It’s Hip to be Square
Sometimes a shape is very important. This certainly can be the case when packing your small travel trailer refrigerator. Small items tend shift when travelling down the road and the problem can be especially bad when items are cylindrical (like water bottles) and can roll around. If the refrigerator isn’t completely packed, a loose water bottle can crash into other items, possibly damaging them in transit. Additionally, a heavy item that is rolling around inside the refrigerator could potentially leak and create a big mess.
On our first few Scamp trips, we secured water bottles in the refrigerator with Velcro straps. This method worked ok but made it a nuisance to quickly remove the water bottles. We noticed that items that were in square boxes (like soup) didn’t move around much during trips. So, we replaced our water bottles with one square water bottle that we refill with pure water when it is low (we carry two 4 gallon drinking water safe water jugs in our SUV which we fill with our reverse osmosis water system at home before we leave on a trip). The square water bottle works great and tends to say in its place in the refrigerator without using straps!
Now, we try to choose square containers for anything that will need to be refrigerated, if possible. Since we like pancakes on Sunday mornings, we found a great brand of pure premium maple syrup (Parker’s) that we intend to refill with our favorite pure maple syrup when it runs out. We took Parker’s maple syrup up to Mammoth Lakes on our last trip and it held its position in the fridge well! Other items packaged in square containers that we enjoy and take in our Scamp’s refrigerator are Macadamia Milk and boxed soup.
Lots of other food items can either be found in square packaging or packed in square containers. For example, fruits like grapes are nicely stored in sealed containers. The bottom line is to avoid putting heavy cylindrical objects like bottled water or soda cans in your small travel trailer’s refrigerator when travelling because they can cause issues. Instead, be aware, that it’s hip to be square!
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