i always bring in a couple eggs for my famous crab cakes on the last night of a trip. i have been told that fresh, brown eggs that have never been pasteurized last the longest. i have never heard of the eggs in flour trick, but i am sure it would work just fine. I  just make sure the eggs are wrapped securely in newspaper (that burns well the last night) and that they stay at the top of the food pack. if you prevent them from cracking and keep them from direct sunlight they should be fine for a trip, provided you are in for only a week or so. beyond ten days someone else will need to give you a recommendation.

if they do break, happy scrambling!

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I've never taken eggs for fear of spoiling. I have seen those egg carriers mentioned by TimA. The flour trick sounds reasonable and may keep them fresh longer.

I gleaned this article off the net, here is the text for storage with out refrigeration, this would be simular to coating with a petroleum jelly.

To use lard or shortening to coat the eggs, first melt the grease and cool it til it begins to solidify again. Dip each egg in the melted grease individually and set them on a paper towel to dry. When the shortening or lard is dry on the eggs, rub the eggs with a clean towel, removing excess solid grease. Rub gently and buff each egg. Now repeat the process, before the shortening solidifies. Work fast, allowing the shortening to get almost solid before re-heating it.

Line the bottom of a flat box with a clean soft towel. Place the eggs in the box in a single layer. Cover the box with either a lid or another towel. Place the box of eggs in a cool, dry environment. Eggs prepared this way will last up to 6 months, although I have heard people say that they have kept eggs this way for 1 year if they are kept very cool.

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I have had success with the specially designed plastic egg carriers made for camping.  They still must be handled carefully and watched that nothing gets set on the egg container.  IMO you need to put smaller eggs (medium to small) into those plastic containers.  The large and extra large size grocery store eggs are too big for most of the manufactured containers for camping.  I put the carrier into at least one, sometimes two, zip locks to make sure no leakage occurs into the rest of the food pack.  I use any eggs that get cracked, first.  I usually only take a dozen or less fresh eggs, and also take dry egg powder for cooking with and backpacker style freeze dried egg dishes for egg meals after the first week of being out camping.