The problem with milk on the bumpy roads

This is what we do with "real milk":
I hate that long life milk so we carry one or two 2LT containers in the fridge without worries. Sometimes up to a week and all is okay. Preferably actually the A4 full cream milk when we can get it as well. Then again we have two fridges. A 40 lt set at +4 as a normal fridge and a 21 lt set at around -8 as a freezer. We can easily carry more than two weeks worth of cold and/or frozen foods.

Cannot help with that soy stuff.

Phil

It depends on how/where you carry the UHT. I always carry UHT but I stack them in fisherman's tub (about 24 of them), packed tight and careful they don't get too much direct sunlight, and are carried in probably the best position to avoid rebounds. If there are any air-gaps from taking out a carton to the fridge (I move 1 per day or two), then I repack something else in its place to avoid movement. We have succesfully done this for the past 12 years on long outback treks including the Canning, Old Gunbarrel, Anne Beadell etc. Michelle

Use Powdered milk! Don't think you can get powdered soy though.

We always buy the devondale long life milk, but we buy it still in the cardboard box (ie 10 x 1 litres) that way they dont bounce around as they are packed nice and tight. Just take out one at a time.
Sue B

hi astro
i have carried many long life cartons of full cream milk just loose on the rear floor of my dualcab on very corregated roads and tracks including servere on the csr without a problem some of it for nearly 3 weeks
but maybe the structure of soy milk is different and curdles when shaken about ????cheers

You could try powdered soy milk - Eclipse Wholefoods - Bonvit Soy Milk 500g

We lived out of reach of fresh milk for years in the days before UHT and we used powdered milk for everything and still do if travelling and camping far from shops. The trick is to mix it up the night before and let it stand in a container in the fridge overnight and the next day it is fine. Not as good as dairy fresh but better than anything else you can usually buy in the average supermarket! The main advantage of powdered milk is that it keeps well no matter how you are travelling and it takes up little space or weight compared to boxes of UHT. Lynne

When we go outback, we just give up on fresh milk and used powdered - mixed as required - we carry two 1 L Decor containers in the fridge, washing them out and re-mixing as we go - we buy full cream powder and reduce the measure to skim values - as for quality...... we use the powder-milk for cereals and tea/coffee - honestly can't tell the difference between that and long life !

The advent of UHT milk has made a lot of people forget about powdered milk. When mixed properly, and using fresh powder, most people wouldn't know the difference.

And you can mix it to the strength you enjoy, be it skim, Friesian or Jersey. In the stock camps, we even made a paste of it, and spread it onto jam sandwiches. A culinary delight, when you're always hungry.

A level dessertspoon of milk powder per egg, makes the best scrambled eggs. And they're not "swimming" in a sea of water like you often get, at some places. Makes great custard, the custard powder being mixed with the milk powder, and sugar, and near boiling water added. And stir like buggery.....

The modern milk powders blend readily with hot water, and as Darian says, it's great for tea or coffee. Add enough powder, and it's soon milk coffee......with maybe a wee dram or two.......

Then, when the tin is empty, it makes a great 3L billy, for tea, or hot water. They do rust a bit if not used regularly, but then it isn't long before you've got another shiny "new" one,

Bob.

I suggest the problem may be where & how you carry the milk. If the milk is getting hot carry it in an esky (without ice) or cover with a blanket to insulate, pack them tight so they can't move (tape together) & place them as far forward in the car to give them the best ride. Putting items that spoil easily (like eggs etc) behind the rear axle or in camper trailers with stiff leaf sprung suspension can lead to disapointment. To avoid spillage in the fridge I transfer each milk carton into a plastic screw lid container.
Cheers Craig.......

18 replies and followups. The OP asked about SOY milk. There is only a couple of respondents who replied to his request. the rest are clearly off subject.