Provisioning for Sailing an Ocean, [An Exact Sailboat Provisioning List] Patrick ChildressSailing#20

Provisioning for Sailing an Ocean [An Exact Provisioning List] Patrick Childress Sailing Tips and Videos #20...a proven provisioning list for a Bluewater Sailboats and Ocean Sailing. Provisioning a sailboat isn’t an easy task when there is a big crew. This is a provisioning list for sailing 6 people for 12 days at sea or 2 people for 36 days on an offshore sailboat. What is and is not available as you sail around the world. Get rid of weevils, and how to get rid of cockroaches on a boat. What to stock up on. How to provision your boat for an offshore passage on Bluewater sailboat. Where to provision, crossing the Pacific on a sailboat. Where to fill propane tanks, did we use the watermaker, water testing around the world, Video#20
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[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Hi everyone! Please don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE and give a thumbs up! What do YOU like to eat on a passage?

[@sailingitlldo1109]

for weevils, either Freeze for three days, which is what we do here at home with all our grains. or if it is a hard grain , like rice you can bake it at at least 140 F for fifteen minutes

[@dfgjhdj]

have you tried microwaving to kill pests?

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

@@sailingitlldo1109 not much room in a freezer for this but a solution if lots of space. And not much propane to cook for that long. Guess it depends where you are cruising…and how available space and propane is.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

@@dfgjhdj I don’t have a microwave but some boats do… maybe it would work.

[@janettebuba126]

You made me smile as you describe all the foods from America being of better quality. I used to think the same until we moved to Europe and realized how bad the food actually was and how much better quality and more variety Europe has. And yes, eggs will last up to six months unrefrigirated at room temperatures, I don't know about the tropics.

[@michaeldemarillac9992]

Eggs are porous so if you rub vaseline around each egg individually and rotate them in their storage basket etc. they last a very long time. Eggs coated in petroleum jelly will keep for months on end but will eventually develop an off-flavour after a few months. At about the six-month point this taint increases until it becomes unacceptable for most people. You can paint each egg with sodium silicate (water glass); boil each egg 10 seconds; deep-freeze the eggs; turn over the eggs every two or three days. Neither Vaseline nor sodium silicate is dangerous to your health if a small amount should get into your food while you are breaking an egg. Eggs that have been frozen have a pale yellow yolk and if the freezer breaks down they turn bad after 5 days. Turning an egg carton 3 times a week or boiling for 10 seconds keeps the interior of the egg moist and fresh, the drying out of that interior is what causes the egg to go bad. If you forget to turn your eggs due seasickness etc., they will go bad after 25 days. Eggs are great and you can have them simply as eggs, egg salads, deviled eggs, omelets, custards, soufflés and cookies.

[@rebelliousraven]

This applies to eggs that have not been washed/refrigerated prior. Washing (like American store bought eggs) removes the protective "coating" making the eggs porous and open to bacteria. We never wash our farm eggs until just prior to eating them.

[@ryansalazar8875]

Started re-watching all of your videos today. It's incredible, the amount of every day knowledge Patrick could pack into one video. No BS. Nothing but need to know information to save everyone massive headaches. Thank you for everything Patrick and Rebecca.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yeah..he was great at these videos and imparting his knowledge. Thanks o much for watching…

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Just read your comment again. Thanks for watching them still. Yes…he had so much useful information between those two ears. I’m glad he left so much for us. He had so much more. Going on 2 years soon. Can’t believe it

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

What’s worse for weevils? Flour or rice? It’s important to choose the lesser of two weevils...

[@ralphsickler689]

We freeze all grains and rice for a week. Next we spread out to dry. Then but In masons gars but in an o2 absorbers, then vacuum seal with lids. We have things now 3 to 5 years with no bugs

[@howea3172]

Freezing is the best way (I think you need a min of 2 days). If you can't find a freezer, you can use DE (Diatomaceous Earth), which is an organic silica powder that you sprinkle in your grains. It's non toxic to humans but will kill bugs (small shards of silica are like razors to bugs and they will dehydrate them). Be sure to get food grade DE though.

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

@@howea3172 DE is awesome stuff. It can be sprinkled on the carpet to kill fleas, given in the dog food daily it helps to control worms. I take it myself, DE mixed with a red clay powder, and the red clay will help to detox the body.

