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awestberry
05-12-2008, 15:26
Here's what I'm looking for..... a tube (similar to a toothpaste tube) that I can fill with peanut butter. I'd much rather buy a jar of peanut butter and fill the tube myself than buy the smaller individual size tubes. Does anyone know where I can find tubes like this or if they even exist? Thanks!
sofaking
05-12-2008, 15:27
campmor carries them, made by coglans(sp?) and they do not work. you'll just end up taking the little clippy thing off of the end and digging the pb out with your spoon.
http://store.everestgear.com/159204.html
Serveral people were using these on the trail. I have one. I don't have a problem with the PB coming out. The hole on mine is pretty large and the PB is always soft enough to come out. I got mine at a local outfitter, but have seen them several places. Mine came 2 to a pack for about $4.
4eyedbuzzard
05-12-2008, 15:44
Just take the small plastic jar - it's much easier and you won't have oil leaking out of the clip end or a blow out, etc. Besides, you'll eat it all anyway within a few days, why repackage it?
max patch
05-12-2008, 15:46
Just take the small plastic jar - it's much easier and you won't have oil leaking out of the clip end or a blow out, etc. Besides, you'll eat it all anyway within a few days, why repackage it?
exactly
budforester
05-12-2008, 16:03
Here's what I'm looking for..... a tube (similar to a toothpaste tube) that I can fill with peanut butter. I'd much rather buy a jar of peanut butter and fill the tube myself than buy the smaller individual size tubes. Does anyone know where I can find tubes like this or if they even exist? Thanks!
Here's the Campmor link. (http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___23124) Squeeze tubes for peanut butter are convenient to dispense onto crackers, but they are messy to load and difficult to clean. I don’t use mine much anymore, and wouldn’t want the bother of re- supplying it on the trail. A full tube is heavy and, nowadays, it’s easy to find peanut butter in plastic jars. For small quantities, I pack 3-4 tablespoons, in a screw- capped plastic vial.
WalkinHome
05-12-2008, 16:10
I didn't even like the PB in squeeze bottles as you could not get it all out without surgery on the container. I found tubes to be the same. Stuck with the plastic jar. Whatever works for you.
CBSSTony
05-12-2008, 16:48
Someone of wilderness survival forums explains how to do it. Make/reuse tubes for putting stuff in.
take-a-knee
05-12-2008, 16:50
Just buy the little blister packs from Minimus.
vonfrick
05-12-2008, 16:53
Just buy the little blister packs from Minimus.
yep...and there are several different types available including honey-roasted cashew butter!!! mmmmmm....:)
Survivor Dave
05-12-2008, 17:02
What about this stuff? Do they still make it? Here's the link.
http://www.peanutbutter.com/squeezeProducts.asp (http://www.peanutbutter.com/squeezeProducts.asp)
SD
Footslogger
05-12-2008, 17:11
Here's what I'm looking for..... a tube (similar to a toothpaste tube) that I can fill with peanut butter. I'd much rather buy a jar of peanut butter and fill the tube myself than buy the smaller individual size tubes. Does anyone know where I can find tubes like this or if they even exist? Thanks!
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FWIW ...they are great in concept but a real PITA to load and reload. I tried them years ago (REI brand). Started with separate ones for pnut butter and jelly and evolved into a mixed pnut butter/jelly tube. Worked pretty well but like I said before ...royal PITA to reload.
For all the effort involved you'd be ahead of the game to just buy the commercial pnut butter (or jelly) in tubes in the grocery store.
'Slogger
Survivor Dave
05-12-2008, 17:19
What about this stuff? Do they still make it? Here's the link.
http://www.peanutbutter.com/squeezeProducts.asp (http://www.peanutbutter.com/squeezeProducts.asp)
SD
For all the effort involved you'd be ahead of the game to just buy the commercial pnut butter (or jelly) in tubes in the grocery store.
'Slogger
Didn't I just say that Slogger?:D
theinfamousj
05-12-2008, 18:40
Has squeeze peanut butter disappeared? I love it and squeeze jelly.
shelterbuilder
05-12-2008, 19:08
Here's what I'm looking for..... a tube (similar to a toothpaste tube) that I can fill with peanut butter. I'd much rather buy a jar of peanut butter and fill the tube myself than buy the smaller individual size tubes. Does anyone know where I can find tubes like this or if they even exist? Thanks!
The original ones were called "Gerry tubes", made/marketed by the Gerry equipment company out of Colorado (I think). I think I still have two from back then. But, as others have noted, they are a PITA to load and clean, and since they dd tend to leak oil, you had to put them in zip-loc bags to avoid a mess in your pack. Back when peanut butter ONLY came in glass jars, the weight savings (and the additional safety) they provided was substantial, but now that peanut butter comes in plastic jars, why not just take the jar? You KNOW you'll eat it all. :D
The original ones were called "Gerry tubes", made/marketed by the Gerry equipment company out of Colorado ~
Ah, yes. I was trying to remember what we called these tubes, back then. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
mkmangold
05-12-2008, 21:48
Here's what I'm looking for..... a tube (similar to a toothpaste tube) that I can fill with peanut butter. I'd much rather buy a jar of peanut butter and fill the tube myself than buy the smaller individual size tubes. Does anyone know where I can find tubes like this or if they even exist? Thanks!
