Good morning I have a minor dilemma haha we are heading off to permanently travel and I was wondering what people use to store things like flour ,sugar etc.
Plastic bags where possible, in a second bag for redundancy, to reduce volume & fit between the things that need to be in hard containers. We use powdered milk as our fridge is only 28L.
But we do hand grind coffee beans, simply because we want a proper coffee no matter how remote we are. Coffee beans pack into gaps which is handy.
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Square plastic containers also. Some small and some are big and I put a lot of things like 1kg packet sugar, flour, packet soup, pasta together inside the bigger ones. I take some empty ones too as for when you open a can of something and only use a part there of. My reasoning for the plastic containers - mice, having picked up a couple at different times on our travels. Our motorhome is not mouse proof. The first time was on the Nullabor and we had no mouse trap with us (first big trip in the pictured motorhome) and the mouse ate a hole in the packet of pasta and the packets of cup of soup that was in a cardboard box and a couple of other unopened things still in their original paper/cardboard packaging. Learnt our lesson so everything not in a can goes into a plastic container and ours are a nice fit in my pantry draw/cupboards. Take a mouse trap too. Hopefully you will never need it. Cheers and enjoy your travels.
-- Edited by Gaylehere on Wednesday 17th of February 2021 12:23:48 PM
Some great ideas from above, second, various size plastic containers, lining all drawers and cupboards with non slip matting, small plastic bottles for oil etc when possible. Also cryovak most of your meat as well as cheese as this will keep longer in the fridge. Basically shop more just buy less. Cheers Ian
I've been on the road for two years and use the same containers as when I owned a house.
Don't stress it too much - what do food containers really matter? They will be the least of your concerns.
It will take you at least 12 months to get your act together and work out what works for you and your circumstances. Don't try to control everything, just "go with the flow" and you will find your own level.
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Our dry food storage in the motorhome, is basically the same as we have in the house
Square plastic sealable containers, but in the motorhome, sitting on none slip mats
Emergency food (in cans), is in a larger 35 litre, sealable plastic container
We do not usually carry glass, unless it happens to be a jar of jam, etc
If we know that we will be in a certain place for X amount of days, we purchase that extra food, at the nearest shops, so as not to carry excess weight
