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How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Thread Started on Jun 10, 2012, 9:33pm »

I think we have a thread about camping food, but this is really a technical question about how to keep my dried food ... dry whilst camping?

I put my dried food (dried banana slices/ apple crisps... for snacks and dried mushrooms/bellpeppers etc to add to quickly cooked meals) in small glass jars here at home and my walk-in food cupboard keeps them nice and dry for a loooooooong time!

I am going to camp at a festival for a short week in August and am wondering if there is a better way to transport these to site, knowing I'll probably travel by public transport?

If you have a solution, it'll be greatly appreciated.

To make this thread less specific, maybe what kind of food containers do you use whilst camping? pros and cons?

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #1 on Jun 10, 2012, 10:30pm »

How about zip lock bags? Or if you know someone who has one of those food savers which vacuum seal the food you could do so in individual portions...

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #2 on Jun 11, 2012, 4:16am »

I use normal Tupperware type stuff, but I'm normally vehicle based so carrying it isn't a problem.

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #3 on Jun 11, 2012, 2:08pm »

Annie, I too use plastic containers. Although we do not camp any longer, I still use them for picnics or when spending the day out on the boat. I buy the Glad brand sandwich size/shape. I try to use the same size so they stack/pack well and so that my food does not get crushed. There seal is pretty good, not as good as the bags but I find when using the bags foods get crushed. The bags are better if you have limited space though.

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #4 on Jun 11, 2012, 5:22pm »

thank you for your suggestions, all!

I am just worried that the stuff will "sweat" in a plastic recipient. It's not going to be traditional camping food I'll be transporting, but dehydrated things. Will have a think and come back to you!

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #5 on Jun 11, 2012, 5:31pm »

Annie, having fought humidity in any number of places where I've lived, I've given this problem a lot of thought over time.

One simple help is paper napkins or paper towels -- the cheap kind. Stick one in the container with your food. Every time you open the container, check the napkin to see if it's at all damp. Remove & replace (or dry it & replace it).

Since the napkins are useful anyway, using them as dehumidifiers is double-duty.

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #6 on Jun 11, 2012, 6:00pm »

Excellent idea Bixa, I will have to remember this as well. I am not sure what the humidity is like where Annie is, but I do know here it is humid and this suggestion will help keep my crackers or pretzels crisper.

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #7 on Jun 11, 2012, 7:09pm »

Thanks, Mich. Another use for the napkins is to unfold them & poke them down inside your bottles or jars after washing or drying. (on the bottles, leave a little bit of the napkin folded over the lip before screwing on the top) This really helps keep those containers from developing that icky damp smell.

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Re: How to keep moisture out of camping food?
« Reply #8 on Jun 12, 2012, 8:39pm »

Annie, try an experiment.
Put some of your dry ingredients in a couple of ziploc bags.
The first seal normally after pressing down to push out as much air as you can (or rolling it up towards the lock end).
The second place a straw in the corner poking out. Close the bag as far as you can and then suck as much air out as possible, closing the bag completely as you do so.

Leave for a couple of days, or carry them round with you, and see what they are like.

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