[pct-l] nuts and granola in mail drops

[JOHNNY J FARBER]

 I agree that vacumn packing will keep nuts & granola fresh because it is air that causes nuts to go rancid, but there are two other options:  buy nuts at the resupply towns---nuts are heavy to mail and available almost every where.  Also look for a low fat granola because it is the fat that will spoil first.  I plan to buy all my nuts and cereal in resupply towns, except parts of Oregon and Washington, because even small stores carry these items.  Hope this helps.  Sharon 'FREE' Farber

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Subject: [pct-l] Nuts/Granola in mail drops

 

I'm having trouble deciding how to handle shipping nuts for trail mix, and

granola for breakfast in my mail drops.  Nuts are known for their weak shelf

life, but I guess they can last a while if they are sealed in tins, but not

when bought in bulk and stored in plastic baggies?  Granola is even

trickier.  In Ashland when I buy tons of bulk granola for the rest of OR,

will this granola stay fresh while out hiking and it's waiting in a PO for

me?  Everytime I read about granola's shelf life, they always say seal in

airproof container for no more than a week.  I know I've had granola stay

fine for nearly 2 weeks, but I dunno about a month.  I can keep a huge stash

of granola in my parents freezer for the state of CA to ship to me, but I

can't have my OR/WA maildrop food frozen.  Does anyone have experience in

this area?