tjholyoke wrote: I don't buy paper plates and cups and things at home or while camping unless I host a big party and don't have enough dishes. .
Well, I think going more 'green' while camping is great and I hope you will be able to do it. We have tried to do that for sometime now also.
I do have to comment and agree about what you posted about paper plates at paties. My kids give me a hard time when I set out three different trash cans at our home parties with 'labels' on them. One for trash, one for aluminum cans...the other for plastic cups, plates,utensils we use at parties.
After the party I will WASH (yes I did say WASH) the plastic cups/plates/utensils to reuse again. I just can not justify helping landfills being filled with plastic that is non bio-degradable, just because folks at my home parties use a plastic cup for punch, plastic plate for cake and a plastic fork to eat on it ONCE! So yes I do re-cycle but more of REUSE-RECYCLE with plastic goods.
This can work too during camping...if you ever use plastic goods.
About a year ago, I bought a 50 pack of plastic plates at Costco.
They look like FINE CHINA!!!
They take up little room and are nice to have in the camper for extra guests or whatever. The plates are disposable, but why dispose?
They’re too nice to throw away.
Paper or foam plates can’t be reused, because food seeps into the pores.
Not these. Love ‘em.
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out#d-butoutside wrote: About a year ago, I bought a 50 pack of plastic plates at Costco.
They look like FINE CHINA!!!
They take up little room and are nice to have in the camper for extra guests or whatever. The plates are disposable, but why dispose?
They’re too nice to throw away.
Paper or foam plates can’t be reused, because food seeps into the pores.
Not these. Love ‘em.
ITA....these plastic plates (which are 'disposable') really are so well made. We get ours at Sam's Club. I wash them and use them over and over again. In fact...I have even washed them on the top shelf (no heat dry on) in my dishwasher. That is how sturdy they are.
I have 3 sets: a white, red and blue sets of these 'disposable' plastic plates/cups/utensils. I just re-use them over and over again for all our parties, holiday gatherings & BBQs.
As for camping...I have a stack of them too as well as paper plates in the PUP. We eat our meals on them and they last a long time. IMHO, it is a crying shame to throw these type of plastic 'party' plates in the trash just after one use!
Paddle on the crow wrote: If you really want to camp "Green" I suggest you look into leaving the camper at home sometime and giving the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness a shot. It takes some planning, and if you have never done it, I would recommend getting some direction from a local guide service. But I guarantee you, if you have any "Green" blood at all, you will wish you had done it years ago, and want to return as soon as you get home.
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About 10 years ago I did 3 canoe trips through the Canadian side with some college buddies. They were only 4-6 days and all were amazing. Planning on taking the kiddies there when they get to be about 7.
Paddle on the crow wrote: If you really want to camp "Green" I suggest you look into leaving the camper at home sometime and giving the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness a shot. It takes some planning, and if you have never done it, I would recommend getting some direction from a local guide service. But I guarantee you, if you have any "Green" blood at all, you will wish you had done it years ago, and want to return as soon as you get home.
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About 10 years ago I did 3 canoe trips through the Canadian side with some college buddies. They were only 4-6 days and all were amazing. Planning on taking the kiddies there when they get to be about 7.
We spend a great deal of time backpacking and have thought about adding the kayak option at times, but never quite pulled it off. Maybe someday we will be able to organize it all.
In the meantime, we will use our class c to travel to the national parks and then enjoy our forays into the backcountry with tents and packs. It gives us the best of both worlds...comfortable travel and a chance to see what only few get to see off the beaten path.
Our backpacking experiences with leave no trace are one of the things that spurred our examination of how we use products at home.
Sorry for the ramble...you just got me thinking and wishing I was on a hike instead of home. Only a little longer and then we head to Glacier National Park to workamp/hike for the summer.
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