Gear Review: The Wildo Camp-a-Box and Wildo Kasa Cup

  Last October, I was lucky enough to enter and win a competition through the lovely people at Adventure Outfitters. They were giving away a Wildo Camp-a-Box to six people and I was lucky enough to be chosen in the draw. It is worth pointing out that the initial prize only included the Camp-a-Box; the spork, Kasa cup and ferrocerium rod that I received were all additions that were included by Adventure Outfitters purely out of their own generosity. I knew when as soon as I opened the package that regardless of whether or not I liked the product, the company were obviously run by very generous people and have been nothing but professional to deal with.

  I initially entered the competition thinking that I wouldn't even get a second thought, as I had not won anything like this before. When the announcement was made via the Adventure Outfitters Facebook page, I was equal parts surprised as I was excited.

  I will be reviewing every piece of gear that I received, with the exception of the ferrocerium rod, as this is now comfortably sitting in my fire kit and has worked to amazing effect, as would be expected of any decent ferrocerium rod.

 The gear in it's entirety just after it arrived

Camp-a-box: This is exactly how it sounds, a plastic, rectangular, two piece box used as an eating surface. Both parts of the box can be used for eating from, however only one side has a space to hold the box whilst eating.
  It is useful for eating both cooked an uncooked food, as a storage container, as well as cold soaking any food overnight for consumption the following day. It is tough, durable, packs down well and is very light to carry.

Baked potatoes in the Wildo Camp-a-box with the Wildo spork.

My only criticism lies in the design, and that is simply because it is plastic and cannot be cooked in. I want to point out that this is simply a personal preference of mine, to have something that is either steel or aluminium. Wildo have not advertised it as something it isn't, neither have Adventure Outfitters and this is simply a personal preference on my part.

Spork: I actually found the spork to be better quality that the steel and titanium eating tools that I already own, so much so that it replaced the spork that I was using and now takes it's place as a regular part of my kit.
The only part of the spork that I found no use for were the serrations on the side, as I always carry a functional knife when I'm expecting to be in the bush, even if the knife in question is only a small neck knife. The fork and spoon, however, work very well together and function exactly as designed, for it's intended purpose.
  The plastic design was not such a hindrance on this item, however, as it was this very fact that made it easier to carry, easier to use and easier to pack up. The sides, even those with the serrations, were far less sharp than their titanium counterparts that I have used and carried in the past.

Folding cup: This was one item that I actually had the lowest expectations of, as my first impressions were that it seemed small, fragile, difficult to hold and an all round useless item - I was completely wrong save for the fact that it is indeed small.
  The fact that it is small allows it to be more easily packed up and transported, it is far from being fragile as I gave this cup quite a bit of punishment during the gear testing video I made, expecting it to just fall apart, and it still came out as good as new. It wasn't difficult to hold while drinking as the entire bottom half of the cup is very thick and conducts virtually no heat which I felt made it far from being useless.
It also packs down so small that it allows me to carry it in the Camp-a-box itself, along with the spork with no extra weight or space being added to the pack.

Kasa cup: Easily my favourite part of the kit that I received and easily the most useful. I absolutely loved the ergonomic design of the handle, the sheer size of the cup itself as well as the weight and ease of carrying. I even fitted a lanyard to the handle so that it could be strapped to the outside of my pack and aide in easier handling when in use.
It's a versatile piece of gear that can be used both for eating and drinking from, such as trips when there is a communal stew pot or when a large amount of tea is made in a large billy. It can be use in conjunction with, or instead of the camp-a-box as it performs all of the same functions as the camp-a-box and is around the same size. I personally carry it strapped to the outside of my pack from the aforementioned lanyard and use it for things such as coffee and tea when in the bush.

Pine-needle tea in the Wildo Kasa cup

  As a whole, Adventure Outfitters have been amazing to deal with for both their generosity in gifting me all of this wonderful gear as well as their patience in waiting for me to put this gear review together. I would like to thank them as they have truly gone above and beyond my expectations of any company I've had the pleasure of dealing with. Their gear is well and truly top quality and they have been nothing short of honest and patient. Once more, I would like to extend my most sincere thanks and I hope to see you in the bush.