Backpacking tea set

[brose]

Backpacking tea set

by brose » Jul 26th, '10, 18:58

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

[debunix]

Re: Backpacking tea set

by debunix » Jul 27th, '10, 00:48

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.

[nonc_ron]

Re: Backpacking tea set

by nonc_ron » Jul 27th, '10, 02:41

I just got back from a short trip and have broken my 2nd travel tea set.

I hate it when that happens. I've got one word for you, stainless steel.
Or you can wait until they start making tea sets out of the stuff ceramic knives are made of.

[brose]

by brose » Jul 27th, '10, 23:10

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.

I wish this setup would work easier as my favorite tea to take with for trips is pu.

I hate it when that happens. I've got one word for you, stainless steel.

Stainless steel tends to be a bit heavy/bulky in my experience. I use lighter plastics for everything except what touches the burner.
Thanks for the suggestions.

[debunix]

Re:

by debunix » Jul 28th, '10, 00:31

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.

I wish this setup would work easier as my favorite tea to take with for trips is pu.

And that is a problem how?

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.

[amafaj]

Re: Backpacking tea set

by amafaj » Jul 28th, '10, 03:23

Perhaps the Jetboil Flash Java kit, maybe? http://shop.jetboil.com/index.php/flash ... ystem.html

[IPT]

Re: Backpacking tea set

by IPT » Aug 4th, '10, 08:42

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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[brose]

Re: Backpacking tea set

by brose » Aug 4th, '10, 20:54

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.

Very nice, are these available anywhere?