Carrying eggs

[elevenses]

Hi All,

I like to take fresh eggs with me when I’m camping but have yet to find a bomb proof way of carrying them in my rucksack. At the moment I generally carry them at the top of my sack and usually use them on day 1. because they will generally get broken in the days after that.

I know this is probably a stupid question but has anyone get any practical tips on carrying fresh eggs
I don’t want to boil e’m and I don’t want powdered I like a good egg banjo in the morning with my brew

Cheers for any tips or insight

M

 

[sapper1]

Break them into a tupperware container,if you carry more than one break them into individual food bags first.

 

[Graham_S]

I got a plastic egg case in a camping shop.
It works quite well.

 

[RobertRogers]

Yes, there are plastic egg containers you can buy. I've had good luck using fresh unwashed eggs straight from the chicken - stay fresh longer that way - and keeping them in a cardboard egg carton. Eggs are naturally pretty tough as long as you are reasonably careful they do well even on the trail. I've carried a dozen and they have lasted for 5-days on the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire and Maine.

 

[Humpback]

I bought off ebay a 2 egg carrier made, I believe, by tupperware which is ideal for a short trip like this:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tupperware-Ne...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318


Alan

 

[elevenses]

Many thanks all

Ill look into the egg carriers

Sapper1 does this affect thier "shelf life" at all in warmer weather ?

 

[Shewie]

I bought off ebay a 2 egg carrier made, I believe, by tupperware which is ideal for a short trip like this:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tupperware-Ne...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318


Alan

Beat me to it

What he said

 

[Tadpole]

if'n you are taking flour, use a round plastic container with a well fitting lid, half fill with flour, put in your egg's, fill up with flour. the flour acts as a great shock absorber, I carried four eggs at a time like this and not broken one.

 

[ForgeCorvus]

I've used a pressed metal soapbox, it'll take two medium eggs, three pullets eggs or one double yolked monster with bog roll packing (which is handy for 'other' early morning things )

Like this, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1920s...hash=item380090192069&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177

 

[rik_uk3]

ebay item

170283629871



If you don't carry 6 eggs, use the empty space to pack thing's like bags of herbs, sachets of sauce etc

 

[firecrest]

wrap the eggbox in paper and put inside the billycan

 

[BossCat]

You can find various size/number egg carriers on ebay from the 2 thats been mentioned to these 6 & 12 carriers

6 EGGS
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARAVAN-CAMPING-PLASTIC-SIX-EGG-CARRIER-HOLDER-BOX_W0QQitemZ170283629871QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories?hash=item170283629871&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

12 EGGS
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARAVAN-CAMPING-PLASTIC-12-EGG-CARRIER-HOLDER-BOX_W0QQitemZ200281571584QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories?hash=item200281571584&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12-egg-cup-carrier_W0QQitemZ150308624222QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories?hash=item150308624222&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Hope this helps
Tom

 

[elevenses]

Cheers all, for the great advice and thanks for all the links

I’m now going to have to figure out which option to go with

 

[saddle_tramp]

wrap the eggbox in paper and put inside the billycan

thats what i do too, youre already carrying a hard case in the form of your billy, so as long as they cant rattle or get crushed. . . no worries