Gear Review- Spork or not to Spork

I guess things are getting boring in my life when I excited to start writing about a Spork, looking back over the gear I purchased I suppose I may have spent to much money on some items, The Sea to Summit Spork might have been one of those things...That's not entirely true or fair, Let me explain. First the good, the Long Spork worked great for inside my Jetboil stove and with the dehydrated meals in bags or in zip-lock bags. It was good to have the long handle for this , I am sure the short handle would have been a mess digging around inside of bags and the stove pot. Most folks on the trail that are cooking are using the long Spork and for the reasons listed above. The spork also worked extremely well with the trail ramen noodles that are in every store along the way. The Sea to Summit Spork comes complete with a small carabiner , These were broken within the first couple of days, they didn't hold up at all. I also had the fork/knife/spoon set which the carabiner broke on soon after using. for the amount of wear and tear on the Spork I could have just go with a cheaper brand name spork to save a couple of dollars. These do exist but at a cheaper cost BUT are usually 3 to 4 times heavier. So I guess that will ultimately drive your decision, as always with thru hiking or just out for a couple of weeks "the weight vs the cost". With the exception of carabiner the sprok held up great and will be around for many more hike expeditions. It was also lighter than he inexpensive sporks found.  Without a doubt the spork was better than a spoon and was better than a fork as it covered both functions, the only question is HOW MUCH TO SPEND.
Happy Hiking