Food Containers

I think you will find it is called Sistema, might help if you are trying to search for it.

Sistina? On the basis on what you've said, I went straight to the cupboard and took out containers the same as what you describe, but the imprint on the side of the blue clips is Sistema. They have a blue seal and the two blue clips are opposite each other on the container's long edge. I wonder if they're the same thing? Only prob is the blue clips protrude slightly higher than the container, so if they bump on something, the clips can be pushed open. That, and that they leak out through the lids despite the seal. I use them for taking my lunch to work, but need to be kept religiously upright to avoid leaking in my bag! I just want to clarify if they're the same ones? Not rubbishing your fine suggestion, just want to see if there's something else on the market, or if it's the same. Thanks!

Typing error in my behalf - Sistema is the brand.

I've been using them for the past two years on the road with no problems, and they will leak liquid, particularly after a bit of use, but most things do anyway. So you don't put liquid in them if there's a chance they will fall on their sides. They arte better than what there was available, as I too took my crib to work, and had the odd spill in my work bag.

The clips on the side don't work loose for me, but I pack things pretty well in el-cheapo plastic baskets, and if I'm concerned then I make sure that they are secured and I place foam rubber in between items to ensure they stay packed, but even then we have had the odd disaster.

The advantage with these things as opposed to those screw top plastic fruit jars, is that they can be used at home as they are suitable for a microwave oven. The fruit containers & cheap plastic distorts.

One thing to remember is that a trailer bounces around a lot more than the towing vehicle, so things like eggs, canned grog, and other stuff that I didn't want broken went into the vehicle.

The bottles that contain Stones Green Ginger Wine, Dr. Jurd's Jungle Juice or port wine must be better than average, never broke one of them. Though very likely they didn't last long enough for me to find out, eh?

There's another brand of plastic screw top container. It's called 'Nalgene', and made in the U.S. to food standards. They aren't cheap, but they don't leak. However, over a period of time the plastic for some reason gets brittle, I'm talking about a couple of years, and then they will leak. I decant wine into mine, plus milk & unlike other plastic stuff, it doesn't tend to send it off too fast. The milk that is.

You could get them at Ray's, though I'd say any good outdoors store would have them.

....One thing to remember is that a trailer bounces around a lot more than the towing vehicle, so things like eggs, canned grog, and other stuff that I didn't want broken went into the vehicle. .....

That's why I bought a trailer with this suspension:



Never had anything busted yet and still carry a few glass bits and pieces.

I do like the idea of recycled screw topped fruit containers of different sizes and use these extensively, along with a variety of 'old' Tupperware' containers, which can often be found in op shops and the like.

Cheers,

Mark

If they will leak liquid they can't be air tight, so what good are they other than for keeping the flies off!

I suppose not all of us can afford or have access to Tupperware. Besides their older stuff wasn't microwave or freezer compatable.

Sistema products don't leak if you put dry food items in them, they store things like flour, sugar, cereal & rice, quite well.

Shaker, I keep my camp clean so I don't encourage flies.

Mick I love the off road trailer, unfortunately the film shown is a commercial, and the advertising game, well they have ethics don't they? What sort of weight did they have in it? I'll bet they made it heavy enough so that it didn't bounce about, we don't get to see the end result of the tests do we.

But mate, they still bounce around, follow one on a dirt road. All trailers do.

Ditto fruit jars , been using them for ten or twelve years and not worn one out.

The fruit jars are good as they have a screw top and are square so they pack together well. But over very corrugated roads I have had a lid work itself off. If using plastic containers with push on lids either put a couple of rubber bands around them or get a container with a snap type seal.

We have never lost the label off a tin can, but have found empty beer cans which have rubbed through and leaked out the contents. Glass is too likely to break so we avoid if at all possible.

We have found that stuff stored in the vehicle will travel quite well, but we learnt the hard way on our first trip where we towed a trailer - which bounced a lot more over the corrugations. A lot of food containers came open, so in the bottom of the trailer we had a lovely mix of muesli, flour,pasta, rice, peanuts, powdered milk etc. We cleaned up what we could see and all was well - until it rained, and a bottle of wine broke into the mix. There was in fact a lot of the mess under the false floor in the trailer, out of sight. So with a bit of condensation that set the whole lot fermenting, soon the flies were attracted and you can guess the awful mess when we finally woke up to what had happened. Now we take a lot more care packing food in the trailer, and where possible stack individual items in a larger plastic box. That way if anything does get loose hopefully the mess will be contained

Cheers,

Val

Ditto for old sox, all sizes - stops rubbing and rattling. Also various types of clip-lidded containers and plastic fruit jars. We do not carry glass except occasionally for wine for short distances. Label everything on top and side using masking tape as it can be removed easily.

Min