Plastic free lunchboxes for rear panniers?

[RMSDivine]

Hello! Are you aware of any good quality metal/glass lunchboxes, plastic free, sealed, which are suitable fro rear panniers? Vertical layout?

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

I once used an aluminum camera case. From the used pile at the back of the large photography shop. Plastic free makes it difficult, why is that a requirement.

i mean… other than its poisoning our planet.

 

[RMSDivine]

I once used an aluminum camera case. From the used pile at the back of the large photography shop. Plastic free makes it difficult, why is that a requirement.

i mean… other than its poisoning our planet.

Nanoplastics are being released in food. Particularly when storing hot food. Toxicity!

 

[6zfshdb]

I'm not sure what you mean by vertical layout but if you Google "metal lunchbox for bike riding", there are quite a few available.

 

[Roamers]

Nanoplastics are being released in food. Particularly in hot food-Toxicity

You're actually looking for food storage containers, correct?

 

[CanNik]

I'm not sure what you mean by vertical layout but if you Google "metal lunchbox for bike riding", there are quite a few available.

I have no idea on that either

 

[Slaphappygamer]

Everything has more than one use. I once used a tall, metal, to go coffee mug. I boiled some water and poured it in to heat the mug up. Then I made pasta, with pesto. I poured out the hot water from the mug and put the pasta in. The pasta stayed warm 8 hours later. When I got to my destination (was hiking in to camp) I had a nice warm pasta dinner. The cup was 21oz, so it was a filling meal.

Mason jars would work as well. You might find “stackable Tupperware” to be a nice find. Lots of vertical options. Note the dimensions and cut out some cardboard to be sure they can fit in your bag.

 

[RMSDivine]

Lunchboxes usually sport an horizontal layout, thus, unless they're 100% sealed, leakage will occur.
Vertical layout, with multiple containers would help avoiding spilling? Of course , solid seals would make a difference...

 

[RMSDivine]

Everything has more than one use. I once used a tall, metal, to go coffee mug. I boiled some water and poured it in to heat the mug up. Then I made pasta, with pesto. I poured out the hot water from the mug and put the pasta in. The pasta stayed warm 8 hours later. When I got to my destination (was hiking in to camp) I had a nice warm pasta dinner. The cup was 21oz, so it was a filling meal.

Mason jars would work as well. You might find “stackable Tupperware” to be a nice find. Lots of vertical options. Note the dimensions and cut out some cardboard to be sure they can fit in your bag.

Tupperware has plastic covers. I have many of these at hone

 

[RMSDivine]

You're actually looking for food storage containers, correct?

Yes

 

[Roamers]

Yes

Good luck with your quest. This is the only thing that comes to mind.

 

[PCeBiker]

Tupperware has plastic covers. I have many of these at hone

You can get silicone food storage containers.

I don’t think silicone gives off nano-bits of rubber and toxic stuff?

 

[Gionnirocket]

Stainless Steel Lunch Box

Explore stainless steel lunch box, designed to be leak-proof and airtight. Perfect for kids and adults alike, these metal bento boxes offer unmatched quality.

www.blockhuette.com

But even these will have a rubber seal... I don't think you can avoid that.

 

[PCeBiker]

But even these will have a rubber seal... I don't think you can avoid that.

Rubber might be okay as far as toxic nano-bits are concerned??

They use silicone inside the human body.

 

[Gionnirocket]

As far as I know.... I haven't been poisoned yet.

 

[PCeBiker]

Nanoplastics are being released in food. Particularly when storing hot food. Toxicity!

 

[PCeBiker]

This would probably work,..

It's leak proof, so you store it at any angle.
A proper thermos doesn't leak.

https://a.co/d/9UrPm15

It's wide mouth and shallow enough that you can eat out of it like a bowl.

Eating spaghetti out of a regular thermos can be challenging and messy.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Hello! Are you aware of any good quality metal/glass lunchboxes, plastic free, sealed, which are suitable fro rear panniers? Vertical layout?

Silicone snap-lock containers like the ones @PCeBiker pointed out above have a lot of appeal for your use case.

I share your concerns about microplastics, but make sure that's a problem with food-grade silicone before rejecting that material.

We've used the same set of borosilicate glass-bottomed Snap-locks (original brand) for over 20 years. Stackable, absolutely leak-proof, and the glass is hard to break.

That said, I'd never carry glass on a bike personally. In a crash, you could end up on top of a pannier with broken glass inside. Or the pannier might pop open, releasing broken glass right where you're about to land.

 

[PCeBiker]

That said, I'd never carry glass on a bike personally. In a crash, you could end up on top of a pannier with broken glass inside. Or the pannier might pop open, releasing broken glass right where you're about to land.

I HATE glass !!

It's heavy and dangerous.
I only clean my bike chain in a Plastic peanut butter jar.

(I must have cut myself on broken glass more than a hundred times since I was a kid.
I buy my beer in cans as well, even though it might be contaminated with aluminum?)

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

As far as I know.... I haven't been poisoned yet.
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Yes you have! Just looking at those things causes brain damage and… um… ooooo… nice….