[pct-l] FreezerBag Cooking/ Resupply strategies

[Ken Powers]

Our city just set expanded their recycling project. The plastics that we can 
recycle were originally listed as only small and large mouth plastic 
bottles. We asked about all the plastics 1-7. We were told that these are no 
specifications nor agreement among manufacturers on exactly what those 
numbers mean. Consequently they could not recycle them. The city has relaxed 
the specifications of recyclable plastics, but mostly it added those nasty 
clamshell type packages.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Bravo" <jimbravo at wildblue.net>
To: "dicentra" <dicentragirl at yahoo.com>; "J J at Ridge Trail" 
<jj at ridgetrailhiker.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "Sean Nordeen" <sean at lifesadventures.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] FreezerBag Cooking/ Resupply strategies


JJ:

I cringe when a hear about people adding hot water to a baggie and eating
the contents! There is quite a bit of research on plastic compounds used in
drinking water bottles and baby bottles (soft plastic linings), but nothing
conclusive in a scientific, double-blind study, prove it beyond a shadow of
a doubt kind of way.

It used to be said that of the seven types of plastic used in bottles (the
recycling number in the triangle on the bottom of the container) that
numbers 1,2, 4, and 5 were relatively safe. Recent research in Europe
indicates that perhaps all of the plastics are unsafe to some degree. Number
7, polycarbonate, contained the potent hormone-disrupter BPA and is on the
way out...some experts wonder if the new, secret, ingredient that replaced
it is any better. I have read that some people handle toxic loading better
than others, it's a genetic thing. Anyway, my wife and I have found that any
warm water imbibed from a plastic bottle (such as from our car on a hot day)
takes on a plasticky taste. This mean we are drinking a chemical of some
sort! We have resorted to glass or stainless steel containers when they will
be subjected to heat. The old plastic tastes we used to experience are gone.

The idea that there is a benevolent government agency watching over industry
and protecting us from harmful chemicals is a myth. For example, in the
pharmaceutical industry the manufacturer's tests are used almost exclusively
to determine public safety! The coyotes are watching over the hen house. Or
my favorite, "the clowns are running the circus". Safe to say I won't be
adding hot water to any baggies soon.

Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J J at Ridge Trail" <jj at ridgetrailhiker.com>
To: "dicentra" <dicentragirl at yahoo.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "Sean Nordeen" <sean at lifesadventures.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] FreezerBag Cooking/ Resupply strategies


> Greetings,
>
> The freezer bag cooking concept looks workable. The one concern that pops
> up for me is putting boiling-hot water into plastic bags and the possible
> leaching of chemicals from the plastic. Do you know if anyone has taken a
> look at this?
>
> Happy New Year!
>
> Walk well,
> Jim Keener ( J J )
> _________________
>
> jj at ridgetrailhiker.com
> http://ridgetrailhiker.com
> http://olderhealthier.com
>
>
> On Dec 31, 2009, at 2:41 PM, dicentra wrote:
>
>> I supplied WS Monty with 60 meals last season, using this method. He's
>> still raving. :)
>>
>> Recipes can be found here: http://www.onepanwonders.com (my site)
>> and here: http://trailcooking.com (Sarbar's site)
>>
>> See ya on the trail.
>> ~Dicentra
>>
>> http://www.onepanwonders.com ~ Backcountry Cooking at its Finest
>> http://www.freewebs.com/dicentra
>>
>
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