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harlequin
01-03-2006, 22:37
Has anyone successfully managed to pack fresh (unboiled) eggs for, say, two days in a rucsac. Mine break with everything I've tried!
Hey,
Last time I took eggs in my rucksack was last friday. A breakfast isn't a breakfast without a fried egg...
Anyway, it's not very bushcrafty, but I just wrapped them in bubble wrap. It was the first time they havn't broken!
Dan
Graham_S
01-03-2006, 23:39
i've got a plastic egg carrier i got in a camping shop that does the job. i think you can still get them. they look like plastic egg boxes
I think the answer was in the "101 tips" area.....leave the eggs in the chicken :lmao:
pierre girard
02-03-2006, 06:34
:)
Has anyone successfully managed to pack fresh (unboiled) eggs for, say, two days in a rucsac. Mine break with everything I've tried!
:) We always bring eggs on canoe trips. We usually cook them the first or second morning. We have some of those plastic carriers, but most often just use the carton the eggs come in from the store. We tape it with duct tape, and place it in a large zip-lock bag. Part of our food strategy is to have a cardboard box inside the food pack. We always place the eggs on top and are very careful with the food pack (it's not a chair! :banghead: ). Though we had one cracked egg (still useable) on a trip last summer, I can't remember the last time we broke an egg to the point it was not useable.
PG
Tor helge
02-03-2006, 08:27
When I bring eggs I usually crack them in a wide mouth plastic bottle before leaving home. That way I don`t worry about breaking the eggs.
The fried content is however more of an omelet :) .
Tor
stuart f
02-03-2006, 10:20
Hi Harlequin,have you considered taking dried whole egg powder instead of fresh eggs. I use this instead,the powder i use is made by Supercook, i got it from Asda. Anyway just a thought!
When I bring eggs I usually crack them in a wide mouth plastic bottle before leaving home. That way I don`t worry about breaking the eggs.
The fried content is however more of an omelet :) .
Tor
Good idea Tor :)
Carcajou Garou
02-03-2006, 13:23
We now use the plastic egg trays available but when I was younger we used the cardboard egg container padded with crumpled newspaper. The food goes in a chuck pack and either hung out of the way or in an canoe tethered from shore (bears). CG :yo:
harlequin
04-03-2006, 08:45
Hey, everyone, thanks for sharing.
I have a "tupperware" type box that's just big enough for a cardboard carton of six eggs.
Never had a problem.
innocent bystander
04-03-2006, 11:51
Tupperware "beaker" container, and use oats for padding..... Could use something else that is suitable for padding like sugar, milk powder etc, and still suitable for other purposes...
Tupperware "beaker" container, and use oats for padding..... Could use something else that is suitable for padding like sugar, milk powder etc, and still suitable for other purposes...
What a great idea, using another foodstuff for padding the eggs. :)
harlequin
05-03-2006, 10:25
Tupperware "beaker" container, and use oats for padding..... Could use something else that is suitable for padding like sugar, milk powder etc, and still suitable for other purposes...
Great idea!
Hope you remember to wash the eggs though, we all know where they've just come from!:)
innocent bystander
05-03-2006, 11:39
Great idea!
Hope you remember to wash the eggs though, we all know where they've just come from!:)
Of course !!! :D
Wouldn't want a dirty feather floating in me brew would I :eek:
hollowdweller
05-03-2006, 23:23
I have this six egg container (see pic) It works pretty well. You can take one of the eggs and put it in the little flat teapot and boil an egg and your tea or coffee at the same time.
Do you all like fried or boiled eggs? Normally I like fried, but sometimes if I am going to be hiking hard eating fried stuff for breakfast or lunch burns my stomach.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/hollowdweller/gear3.jpg
harlequin
16-03-2006, 22:31
Tupperware "beaker" container, and use oats for padding..... Could use something else that is suitable for padding like sugar, milk powder etc, and still suitable for other purposes...
Thanks IS my egg packing problems are now over. I also like porridge!
:You_Rock_
Biddlesby
16-03-2006, 22:38
I'm not that big a fan of fried eggs - I prefer them boiled in some way, or scrambled. Also makes less of a mess.
I'd agree with the porridge - the ultimate breakfast!
Don Redondo
21-03-2006, 09:39
Slightly off topic ........ does anyone know where I can get [B]powdered whole egg from?
I've asked before, and the usual supermarket suspects came up- Tesco, Lidl etc etc....... but I've been round them all with no success......... I even tried a commercial bakery to no avail........ any suggestions?
Slightly off topic ........ does anyone know where I can get [B]powdered whole egg from?
I've asked before, and the usual supermarket suspects came up- Tesco, Lidl etc etc....... but I've been round them all with no success......... I even tried a commercial bakery to no avail........ any suggestions?
I just got mine from Sainsburys in the baking section - but if you have tried your local and they cant help then you could try here:
http://www.1940.co.uk/acatalog/Miscellaneous.html
Just scroll down until you find the tube of powdered eggs.
P&P is about £1.50 according to the site.
hope this helps.
Andrew.
Don Redondo
21-03-2006, 15:24
thanks I'll check it out [we don't have a Sainsbury's around here]
beowolf762
25-03-2006, 02:45
When I bring eggs I usually crack them in a wide mouth plastic bottle before leaving home. That way I don`t worry about breaking the eggs.
The fried content is however more of an omelet :) .
Tor
my method is similar to Tor's, I put cracked eggs in a thermos bottle. With a little practice you can pour out a yolk and enough white to fry an egg :D
I just got mine from Sainsburys in the baking section - but if you have tried your local and they cant help then you could try here:
http://www.1940.co.uk/acatalog/Miscellaneous.html
Just scroll down until you find the tube of powdered eggs.
P&P is about £1.50 according to the site.
hope this helps.
Andrew.
Hello all,
The best powdered eggs i have come accross are not from supermarkets which are only suitable as part of baking ingredients and not very good in my opinion.
The best ones are the one's that come in the army rations packs which you can buy on ebay as part of the 10 man 24 hour field rations.
I know it sounds extravagant to buy one of these packs, but.. there are some usefull items in there.
First of all the powdered egg comes in the quantity equivelant to a large 2lb bag of sugar, so there is a lot there, so you can take as much or as little as you wish.
There are also other goodies that you can make use of, such as canned margarine and canned cheese which does not require refridgeration.
And all the rest of the items in the pack you could use at home and add to your larder, which incidentaly has a shelf life left of around 7 years.
This particular powdered egg is the nearest thing you will get to reasonable tasting scrambled eggs.
:)
innocent bystander
18-06-2006, 12:00
Just in case anyone is interested, I have just found this site :
http://www.1940.co.uk/acatalog/Miscellaneous.html
Dried egg for those with a taste for bygone ages...