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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.
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scoha
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Insulated cooking pouch

Wed 15 Jul, 2015 7:20 am

Interested in Board views on best material to make an insulated thermal cooking pouch - for keeping pots warm and continue cooking after removal from stove.

Light weight - low bulk - High R value
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Re: Insulated cooking pouch

Wed 15 Jul, 2015 7:24 am

One of those silver quilted looking windscreen sun shades from target or kmart type places. Cut and taped to appropriate size and shape. Light, effective and squishable/foldable depending on design.
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Re: Insulated cooking pouch

Wed 15 Jul, 2015 8:06 am

Daiso also sell this material. Cheap cheap.
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Re: Insulated cooking pouch

Wed 15 Jul, 2015 8:16 am

gayet wrote:One of those silver quilted looking windscreen sun shades from target or kmart type places. Cut and taped to appropriate size and shape. Light, effective and squishable/foldable depending on design.

This is what I use. Great stuff, will keep your food warm until the last tidbit.
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Re: Insulated cooking pouch

Wed 15 Jul, 2015 4:00 pm

I just used some car insulation I had laying around. I think it would be better if it was lined both sides like the sun shades but it does the job.
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Re: Insulated cooking pouch

Thu 16 Jul, 2015 9:27 am

Should be obvious but just in case...
as long as you are not accident prone , after you have your pot inside an insulation layer, pile your sleeping bag over it or spare clothing if you have.
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Re: Insulated cooking pouch

Sat 18 Jul, 2015 2:47 pm

I've bought some of the insulation material from Daiso - Strider thanks for the suggestion - it is foam on one side and foil on the other - is it ok to have foam on the inside? Or should I have the foil next to the pot?
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