Salami

I'd feel very comfortable with cut dry salami for two weeks on the trail at moderate temps. I'd make some effort to keep it cool when easy – mostly so the cut edge didn't get that oxidized taste, not for health and safety reasons.

Unless I was in scary bear country. For me, now, that would grizzlies and polar bears. As an inexperienced teenage backpacker, I'd have included black bears (every time I've seen blackies get into food, they went for the pack or hang bag with the salami in it). Now, I just yell at and run towards black bears. Works for me.

> how long can salami go after cutting into the log
How hot is your summer? Maybe two weeks when warm.
Winter time – might be colder than your fridge! A LONG time there.

> a log will last longer than presliced
Always. Only wooses take pre-sliced (anything).

Cheers

Roger, what temperature is "warm" to you?

What is "warm" to you living in Australia could be "omg I'm dying" hot here.

I carry salami on most trips and I'm also interested in how long they can last.

> Roger, what temperature is "warm" to you?
Ah well, you need to allow for a bit of Australian understatement at times. Or maybe exaggeration – that too. :-)
How about we say that anything over 35 C is going to make the salami sweat a bit? OK, anything over 30 C will have some effect too. After several days of that the salami will appear a bit oily.

> I carry salami on most trips and I'm also interested in how long they can last.
Thing to remember is that REAL salami was originally a way of preserving meat when you didn't have refrigeration. Just like hard cheese (UNprocessed!!!!) was a way of preserving milk. What modern American salami is like I don't know: it may or may not be fully cured.

Ah, warning – those fat sausages (2+" dia) which are quite soft are probably not real salami. They may need refrigeration.

Ok, so when is salami unhealthy? Maybe that is a better question. If it tastes a bit funny or 'dry' or off, then it is time to feed it to the critters. Yes, it can go off, but when it does you WILL recognise it. I have only had that once in over 20 years. I ate some, didn't like it, but did not suffer.

Cheers

>"What modern American salami is like I don't know"

There are brands of salami in the US that are transported, stored, and displayed unrefrigerated. Galileo is one. I trust those on backpacking trips. I don't bring salami that are sold in the refrigerated section of the store.

Hi David

> transported, stored, and displayed unrefrigerated.
Looks right to me!

Cheers