How Do You Keep Food From Getting Soggy in a Cooler?
Q. My dad and I went on a camping trip. We brought a big cooler full of food with lots of ice. But it was super hot, so the ice melted and swamped our food. The buns were soggy, and my graham crackers were half-soaked. What can we do to avoid this?
— Waterlogged Will, Bakersfield, Calif.
A. I’ve got just the answer for your troubles, Waterboy. Instead of a bunch of ice, try this: Get three or four large empty plastic bottles, like a 64-oz. jug from apple juice, Gatorade, etc. A couple of days before your next camping trip, fill them up with fresh water and toss them in the freezer. When it’s time to go on your trip, skip the bag of ice and just put those frozen water bottles inside your cooler. They’ll stay cold for a long time. And when they do finally melt, instead of a bunch of soggy food and melted ice, you’ll have four bottles of fresh water, perfect for drinking, washing, whatever.
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Lots of the Boy Scouts in my camp out had knives , But they were all dull, and we had no sharpeners, do you have any ideas on how to sharpen it
We use bags of ice but keep the ice in the bags (don’t dump the ice in, just put it in the bottom, still bagged). Also, freeze a few gallons of water prior to the trip and put in cooler with food. We don’t put bread or boxed foods in the cooler.
Last time I went camping I thought I had everything I needed but it turns out there’s some stuff I was missing, and I never remember what to put on the list what can I do to help me remember, PS love your answers very helpful
use a fine grained rock.
Use the bottom of ceramic mugs. Instant knife sharpener
Why are your buns and graham crackers in the cooler with ice? Don’t want them soggy, don’t add ice.
Don’t put buns or crackers in the cooler. Also, no donuts, cookies etc.
Close the lid on the cooler when it rains – especially the dry box.
How awful…..