[@alanbeck4675]

I do not recall seeing that on any vid6, but may help others to see you process. Thanks for the tip.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@TechnikMeister2]

Great video, Patrick. For those sailing in Australian waters and putting into Australian ports, here are my provisioning tips: 1. Beef and lamb have become very expensive because they have been enduring the worst drought since European settlement. Having said that, no fresh meat or fruit products are allowed into Australia from overseas. When you declare your arrival to Border Protection you will have to hand over any meat and fresh fruit. Stock up when you are there. 2. Coffee...Australians detest instant coffee. You can buy it, like Nescafe, but its expensive. They make fresh coffee at home and not the filter type. They make their coffee with a plunger or Espresso machine. You will never be served filtered and brewed coffee, even at McDonalds. 3. Oats. If you ever find a weevil in Australian rice or oats, it would make the 6pm news. 4. Milk. UHT milk can be bought in 250ml to 2lt packs. It lasts for a year. No need for powdered milk which is not readily available in big packets anyway. 5. You can buy just about any fruit or vegetable in a can in Australia. Buy the local brands like Golden Circle or Edgells and support the drought striken farmers. 6. Fresh fruit and vegetables are plentiful and cheap. You can often find local farmers markets in regional coastal settlements and centres. 7. Anything that comes in a box with Kellogs on it like in the USA, can be bought at an Australian supermarket. The ingredients will be local. The same goes for Kraft or Heinz. 8. Maple Syrup...the real stuff from Canada or the USA will cost up to $10 for a small bottle. They do have maple (flavoured) syrup which is cheap. Tastes the same to me. 9. Marina fees in the big cities and larger coastal centres are expensive. Marina managed moorings are not cheap either because the demand is high. 10. Fuel. Diesel and Unleaded ranges from $1.60 a litre at a servo to $2.40 at a Marina. More in remoter areas. Its the first thing Americans notice when they fill up the rental car or the boat fuel tank. Some of the prices of groceries seem expensive compared to the USA, but remember, the Australian dollar is only worth US$0.68. Also lower skilled wages are much higher than in the USA. A checkout chick in an Australian supermarket would be on $21-25ph plus overtime and casual loading of 10%. If you plan to get some local work, wages are strictly regulated. The minimum hourly rate for any job is just under $20ph for permanent work. Mostly its much higher than that. Lower than that, the boss goes to jail. For casual work, you add 10%. You are paid overtime rates over 37.5 hours in a week or over 7.5 hours in a day. There are additional loadings for evening, late night and weekend work. You get 4 weeks paid annual leave a year and 10 days sick pay. None of this is negotiable. Don't fall for the "cash in hand" job offer. Its illegal. No deductions can be taken out for accommodation or meals provided.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

All super interesting info! We didn’t sail to Australia becuase we heard there were so many rules. We flew there instead when we were in the Phillipines..

[@dreupen]

Keeping it honest and frugal, a real practical sailor

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thank you.

[@commonweakness9060]

weevils can be killed in any grain/flour by freezing it for a few days. i know this option is not available to most cruisers, but it does work. keep it air tight and freeze it for 3+ days.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

These days, it probably IS an option for a lot of cruisers ;) -Rebecca

[@jwrappuhn71]

Thank you Patrick for the helpful info, good vid Sir.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

You are welcome. It was fun to make the video and pass on information.

[@mountainmandale1587]

Good information to know. Thank you, sir.

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

Patrick - always enjoy your videos. Lots of useful information - Thanks. :)

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks, Barking Dog.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

As usual I always learn so much from this channel! I cant stand the reality show type atmosphere of many of the other sailing channels....this one, it rocks...Good job Mr. Patrick Childress

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

JCBs, thanks for the positive comment.

[@SC-hd4rm]

Superb channel! Just discovered you a couple of days ago, and I've been bingeing ever since. So informative -- and enjoyable! I am learning so much. Many thanks indeed!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Glad you found us! -Rebecca

[@brandoncarden5195]

Thank you for making this video. I have watched many and this one by far is more informative than any others. I have never sailed before but it's been a dream of mine my whole life. So I watch and learn all I can before making the jump. Thank you

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching...and hope we see you around here more often ;) -Rebecca

[@jrovalinoful]

Thanks for all the great videos!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks!

[@mimimc8685]

These are great tips ,thank you.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Mimi, Thanks for watching.

[@PaulBKal]

As a former cattle farmer, I’ve always preferred grass fed beef, but if all you’ve ever had is grain fed beef, such as is very common in the US, you mightn’t appreciate the taste of grass fed. Grain feeding will often marble the fat through the meat which can make it more tender, but grass fed doesn’t have to be tough, isn’t as fatty and for mine, tastes way better. I think the beef in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and South America is all great.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

This is Rebecca. South Africa Beef is excellent!!! And South America will be sampled next year....or the year after :)

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

It all makes me think of how different the recipe is around the world for Oreo cookies. Depending on the country, the amount of chocolate and sugar content varies depending on that cultures preferences. It is all what you grow up with and then prefer later in life.

[@MarciaSouzadaSilva]

Try South American grass fed meat 😁 .

[@MarciaSouzadaSilva]

Million thanks!!!! Just found your channel and I love it! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge 🙏❤️!!!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thank you, Marcia, for joining us.

[@5t0aty]

You Sir are a proper chap.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

What a lovely comment I agree with you...- The wife...Rebecca

[@SailingMalie]

Great information, getting ready to provision for a long trip right now.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching and the positive comment!

