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

[Ken White]

I've used a vacuum sealer when breaking up #10 tins and have had no issues. I even spaced a few over the winter and they were fine early the next season. I use a vacuum sealer as it allows me to combine different types of freeze dried food to boost the protein content as well as adding spices to change the taste. Having my own customized meals is a pleasant addition the store food when I resupply.

I use 3x5 inch ziplocks for single servings of hydrophilic powders and have found them to work over a ten day hike. I've had them in resupply boxes for a month and they are still good when I open them. The trick is to open them only once.

Ken

Message: 22
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:22:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Cunningham<hikermiker at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain House #10 tins - breaking them up into
	zip	locks?
To: Jackie McDonnell<yogihikes at gmail.com>, ruffwork
	<ruffwork at ruffwork.com>

One of my hiking buddies did that. He used a vacuum sealer instead of ziplocs. We split the # 10 can&  ate it all within a week. It worked fine but i did get a bit tired of beef stew.
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He still does it but I no longer go in on it with him. He claims it is still good after a month&  has not died from it yet.
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I have also done Gatorade in ziplocs&  it always absorbs water&  gets gross after a while. It is better to get the smaller packs.
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hm

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From: Jackie McDonnell<yogihikes at gmail.com>
To: ruffwork<ruffwork at ruffwork.com>
Cc:pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain House #10 tins - breaking them up into zip locks?

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