sides inflated and bottom was flat. Not sure where that ended up.

For the last decade I don't use a sink at all. I lick my silverware clean, use foil bags or flat folding plastic plates/bowls mostly to eat out of, wipe down anything else with bits of paper towel that go in the trash bag. Anything I miss adds flavor and texture to the next meal. Dishwasher upon return home.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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TriTodd

02/09/2011 03:03PM

Reply:

For the last decade I don't use a sink at all. I lick my silverware clean, use foil bags or flat folding plastic plates/bowls mostly to eat out of, wipe down anything else with bits of paper towel that go in the trash bag. Anything I miss adds flavor and texture to the next meal. Dishwasher upon return home. "

How do you break the oil down with all the fish frying? We fry fish daily and cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Life is about being outside enjoying God's world...

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Amok

02/09/2011 03:38PM

I've got a Sea to Summit kitchen sink and have never used it. But I've never been in a group larger than 2. I've always just boiled up a small quantity of water in the pot I cooked in, and cleaned the rest of the dishes (either a spoon or fork, and one cup) with this water before washing out the pot.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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inspector13

02/09/2011 03:50PM

The largest pot I bring.

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KevinL

02/09/2011 03:50PM

I have a Sea-to-Summit 10L. Do not always use it, but for what it weighs I can use it for a bucket to put out camp fire, or bring water up to sit and settle out before running it through the pump.

KevinL

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Savage Voyageur

02/09/2011 04:08PM

I got my from REI, I cannot link it because they don't have it on the website. When packing I just slip it over the five gallon pail so it takes up no space. It works great for washing dishes and putting out the fire at night. It stays upright and does not spill.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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bojibob

02/09/2011 04:08PM

Seattle Sports

Seattle Sports Jumbo Camp Sink

Works great for dishes and dousing the fire. 25 liters

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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kanoes

02/09/2011 04:41PM

i have the same one amok linked (10 liter), i dont do dishes in it though. i fill it up when i start heading to a campsite. i get clearer water from off shore and i can sit and filter at my leisure.

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huntnfish08

02/09/2011 04:53PM

We also use our largest dirty dish(pan/pot) for cleaning. One year we somehow forgot to bring dishsoap. Not fun. Bacon on the first morning and fish daily. This was before we had a water filtration system and my friend insisted on boiling the water. So all of our water was bacon flavored/colored.

Adam

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TomP

02/09/2011 05:07PM

We use a basic Rubbermaid plastic dishpan (11.5 x 13.5)designed to be used in your kitchen sink at home. Cheap and durable. Not heavy. It usually goes in the bottom of the gear pack and we nest the other kitchen stuff in it.

I've never had a collapsible sink but have wondered if they are worth the price. Anyone use both? What do you recommend?

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removedmember1

Guest Paddler

02/09/2011 05:15PM

Army surplus. Small but oh my.

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jcavenagh

02/09/2011 05:31PM

quote inspector13: "
The largest pot I bring.
"

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

02/09/2011 05:34PM

quote TriTodd: "I've been using the Granite Gear kitchen sink for about 6 years now. It works well, but does not stay open and can't hold a lot of water.

I'm interested in the Sea to Summit kitchen sink. But the 5 liter's opening is too small, and the 10 liter is just too big. Gee...

What do you use and how's it working for you? "

I know its just an ad photo, but that is an awful lot of soap in those containers. If I'm getting suds, I've overdone with the Campsuds. Very hot water, a few drops of soap and scrubbing with a plastic pad usually get it done for me.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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mr.barley

02/09/2011 05:38PM

quote jcavenagh: "
quote inspector13: "
The largest pot I bring.
"

+1"

v +1 also

serenity now

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ozarkpaddler

02/09/2011 07:42PM

I have had the Seattle Sports bucket like Bojibob's for several years now. No leaks, no problems with it sagging after all these years. It's a little bigger than I really need most of the time, which means I need to put more water in it. But that's my only complaint, and it's very minor. WW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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snakecharmer

02/09/2011 09:53PM

quote mr.barley: "
quote jcavenagh: "
quote inspector13: "
The largest pot I bring.
"

+1"
v +1 also"

Me three!

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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nctry

02/09/2011 10:17PM

quote snakecharmer: "
quote mr.barley: "
quote jcavenagh: "
quote inspector13: "
The largest pot I bring.
"

+1"
v +1 also"

Me three!"

Actually I think we're up to five...

Me five! I carry a colapsible bucket, but I dump it more than not when using it to get water out in the lake. So I use a big pot, and that same pot is what I heat water in and wash dishes too.

Nctry

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mc2mens

02/09/2011 10:24PM

Sea to Summit 10L Kitchen Sink. I use it for dish cleaning and as a water bucket to put out the fire at the end of the night. It's worth the weight to me. I like kanoes idea to use the sink for water storage while filtering.

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pswith5

02/09/2011 10:26PM

quote ozarkpaddler: "I have had the Seattle Sports bucket like Bojibob's for several years now. No leaks, no problems with it sagging after all these years. It's a little bigger than I really need most of the time, which means I need to put more water in it. But that's my only complaint, and it's very minor. WW"

That is good to hear! I just purchased this one with a Christmas gift card. Haven't had a chance to use it. Up til now I have been a member of the Biggest pot club.

Without the bad times, the good times wouldn't seem so good.

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mirth

02/09/2011 10:26PM

I have the Kelty kitchen sink that I picked up last summer from sportsman's guide. I've only used it for car/scout camping so far but I'm thinking about bringing it this fall. It's pretty big and seems like would require a lot of water to keep it open and stable.

Anybody ever taken one of these on a trip?

