gfy_paddler wrote on Jul 15^th, 2010 at 5:58pm:

Does anyone have any experience with leftovers?  Particularly rice?  I am wondering what the shelf life is stored overnight in a food pack, inside of a small tupperware container.  I like the calorie to weight ratio in Vigo Beans and rice packages, but they are too much for me to eat in one sitting.  And, if I thought I could eat the second half of a package safely the next morning (cold), that would cut down on weight in my pack and keep me from having to cook in the morning.   I thought about sinking the tupperware in a lake 5 or 6 feet down...but I'm not sure what to do.

I'd use one of those inexpensive screw top type storage containers that GLAD or ZIP-LOCK makes. Put your leftovers in and put in WET canvas bag,  like you would Fish fillets for transport. Put under top flap of food pack or hang separately. Your rice will be just fine overnight and even in to the heat of the day IF you re-wet canvas bag. I use a bank coin/money bag, works just fine.

PS, For what it's worth, try too get Rice/Bean mixes with Brown rice instead of white. Much more nutrition for the same weight. Complex carbs are a better choice than simple carbs (white rice).