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Offline IanC

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How do you pack your long life milk?
« on: July 27, 2015, 11:28:55 AM »
Hi all

I have been told that tetra packs like long life milks etc do not travel well. 

Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best way to take these items.  Unfortunately I cannot buy lactose free powdered milk. 

Any help greatly appreciated. 

Thanks Allana
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2015, 11:38:19 AM »
Ours have always travelled well....had one that leaked once...hard to say if it was from travelling or a fault from the beginning.

Put them in a plastic shopping bag ( or two ) just in case !
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2015, 11:43:36 AM »
Had a few leak on the corrugations.  Put them in clip lock plastic bags now

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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2015, 12:23:14 PM »
Quote from: KingBilly on July 27, 2015, 11:43:36 AM
Had a few leak on the corrugations.....

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Yep. Corrugations kill the UHT tetra packaging. They will also cause the 2L plastic milk containers to fail if you hit enough corrugations. The 1L plastic ones last a lot better.

The UHT packs are designed to sit in your pantry at home, not travel lots of k's in your camper.

We don't bother with UHT milk any more. We carry enough proper milk for our needs, and some powdered stuff for emergencies.

Sorry, that doesn't address your second question Allana.

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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2015, 12:36:53 PM »
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2015, 12:44:01 PM »
We took enough 1L long life milk containers for a 4 week trip from Sydney across Oodnadatta Track to Yulara back through Lamberts Centre, Finke, Mt Dare, across the Simpson into Birdsville then down the Birsdville track with no issues. Ours was stored in a 60L plastic tub. Actually still had some left over when we got home. As far as brand we like Devondale the best.
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2015, 12:52:27 PM »
We've taken plenty of 1L cartons on corrugations just packed into plastic tubs and (touch wood) haven't ever had a problem. I usually make use of all of the stubby holders we seem to collect on our travels by putting cans, bottles, jars etc... in them to protect them.
The old rubber band around them also seems to work. Devondale is my favourite too.
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2015, 01:36:46 PM »
Thanks everyone for your input.

The stubby coolers, of which we seem to have many....work a treat on so many things.  I have taken the bottoms out of them and tuck them into the door pocket in our car.  Keeps my glasses, hand held radio, sunscreen, bushmans etc handy upright and not rattling!

I have also wrapped items in the non slip mat with rubber bands. 

It seems that the trick is to keep them tightly packed.  But I will definitely do the extra plastic bag as a precaution.

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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2015, 07:44:33 AM »
Open one in the fridge.  Unopened in the plastic "supplies" tub in the camper.  We have never had a problem (touch wood) even over lots of corrugations.  As long as they are well packed in should be ok.  If in doubt then put some padding between them.
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2015, 12:10:37 PM »
My half a dozen didnt travel too well so ended up freezing the cartons. We kept the two litre fresh milk container and when we ran out, defrosted the UHT and refilled the container. Simple :cheers:
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2015, 12:20:56 PM »
I had one in my truck for 2mths and was fine. Just don't let them move around.  :cheers:

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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2015, 01:24:12 PM »
We always use the 1lt cartons. Never had a problem
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2015, 02:18:28 PM »
Our 1 litre Devondales travel well also, touch wood no problems yet. For sure keep them from moving around, I think this is the key to getting most things to the end.

I do like the stubby holder idea though.
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2015, 03:31:42 PM »
Quote from: MDS69 on July 27, 2015, 12:44:01 PM
As far as brand we like Devondale the best.

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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2015, 04:48:54 PM »
Intersting to hear som many people have had issues, I have never had one leak.
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2015, 05:46:52 PM »
We had problems with 1L cartons in our crate if we didn't stand them up (on long axis). Those which were on their sides  leaked, those which were packed snugly and standing up didn't (8000km to top of Cape York &, side trips and back in June-July this year). That was about 1000km of dirt, co0uldn't comments on something like the CSR.
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2015, 08:09:08 PM »
Thanks for the feedback. 

It's funny that those on the side will leak but those standing up are fine.  We will only have 1 litres as that's what our nilk comes in.  Will keep tightly packed and see how we go.
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Re: How do you pack your long life milk?
« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2015, 09:36:30 PM »
Quote from: heath74 on August 01, 2015, 04:48:54 PM
Intersting to hear som many people have had issues, I have never had one leak.

I wonder if there may be some variation in the packaging between brands.
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