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"

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BWPaddler

02/09/2011 11:15PM

quote TriTodd: "Reply: For the last decade I don't use a sink at all. I lick my silverware clean, use foil bags or flat folding plastic plates/bowls mostly to eat out of, wipe down anything else with bits of paper towel that go in the trash bag. Anything I miss adds flavor and texture to the next meal. Dishwasher upon return home. "

How do you break the oil down with all the fish frying? We fry fish daily and cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner."

Mmmm, your camp sounds delish!! For me, oil for pancakes and from bacon remains partly on the griddle, which is stored in a plastic bag. Anything too horribly greasy is mopped up with a single paper towel. No frying fish for me at this time, but I imagine I would pour what oil could be reused back in a container and use paper towel method on the rest.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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wetcanoedog

02/10/2011 12:43AM

my cooking is simple,fish are cooked on a grill,no oil.the frying pan gets wiped out after bannock or pancakes.same with the fork and spoon.my one big pot,part of the Peak stove case is left to soak with hot water and wiped out with a bit of paper towel.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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andym

02/10/2011 02:37AM

I agree it isn't perfect but have been sufficiently happy with the Granite Gear to stick with it.

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Kanoodle

Guest Paddler

02/10/2011 11:54AM

Lake

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solotrek

02/10/2011 01:10PM

quote nctry: "
quote snakecharmer: "
quote mr.barley: "
quote jcavenagh: "
quote inspector13: "
The largest pot I bring.
"

+1"
v +1 also"

Me three!"

Actually I think we're up to five...

Me five! I carry a colapsible bucket, but I dump it more than not when using it to get water out in the lake. So I use a big pot, and that same pot is what I heat water in and wash dishes too."

Make it six in the largest pot group!

"It is in solitude, in quiet communication with nature that we reach most deeply into truth." Sam Campbell

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RaoulDuke

02/10/2011 02:18PM

use that sea to summit one and love it

"Is that right? Well... I guess you're about ready, then, aren't you?"

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fireupthespam

02/10/2011 08:04PM

It is great and makes sitting by the fire doing dishes so easy.

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gutmon

02/11/2011 05:59AM

quote solotrek: "
quote nctry: "
quote snakecharmer: "
quote mr.barley: "
quote jcavenagh: "
quote inspector13: "
The largest pot I bring.
"

+1"
v +1 also"

Me three!"

Actually I think we're up to five...

Me five! I carry a colapsible bucket, but I dump it more than not when using it to get water out in the lake. So I use a big pot, and that same pot is what I heat water in and wash dishes too."

Make it six in the largest pot group!"

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SunCatcher

02/11/2011 07:59AM

Large group sea to summit by self largest pot

"WWJD"

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tony

02/12/2011 02:41AM

quote bojibob: "
Seattle Sports

Seattle Sports Jumbo Camp Sink

Works great for dishes and dousing the fire. 25 liters

"

I also use this one when tripping with a large group. I have used a collapsable REI bucket. I have done the largest pot routine. My sister in law bought me one of the 10 liter sea to summit kitchen sinks for X- mas. I will give this new option a try this summer.

tony

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alpine525

02/12/2011 10:55AM

Make it 8 for the largest pot!

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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Troutman

02/12/2011 06:28PM

Again, largest pot in camp.

"If dogs don't go to heaven then when I die I want to go where they are" Will Rogers

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mooseplums

02/12/2011 06:54PM

quote gutmon: "
quote solotrek: "
quote nctry: "
quote snakecharmer: "
quote mr.barley: "
quote jcavenagh: "
quote inspector13: "
The largest pot I bring.
"

+1"
v +1 also"

Me three!"

Actually I think we're up to five...

Me five! I carry a colapsible bucket, but I dump it more than not when using it to get water out in the lake. So I use a big pot, and that same pot is what I heat water in and wash dishes too."

Make it six in the largest pot group!"

7"

make it 10

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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oldgentleman

02/12/2011 08:59PM

I'm pretty much in agreement with BWPaddler. Grill any fish, boil my pasta or rice dish or oatmeal and eat it all, lick the spoon. A small bannock in a non-stick pan rarely needs rinsing. Sometimes I have to rinse out the pasta pot a little but some hot water and a chore-boy does the job and gets poured in a little hole in the woods. I don't spend much time cooking and washing dishes.

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kanoes

02/12/2011 09:08PM

my biggest(and only) pot is a 1.1 liter. this year ill only be cleaning a spoon and small bowl.

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Amok

02/12/2011 09:57PM

quote oldgentleman: "I'm pretty much in agreement with BWPaddler. Grill any fish, boil my pasta or rice dish or oatmeal and eat it all, lick the spoon. A small bannock in a non-stick pan rarely needs rinsing. Sometimes I have to rinse out the pasta pot a little but some hot water and a chore-boy does the job and gets poured in a little hole in the woods. I don't spend much time cooking and washing dishes."

You must go through a lot of chore-boys ... bwahaha

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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PineKnot

02/13/2011 10:13AM

quote oldgentleman: "I'm pretty much in agreement with BWPaddler. Grill any fish, boil my pasta or rice dish or oatmeal and eat it all, lick the spoon. A small bannock in a non-stick pan rarely needs rinsing. Sometimes I have to rinse out the pasta pot a little but some hot water and a chore-boy does the job and gets poured in a little hole in the woods. I don't spend much time cooking and washing dishes."

Similar thing here too. No separate sink, although I do bring a 1-oz plastic bottle filled with Dawn. I either use my skillet or 1.5 liter pot with some dawn for a sink.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -- Teddy Roosevelt

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