Breakfast at camp is usually eggs, and the pan afterwards is the worst bit of the washing-up. The Sea to Summit Pot Scrubber is what we clean it with. Ours came in the Sea to Summit Camp Kitchen Clean-Up Kit, but it’s also sold on its own with a small bottle of soap for $20. We use it quite often, and it’s the piece of the kit we reach for most.
What’s in the box
Two pieces: a palm-sized scrubbing brush and a 50 ml bottle of Sea to Summit’s concentrated, biodegradable Wilderness Wash. The brush has grey nylon bristles on a black polypropylene holder, with a scraper edge on one end, and the holder clips around the bottle so the two become one small block.
What we like
- Gets egg stains off our pans
- Scraper edge for stuck-on food
- Clips around the soap bottle
- Palm-sized, fits in any drawer
- Refillable 50 ml Wilderness Wash
What we don’t
- $20 is a lot for a brush
- Only 50 ml of soap
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sea to Summit |
| Material | PolypropyleneNylon bristles |
| Weight | 27 gbrush only |
| Features | Integrated scraper |
| Included | Scrubber50 ml Wilderness Wash |
Design
The clever part is the holder. It wraps around the flat bottle of Wilderness Wash and holds it tight, so the brush and the soap go into the drawer, the kit or a pack together, and you can’t lose one without the other. The bottle has a leakproof lid, so it doesn’t leak into the rest of your gear.
Take the bottle out and the brush is tiny: 27 g on our scale. The bristles are stiff, and the scraper edge on the end deals with food that’s stuck on. Nylon bristles are also safe on non-stick pans.
How we use it
We use it a lot, and it works well on the stains in our Sea to Summit Detour Pan after cooking eggs for breakfast. The bristles do most of the work and the scraper takes care of the bits that are stuck on.
Soap and the sink
We use it with the Sea to Summit Kitchen Sink from the same kit, which we fill for the bigger dishes. The Wilderness Wash is concentrated, so a little goes a long way, but 50 ml won’t last a long trip of daily washing-up. The bottle can be refilled, because Wilderness Wash is sold on its own in bigger bottles. Whatever soap you use, tip the dirty water out well away from creeks and lakes.
Scrubber, sink or the whole kit?Sink or the whole kit?
The scrubber and the sink are each sold on their own, or together in the Clean-Up Kit with a washcloth, a dish towel and a case. If you already have a basin, the scrubber is all you need. The scrubber and sink come to $55 on their own; the kit adds the washcloth, dish towel and a case to keep it all together for $65.
This review Pot Scrubber |  Clean-Up Kit |  Kitchen Sink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrubber and soap | Yes | Yes | No |
| Folding sink | No | Yes | Yes |
| Washcloth and dish towel | No | Yes | No |
| Price paid | $20 | $65 | $35 |
| Our score | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
Conclusion: Sea to Summit Pot Scrubber and SoapConclusion
The Sea to Summit Pot Scrubber and Soap is a palm-sized brush with stiff nylon bristles and a scraper edge, clipped around a 50 ml bottle of biodegradable Wilderness Wash. We use it a lot, and it gets the stains out of the pan after eggs for breakfast. At $20 it’s pricey for a brush and the soap won’t last a long trip, but the bottle refills and the two never get separated, which makes it an easy pick for hikers, car campers and couples.
A palm-sized scrubber with a scraper that clips around a 50 ml bottle of biodegradable Wilderness Wash.
Pricey for a brush, but it cleans egg off a pan and the soap never goes missing.
- Hikers
- Car campers
- Couples
Yes, if you don’t need the whole Clean-Up Kit. It’s $20 for the brush and a bottle of Wilderness Wash, and you can refill the bottle. A supermarket brush is cheaper, but it won’t keep its soap with it.