[@alanbeck4675]

Just a thought, you can vacuum seal anything that may contain bugs/eggs. But love the helping hints this guy gives.

[@anchorsawaysailing3966]

Very useful info. Thanks for sharing.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Anchors Away Sailing, Thanks for watching.

[@carterka1]

Patrick if you get an infestation of weevils like you showed in the rice you can kill the weevils and the eggs by freezing them for three days. This is also a good way of prepping grain products if you have the time and freezing capacity. Buy the grain products early re- bag and freeze for three days then whatever bugs and eggs were present are now a protein supplement. Before modern refrigeration it was very common to find bay leaves in many grained food. However Bay Leaves are not a fail safe solution whilst the scent is not liked by weevils, cockroaches etc etc it is not strong enough to repel them. It was used as it was a better than nothing option. Bay leaves are really good at repelling flies, moths and mosquitos. Whilst this is not normally a problem on a sail boat they can be when docked in some parts of the world. Especially if you have to travel up river or the anchorage is very well sheltered. It does not have to be a third world country, beautiful Florida sunsets are not so special when you feel that you are nothing more than a buffet or Hell on Earth summer in Scotland when the midges are out. The summer midges in Scotland have to be experienced to be believed. Florida might make you feel like a Buffet table but the midges in Scotland make you feel like you have fallen into a lake full of piranhas They are impervious to all repellents, but not Bay Leaves.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for the tip, Patrick.

[@PaulusPHM]

Nice and very helpful, Fair winds

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching!

[@reloadncharge9907]

Another useful video.....thx!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Glad to hear...thanks

[@TonyAnschutz]

Super helpful tips. thank you

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Glad to hear...thanks

[@donaldl.blandjr.6442]

Very good Patrick !

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching our sailing videos!

[@waynepersence2192]

thanks for the videom, I enjoy watching your vlogs as I find them so imformative. Im new to sailing and recently bought a 23ft Westerly Pageant with needs abit of tidying up, but thanks again for the content you put out for people like myself, Happy Sailing and wish you all the best for 2019

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

I believe the Pageant is a twin bilge keeler. Perfect size boat. You will have fun. Thanks for the positive comment.

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

You probable have one of the best znd realistic sailing videos. Thanks.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Good to hear from you. Thanks for the positive.

[@francisdrelling4060]

This is a great video. I especially liked the country advice and what you could pick up where.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yea rand they is of course changing all the time..

[@briancarp9463]

Thank you. Great info. Fair winds.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Your welcome.

[@briancarp9463]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife So very much to learn. Just started prepping. For 2021. Again thank you for sharing the wealth of knowledge. Sv gammon.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Hope to see you out here! -Rebecca

[@jefflloyd394]

Thanks so much Patrick, miss you man...

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yeah…I miss him too

[@skipjacksailing8986]

Very good video. I am now a subscriber.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks, Russ for signing on.

[@nevillebransby8561]

Thank you for the very informative videos. I will put some of your tips and innovations into practice on my Shearwater 39. I am based in Durban and do a lot of single handed sailing on the East coast between Durban and Capetown.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

S. Africa, the home of "Jungle Oats"! I am sure you have some great coastal sailing stories to tell. Certainly we will cross paths. We are in Dar Es Salaam then sail to Richards Bay to haul out for several months before continuing south. Thanks for leaving your comment.

[@CucumberLemon]

Very helpful. We are about to set sail from Panama to French Polynesia in 5 weeks or so. I will follow his opinion. Thank you.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

I am very happy the information was helpful. Stock up a lot, food is extremely expensive in Tahiti and all of FP. Oh....if you find any extra boat fenders, carry them along as they need them in Fatu Hiva. You will get a lot of mangoes or whatever for them. Also, the Thor Heyerdahl book "Fatu Hiva, Back to Nature" is a great read before you go there and is a good trading item if it is a French version.

[@williamobrien2107]

Patrick, I have a lot of respect for your commitment to excellence. It shows in everything that you do and in the making of your videos. On another point, regarding the larva and/or bugs that can be found in the food that you mentioned, they can also be killed by freezing them. Not all yachts have freezers but those that do can freeze the food for several hours / over night and the eggs/bugs will be killed. Feed stores in the US often freeze bagged dog food at the store when it is received, before putting it in the shelf for sale. otherwise they get tons of moths flying in the store. Be safe, Will

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Interesting about the dog food. Thanks for your tips.

[@wallacejeffery5786]

Good information, thanks

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

So old...but applicable ;)

[@longtailsgal6119]

Bay leaves gives of a toxic gas. I use bay leaves and toyon leaves to keep my cupboards free of weevils. Works well.

[@TLDove]

Outstanding vid thank u sir

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching

[@skepni]

nice videos m8 and informative , hope you keep on shareing your wisdom,, cheers from the 64.1466° N, 21.9426° W

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thx!

