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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: pinarelloman on April 16, 2016, 02:34:52 PM
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A very important subject, but how do we all pack our beer (cans )for traveling?
I don't mean in the fridge, but the carriage of the beer so it doesn't rub against the next one beside till it bursts. On our trip last year along the Birdsville track through Innamincka down the Strezlecki, we had a couple of cans burst due to rubbing against the can beside them.
Obviously bottles would not be a problem, but weight and easy disposal mean cans are more convenient.
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Tea towels
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I use bubble wrap.
But I still lost six cans one day in the Simpson last year
I just had the wrap sort of loosely arranged arranged around the cans in an insulated bag. Will wrap individually next time
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I lie mine down, rather than standing up, never had one burst
KB
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Bloke at works wraps a rubber band around each one.
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Anyone tried thin cardboard packaging. You could burn it as you drink through the 6 packs?
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Wrap in wetsuit type material
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Wrap it in your skin :cup:
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Wrap it in your skin :cup:
I tried that, but never got outta the drive way.
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Each can in a stubbie holder
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Each can in a stubbie holder
For a three week trip, that's about 1km of wetsuit material or three whales.
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I just leave them in the carton, ( when warm/hot ) or tight pack them in the fridge. I have hardly ever lost a can yet.
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For a three week trip, that's about 1km of wetsuit material or three whales.
Geeez l carted 4 blocks of VB cans out of Broome last year in gar bags on the back seat . No problemo at all :cup: :cheers:
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Geeez l carted 4 blocks of VB cans out of Broome last year in gar bags on the back seat . No problemo at all :cup: :cheers: speewa158
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Is that why people, other than yourself and myself, refer to VB as a rubbish beer.
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MSA Tinnie Tubes (http://www.msa4x4.com.au/products/tinnie-tubes/) (they also make stubbie and wine bottle tubes)
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MSA Tinnie Tubes (http://www.msa4x4.com.au/products/tinnie-tubes/) (they also make stubbie and wine bottle tubes)
X2 Used these ever since we had a cider bottle break in the back of the camper. Took a while to get rid of that smell :) Have about four packs of the can condoms and similar number of bottle condoms.
I prefer the thicker bottle covers with a carry handle we got from Dan Murphies for wine.
We also break out the bottles/cans and pack them in the clothes box if rough terrain is expected.
It's all fun and games until one breaks. Then you start to care. 8)
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Don't buy your beer in the 30can blocks, buy it in 24 can slabs. The 24can slabs have 4 x shrink wrapped 6 packs in them (depending on what flavour you drink). that way you can pack them into the fridge 1 six-pack at a time, and the rest aren't loose in the box.
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I lie mine down, rather than standing up, never had one burst
KB
Bad idea for cans on corrugated roads. They flex too much and fatigue the metal and they split... I had about 6 cans do that and a few more not far off last big trip we did.
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Bad idea for cans on corrugated roads. They flex too much and fatigue the metal and they split... I had about 6 cans do that and a few more not far off last big trip we did.
Strange. Haven't lost one yet and have done some of the worst roads in Australia ;D
No idea how the would flex lying down flat on a flat surface.
KB
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I've heard of people individually packaging each can in news paper, a stubby cooler or even in a ankle length sport sock to stop them chaffing.
I have only ever had cans split in the fridge from rubbing against each other, that was a lovely cocktail of fruit soft drink and beer. Lets just say it didn't exactly enhance the flavor of the sausages.
I have just left the cans in the carton, jamming a towel in to fill the gap as they get consumed. My designated carton stowage location if just forward of the rear axle, so it doesn't get the extremes of travel that it would down the back. When they go in the fridge, all cans get a stubbie cooler so we don't get a repeat of the Tainted sausage incident of 2014.
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Strange. Haven't lost one yet and have done some of the worst roads in Australia ;D
No idea how the would flex lying down flat on a flat surface.
KB
They bounce against each other, or did you just have one layer deep?
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We have lost cans from rubbing on trips to Steep Point but never any stubbies.
I prefer drinking from stubbies, but the down side is extra rubbish you get from stubbies compared to crushed cans.
Cheers Glen
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I just leave them in the carton, ( when warm/hot ) or tight pack them in the fridge. I have hardly ever lost a can yet.
x2.... they shouldn't last 3 weeks on a 3 week trip...
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x2.... they shouldn't last 3 weeks on a 3 week trip...
Cartons won't fit in my cargo drawers... :-[
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I think we have the most important topic ever discussed on myswag!
