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For those of us rubber-tramping and keeping food in coolers I just wanted to pass on a trick I've been using for a while to deal with the issue of soggy food and water spoilage with coolers.
These are Opsaks from Loksak: basically huge heavy-duty Ziplocs but better. They're big enough to hold an entire 10 lb bag of ice and I've never had one leak as long as I make sure to seal the top completely.
I just arrange my food in the cooler, break up the ice and put it in the Opsak, and lay the Opsak on top of everything. Works so well to keep things cold without everything being drowned. Also makes your ice last longer by keeping the thermal mass together. And when the ice does finally melt, the water is still clean enough to drink or wash with so you really get the most out of all of your ice!
Opsaks come in a few different sizes and are available from REI and Amazon, usually around $12 per pack of 2. (Probably available elsewhere, too but that's where I've seen them.)
These are Opsaks from Loksak: basically huge heavy-duty Ziplocs but better. They're big enough to hold an entire 10 lb bag of ice and I've never had one leak as long as I make sure to seal the top completely.
I just arrange my food in the cooler, break up the ice and put it in the Opsak, and lay the Opsak on top of everything. Works so well to keep things cold without everything being drowned. Also makes your ice last longer by keeping the thermal mass together. And when the ice does finally melt, the water is still clean enough to drink or wash with so you really get the most out of all of your ice!
Opsaks come in a few different sizes and are available from REI and Amazon, usually around $12 per pack of 2. (Probably available elsewhere, too but that's where I've seen them.)