[@MrJudgementday99]

Hi, Firstly can I say there seems to be a theme with your videos, USA, what is the question. I would though agree that US food can be the least expensive around, there is normally a reason for this. US husbandry care for it’s beef heard is some of the worst in the world, they are kept in stockades and feed corn, which is not natural diet for cattle. BTW corn fed beef goes rancid very quickly, there is a reason good chefs use grass fed cattle for their aged steaks. US food also does not the consumer protections that EU food does. Another interesting fact is that eggs in the US are both washed and chilled both of which would not be allowed in the EU, it increases the chances of germs and although could be said to decrease salmonella, this is not applicable because in the EU their flock has been free of salmonella for over a decade. Same applies to washing chicken in Chlorine, EU chicken doesn’t need it because they are kept better, and so avoid the carcinogenic effect of chlorine. This is just to highlight a couple of examples. The philosophy of the US seems to be to produce food as cheaply as possible and the use chemicals and drugs to overcome any issues.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Sailing Legend thanks for your comment on our provisioning video. Yep...Patrick being born and raised in the USA has a certain perspective on things... especially for provisioning for crossing an ocean :) -Rebecca

[@GeoffreywBlee-qs7zu]

Thank you for that Patrick, very informative. My greatest dream is to own a catamaran but never got past a caravan although provisioning is similar. Best of luck to you 🇦🇺

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks, Geoffrey, for watching the video. If you ever do make that catamaran happen, it would be fun to cross paths with you.

[@EngineerK]

One thing on the eggs - once refrigerated they need to be kept refrigerated so keep that in mind when you purchase. Also most condiments (ketchup mustard etc) do not need to be refrigerated. Have to check with my wife but I think it's the same for mayonnaise. I am a fan of RO water. We just found the water quality to variable in the Caribbean. Nice to have provided your energy management can handle it as they are energy hoggs. Great video and lots of good ideas in the comments. Keep em coming peeps!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching…

[@rwdyer2263]

Another great bid Patrick! Thanks for the excellent information. One video tip? If I may? Always think lighting lighting lighting. In the opening the sun was behind you.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thank you Richard. Knowing zero about videos when this channel started, tips from friends and viewers have helped greatly. I wish I could go back and redo some of those earlier videos. The newer ones are better but still room for improvement.

[@roysfavorites9663]

Another Great video Patrick, thank you. A few weeks back you had asked for some suggestions... You could speak about the electric on the boat. How much solar are you running, do you also have a wind (or water) turbine? What systems are most demanding, and what if anything, have you been able to do to make them more efficient, etc. Maybe you could include how you manage fresh water. I think I saw in a video that you do some rainwater catchment? How do you make water last? Thanks again. Really loving the videos!... Roy

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks Roy for watching and the great suggestions. I will add them to the list. We just replaced the head stay and rebuilt the rollerfurling. We hired a local rigger to help......he was a help but left on his own to do the work, we would be paying a price somewhere far out at sea. "Can You Blindly Trust That Professional To Work On Your Boat?" might be the next title.

[@mediasmoker]

One nice thing about buying grains, sugar, coffee, flour, etc... is the cost savings of buying in bulk, and if stored properly, can last a year or several years, pending the type of product & methods of storage. If you know what you tend to consume over the course of 6-12 months, then you can scale those items in larger food grade containers in deep storage...and then use smaller 1 quart & 1 pint containers for daily use, as refillable's. By utilizing this habit, you also prolong the life span of the bulk storage, since you're not re-oxygenating the product every time you open the container, thus slowing down oxidation & rancidity effects. By keeping smaller portions (a few days to a week supply) in small sealed containers, you also keep any invaders quarantined from infesting anything else, especially your home or vessel. Clear plastic or glass held into the light will generally cause newly hatched parasites to reach for the light, and become visible on the sides of the container when examined in the light. If you see the infestation, you can eliminate that isolated chamber & spare your other food supply & vessel, thus minimizing any need for chemicals...especially important w/ pets. Chinese take-out soup containers work great because they are cheap, rigid, flexible & stack-able, taking up little space...and w/ a roll of tape & a sharpie marker, you can re-label any container at any time. Acrylic containers can work well w/ the air-lock lids, but can prove dangerous like glass if you should drop it. Polymer dog food storage bin containers can also be a great option ( a safe within a safe), since you can get many different sizes & some even have wheels...great for multiple items, offering another layer of protection from parasites, decomposition, oxidation, and humidity. As far as corn or grain fed beef, pork, chicken, etc... That was old school logic imposed by special interests back in the 70's, 80's and even prior. We've since learned about the problems associated with GMO's, Glyphosate, effects of hormone's added, etc. Grass fed, free range is considered ideal, if you can afford it. It's a deep rabbit hole, but so is corruption...Interesting parallel between that world & living the sea (or freedom) life w/ options.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Great information. Thanks for the tips.