Beer destruction is not to be tolerated in any quantity.
I will definately be keeping a close eye on this thread.
Like others have said I drink beer out of bottles at home, but would imagine cans would be easier on the road. Stubby coolers on each can sounds effective but what about wasted space in already limited size fridges?
:cheers:
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Don't buy your beer in the 30can blocks, buy it in 24 can slabs. The 24can slabs have 4 x shrink wrapped 6 packs in them (depending on what flavour you drink). that way you can pack them into the fridge 1 six-pack at a time, and the rest aren't loose in the box.
x 2 ;D ;D ;D
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Like others have said I drink beer out of bottles at home, but would imagine cans would be easier on the road. Stubby coolers on each can sounds effective but what about wasted space in already limited size fridges?
:cheers:
I found stubbie coolers in a crazy clarks, or somewhere similar. They are very thin wetsuit material. As far as coolers go, they are rubbish, but were cheap and more than up to the job of preventing chaffing.
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How about duct tape?
Just a single layer from top to bottom of the can should be enough to stop them rubbing together, shouldn't it?
If the cans are warm, the tape should stick OK, so the cheap as tape from the $2 shop should work, rather than the cost of Gorilla tape or equivalent - but hey, considering the possible consequences, tape is cheap! :D
:cheers:
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I use those thick red rubber bands like Oz Post use.
(When I remember)
Sometimes one in the middle. Sometimes one at the top and one at the bottom subjective to laziness.
Had heaps of cans leak on a few trips. But never one i put the elastic bands on.
Cheap and easy.
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Hmm maybe if you were only going to ya mum's for Christmas lunch... :cheers:
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Use ratchet strap around the entire cartoon of a 30 pack as a constrictive bandage,then when needed tighten up to stop slipping
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Don't buy your beer in the 30can blocks, buy it in 24 can slabs.
Carried many a 30 can block in the Coota. Haven't lost a can in there yet. Did lose one in the fridge in the car on the Kimberley trip last year, but I can live with that. Not too bad considering all the k's and corrugations.
The 24can slabs have 4 x shrink wrapped 6 packs in them (depending on what flavour you drink). that way you can pack them into the fridge 1 six-pack at a time, and the rest aren't loose in the box.
Blocks fit better in the drawers in the Coota, and with enough fridge space there are no loose cans in boxes to worry about..... ;D ;D
:cheers:
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Started with five 30 packs of cans when I did my Simpson trip.......just left them in the cartoon, never lost one
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Think it might help to say where you also store the cans in the vehicle and vehicle type
I have also just had the cans in the carton and never lost one
I have the back seat removed and the cans (multiple blocks) stored there on a flat surface
They had some rub marks on the cans but not through the paint
Storage in the rear or in a front storage box on a trailer would get more movement IMO
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Started with five 30 packs of cans when I did my Simpson trip.......just left them in the cartoon, never lost one
didn't you drink any?
what happens as the carton empties? surely there was movement then.
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Started with five 30 packs of cans when I did my Simpson trip.......just left them in the cartoon, never lost one
Must have been warm.
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the traditional beer storage method
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Bloke at works wraps a rubber band around each one.
Yup. The fat red ones auspost use. You can then use them to shoot at people around the camp-fire in the dark.. ;D
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Years ago I lost quite a few tins travelling in the high country from wear. Swapped over to stubbies and the problem was solved.
On our Kimberley trip I tried to buy more stubbies in Kununurra, and after the guy behind the counter stopped laughing, explained they only sold tinnies. Purchased a couple of 30 packs and headed off to the GRR. The packs just sat on the tray and all I did was stuff a towel in the carton as we used them. I really expected to lose quite a few, but was very pleasantly surprised to not lose a one. Go figure.
Back to the stubbies as soon as I could so my mo doesn't get caught in the ring-thing, much better. :cheers:
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Back to the stubbies as soon as I could so my mo doesn't get caught in the ring-thing, much better. :cheers:
Geez doesn't that bring tears to your eyes. I got so pissed off when I did it 3 times on the one can, I chucked the b%$&( can in the bin.
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Answer to the moe thing.....Step a little closer to the razor..... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers Tracker.
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Answer to the moe thing.....Step a little closer to the razor..... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers Tracker.
No, that is being defeatist, much better to haul out some hair and whinge a lot. It starts a vicious circle though. You drink more beer to get over the pain, lose more hairs and get more pain, more beer, more pain, more beer, fall over, more beer, etc.... 8)