carrying oil in backpack

[LiquidGib]

How do you guys carry oil in your pack? What type of containers are best? Also, what type of oils do you take? EVOO seems like a good choice..

 

[Graindrain]

Subway and Panera bread have free "ketchup style" oil packets. Just throw in your Ziploc bag of that day's food.

 

[zman]

I have good luck with the small Nalgene bottles from REI. They come in 2, 4, and I think 8 oz sizes. Get the real nalgene brand ones... dont want a spill. I usually put oil in one, camp soap in another. https://www.rei.com/product/402056/nalgene-polyethylene-bottle-2-fl-oz

 

[5MilesBack]

My backcountry cooking is boiling water. I save the oil and other cooking for base camp. I'm not taking oil in my pack. Although I did take some 1/2 and 1/2 containers one time and they exploded at 12k feet. Luckily they were inside a ziplock and it didn't leak.

 

[Tod osier]

I've carried oil in small Nalgenes, but I really prefer butter, especially if cooking fish. I seal a frozen stick of butter in a vacuum bag that I cut down so it just fits. Cut the corner off the bag and extrude the butter as needed. Maybe best for cooler weather, but works really well and I have not had any messes, just keep it in a ziplock folded over.

 

[duchntr]

I have good luck with the small Nalgene bottles from REI. They come in 2, 4, and I think 8 oz sizes. Get the real nalgene brand ones... dont want a spill. I usually put oil in one, camp soap in another. https://www.rei.com/product/402056/nalgene-polyethylene-bottle-2-fl-oz

This, exactly. I usually just take some olive oil. Never know when you'll come across some camp meat, nothing better then frying up a ptarmigan or grouse after day 5 of mountain house meals.

 

[jwatts]

I use a very small glass jar. I have a few from one of those gift baskets with the sample size mustards, jellies, and cheeses with summer sausage and crackers. I have also use a similar, slightly larger plastic jar that came with horseradish in it. I am not carrying oil, but bacon grease. You haven't lived til you cook a boned and cubed rabbit in a cook pot of bacon grease at 12k ft after a long days hunt.

Edit: Here's a picture of the glass jar next to a Keurig cup for size reference

 

[airlocksniffer]

I don't necessarily cook with evoo but spike my dinner for extra calories. usually 4 oz in the screw top nalgene bottles works fine.

 

[jquarnberg]

Olive oil packets from subway.

 

[Poser]

I take a stick of butter, cut it in half, put both halves in 2 ziplock bags and store it in my coffee cup. It has melted some during the day but the wrapping keeps it the shape well formed. I bring the butter primary to add generously to my coffee and tea. The extra fat goes a long, long ways. I can devotedly tell a difference when consuming it before bed.

 

[Ray]

Artisana makes three types of coconut oils in small packets. I get them from Amazon or locally in the health food store. The cacao butter in coffee can be alright at times. kind of bitter too early in the morning.

I also use EVOO in small packs bought in bulk off Amazon.

I use to use small bottles but they all eventually leaked in hot weather.

 

[Jason Snyder]

Olive oil packets from subway.

Couple these with red pepper flake packets from Pizza Hut and you're good to go!

 

[Rockhammer]

I bring a small REI Nalgene bottle of peanut oil when I am camping during morel season. The rest of the time I pack ghee in an REI squeeze tube for cooking oil. It doesn't need to be refrigerated and is much less likely to leak all over everything inside my pack.

 

[topher89]

Small Nalgene brand container for olive oil for fish or grouse. I usually put it inside a ziplock bag and put that inside another ziplock bag. Probably overkill but it keeps things safe.

 

[Brendan]

Packets of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Amazon bought in bulk. Very convenient.

 

[Bughalli]

Subway packets, as others mentioned....or the white fatty part of cooked bacon in a ziplock. Tastes better too!

 

[LiquidGib]

great ideas, thanks everyone

 

[Dameon]

Cook bacon, save grease, jar grease, add bacon grease as needed. Everything tastes better with bacon. And the grease stores as a solid at room temp so it is not quite as messy and it tastes better in my opinion.



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[jrnorton4]

I use a very small glass jar. I have a few from one of those gift baskets with the sample size mustards, jellies, and cheeses with summer sausage and crackers. I have also use a similar, slightly larger plastic jar that came with horseradish in it. I am not carrying oil, but bacon grease. You haven't lived til you cook a boned and cubed rabbit in a cook pot of bacon grease at 12k ft after a long days hunt.

Edit: Here's a picture of the glass jar next to a Keurig cup for size reference

I love that little jar, it has made for some fine rabbit and grouse tortillas.

 

[pwsINC]

Packets, or vials. Like science supply type.

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