Loosing the rear rack, how to carry food?

[OleSeberg]

Hi there,

So I finally got to the decision that it would be a good idea to swap the rear rack and two Ortlieb Front rollers out with a seat pack solution to save weight. I have thought long and hard and come up with solutions for carrying everything I need... But the food!

Until now I have carried supply of fresh ingredients in one of the paniers, as I like to cook from scratch over campfire when out and about. But it seems to me that all bags of any size expat the frame bag squeeze the contents, which fresco vegetables are not so happy with. The frame bag seems too Little to do the job as food container as I am quite small and riding with a back pack is not really an option for me.

Has anyone here thought of a good solution?

Thanks in advance

Ole / Denmark

[vermont]

Just thoughts on this one...
-switch your cooking style
-rear rack with micro panniers.  Put a dry bag on top of the rack instead of a seat bag.
-basket packing (large basket on the fork)

[OleSeberg]

Thanks. I just wondered what everyone else are doing?

[Bob]

I suppose it depends on how long you wish to be independent of shops and cafes or whether your routes take you near such facilities. With care a couple of days/nights is achievable but beyond that the bulk of food means that you need more storage.

Changing your cooking style will give the biggest benefits: If you try and replicate your home cooking system whilst out riding then you are going to be taking a lot of kit. Use the stove to boil water and rehydrate foodstuffs in their packing, (BTW When wild camping here in the UK open fires are a big no-no, certain areas now have restrictions on camping because of them.) I'll pre-prepare foods and pack them in ziplock freezer bags so I'm only taking what I need, i.e. chop onions and add spices and bag them at home

There's another thread about what pots/pans  folk use, might be worth looking at that.