[@flyingdutchman6984]

I also started crossing oceans long before RO systems were available, and currently do not have one on my sailboat. To conserve water my first captain told us the grey water was our emergency water supply. Surprising how little you will use if you believe the stuff running down the drain is your emergency supply. I am sure he was joking, but it did teach me how to conserve water on an ocean crossing. In the Philippines it seems almost impossible to get rid of ants and cockroaches while tied to a dock. I however use boron powder (essentially the killer ingredient in borax) mixed with light molasses to great success with ants. With cockroaches it takes a little while longer, but usually within a few days of leaving port my sailboat is infestation free. I don't think bay leaves will do anything to stop an infestation of weevils but it does seem to stop them from spreading to other containers. As a habit I repackage all grains and flour in weevil proof containers. It will hopefully either lock them in or lock them out. You’ve most definitely - unknowingly - ingested weevils, their eggs and/or parts as they can be present in produce from a processing plant. In this case, ignorance is definitely bliss. Thanks for another great video Patrick. I am currently laid up, and any entertainment is a blessing.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

It sounds like we both might have started crossing oceans about the same time. I feel so fortunate to have sailed back then as now I know what we don't need and, like you, how to be conservative. It amazes me how many cruising boats these days would not think of washing their dishes in salt water then rinsing in fresh. Thanks for your other insights mentioned in your comment. Whatever the ailment, I hope you get on your feet and back out there soon.

[@flyingdutchman6984]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife - I don't know your age, but I think you have at least a few years on me. I started sailing on the North Sea in the Netherlands during the 70's, and my first Atlantic crossing was in '73. In my opinion there is no better proving ground for sailors than the North Sea. I had a knockdown in March 2018 that badly injured my spine, and I am currently on the surgery waiting list. One of my adult sons has come to stay with me in the Philippines until I have recovered. In the meantime he is learning to sail, and we are getting to really know each other. Before my accident it had been almost eight years since I saw my family in person. Sometimes God works in mysterious ways.

[@dreupen]

can't wait to use this one: " To conserve water my first captain told us the grey water was our emergency water supply"

[@FlyNineVictor]

Hi Patrick, Thanks for the great information. As a couch cruiser (laying plans to become a real cruiser) your videos are so very helpful. We have cruised the San Juan and gulf islands for the last three summers in our Macgregor 26x. Very much looking forward to setting sail. Can you talk more about the right boat to buy for new cruisers

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Fly Nine, That could result in a very long list of requirements depending on who you ask. I would say our 40' sailboat is just adequate for 2 people. 44' would by my upper limit but much more enjoyable if people were to visit but also for carrying all the repair supplies, tools, etc. needed to be self sufficient. I would prefer a newer yacht design over the older designs as the newer boats are faster and more maneuverable. A boat set up for the V-berth to be the main sleeping cabin would eliminate that boat from my list. A sugar scoop stern, which allows waves to slam up under it to make a thunder sound, will not do. For every pro, there is a con, so a good sailboat is always a compromise and there is no perfect one. If we were looking for a new boat we might look at some of the center cockpit boats.....No matter, there are a lot of good choices.

[@dennisfromoz6436]

I'm in need of a rocking chair......your video info has made me into an armchair sailor....Thanks Patrick

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thank you, Dennis, for joining us.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Honey...I think he means you have proven this boat things is way too much work! -Rebecca

[@franciscambron]

I would definitely include walnuts, dried fruit and dried legumes. Lentils can germinate in a glass jar , they're a excellent source of live protein.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for the ideas. Lentils would be perfect for cruisers who are crossing oceans.

[@franciscambron]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife I'll make sure I don't forget my fishing rods

[@corujariousa]

Thanks for the list. I'd disagree on certain points (i.e. Corn fed cows being better, etc) but I appreciate the video and suggestions for the shopping list.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

A friend who reviewed that video disagreed with me also, especially if the cattle are being fed GMO corn. Because of his comments, I went back and redid the intro about some people liking hot peppers, which he does, and I do not, and about some people preferring Australian and S. African beef, which he does. Thanks for watching.

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

This is how I store rice: Buy a big bag, and put it into individual small water bottles. (clean and dry well) Set the water bottles away from any breeze, and put a small piece of dry ice in each bottle. Once the dry ice melts the bottle will be full of CO2 because CO2 is heavier than air. Tightly cap each bottle. If you do get a bug in any of the bottles the CO2 will likely kill it, and regardless - at worst you only lose a bottle or two of rice, and not your whole supply.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Great idea...Although in these out of the way foreign countries, real ice is hard to come by let alone dry ice. Good process before leaving the U.S..

[@svswellskimmer5785]

Another good video, Patrick. I have read in several sources that freezing flour, oats, rice, etc for 48 hours will kill weevils and weevil eggs, but I have yet to try it.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

I have read that also but, unless it is a big honking catamaran, a lot of cruising boats do not have the freezer capacity to be freezing all their pasta and oats. It would be worth a try though.

