Vegies

You kidding ?

Buy them in tins and be happy you have more room in the fridge for beer :)

Hi Brian,
Go to the "on the road" section (in Blue) at the top of your screen and then select "food and Water" there are some really good hints down the bottom you may be able to use.
But I agree with the previous comment....dont use the beer space for vegies Never!!!
Jeff

Hello Brian
Yes, I agree with the "On the Road" "Food and Water" info. We have tried and tested that wrapping individual carrots and potatoes in newspaper works OK, provided they are stored out of sunlight in a coollish spot. It's a bit of work doing the wrapping in the first place but if you like your vegies then this is a good way to go. We then use packets of dried peas.
I'm glad my husband doesn't drink beer - I've got more room in the Engel for my Chardonnay!
June

Don't bother with lettuce!!!!

I'm not sure any fresh vegies will last that long... But if you're going to try having them for the first part of the trip, I think selection is the key - things that aren't going to get bruised beyond eating.

After that, have you got a fridge you can run as a freezer? That way you can just get out what you need for the night each morning, and let it defrost in an esky.

Those green vegetable storage bags are good. Made by a company called "Robs", Gelpack Industries, 428-430 Princes Highway, Noble Park, Victoria. I use 'em a lot when I go out prospecting.

Wrapping in newspaper & store in the dark is good but I reckon the bags are better.

Substitute raw cabbage for lettuce in a salad - tastes great. And if it doesn't - just get used to it!

Lettuce last about 2 days max, cabbage lasts about 10 days.

Bilbo

cotton bags, out of the sun on something soft ( we used to pack them amoung the towels. ) you can keep spuds, carrots, onions fresh for weeks. never bothered with individual wrapping of vegies.
if they bounce around they will damage and bruise.

lettuce kept in a similar spot, coolish and out of the sun in a tupperware container with a piece of paper towel in it. keeps fresh for over a week.

we travelled around oz back in '87 from top to bottom, east to west.

make sure all vegies are good quality, fresh and undamaged. enjoy

Brian,

Munch them up in a food processor, vacuum seal in daily portions, freeze @ home & keep them in the car freezer compartment....

Ok......I'm bored :)

eng

Thanks to all those that answered. We do wrap them And keep them in a box
We have found Carrots hard . And we use dried Peas,Corn,Beans. Was just wondering what little tricks others use.Cheers

We only shop every 2-3 weeks when working (w. qld.) so keeping the vegies going is pretty paramount. (cant afford the fridge space!)
Hav an old fashiond meat safe, plenty of air circulation. Put a wet bag over it, keep it at least damp, and potatoes, onions, cabbage keep really well. Other things like carrots, pumpkin go soft fairly quickly. We plan our meals days ahead so that loss is kept to a minimum.
kesh

Brian,
Try Evert-Fresh bags, we use them on our extended (six month long) trips to Baja, Mexico. They are made of a material which removes the damaging gases that are produced during the ripening process after harvest. In addition they reduce moisture buildup, stopping bacteria, fungus and mold. In a fridge you can keep carrots fresh for up to 60 days.
We do not use any refrigeration on our trips (just another thing to break and have to fix). We use the bags for tomatoes, bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, onions. We have not had much success with fruits, although the manufacturer says it works with fruit.
We use a large cardboard box, put down a double layer of newspaper, then put in our potatoes, citrus fruits and avocados(bagless). next we put in our stuff in the bags, try to make sure the heavy and hard is on the bottom, tomatoes and softer on top. Last goes bananas (bagless) on top then another double layer of newspaper.
Generally our goods last 10 days to two weeks sometimes even longer. try to keep the box in a cool dry place, even dig a hole under the trailer or something. Last but not least try to make sure you buy goods that have not been overly refrigerated by the grocers.
Evert-Fresh Corp.
PO Box 5
Katy, Texas 77492
USA
Tel 979-885-0340
www.evertfresh.com
PS we use them until they wear out completely (years and years), we're coming to West Oz in March for six months, be glad to bring some extras if you can't get ahold of them.

Fresh food on a three week camping trip?? I'd like to see that. We generally seal most of our stuff into individual portions in those zip seal sandwich bags - this is great for keeping meat juices out of the esky water and keeping the butter dry as well. For longer trips, I cook up the vegies before we go into soups, mash etc and vaccuum seal into individual portions. Take some vitamin pills with you, that way if you don't get the vegie thing happening, then the pills can still help with the hangover.

We use a plastic box inside the canopy. Then line it with cardboard, and use cardboard and newspaper to separate the fruit and veg. We find the following on a trip where the weathers not too hot (eg october in the desert)

spuds: 3 weeks easily
carrots: 1 week - we'd rather keep them in the fridge as they go soft very quick.
tomatos: 2-3 weeks if kept in their gladwrapped tray
snowpeas: 2 weeks
broccoli: 1-2 weeks
onions 2 weeks
corn on cob: 1-2 weeks
apples and oranges: 3 weeks
kiwifruit: 3 weeks, but keep them in the gladwrapped tray

peas: tinned or surprise
Cauliflower: frozen

We took the extra engel as a freezer on the last trip for 3 weeks and the frozen mixed veg, cauliflower, broccoli and fish etc was very good.

Cheers
phil