[pct-l] Mountain House #10 tins - breaking them up into zip locks?

[Jim Banks]

I put the contents of the Mountain House foil packages into the smallest zip
lock that they will fit into.  Then I bring one of the empty foil pouches
(once they are empty they fold very small and flat) and use that foil pouch
to cook all the meals in.  You need to rinse it out after each meal.  The
Mountain House foil packages are pretty sturdy, some of the other brands you
have to be careful not to poke a hole in the pouch when you are stirring the
meal with a fork.

I-Beam

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Ron Cordell
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 10:31 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain House #10 tins - breaking them up into zip
locks?

So the idea is to save space in a bear canister by getting rid of the foil
vacuum packaging the Mountain House comes in, correct?

What do you use to contain the boiling water/freeze dried foods? Would a
ziplock stand up to 200 degF water if it were inside some sort of re-usable
container like a foam pouch or something? I suppose I could actually do
some experimenting with that...

If I use a BearVault BV500 or a Bearikade, how many Mountain House single
service packages will actually cram in there? I haven't gotten my hands on
one of these yet to experiment...

-ronc

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:09 AM, AsABat <AsABat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:

> I've done it for short times with no problem, just can get a little stale
> sometimes. Vacuum sealing would be better.
>
> I do it all the time with gatorade etc but not in ziplocs. I use simple
> baggies, push the powdered into a corner of the most bag, push the air
our,
> twist it closed and tie an overhand knot. To use I tear a tiny hole in the
> corner.
>
>
> AsABat
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>
>
> Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ruffwork -
>
> I've never done that with Mountain House, but I've done a similar thing
> with Jerky and Gatorade powder. It was a terrible idea in both instances.
> The jerky was too tough to bite, and the Gatorade powder was . . . gross.
> It expanded and got all chunky.
>
> My recommendation would be to assume the one-week expiration is accurate.
>
> Yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 11:11 AM, ruffwork <ruffwork at ruffwork.com> wrote:
>
> > I was looking at the price of individual packages of Mountain House
> freeze
> > dried vs. the #10 tins:
> > $2 or $3 per meal vs. $6. Wow!
> > I got a tin to try it and it says it is only good for 1 week after
> opening?
> > Has anyone ever broke down a tin into zip locks and used those?
> >
> > Just wondering...
> >
> > ruffwork
>
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