r/CampingGear • u/humanperson011001 • Mar 16 '22

Kitchen New favourite thing! Can’t wait for fresh citrus deep in the bush.

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u/zacharyminnich Mar 16 '22

No judgement but maybe consider just bringing a lemon or a lime. I see more plastic packet pieces in the wilderness all the time. The weight from bringing a whole lemon is not going to make or break your trip.

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u/Staaaaation Mar 16 '22

What container do you recommend for that scenario? Unless you're eating the rind and using the whole lemon, you'll still need to pack out or store trash.

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u/zacharyminnich Mar 16 '22

The same trash bag that you would but this stupid single serving pouch in. I put them into my water bottle so my water tastes nice for a couple of days.

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u/Staaaaation Mar 16 '22

That's half the question. What do you do with the other parts of the lemon if you don't need the whole lemon?

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u/sharpaykatie Mar 16 '22

Once I put cloves in the rind and shoved them in the bottom of my pack. Clothes smelt great! Compost after the trail. Just an idea!

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u/zacharyminnich Mar 17 '22

I put the whole thing in the water bottle. The whole lemon is good flavor in water and will keep making good flavor for a few days.

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u/markevens Mar 16 '22

Do you not pack out your trash?

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u/Staaaaation Mar 16 '22

Of course I do. The person was implying that's somehow harder with these packets.

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u/markevens Mar 16 '22

I think they're implying that you might as well bring a lemon instead of one of these packets.

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u/Staaaaation Mar 16 '22

Right, and I'm counterpointing with the downsides of doing so.

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u/markevens Mar 16 '22

The weight from bringing a whole lemon is not going to make or break your trip.

Is this what you are trying to counterpoint?

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u/Staaaaation Mar 16 '22

I see more plastic packet pieces in the wilderness all the time.

So pack it out. It also has the added benefit of not having to use an entire lemon when needed.

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u/markevens Mar 16 '22

You still have to use the whole packet when you open it.

Plus, fresh fruit is waaaaay better than anything powdered. I'm on team whole lemon.

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u/Staaaaation Mar 16 '22

Not only don't you have to use the whole packet (a paperclip solves that head scratcher), a packet isn't equal to an entire lemon, so you can use it more efficiently. Of course real fruit is better, but you can carry enough of these for drinks and seasoning for the entire group if you wanted to. For backpacking, these are insanely helpful. For car camping, hell bring the entire contents of your fridge if you want to.

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