Beer carriage

[pinarelloman]

A very important subject, but how do we all pack our beer (cans )for traveling?
I don't mean in the fridge, but the carriage of the beer so it doesn't rub against the next one beside till it bursts. On our trip last year along the Birdsville track through Innamincka down the Strezlecki, we had a couple of cans burst due to rubbing against the can beside them.
Obviously bottles would not be a problem, but weight and easy disposal mean cans are more convenient.

[scrapsD40]

Tea towels

[rossm]

I use bubble  wrap.

But I still  lost six cans one day in the Simpson last year

I just had the wrap sort of loosely arranged arranged around the cans in an insulated bag. Will wrap individually next time

[KingBilly]

I lie mine down, rather than standing up, never had one burst

KB

[NewieCamper]

Bloke at works wraps a rubber band around each one.

[Wazza999]

Anyone tried thin cardboard packaging. You could burn it as you drink through the 6 packs?

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[Swannie]

Wrap in wetsuit type material

[xcvator]

Wrap it in your skin 

[ronmac]

Wrap it in your skin 

    I tried that, but never got outta the drive way.

[Supersi]

Each can in a stubbie holder

[pinarelloman]

Each can in a stubbie holder

For a three week trip, that's about 1km of wetsuit material or three whales.

[duggie]

I just leave them in the carton, ( when warm/hot ) or tight pack them in the fridge. I have hardly ever lost a can yet.

[speewa158]

For a three week trip, that's about 1km of wetsuit material or three whales.

Geeez l carted 4 blocks of VB cans out of Broome last year in gar bags on the back seat . No problemo at all 

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Geeez l carted 4 blocks of VB cans out of Broome last year in gar bags on the back seat . No problemo at all  speewa158
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 Is that why people, other than yourself and myself, refer to VB as a rubbish beer.

[KathyL]

MSA Tinnie Tubes (they also make stubbie and wine bottle tubes)

[Redcherokee]

MSA Tinnie Tubes (they also make stubbie and wine bottle tubes)

X2   Used these ever since we had a cider bottle break in the back of the camper.  Took a while to get rid of that smell    Have about four packs of the can condoms and similar number of bottle condoms.

I prefer the thicker bottle covers with a carry handle we got from Dan Murphies for wine. 

We also break out the bottles/cans and pack them in the clothes box if rough terrain is expected.

It's all fun and games until one breaks.  Then you start to care. 

[Spada]

Don't buy your beer in the 30can blocks, buy it in 24 can slabs. The 24can slabs have 4 x shrink wrapped 6 packs in them (depending on what flavour you drink). that way you can pack them into the fridge 1 six-pack at a time, and the rest aren't loose in the box.

[Troopy_03]

I lie mine down, rather than standing up, never had one burst

KB

Bad idea for cans on corrugated roads. They flex too much and fatigue the metal and they split... I had about 6 cans do that and a few more not far off last big trip we did.

[KingBilly]

Bad idea for cans on corrugated roads. They flex too much and fatigue the metal and they split... I had about 6 cans do that and a few more not far off last big trip we did.

Strange.  Haven't lost one yet and have done some of the worst roads in Australia 

No idea how the would flex lying down flat on a flat surface.

KB

[Hoyks]

I've heard of people individually packaging each can in news paper, a stubby cooler or even in a ankle length sport sock to stop them chaffing.

I have only ever had cans split in the fridge from rubbing against each other, that was a lovely cocktail of fruit soft drink and beer. Lets just say it didn't exactly enhance the flavor of the sausages.

I have just left the cans in the carton, jamming a towel in to fill the gap as they get consumed. My designated carton stowage location if just forward of the rear axle, so it doesn't get the extremes of travel that it would down the back. When they go in the fridge, all cans get a stubbie cooler so we don't get a repeat of the Tainted sausage incident of 2014.

[Troopy_03]

Strange.  Haven't lost one yet and have done some of the worst roads in Australia 

No idea how the would flex lying down flat on a flat surface.

KB

They bounce against each other, or did you just have one layer deep?

[glenm64]

We have lost cans from rubbing on trips to Steep Point but never any stubbies.
I prefer drinking from stubbies, but the down side is extra rubbish you get from stubbies compared to crushed cans.

Cheers Glen

[Bird]

I just leave them in the carton, ( when warm/hot ) or tight pack them in the fridge. I have hardly ever lost a can yet.

x2.... they shouldn't last 3 weeks on a 3 week trip...

[Troopy_03]

x2.... they shouldn't last 3 weeks on a 3 week trip...

Cartons won't fit in my cargo drawers... 

[Shaun99]

 I think we have the most important topic ever discussed on myswag!

Beer destruction is not to be tolerated in any quantity.

I will definately be keeping a close eye on this thread.

Like others have said I drink beer out of bottles at home, but would imagine cans would be easier on the road. Stubby coolers on each can sounds effective but what about wasted space in already limited size fridges?