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    Josh Brock
    Member

    @needsabath

    Locale: Outside

    How do you keep your snickers bar from melting?

    I usually justdeal with the melted bar should it happen but was curious if any one had a solution.

    If i put it in my sleeping bag will it stay cool from the insulation?

    #1996372
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    "If i put it in my sleeping bag will it stay cool from the insulation?"

    Yes.

    #1996373
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    freeze it before your trip.

    #1996380
    Jolly Green Giant
    BPL Member

    @regultr

    Locale: www.jolly-green-giant.blogspot.com

    Buy a PayDay instead. Virtually the same ingredients and far less issue with melting.

    #1996383
    Josh Brock
    Member

    @needsabath

    Locale: Outside

    Get out of here with that! Might have similar ingriedients but it is NOT the SAME! For shame….

    Freezing is a good idea that will atleast mean I can keep them cool for a day. especially if I use the sleeping bag trick.

    #1996390
    Stephen M
    BPL Member

    @stephen-m

    Locale: Way up North

    If you use an insulated cosy for dehydrated meals keep the frozen snickers in it.

    #1996403
    John S.
    BPL Member

    @jshann

    Josh, you can't. That is why I only eat them for breakfast. If they get soft during the day, it will harden back up overnight ; ).

    #1996455
    Hiking Malto
    BPL Member

    @gg-man

    But if you must….. Keep them with a lot of other food, together not alone in a back pocket where they will heat up quickly. I rarely have a problem keeping chocolate from melting though I carry mounds, Reese and hershey special dark.

    #1996456
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Dark chocolate melts at a higher temp. Mounds, yummy!

    #1996466
    Richard Gless
    BPL Member

    @rgless

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    If you're eating your candy bar for desert e.g., at lunch or dinner and you're near a water source usually the water is cold enough (at least in the CA Sierras) that you can put the bar into the water to get it cold enough to be solid. I also try to pack chocolate bars deep in my pack inside my down bag or other insulation (in a plastic bag of course)to keep them from melting. Doesn't always work in really warm weather. I don't think "tropical" high melting chocolate tastes good enough to bother with.

    #1996911
    Sarah Kirkconnell
    BPL Member

    @sarbar

    Locale: Homesteading On An Island In The PNW

    Carry candy bars in a cozy – it works, even unfrozen.

    Also, even if it melts, it is still edible. Just find a cold stream or lake, submerge sealed bars and let chill. They firm up rather fast.

    #1996928
    John S.
    BPL Member

    @jshann

    Good points about cozy and placing in streams.

    #1996931
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    If you use one of those new coolers that simpleoutdoors.com is selling you can keep a handful of them from melting! :-)

    #1996937
    Steve M
    BPL Member

    @steve-2

    Locale: Eastern Washington

    Another option is to pre-melt them at home before you go. Place bars on a cookie sheet in an oven at a low (~150F) temperature for about 5 minutes. When they are slightly melted roll them in a mixture of ground psyllium husks along with some cinnamon. You have to re-package them but this method works pretty good and increases the fiber content (adds 3-6 grams per bar). Psyllium is mostly tasteless but if desired, you could also use oatmeal, unsweetened coconut, etc.

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