Forget the mess and weight. Use PB2: http://www.bellplantation.com/
Kind of like the Butter Buds of the legume world.
Wise Old Owl
05-12-2008, 21:56
campmor carries them, made by coglans(sp?) and they do not work. you'll just end up taking the little clippy thing off of the end and digging the pb out with your spoon.
I thought they were great - best for Mayo!
Did you hear they OUTLAWED Australian Vegimite, in the USA, also sold in tubes?
mkmangold
05-12-2008, 22:02
I thought they were great - best for Mayo!
Did you hear they OUTLAWED Australian Vegimite, in the USA, also sold in tubes?
For real? Why?
Two Speed
05-12-2008, 22:06
Well, if they did it for taste reasons then Spam ain't gonna be around much longer, either.
FWIW I tried the Gerry tubes back in the day. The #$!*ing clip split, followed by peanut butter getting all over everthing in the bag. The second tube went in the trash as soon as I got home.
sofaking
05-12-2008, 22:07
why did they outlaw vegemite?
4eyedbuzzard
05-12-2008, 22:16
FWIW I tried the Gerry tubes back in the day. The #$!*ing clip split, followed by peanut butter getting all over everthing in the bag. The second tube went in the trash as soon as I got home.
ROFLMAO - now - I wasn't laughing at the time.
Those tubes SUCKED and leaked, and sometimes the clip would blow off the end while squeezing.
Back then though Gerry was top tier gear. Everybody had a Gerry down vest [God I'm getting old...]
Blissful
05-12-2008, 22:16
campmor carries them, made by coglans(sp?) and they do not work. you'll just end up taking the little clippy thing off of the end and digging the pb out with your spoon.
They stink. Ours broke in less than a week. Just carry PB in a small plastic jar, like one that the cubed bullion comes in.
Two Speed
05-12-2008, 22:20
. . . Just carry PB in a small plastic jar, like one that the cubed bullion comes in.Hey, we may have an acceptable substitute for vegimite; peanut butter and vegetable bouillon!
sofaking
05-12-2008, 22:25
WHY was vegemite outlawed?
4eyedbuzzard
05-12-2008, 22:25
Hey, we may have an acceptable substitute for vegimite; peanut butter and vegetable bouillon!
Mix in some margarine(or butter or even bacon grease), powdered milk, honey and you've got "Citadel Spread". Puts some meat on your coronary arteries!:D
4eyedbuzzard
05-12-2008, 22:29
WHY was vegemite outlawed?
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/22/us-govt-bans-vegemit.html
When Vegemite is outlawed, only outlaws will have Vegemite.
Footslogger
05-12-2008, 22:32
Didn't I just say that Slogger?:D
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You probably did ...I didn't read all the previous posts.
'Slogger
Footslogger
05-12-2008, 22:34
Mix in some margarine(or butter or even bacon grease), powdered milk, honey and you've got "Citadel Spread". Puts some meat on your coronary arteries!:D
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Coming from someone who was in excellent physical condition and just had a heart attack ...I'll pass !!
'Slogger
Two Speed
05-12-2008, 22:35
Yeah, but it does sound like it'd be pretty good on Spam, doesn't it?
4eyedbuzzard
05-12-2008, 22:37
Spam and spread, and spread and Spam, and ...
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam...
Two Speed
05-12-2008, 22:38
We really ain't helping, are we 'Slogger?
Speaking of clogged arteries, howya doing?
Footslogger
05-12-2008, 22:40
We really ain't helping, are we 'Slogger?
Speaking of clogged arteries, howya doing?
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Was "helping" the objective ?
Arteries are open and pump's a pumpin ! Current plan is to keep it that way ...
'Slogger
Blissful
05-12-2008, 22:45
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Was "helping" the objective ?
Arteries are open and pump's a pumpin ! Current plan is to keep it that way ...
'Slogger
Amen. Glad to hear the ticker keeps on tickin'. Way to go. :)
Footslogger
05-12-2008, 22:47
Amen. Glad to hear the ticker keeps on tickin'. Way to go. :)
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Just hope my coronaries can survive 3 days in Damascus. Off to Trail Days on Friday !!
'Slogger
What about this stuff? Do they still make it? Here's the link.
http://www.peanutbutter.com/squeezeProducts.asp (http://www.peanutbutter.com/squeezeProducts.asp)
SD
I found some on amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Skippy-Squeeze-Peanut-Butter-9-Ounce/dp/B000EM702K
Two Speed
05-12-2008, 23:11
Somehow there's just something totally wrong about ordering food from Amazon.
Unless it's Spam!
Hey 'Slogger! Saving an artery or two for a burger and rings at Dot's?
Food looks/smells different after a health issue.
sofaking
05-13-2008, 12:42
food looks/smells different after digestion.
jiffy to go--- small cups of peanut butter, one is perfect for an apple, you do have the little plastic container for trash, but its lighter than a jar, and great if you only want to carry a small amount of pb.