On Saturday I donated blood, researched a potential business idea, and picked up some 83 cent backpacking plates from REI. The plates, which regularly sell for $6 are made by Flatworld Orikaso. They are flat pieces of plastic which are about 1 mm think, which have creases which allow you to fold them up into a plate. Other products made by the same company include mugs and bowls. The obvious advantages for backpackers is that they are easy to pack and really light. I was amazed to see the $6 plates put on sale for $0.83, which is roughly 86 % off. I guess they are not big sellers at full price. At any rate I picked a few up for camping/backpacking. Also, you won't see them advertised on the REI website, so if you want to get some you can go into the Saratoga REI store before the end of this month and find them in the camping mugs/bowls/plates section.
Posted by troutm8 at March 24, 2008 12:41 PM