[@pete9501]

Take it ashore pay for a meal and ask the restaurant to freeze it.

[@Hwyl1]

I've been using a modified version of Patrick's provisioning list for years. I cannot agree about the instant oatmeal. The instant stuff sets off my asthma. I looked at the ingredients and it contains sulfites, which I'm allergic to. The good thing about that is that I can only tolerate really cheap wine or really expesive, both of which have less or no sulfites. Cheers to you and Rebecca.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Hi Gareth, We just arrived in Tanzania, Africa, after leaving Mayotte, in the Mozambique Channel. 20 - 30 knots on the beam or off the port quarter. 120 jib, sometimes rolled to a 100% the whole way. Never took the cover off the main for the 3 day, 2 night passage. Monitor did most of the steering; easy. Great to see your comment here. I wonder if you are referring to those little packets of individual serving "instant" oatmeal which it takes about 6 of them to fill my bowl. Those little packets are so full of sugar and terrible flavors and probably all sorts of things, like sulfites, which is not found in the ingredients of any of the oatmeal packages shown in the video. The "quick cook", "instant" oatmeal shown is just more finely cut whole oats so it will cook faster. But I haven't cooked oatmeal in years. Like a lot of other cruisers out here, I just pour on the milk, mix in some other ingredients, like grated coconut, and eat it. I like the finer texture which is easier to chew....We had some of those little individual serving packets on board once but they sat for so long, weevils ate most of the oatmeal in those packets, even though it was Quaker Oats brand. Thanks Gareth for checking up on me and not allowing me to go too far astray with any of the information in these videos. Gareth Hughes is one of those very experienced captains I have had the fortune to work in the proximity of while moving sailboats, back and forth, from New England to the Caribbean.

[@brickleberry7829]

Grass fed beef is far supperior to corn fed beef. I had relatives attend University in the US and they disliked the beef and cheese in the US. From my experiences in the US I agree with them. Perhaps we prefer what we grow up eating. Our preferences are conditioned.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

At one desolate coral atoll, the natives cooked up fresh lobster, chicken and fish for us. I donated hamburgers. Each native who took a bite of ground beef, did not take another bite. They were fine hamburgers, with lettuce, tomato and ketchup. Another time, I gave a native child a cold Coke. He took only one sip. I can imagine if someone is not accustomed to all that fizz dancing around on ones tongue, it might not be a pleasant thing.

[@RustyParadox]

Have to agree, grass is better, I understand corn causes some crazy digestive issues for the cows. Its just that corn is so cheap and actually fattens the cows quick, which is why america does it. I would say New Zealand beef is really good, only issue is we export all the good stuff, so actually getting really good NZ beef in nz is going to cost a lot. Having said that, Kobe beef has to be the best piece of meat I have ever had, but WOW is it expensive.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Not only does N.Z. export so much beef, short changing the locals, but the same seemed to be true for mutton. Why is mutton so expensive in N.Z. when so much is raised there. We had a great time on both N and S islands. Whangarei if my favorite. Check out how real Kobe beef is raised. Certainly not a happy go lucky farm cow grazing on a hill side.

[@RustyParadox]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife Pretty much everything in N.Z. is too expensive, sadly. And good point about Kobe beef, too be fair I never really stopped and though about it, but it was such soft melt in your mouth meat, and that can't realistically occur without something shifty going on. I'm going to look for a doco on that now.

[@10lauset]

Doesn't Kobe beef involve alcohol massage? besides being fed with little movement.

[@nonyayet1379]

i don't normally do patreon donations. there are way too many sailing channels. but decided that you warrant a thank you for your educational entertainment. however. I don't see that you have a patreon account. for that, my hat is off to you, again. but unlike most channels, you have viable and useful information that is worth paying for. education is not cheap.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

non yayet, that is very generous of you and I certainly thank you for the offer. It takes me 2-3 hours to edit and produce one minute of finished video; that does not include the filming time. If I were not retired, there would never be time enough to make these videos. Certainly it would be nice to offset the expense of camera and computer gear to make these videos but I would not feel comfortable accepting donations....but dinner somewhere in the world when our paths cross? Also, doing the Patreon thing, I would feel obligated to producing "product" every two weeks to keep up a schedule rather than showing topics I am interested in and would put up every 3 weeks or so. We are trying to offset our expenses in other ways like Rebecca is putting up "affiliate links" on our blog site, Where Is Brick House.com and in the video descriptions. That helps a little. The owner of the blue sailboat that was totaled by the tugboat, I offered to set up a Go Fund Me account for him and put that in the video, but he declined. That I didn't understand as that wrecked boat is all he has....but I suppose, like me, he would not like to feel obligated. Please post more comments in other videos. That is help that You Tube likes to see and helps the metrics. Thanks!

