Packing food for 3 weeks

Hi Cito,
thanks for the website address.
Stigma

Hi Dunc,
You may be able to help me, "threads" are what hangs off like in a loose thread on a jumper? i.e. if I click on the 'thread' next to my posting on the Forum it takes me down another path. Is this correct?

If so can you tell me are the 'Menu' threads, attached to the light blue tags at the top of the Home Page?
Where might the 'Food' threads Be?

Sigma, you can use the Topic Search on the left hand side of your Post (in blue), Try the Cooking section maybe, or alternatively use the "site search box" and type in what you are looking for, eg trip menus. It should direct you to stacks of previous posts.

I've navagated throughout these areas, as I love cooking.

Happy searching

Dunc

Thanks Dunc,
I found lots through 'On The Road' at the top of the page.
Stigma

Toy_Hilux
yes, I was just reading in a Western 4wder about vacuum packing all sorts of food, where do you get this done. Do you have your own Cryopacker? I have had meat cryopacked before and, yes it lasted for a long time (bit smelly though, peg on nose!)

Ask around the local butchers about cyrovacing.
We have a local butcher who does it for 50c a bag.
Sometimes if you ask nicely, they will pack other food for you too.
Usually lasts 3 to 5 weeks when in the engel.

Looked at a vacuum packing machine at the 4wd show and they were a couple of hundred dollars, so forgot the idea.

When travelling, usually plenty of stir fries, risa reso, curried sausages, pasta in many forms, seldom meat & 3 veg. All of the above have plenty of veges in, and towards the end of the trip all the left overs. Keep plenty of fruit in the car. Usually have a few cans of the staples like mixed veg, corn, peas, stews, beans (various), lentels when the fresh veges run low. Of course pumpkins, potatoes (white and sweet), onions, cob corn all keep a fair while.
Do the occasional 'mini dampers' to top up after a meal.
Basically a damper mix, like toothpaste consistency, and put about two desert spoonfuls in a toasting iron for about 3 minutes on the fire. Serve with honey, or jam or syrup.

Stigma

Our local butcher is very good to us. We give him our order and how many steaks or whatever we need per serve and he cryovacs it for us for nothing, mainly because we get all our meat through him. We do also have use of a home cryovac for all of our other food. It is just our personal preference on this, they may be a little dear to buy first up but over time they do pay for themselves as the more food you buy in bulk, the cheaper it is. But then when we go camping we have the luxury of running two car fridges, one as a freezer and the other as a fridge. Then we also have a console cooler in the front. One thing we did with the cryovac was go in shares with friends who also go camping with us, works out even cheaper.

Roachie,
didn't anyone tell your friend how you can wear a pair of Jocks for 4 days? Not that I would know.

I appreciate what you are saying about taking enough for a few days but last year we did Goog's Track and the Oodnadatta Track, there weren't a whole lot of Supermarkets - besides we don't go to spend our time shopping, ooh! unless there are craft shops or dress shops.

I like the little bit of wisdom at the bottom of your reply.

You wear the jocks right way out day 1, reverse them day 2, inside out day 3, and reverse them again day 4?

"local meats will be better in the country" ?

Not much meat available in the outback! Vacuum packing is the way to go.

Hi Frank,
yes, I have to admit your sentiments have merit.
Thanks
Stigma

"DO NOT TAKE BEER" yes it has created a furor I have no problems taking plenty of beer as well as trying most of the locals (pubs that is not women)

Carolyn,
thank you for your reply. I tried doing searches on 'food' or 'menu' and found it very interesting as to how many results came up that had no real information on either. 'Food' often occurs in general packing lists or discussion about take aways etc. 'Menu' of course comes up in everything regarding digital toys, of which there is much info and discussion about on Explore Oz!
I did find some useful info through the 'On The Road' tab at the top of the page.
I am interested in the book you mentioned about lists of provisions for different lenghts of time away.
Cheers,
Stigma

Carolyn,
A friend told me yesterday Coles has a new line of dried stir fry vegetable. I thought you may be interested.
Stigma

thanks AndrewX, yes I have packed for long trips before but you often wonder what others do. Some people have most creative ideas, it's been interesting reading the responses to my question and nice to see there are a few women on the forum - I hope they get to drive out in the bush too. If my hubby lets me have the wheel he never gets it back.

I was told yesterday that Coles have a new line of dried stir fry vegies. New ideas are always coming up so it's good to share.
Cheers,
Stigma

Richard,
very good advice!
Stigma