Feel free to hijack the thread to any sort of container you wish but I am after information on useful containers. These may be purpose made for the job (eg. approved petrol containers) or, better still, things you have discovered which were made for one job but do a quite different job well. In general, plastic containers are of more use to us than glass.
At the moment I'm after *fully* waterproof containers to hold instant coffee and sugar. I'm currently using an ex Safeway peanut butter jar for sugar and an ex mixed fruit jar for coffee - they both do a decent job but neither is fully waterproof which means I cannot leave them out in the rain and their contents tend to absorb moisture - ruins instant coffee.
I have tried a number of containers from the Safeway (and others) Sistema range - blue caps and rubber seals - but despite appearances they are not fully sealed.
Fully sealed containers are great for food storage as they minimise the oxygen available to the bacteria in food and will prolong its life.
All suggestions welcome.
Plain Truth said
07:28 PM Sep 17, 2017
The best plastic containers we have found are Lock & Lock.Air tight & Liquid tight.
Nothing we have tried matches them.http://www.everten.com.au/lock-lock.html
Dougwe said
07:51 PM Sep 17, 2017
Not me but a mate and his partner have the 'Lock&Lock' beasts and swear by them, also water and air tight. Problem is he will swear above, below and the other side of them too
Me, if I need that sort of seal I use a zip lock plastic bag inside a lock seal container. Works for me, anyway.
RustyD said
08:13 PM Sep 17, 2017
Now one container that didn't work for me. I bought a big clear 500ml plastic beer mug that was supposed to be OK for alcohol. My favourite drink is 3 shots of ouzo (90ml), a can of Pepsi Max, and top it up with ice. After a few drinks I noticed that the ouzo was etching the plastic.
Having said that, we use a lot of systema, zip lock for freezing, and containers that vitamin tablets and the like come in. Unfortunately the ex-pill containers are not see thru so a permanent marker or paint pen is used. Other than Vegemite and my ouzo or bourbon, all other containers are plastic. The two spirit bottles are sitting in stubby holders.
Tried using the plastic jars with screw tops that fruit comes in but they are very hard to clean around the thread and susequently go mouldy.
jules47 said
08:18 PM Sep 17, 2017
I find the square plastic jars of fruit, when cleaned out - make great containers for sugar, coffee, gravy, rice - heaps of stuff - not too bad looking when you take the label off, and being square, easy to store in cupboards. SPC and the like use them.
madaboutled said
09:14 PM Sep 17, 2017
jules47 wrote:
I find the square plastic jars of fruit, when cleaned out - make great containers for sugar, coffee, gravy, rice - heaps of stuff - not too bad looking when you take the label off, and being square, easy to store in cupboards. SPC and the like use them.
We use the Plastic jars that contained Goulburn Valley Fruit Salad (opaque...ish jar with yellow lid) use them for coffee, tea bags (holds 100), milo, quick, sugar. Aldi have a fruit salad in a slightly bigger jar that we've also reused.
Blues Man said
05:26 AM Sep 18, 2017
I use the moccona coffee jars for sugared coffee and anything else that needs to be in a glass jar ,
don't know if they are Water proof though , i have never left them outside.
They look good too.
Pamela G said
06:24 AM Sep 18, 2017
Lock n lock are fantastic in the tropics
Warren-Pat_01 said
04:15 PM Sep 18, 2017
Jules, BAD NEWS!
SPC have ceased using "your" (& mine) u-beaut containers! They've gone back to tins & jars! We found out from a fellow traveller at Richmond (western Qld).
We prefer plastic because it is lighter.
Warren
Desert Dweller said
05:31 PM Sep 18, 2017
We buy Tupperware at markets. An oldie but still a goodie for a myriad of uses.
dabbler said
06:16 PM Sep 18, 2017
Lock n Lock. Some clones ok some not so maybe test them before you get too many. Some are rebadged too (eg Engel containers). Look on the base for Hana Kobi (makers).
Nothing helps instant coffee. It's still instant coffee.
macka17 said
11:22 AM Sep 19, 2017
For smaller fluid cont, I use the COTTEES Orange crush.
Flush with boiling water. scrub round threads and store upright.
Strong Flexible and take knocks.
(Plus, If they do taste a "little" of unsweetened Orange.
SO what. I love it.)
I normally carry a row of them vertical along rear footwell in ute
Left and right of Fire ext, when cruising.
Air cond keeps cool.
Filter water. Always have a nice drink on hand.
Plus spare for rad if needed
With no extra tank taking up internal space of ute.
You can have 110ltrs Each.Of fuel as floor, and OR Vertical front of tray
with 35ltr either side behind wheel arches holding more water.
With those Plastic fuel\fluid tanks on Net.
Easily losing them in Garage or in shed when not needing.
Feel free to hijack the thread to any sort of container you wish but
I am after information on useful containers. These may be purpose
made for the job (eg. approved petrol containers) or, better still,
things you have discovered which were made for one job but do a
quite different job well. In general, plastic containers are of more
use to us than glass.
At the moment I'm after *fully* waterproof containers to hold instant
coffee and sugar. I'm currently using an ex Safeway peanut butter jar
for sugar and an ex mixed fruit jar for coffee - they both do a
decent job but neither is fully waterproof which means I cannot leave
them out in the rain and their contents tend to absorb moisture -
ruins instant coffee.
I have tried a number of containers from the Safeway (and others)
Sistema range - blue caps and rubber seals - but despite appearances
they are not fully sealed.
Fully sealed containers are great for food storage as they minimise
the oxygen available to the bacteria in food and will prolong its
life.
All suggestions welcome.
The best plastic containers we have found are Lock & Lock.Air tight & Liquid tight.
Nothing we have tried matches them.http://www.everten.com.au/lock-lock.html
Not me but a mate and his partner have the 'Lock&Lock' beasts and swear by them, also water and air tight. Problem is he will swear above, below and the other side of them too
Me, if I need that sort of seal I use a zip lock plastic bag inside a lock seal container. Works for me, anyway.
Having said that, we use a lot of systema, zip lock for freezing, and containers that vitamin tablets and the like come in. Unfortunately the ex-pill containers are not see thru so a permanent marker or paint pen is used. Other than Vegemite and my ouzo or bourbon, all other containers are plastic. The two spirit bottles are sitting in stubby holders.
Tried using the plastic jars with screw tops that fruit comes in but they are very hard to clean around the thread and susequently go mouldy.
We use the Plastic jars that contained Goulburn Valley Fruit Salad (opaque...ish jar with yellow lid) use them for coffee, tea bags (holds 100), milo, quick, sugar. Aldi have a fruit salad in a slightly bigger jar that we've also reused.
I use the moccona coffee jars for sugared coffee and anything else that needs to be in a glass jar ,
don't know if they are Water proof though , i have never left them outside.
They look good too.
SPC have ceased using "your" (& mine) u-beaut containers! They've gone back to tins & jars! We found out from a fellow traveller at Richmond (western Qld).
We prefer plastic because it is lighter.
Warren
Flush with boiling water. scrub round threads and store upright.
Strong Flexible and take knocks.
(Plus, If they do taste a "little" of unsweetened Orange.
SO what. I love it.)
I normally carry a row of them vertical along rear footwell in ute
Left and right of Fire ext, when cruising.
Air cond keeps cool.
Filter water. Always have a nice drink on hand.
Plus spare for rad if needed
With no extra tank taking up internal space of ute.
You can have 110ltrs Each.Of fuel as floor, and OR Vertical front of tray
with 35ltr either side behind wheel arches holding more water.
With those Plastic fuel\fluid tanks on Net.
Easily losing them in Garage or in shed when not needing.