[pct-l] cold soaking food containers

[Melanie Clarke]

I have been section hiking for the last 2 seasons without a stove and I
LOVE it!!!  I transfer all my dinners to a ziplock before I even start
hiking.  then, I fill with water and place inside another ziplock, just in
case.  You can use the second ziplock over and over again.  It is only a
leak precaution.  I place the dinner at the top of an *inside* compartment
of my pack to soak up the warmth of the sun and in about 2 hours, it tastes
great!  Other hikers have to set up their stove, heat, soak for a bit and
still have crunchy dinner.  Mine is ready to go so I can eat and still get
a few more miles in before dark.

So my only recommendation is carrying it inside instead of outside your
pack.  I think the top of your pack is like a car in the sun.  It must trap
the heat so it is much hotter inside than outside.  My dinner was always
warm even on cool days.

m

On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Carrie Jilek <fancyjilek at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey everybody. I plan on cold soaking all my meals and don't think it will
> be possible to reuse some of the bags I vacuum seal with to cold soak in as
> well. Does anybody have any experience with this? Did you use another
> separate container or bag? If possible, when not in bear country I'd like
> to attach my cold soaking system to the outside of my pack to heat up the
> contents! Any thoughts?
>
> Also when vacuum sealing I've had some difficulty with the contents
> puncturing the Sealsaver bags. The manufacturer suggests you use a paper
> towel lessen the contact of the dehydrated food on the bag, but I'd like to
> avoid any extras if possible.
>
> thanks, and cheers!
> Carrie
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