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BACKPACKING ARTICLES
10 Wide Open Tips For Food Safety In The Great Outdoors:
1. Choose foods that are light enough to carry in a backpack and that can be transported safely.
2. Keep everything clean. Remember to bring disposable wipes if you're taking a day trip. (Water is too heavy to bring enough for cleaning dishes!)
3. It's not a good idea to depend on fresh water from a lake or stream for drinking,
no matter how clean it appears.
4. If you're backpacking for more than a day weight becomes critical. Eureka Tents are lightweight and easy to pack, this will help to keep your pack weight low. Keeping in mind as the food situation gets a little more
complicated. You can still bring cold foods for the first day, but you'll have to pack shelf-stable items for the next day. Canned goods are safe, but heavy, so plan your menu carefully. Advances in food technology have produced relatively lightweight staples that don't need refrigeration or careful packaging. For example:
== peanut butter in plastic jars;
== concentrated juice boxes;
== canned tuna, ham, chicken, and beef;
== dried noodles and soups;
== beef jerky and other dried meats;
== dehydrated foods;
== dried fruits and nuts; and powdered milk and fruit drinks.
5. If you're cooking meat or poultry on a portable stove or over a fire, you'll need a way to determine when it's done and safe to eat.
6. To keep foods cold, you'll need a cold source. A block of ice keeps longer than ice cubes. Before leaving home, freeze clean, empty milk cartons filled with water to make blocks of ice, or use frozen gel-packs.
7. Camping supply stores sell biodegradable camping soap in liquid and solid forms. But use it sparingly, and keep it out of rivers, lakes, streams, and springs, as it will pollute.
8. If you're planning to fish, check with your fish and game agency or state health department to see where you can fish safely, then follow these guidelines for Finfish:
9. If using a cooler, leftover food is safe only if the cooler still has ice in it.
Otherwise discard leftover food.
10. Whether in the wild or on the high seas, protect yourself and your family by
washing your hands before and after handling food.
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