Help if possible

[Ol'Blue]

So this is what is up. The last trip I took we did a 4 night trip on my local river. I packed my Yeti with food not water we filtered that. All my food is stored in zip lock bags in the cooler. Well after the 2nd day the bag start to take on water. So the question is this. For you all that either do long hunting trip fishing trips camping or what ever you do with coolers how do you pack the food and keep the food try amd water out. I'm looking for options for down the road.

Blue

 

[MN4runnerman]

I typically pack food in a nice Tupperware container and double bag stuff too for food in the cooler. Usually for camping though it's filtered water with MRE's and instant oatmeal for me. And a lot of dried foods(jerky, trail mix, etc.....) or fresh caught fish.

 

[Thefishguy77]

I typically pack food in a nice Tupperware container and double bag stuff too for food in the cooler. Usually for camping though it's filtered water with MRE's and instant oatmeal for me. And a lot of dried foods(jerky, trail mix, etc.....) or fresh caught fish.

Long term I freeze the stuff I am planning on having later in the trip in a double vacuum packed bags. I use block ice or gallon water jugs filled 3/4 up and frozen solid. And always have 2 means of water filtration with me. My MSR sweet water is my go to. Usually have 3-5 gallons sealed in the rig for crap happens situations. MRE's or civilian versions for anything longer than 3-4 days or hunt/fish your protein and take hard cured cheeses that don't require constant refrigeration. Freeze dried fruits and veggies or apples, oranges, ect that will take a cooler for a week. It's a learning experience. Water, protein, and some veggies can get you by for a very long time. Canned foods are a good option if your car camping.


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[1engineer]

Don't use loose ice. I freeze a bunch of 12 Oz water bottles so I don't have to worry about food getting wet. Added bonus is you can drink it at the end. Also bigger blocks of ice last much longer than little pieces of ice.

 

[BrianSD_42]

Have you tried something like this? There are others, this was just the first link I saw.

I use an aluminum custom cut bait tray with my Coleman. When I have to put meats on the ice directly I use two Ziploc bags PLUS I encase them it a glass tuberware of various sizes I bought from Costco. The ziplocks alone won't work but with the glass tuberware and snaplid together it holds up.

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[KidVermicious]

Long term I freeze the stuff I am planning on having later in the trip in a double vacuum packed bags. I use block ice or gallon water jugs filled 3/4 up and frozen solid.

This. I freeze my foods, prechill my cooler, and use block ice. I get four or more days of cold, no fancy Yeti required.

 

[Lee in Texas]

I had a similar problem, but it was my lunch for one day at a time in my work van. Since it's one day only, I fill a couple of 2 liter soda bottles about 3/4 with water from the freezer door and freeze them, then top off with water the morning of. Lunch stays cool without getting waterlogged, and then I have ice cold, filtered water without having to buy cases of bottled water.

 

[Yukon4Runner]

After experiencing similar problems as the OP, we went to the Coleman electric cooler...12V and comes with AC adapter.

 

[MtnT4R]

I highly recommend getting some burly steel food containers. None of that plastic junk.

https://www.lifewithoutplastic.com/store/eating/bentos-and-boxes/airtight-watertight-containers.html

I use these every day for lunch and leftovers, and pack all my food for camp trips. They're airtight, latch very securely, and pretty much indestructible. Food grad stainless steel means you can cook in them over the campfire as well, just pull the o-ring out of the lid if you want to cook with the lid on.

 

[Ol'Blue]

See I was thinking about the tupper wear deal also. I guess I just need to seal the foods better and use more block Ice than the smaller crushed Ice. The main issue I have is just the amount of space I have to store stuff because it is on the Kayaks. I'm going to try and reach out to Wilderness and see if I can get a few more of the factor tie down things and make more storage options for them and that will help. The soft cooler was the best thing we found for the Yak's.

Blue

 

[Ol'Blue]

I highly recommend getting some burly steel food containers. None of that plastic junk.

https://www.lifewithoutplastic.com/store/eating/bentos-and-boxes/airtight-watertight-containers.html

I use these every day for lunch and leftovers, and pack all my food for camp trips. They're airtight, latch very securely, and pretty much indestructible. Food grad stainless steel means you can cook in them over the campfire as well, just pull the o-ring out of the lid if you want to cook with the lid on.

I knew you would have something good. I know you spend a lot of me out doors!

 

[MtnT4R]

I knew you would have something good. I know you spend a lot of me out doors!

ahhhh but not nearly enough. work and the requirements of modern civilization keeps getting in the way of the wilderness...

 

[Ol'Blue]

ahhhh but not nearly enough. work and the requirements of modern civilization keeps getting in the way of the wilderness...

Ah yes is that not the truth good sir....