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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #20 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 4:45pm	Quote Print Post
	Topic....One of the things that has always frustrated me in my packing is holy bags... Dried sweet potato and carrot always do a number on the vacuum bags/food saver film. Any pointers?


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Snow_Dog Moderator Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #21 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 5:34pm	Quote Print Post
	I have had success on this a couple of ways. You can put them in a ziploc first, but don't seal it up. That gives you an extra layer of padding against the sharp points. Lately, I have had success by skipping the ziploc layer and just not vacuuming quite as much air out before sealing. I let the vacuum part of the process run just until the stuff compacts down fairly good but before it starts putting a lot of pressure on the bag. Then I switch it over to the seal function. You get 80-90% as much compression as usual but just enough "give" in the bag so that the pointy edges aren't straining against the plastic.


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Old Salt Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4871 Location: Crossville, TN Joined: Jun 17^th, 2004	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #22 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 6:42pm	Quote Print Post
	or you can just pulverize everything into a fine powder!...


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #23 - Feb 24^th, 2010 at 8:19pm	Quote Print Post
	Yep one could


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Puckster Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1208 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Joined: Feb 10^th, 2009	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #24 - Feb 26^th, 2010 at 2:47am	Quote Print Post
	S-D -- Hmmmmm, is tunafish really a break from fish? Ah, jeez, I feel a bit like Homer Simpson, Doh! But I still like tuna with mac and sleeze. My buddy and I had gorged on the stuff last year after a brutal long, wet, cold day of tough portages and big water. Sitting under the tarp, slurping hot mac and sleeze with tuna and peas, as the rain pounded around us.... It just doesn't get any better than that. prouboy


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Westwood Inukshuk Offline Posts: 669 Location: Was Minnesota Now Iowa Joined: Mar 4^th, 2005	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #25 - Feb 26^th, 2010 at 4:02am	Quote Print Post
	ProudBoy The expert on whether Tuna is a fish is, of course, Jessica Simpson, not Homer. I can't recall if Jesica ever decided if Chicken of the Sea was a chicken or a fish. As far as buying food for a camping trip. Everything I need can be found at Cub Food. Some food has to be repacked in zip lock bags, but otherwise Cub has everything I need. Westwood


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db Web-lackey Inukshuk Voyageur Offline Posts: 5462 Location: Just off the beaten path. Joined: Sep 14^th, 2002	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #26 - Feb 26^th, 2010 at 6:15am	Quote Print Post
	marlin55388 wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 4:45pm: Topic....One of the things that has always frustrated me in my packing is holy bags... Dried sweet potato and carrot always do a number on the vacuum bags/food saver film. Any pointers? Vacuum bagging can indeed turn some things to dust. The only food I bother vacuum bagging anymore is steak. Any repackaged food goes in the smallest, lightest baggies possible and they get folded and taped shut w/ painter's tape. Noodle corners (and their ilk) will tend to poke out but it's no big deal. That bag is in another bag inside a rather water resistant box. I once liked freeze-dried packaging since it was bullet-proof. Then I realized how much space going overboard like that with packaging wasted. I do vacuum bag a knit hat for trips I don't expect to need it. It saves space and keeps it dry in my not very water-resistant day pack. Tuna would be a break from fresh, freshwater fish IMO. I keep a pouch at the bottom of the pack just in case. I'm still looking for sliced Spam in a foil pouch as it's something I might actually use. Dooooooo-oh-oh-hhhhh, fried Spam.


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Kingfisher Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1814 Joined: Mar 8^th, 2004	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #27 - Feb 26^th, 2010 at 11:59am	Quote Print Post
	db wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 6:15am: [quote author=marlin55388 link=1257542806/20#20 date=1267029938] I'm still looking for sliced Spam in a foil pouch as it's something I might actually use. Dooooooo-oh-oh-hhhhh, fried Spam. Pick n Save


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jjcanoeguide Inukshuk Offline Posts: 309 Location: Frisco, TX Joined: Jun 20^th, 2007	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #28 - Feb 26^th, 2010 at 2:36pm	Quote Print Post
	marlin55388 wrote on Feb 24^th, 2010 at 4:45pm: Topic....One of the things that has always frustrated me in my packing is holy bags... Dried sweet potato and carrot always do a number on the vacuum bags/food saver film. Any pointers? I usually vacuum pack an entire meal at a time, and place foil meat pack, powdered sauce mixes, or drink mixes on the sides, then pour in the sharp cornered noodles, veggies, etc. Also experimented with similar suggestions above, and since the puncturing pasta/veggies really don't gain much by vacuum sealing, I found they were just as easily transported in double zip-lock freezer bags. Could also use wax paper or a paper towel inside to lessen the chance of puncture. I won't take spaghetti noodles on a trip anymore, and usually stick with elbow macaroni or shells for pasta. Rice works well, and we usually have at least 2 meals with wild rice. Takes a while to cook, but if you're good at cooking over a fire, it's pretty easy and will vacuum pack down pretty easily.


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grizzlylarso Inukshuk Offline Posts: 87 Location: Hibbing, MN Joined: Feb 20^th, 2008	Re: Food packing for a canoe trip Reply #29 - Mar 10^th, 2010 at 4:52pm	Quote Print Post
	I've found the best thing to prevent wholes in packaging is packing tape. I don't vacum seal, I just use ziplocks, but when I have poky stuff like spagetti noodles I gubber on the packing tape and it holds up to pretty much anything. The only time I ever had any problems was last Memorial weekend on a trip up the Vermillion River. I took a larger group of no experience kids and ended up (it's a long story) going backward over a 3 or 4 foot drop with me and a kid who had never been in a canoe before that day. We stayed upright over the drop but the kid freaked in the whitewater below. We went over and everything went for a float ride. The foodpack was floating for a good half hour before we got another canoe over the portage to go get it and while I tended to the kid (he got a little banged up but was ok). Anyway, even after floating down the river the only problem we had was that water somehow got into the noodles and instead of noodles we ate a giant chunk of pasta for supper that night. Never did find the stove.


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