[@nonyayet1379]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife that was a very well defined response, thank you. I"ll be looking up brickhouse.com where do you figure your travels will be taking you over the coming winter? (my resort keeps me grounded in the warmer months here in Michigan, for the most part). We expect to be traveling again this coming winter. I'd be honored to take ya'll to dinner, and let my sweety meet a true ol salty in person. that would be an extreme honor. Kevin

[@bigredinfinity3126]

I eat heaps of canned tuna spam chicken and rice a few herbs and some local fruit and veggies .I don't have a fridge but we survive i stock up and i probably go 6 months on this simple style meal

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

That approach has worked for cruisers for many decades when no one had refrigeration. Cruisers now live a rather cushy life.

[@Maddie-Girl]

Great informative video Canadian beef

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Glad to hear...thanks

[@stuartwelford7562]

Top content and really enjoyable. One point that I disagree with regards beef. I think that grass fed beef as found in the U.K. and Ireland is the best.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

I tend to agree with you :) Patrick was always a bit of a conservative in regards to American products always being best. But I Rebecca have had some extremely good beaf in various corners of the world!!!

[@user-ir7ym9mf5s]

Try a Florentine steak ...

[@ImNotADeeJay]

Here in Spain eggs aren't kept refrigerated either. Somebody once told me a way to tell if an egg can be consumed or has to be discarded: you drop it in a glass of water. If it sinks to the bottom, it's still fresh. If the egg sinks to the bottom but stands on its point, it's still good, but needs to be used soon. If the egg floats to the top, discard it. The faster it sinks, the fresher. I have been doing that for years and I am still alive. Fair winds.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Excellent test. Thanks Hal.

[@SheriffofYouTube]

FYI - MOST OF THE AMERICAN BRANDS AND FOOD YOU MENTIONED HAVE ZERO NUTRITIONAL VALUE - GREAT VIDEO

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Haha…yeah

[@jayp.1455]

I use Food Saver vacuum sealer, and I never have a problem with insects in my dry goods. It's worth investing in a machine, canisters, and a few rolls of vacuum bags. It also protects from oxidation degradation, and extends food life significantly for dry goods and also refrigerated food that I keep in the vacuum canisters. They last several fold longer in the refrigerator.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for the great tip.

[@CyborgEagles]

I've tried sticking my flour and rice in the microwave to kill off the bugs that come with the product. Microwave it and then transfer it to a hard sided container with a lid. Since the flour and rice doesn't contain much moisture so the microwaves primarily heat up the bug eggs and bodies.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Great remedy!

[@daniellimo4087]

In school we were fed on a diet of maize and beans. By December the food was bitter because of the weevils. The maize and beans were stired in a granary in ghuny bags from January

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Sounds fairly miserable!

[@PiperEMcDermot]

Hi Patrick! My husband Gary met you in Mauritius (he's the boat builder at the yard in PL) and we've been watching your videos since - all very informative, and I'm enjoying them too! We paddled out around Brickhouse on the surfski to come say hello one evening in Grand Baie, but you guys must have been ashore. This video made me giggle, though. Got to say, I can't agree with your sentiments regarding American food. Maybe as South Africans we're a bit spoiled by the great quality of our SA food :)) We lived in the USA around 1999-2000 for a year, and my biggest challenge was finding what we would consider 'decent' food! So I'm talking from experience. Anyways, when you do get to SA, be sure to shop around (it's probably more expensive than USA for some things, especially convenience items liked canned butter, but not everything) Maybe even try out some restaurants - SA is reknowned for it's good nosh! Boy, the one thing I really, really miss being here in Mauritius is the food back home. But maybe it's the same for all of us - we all think our home country's stuff is the best, no matter what. I do like that here in MU we have so much more access to international brands from Auz, NZ and France - especially their dairy products. What I actually wanted to comment was regarding refrigerating eggs. It's only a habit, and I used to as well. But it is really unnecessary, and I've not found that eggs actually last longer refrigerated. Perhaps it depends on the source of the eggs? I learned a tip when travelling overland through Africa for 6 months in high temperatures. Keep the eggs in a shaded, dry place. Turn the eggs in their container weekly, and you should have no problems with them lasting unrefrigerated for 8 weeks or more. They were SA eggs ;) If you are nervous or doubtful about an egg after several weeks, just do the water test with the egg in a cup. Here in Mauritius, I've also never refrigerated them, even in summer, and they last just fine if I remember to turn them regularly. Hope you have a pleasant pasage to Madagascar, looking forward to your next installment. Bon voyage! oh - and thanks for the info on water quality in Mauritius! I drink the tap water, but was never quite certain... good to know that it's high quality. I really do tear my hair out when I see the locals as well as tourists buying tons of plastic water bottles for everyday use. Recycling is not exactly big here, either.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Hi Piper, Sorry we missed you in Grand Baie. We have since moved on to Reunion and now Madagascar. Give my best to Gary. Thanks for the food tips. For someone who does not know, the "water test" is to put an egg in a pot of water. If the egg sinks like a rock, it is good to eat. If it shows any signs of buoyancy, don't use it. I was in South Africa in 1981 so it will be interesting to see the changes. Looking forward to the Stellenbash Winery, near Cape Town. The Plexiglass Gary gave me worked out perfectly for making "storm windows" to insert instead of screens on leaking port lights. One day that will be in a "how to" video. I hope you can get your boat back in the water soon so we can share an anchorage! Thanks for watching these videos.

