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Cruising Granny


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Just recently the frustration of keeping ants and humidity out of my food, gave me some food for thought. Then logic kicked in.
I simply placed a doubled paper towel under the lid of the plastic "sealed" container and pressed the lid down to seal.
Would you believe it worked? Well it did.
Crispy, ant-free biscuits, sweet and savory, and nuts. Now that's a good thing in the tropics. biggrin.gif

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C/G.We put any sweet things in the fridge.Keeps the sugar ant free,does not do the ginger biscuits any favours though.Good idea of yours I must say.Cheers.Ibbo.

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We have been using the Lock & lock containers for many years now .They have a rubber seal & V/G for liquids ,they can fall upside down in the car fridge & dont spill.
Just recently found a new size that takes a loaf of bread & it keeps for days.

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yep but dont rely on the milk jug with that lock and lock it will leak as we found,

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I got those .....just bought one that you can store milk in...works for us

Dammmmmm ...Davo.......we posted same time

-- Edited by Smokeydk on Thursday 11th of February 2010 11:51:59 AM

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we found a good one from coles that is on a similar setup, it can be turned upside down!

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Hey its raining here Davo.....

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lucky bugger, 43 under the back veranda and about 98% humidity, we only have the swampy for our house and it's like the tropics only worse, off to Cessnock this afternoon so will be pleasant under the car air con

just going back to the lock and lock, we found identical gear in coles that is half price of Engels gear

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Smokeydk wrote:

Hey its raining here Davo.....



One clap of thunder and a few spots of rain doesn't mean its raing. LOL



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Its thunder here too........ones we got are called Sistema....from Woolworths..

Have a safe trip Mate

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those spots last 30mins..added up to 4mm so far....just checked rain guage

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Smokeydk wrote:

those spots last 30mins..added up to 4mm so far....just checked rain guage



What 5k's away and nothing like that here



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Sistema Kitchenware
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Gary ..I just filled that cone shaped recycle bin full of water from overflow from rain tank...

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that's the stuff we use Dave, it's good stuff and cheaper as well! oh and shut up about the rain! not right to tease folks!

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What.......it arent flood'n up your way Davo????

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nope only under my arms and back and chest, but we are off now so a bit of respite within the car under climate control!

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Once again storage space becomes an issue in the caravan. I only have small space.
I keep sugar and cereal in a plastic screw-top container and the ants can't get past the thread.
I use the paper towel in push down seal lids. The ants are very clever when it comes into finding food through tiny spaces.
Humidity gets into everything. I keep jams in the fridge, but then again it's all about space.
So the paper towel forms a dry seal to keep the moisture out. If you put biscuits in the fridge they flop when you take them out. So it's the paper towel for me.
There are you out there who have a house with a kitchen with cupboards have the liberty of choice.

As for the rain - there's heaps of it up here with the touch of thunderstorm.


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Sorry Granny...I diverted........yes your idea sounds great......I unfortunately only have a campertrailer....with even less storage space.....and yes I'll be trying your idea....as all my food containers are in bins on the ground....and ants and spiders are a constant pest

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Smokeydk wrote:

Hey its raining here Davo.....





What's that got to do with ants and humidity? Ha ha ha ha.
Oh yeah, the rain brings the ants out of very orifice and the biscuits go soggy in the moist air.
Look out for that rain!
Some places are desparate for it and others have had more than their share.
What a country we live in.
Just keep your sweets and savouries safe.

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