Packing Eggs?

[NELABushman]

One word... Powdered.

Some think they're nasty, but in the woods they work.

[twyggy]

Dehydrate those bad boys!

In a nutshell: Scrable them, chop them up, and put them on a tray in your oven on low (110-115F) for ~12-24 hours! (May take longer or shorter depending on your oven) Don't use milk or oils while scrambling them (if they're going to be stored for any length of time). I make omlettes on a nonstick pack before choppin' them up. They're done when they're brittle and rock hard. You'll want to spice them up a bit, as they taste a little bit different when you rehydrate them.

This solution isn't for everyone, but you can carry a LOT of eggs for a VERY small ammount of weight! The tradeoff is taste! I don't think they taste BAD, but they definitely taste different!

They take about 15 minutes in some water on some coals to rehydrate! They will rehydrate if left for 24 hours in room temperature water, but the center of some will be a little bit crunchy! Think Mountain House, only less salty.

I've tried hard boiling them to preserve nutrition, but apparently the egg white doesn't rehydrate well at all until you mix it in with the yoke. Go chemisty!

[Ditch]

If you take store bought eggs that have been refridgerated, how long do you think they will stay good for?

[AAtkinson]

Not as long as fresh ones. The eggs from the store are usually a week old anyways when you buy them. But they would probably be okay for a few days. I know everyone is a fan of cracking the shells and putting them in a separate container, but the shell itself is one of the most amazing and best containers for longer shelf life you could hope for. A farm fresh egg can last for days kept this way. Hens will lay one at a time naturally and won't sit on them to brood until they get a good clutch full. So, at 14 hours of daylight needed per egg, for eight eggs you are looking at many days outside in a nest at ambient air temperature and they are still viable at that point. Once you take them out of the shell they degrade rapidly, in terms of nutrients and flavor, and they draw and grow bacteria like crazy. The shell with the mucus coating left behind from the laying acts as a bacterial barrier to keep the egg inside intact. So my motto is "Dont Crack Em, Just Pack Em."

[pat_t]

Large mouth plastic jar, like the pre-sweetend Kool-Aid jars. Fill with two or three eggs and corn meal. If you get them full, nothing shifts and they don't crack open. I can always use the corn meal for cooking.

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[SkogKniv]

I use 1 of these, 3 or 4 days worth of eggs and never broke one. Thought about putting them in a nalgene but thats one more thing to clean and was a little worried about contamination

I use the 6 egg carrier of this type. Works great. Never broke an egg.

[Ahnkochee]

I bring my hen with me.

[Eagle]

before the day of plastic egg cariers, would put the eggs in the oatmeal bag . those plastic Easter eggs, with a little oatmeal or rice in with the egg ,keeps em from ratteling, works good for just one or two

[The Dude]

I use the 6 egg carrier of this type. Works great. Never broke an egg.

I have used these before,but I'm trying for either compact or multi carry (eggs in corn meal).
I like every ones comments It was head scratcher for a couple of days. The only thing I could think of was this plastic carrier. Just wanted to see what other options were out there thanks everyone.

[hunter63]

A traditional method was to pack them in a can/barrel of lard, along with your pork chops, bacon, or what ever pork you had.

So you have frying lard, and keeps eggs from cracking.......Made the trip accross the country like this on the wagon trains.

This resulted in the term, " Pork barrel" used in politics..........