The Teabag Debate?

[desert_emperor]

Hi All,

I guess like me a lot of people out there like a nice cuppa whilst out and about! This got me thinking (dangerous i know!) as to what others do to dispose of their used teabags?

As the saying goes "take only memories and leave only footprints". So should i take them home with me (as i do now), bury them (are they bio degradable?) or sling them on the fire?

This then lead on to another train of thought should i start to use tealeaves again and can you still buy decent tea strainers?

I am interested to know your thoughts.

All the best....Paul

 

[Johnboy06]

If there kept in a seperate container and ur taking them with you at the mo y not continue doing it anyways its not gunna add any weight? Wonder what the actual bag is made of tho im gunna check me pg tips im on me fourth cup this smornin anyways lol

 

[weekend_warrior]

I think you should eat them to get the maxiumum nutritional value and reduce waste

http://nutrition.about.com/od/askyournutritionist/f/leaves.htm

 

[steven andrews]

If I'm out with my Kelly Kettle I usually sling them into a bush or another out-of-the way place
If I am by the fire in a camp I will burn them.

I haven't seen much teabag litter about..and there are worse things to leave lying around.. dog poo, for example.

It's a dog poo minefield out there.

 

[weekend_warrior]

I wonder what tea Ray drinks and what he does with his tea waste?

 

[Glen]

What problem would that be
http://www.englishteastore.com/teabain.html

Usefull for all sorts of flavourings in cooking, eg add extra vitamin C to your stew by filling with crushed pine needles and hanging over the edge of you billy.

 

[nobby]

They are biodegrable but it is best to tear the bag because it is designed to last a long while in water. Also, in a save the planet and its resources and all the people on it mode, when you have two used teabags you can reuse them together and make a third nice cup.
Personally, I find human turds a lot more objectional to dog turds and there are a lot of human turds out there.

 

[British Red]

Beat me to it Glen. A mesh tea ball infuser is the way to go. All thats left is leaves!

Red

 

[ScottC]

Yes does anyone know what tea Ray drinks?? While you're at it what about brand of milk too and sugar and cream and...

 

[TobyH]

Next you'll be asking what toilet paper the man uses!!!(if any)

Slight hijack but I've been trying to find out what dried milk powder works best. I had some on the Woodlander (by Woodsmoke in the lakes) course and it was really nice, but no idea what make it was or where to get it. Any ideas?

 

[Silverback]

Used tea bags make good pot washers so wait until you are done with the cleaning up then decide what to do with em

 

[addyb]

Whatever I pack into the DB's with me, I packi out. Well....except for...you know.

For garbage I carry a few small zip-loc bags inside my pack that I fill up as I go along. No trace camping is a wonderful thing and it needs to be practiced by everyone who spends time in the bush. It doesn't matter if you're a bushcrafter, a mountaineer, or someone just taking an afternoon stroll.

And that goes for tea bags as well as canned food.

Adam

 

[Voivode]

We generally throw our teabags in the fire, unless we don't have a fire. Then we pack it to the next fire pit or bag them and pack them out for the compost heap.

 

[spamel]

Tera them open, scatter the leaves and burn the paper. The paper seems to last for a long time.

I found some milk powder in Uk years ago that comes in a white plastic bottle that is supposed to look like a milk bottle, with a blue plastic lid. It was brilliant stuff, mixed into a brew without horrible floaters and was great for making up milk for breakfast. I am now sold on the idea of condensed milk, which is fantastic stuff, and I believe you can get it in a squeezy tube in normal supermarkets in UK. If you want normal milk, just squirt a load into a pan and add water until you get the consistency you want.

 

[fred gordon]

What problem would that be
http://www.englishteastore.com/teabain.html

There are similar things in IKEA for a few pence.

 

[Greg]

Drink coffee then you won't have any waste!!
Coffee and Tea are both diuretics (I think that is how you spell it!) so change to coffee and problem solved!

 

[Stew]

Used tea bags make good pot washers so wait until you are done with the cleaning up then decide what to do with em

Superb idea!

Not that I'll have any teabags left over to do the washing up with as I think it's vile.

 

[nobby]

I found some milk powder in Uk years ago that comes in a white plastic bottle that is supposed to look like a milk bottle, with a blue plastic lid.
I am now sold on the idea of condensed milk, which is fantastic stuff, and I believe you can get it in a squeezy tube in normal supermarkets in UK. If you want normal milk, just squirt a load into a pan and add water until you get the consistency you want.

That sounds like Five Pints

Condensed milk is very high in sugar and was made by Nestle in tubes but I don't think they do it anymore.

A 50/50 mix of Coffee Mate and a powdered milk with added water makes a good milk substitute for cereals. haven't tried it in tea because I like the rat pack strong white tea which only needs water.

 

[spamel]

I found some in Asda about two weeks ago when I was in UK in squeezy tubes, I can't remember if it was carnation that made it or not.

 

[nobby]

I found some in Asda about two weeks ago when I was in UK in squeezy tubes, I can't remember if it was carnation that made it or not.

Well, that's good news if you can manage the sugar.