I agree that the markup on the poly box is absurd.  I figure it will last for the rest of my tripping career, and it just seems to do the job nicely. I personally lack the required creativity, and I'm guessing many of the readers here would be able to go with a home-made solution, a la db.

What I find interesting is how food storage and portage hauling have evolved during the last ten years or so.  When I recall some of the food containers we used in years gone by, I shudder at the memory.  Perhaps worst of all was a giant-sized two-handled cooler-type unit that two guys (the two who insisted we bring it) stumbled on every portage from beaverhouse to prairie.  Excuse, I have to take an Aleve...