I'm looking for a source for freezer bags for rehydrating meals.

The should be the right size for 1 person (quart?), resealable, and mylar preferred.

I've seen some on Amazon, but they said max. temp. of 160 degrees. I would be using 180 - 190 degree water.

I also like the pleated bottom so thst they can stand upright.

Thanks in advance!

Mike

Steve (boonie) gets his at Pack-it-Gourmet. It looks like they have what you want.

They did. EXACTLY what I was looking for, and pretty inexpensive.

You can use just regular old Freezer Ziploc bags. All you are doing is pouring boiling water in them and letting them set. You don't put the bag down in the pot. I've been doing if for years and had no problems using regular freezer bags even using the generic ones.

It seems most people haven't had any trouble with the regular freezer bags, but I've one or two leak and literally burnt a hole through the side of one with boiling water, so I prefer the more robust 5-mil ones at Pack-It-Gourmet. If you wanted to buy a case, which I think is 1,000, you could get them a lot cheaper, although I'm not sure about shipping cost. I think this is the source.

do you clean out the bags before you trash them? that's the one thing keeping me from FBC...dirty bags to carry during the whole trip. I prefer to "cook" in the insulated cup that came with my cook set. yes, I need to wash it, but that way im not hauling around food juice in my garbage. OT but just commenting.

quote boonie: "If you wanted to buy a case, which I think is 1,000, you could get them a lot cheaper, although I'm not sure about shipping cost."

you should head up a ursack type group buy!

quote kanoes: "do you clean out the bags before you trash them? that's the one thing keeping me from FBC...dirty bags to carry during the whole trip. I prefer to "cook" in the insulated cup that came with my cook set. yes, I need to wash it, but that way im not hauling around food juice in my garbage. OT but just commenting."

I don't other than eating all the food out of them. I don't have leftovers anymore and I don't make the meals real soupy so there's not much left there. You could always drink any "juice" that was left :). I flatten, roll, and zip shut, then they are put in another zip lock, which serves as my trash bag. I also worried about the "mess" at first, but it's not as big a deal as I thought it might be.

Maybe Steve will chime in with his thoughts after his first effort at FBC last year.

One week's garbage.

quote kanoes: "

quote boonie: "If you wanted to buy a case, which I think is 1,000, you could get them a lot cheaper, although I'm not sure about shipping cost."

you should head up a ursack type group buy!"

It's a thought, but do you think there'll be enough interest for that many?

BTW, that was just my garbage, not mine and Steve's. I think it weighed about 1/2 pound.

quote boonie: "

quote kanoes: "

quote boonie: "If you wanted to buy a case, which I think is 1,000, you could get them a lot cheaper, although I'm not sure about shipping cost."

you should head up a ursack type group buy!"

It's a thought, but do you think there'll be enough interest for that many? "

youll never know unless you throw it out there.

quote boonie:Maybe Steve will chime in with his thoughts after his first effort at FBC last year."

Before last fall I re-hydrated my meals by cooking in a pot of boiling water like Jan. I was somewhat apprehensive with the no cook method since I hated the thought of crunchiness in meals when there wasn’t supposed to be any. I found ingredients that would re-hydrate faster, and shied away from my old standbys like Knorrs, etc.

I too had little trash and very little left over food residue. I suppose if that became an issue the bag could be rinsed out with water back in the woods. I liked not having to carry around the soap and damp sponge, and had a little extra space in my pack where the pot would have been.

quote inspector13: "

quote boonie:Maybe Steve will chime in with his thoughts after his first effort at FBC last year."

Before last fall I re-hydrated my meals by cooking in a pot of boiling water like Jan. I was somewhat apprehensive with the no cook method since I hated the thought of crunchiness in meals when there wasn’t supposed to be any. I found ingredients that would re-hydrate faster, and shied away from my old standbys like Knorrs, etc.

I too had little trash and very little left over food residue. I suppose if that became an issue the bag could be rinsed out with water back in the woods. I liked not having to carry around the soap and damp sponge, and had a little extra space in my pack where the pot would have been.
"

+1 I carry my used bags out like Boonie describes. Love not having to scrub dishes after every meal.

quote kanoes: "

quote boonie: "

quote kanoes: "

quote boonie: "If you wanted to buy a case, which I think is 1,000, you could get them a lot cheaper, although I'm not sure about shipping cost."

you should head up a ursack type group buy!"

It's a thought, but do you think there'll be enough interest for that many? "

youll never know unless you throw it out there."

So, should I put you down for 500 . . .? :). I think most people seem to be happy with plain freezer bags and I'm going to use maybe 10-20 a year, so 100 would last me the rest of my tripping life ;).

But . . . we'll see if anybody is interested?

On the subject of freezer bag leftovers or for that matter commercial dehydrated meal leftovers (I recently cooked fish via a bakepacker and a freezer bag) what I do is to rinse out any residue in a lake using no soap........then I tightly roll or fold the bag into a pencil/torpedo shape and then apply a tiny electrical cable tie to keep things tight and then use a Nalgene water canteen in the 96 oz size as the garbage can.

The Nalgene water canteens are wide mouth and made of extremely durable plastic of some sort. These are the perfect air tight garbage receptacles.

I also use the Nalgene water Canteens as food storage containers and they are tops for things like oatmeal or any loose foods like beans and rice. Very strong and collapsible as they are emptied.........plus they have the huge advantage of sealing in odors. I have never had one fail due to being crushed or abused while in a pack as well. Simply superior!