Hunting Trip Food Storage
Hunting Trip Food Storage
I'm headed to North Dakota and Montana for a 10 hunting trip next week. What do you all use for carrying dog food? I need it to be waterproof as it may be in the bed of the truck and I don't want the oils in the food seeping through onto the seat or carpet. I've been looking at the dry storage bags people use while rafting. I want something durable, but reasonable priced. I'll need to carry close to 40# of food. Has anyone used the "Avery DriStor" bags?
Thanks for the ideas!
Nitrex
Thanks for the ideas!
Nitrex
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Re: Hunting Trip Food Storage
Pheasants forever mud river dry bag is great. I also have used cat litter containers.
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...also, do you like to have two smaller capacity (20#) bags or one larger (40#) bag?
Nitrex
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Plastic water cans, durable as you could need and water and rodent proof.
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I use a 5 gal bucket with a screw on lid a friend got me, no idea where he got it. MTY 5 gal paint can carry's a bit over three days feed for two dog's. If I was going to be gone longer than that I could simply put the bag away in a dry spot or, buy food on the road if needed. I feed food I get at the Safeway and at Walmart. I'm seldom far from dog food. If your feeding one of the super feeds, You just might have to take a bunch of food with you. I don't think I'd put it in the bed of the truck unless I was certain water couldn't get to it. You also migh look in the household dept of Walmart and Bi Mart at plastic storage bins.
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x2 for the 5 gallon bucket with screw on lid. Got mine from Home Depot. You can get buckets that are BPA free (if you worried about that type of thing). The lids have an rubber o-ring and are water/bug proof. I believe Gamma seal is the name. They come in different colors so you can quickly identify if you use different feeds or other applications. I can fit a 35 pounds of feed in 2 buckets.
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Re: Hunting Trip Food Storage
Go to the deli or bakery at a grocery store and get square 5 gal buckets they fit nicely in the back of the truck and there cheap and maybe even free
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I always bring enough for the drive then buy what I need when
I get to there
Db
I get to there
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Re: Hunting Trip Food Storage
I save the big cat litter jugs. They work great & you don't have to worry about the food getting wet. If I didn't have those, I would get some of the 2 1/2 gallon ziploc bags at wally world. You can get a box of 10 for $4.
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Some years ago Purina their 44 lb dog food in plasric containers, as did Sam's Club. They are very durable except for the lids, which I duct tape. You might find a pro that has some laying about.
But a better bet is LCS, they sell waterproof bags.
But a better bet is LCS, they sell waterproof bags.
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I have used the rubbermaid tubs from wally world
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Re: Hunting Trip Food Storage
5 gallon bucket and a lid. Free.nitrex wrote:I'm headed to North Dakota and Montana for a 10 hunting trip next week. What do you all use for carrying dog food? I need it to be waterproof as it may be in the bed of the truck and I don't want the oils in the food seeping through onto the seat or carpet. I've been looking at the dry storage bags people use while rafting. I want something durable, but reasonable priced. I'll need to carry close to 40# of food. Has anyone used the "Avery DriStor" bags?
Thanks for the ideas!
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Re: Hunting Trip Food Storage
Here is a handy rectangular bucket:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.a ... &catid=818
OR
If you have a spare cooler around(I have several, in various states of repair), you can get a 40 gal trash liner, line the cooler with it the cooler and empty the dogfood into the cooler, twist tie the bag, close up and you are good to go.
+1 on checking with area bakeries.
RayG
Oh yeah... A whole bunch of different feed additives for horses come in rectangular buckets with lids. A nearby stable just might have a few empties on hand.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.a ... &catid=818
OR
If you have a spare cooler around(I have several, in various states of repair), you can get a 40 gal trash liner, line the cooler with it the cooler and empty the dogfood into the cooler, twist tie the bag, close up and you are good to go.
+1 on checking with area bakeries.
RayG
Oh yeah... A whole bunch of different feed additives for horses come in rectangular buckets with lids. A nearby stable just might have a few empties on hand.
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The Gamma seal screw on lids for 5 gallon buckets are very common for white water rafting / canoeing / etc.. You can usually find them anywhere that sells rafting equipment.