[pct-l] freezer bag cozy

[Kathryn Zimmerman]

I made several of these before my AT hike and stopped using it on the
trail.  It was just as easy to wrap my freezer bag in my hat or fleece or
whatever was handy.  Just be sure the zip is sealed :>)!  I found I wanted
few "things" - "gadgets"  - to keep track of.

Does anyone know what with the issue of heat and plastics (i.e. water
bottles sitting in the sun and reheating foods in microwave) if the leaching
of unhealthy elements in freezer bags are an issue?  Probably is, don't ya
think?  I found it almost as easy to just heat my water, dump my food in my
pot, and eat it from there.  Pot got washed every time I got to town!
Otherwise I just rinsed it, rubbed with a finger, and drank the liquid.

Kathryn
Bag Lady GA-ME '07
PCT '10?



On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 3:31 PM, shelly skye <shelbel26 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The shape of the cozy is the same shape as the freezer bag but a bit bigger
> to handle the food. One way to figure this out is to fill up a freezer bag
> with food and/or liquid and cut the material to fit. I use bubble wrap with
> the reflective material on it and seal the sides with either metal tape or
> duct tape. Other materials I've heard of people using are pot holders sewn
> together, fleece (or your head wear if you want to make it dual use) as well
> as the material used on the surface of ironing boards. It doesn't really
> matter what you use, it just needs to keep in some or most of the heat of
> the water while it does it's job.
>
> BTW, there is link on the freezer bag website to some research on the
> properties of the plastics used in freezer bags and their leaching ability.
> I read it last year and while I don't remember the specifics it was enough
> for me to subdue my concerns about boiling water and freezer bags.
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- Kathryn