[@rebeccachildressmichaelhay6420]

Hi Gary and Piper. I hope Patrick told you that we also have a blog you can follow us on, at Www.WhereIsBrickHouse.com That way you never miss a post... I agree with you...we find lots of good food all over the world. the French and South African brands we are learning about and sampling in this part of the world are often far superior!!

[@Garryck-1]

I second the comment about egg longevity.. I believe that in Europe, it's actually illegal for stores to refrigerate eggs. Presumably that's why Aldi in Australia don't refrigerate their eggs. (I just wish we could get our other supermarkets to follow their example.) Once they've been refrigerated, they don't keep as long, even if you subsequently store them outside of a fridge. Maybe that's why Patrick thinks refrigerated eggs last longer.. he bought refrigerated eggs, then tried to store them in the pantry. Once they've been chilled, that's the only way to make them last even passably long. But if they've never been refrigerated, they'll keep for several months or more.

[@jorgeconcheyro]

Hello Patrick!. Wait until you reach Tierra del Fuego (Ushuaia) and you'll taste the best beef in the world, the Argentinian hahahaha. Cheers from Buenos Aires

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes…sooo true! Wish we could have gotten there!

[@bigredinfinity3126]

I have a pressure cooker and use it to preserve foods .Great for canning fish met veggies .Whenever i catch a big fish I can preserve it .Get some mason jars and also cryvac bags work great as well

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Decades ago, sailing magazines had plenty of articles about food preservation and cooking with a pressure cooker. The sort of boat many ocean crossers now live on has changed drastically with large freezers and plenty of refrigeration. That takes a lot of adventure out of crossing oceans.

[@bigredinfinity3126]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife I got a small fridge that can hold a 6 pack .Just so used to not having one .It is great to have a cold beer on a hot day .Thanks for the reply

[@Garryck-1]

An old cruiser's trick for dealing with weevils was to store the rice/flour/whatever in sealable containers into which they put a few pieces of dry ice. As it melts, the CO2 levels in the container rise, and it kills the little buggers. It's essentially the same reason that using oxygen absorbers or vacuum sealers works. Without oxygen, the weevils die.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Once you get away from the U.S., you would only get funny looks if you started asking around for "dry ice". But a great idea when leaving the U.S. for a long trip. Thanks for the comment.

[@Garryck-1]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife - I can't speak for the rest of the world, but dry ice is available pretty much Australia wide.. mostly from BOC Gas & Gear, and Supagas. www.cryolux.com.au/dry-ice-suppliers.html I'd imagine the same applies in many other countries - being that it's a frozen gas, it's probably available in any country that has industrial gas supply companies. Air Liquide, for example. Most likely though, you'd need to go directly to the supplier.

[@cigarmann]

Even when coastal sailing, i keep a supply military type MRE's aboard. The kits include a chemical pack that heats your meal up and is high in calories. Perfect for stormy conditions when a stove is not as practical.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

MREs (Meal Ready to Eat) are a good idea. So far, in very bad weather, we survive on peanut butter and preserves or something simple out of a can. We should have stocked up on MREs before leaving the U.S..

[@cigarmann]

Patrick Childress Sailing also good to through in your ditch bag. Maybe i have a poor pallet but i find MRE's pretty tasty

[@flyingdutchman6984]

The lasagna is to die for. Well maybe not, but compared to some of the other dishes it is pretty good. I have quite a few I keep tucked away just in case all else fails.

[@howea3172]

You can save a lot of money getting supermarket ready-to-eat meals. There are some really tasty options available. But the shelf life deteriorates a lot, if the weather gets too hot. For long term, consider Freeze dried food. The meals are pricey, but they have a shelf life for up to 30 years. You can also get much cheaper freeze dried veges, which are a convenient addition to a meal.

[@delisyus]

Or use honey instead of maple syrup! If ever you pass by the Philippines, I also recommend coco nectar (tastes like honey and tamarind) which can also serve as daily vitamin (rich in amino acids). Hypoallergenic too.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for the tips!

[@6226superhurricane]

can use golden syrup too. it's also easy to make if need be.

[@sailingnordicsun7199]

How about a video on storing fresh foods and how to keep them for a long time. We have found cabbage last a really long time.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

You may get some of this from these videos... kzbin.info/aero/PLt_GwhMIlAJYD0Cot8B5jOgbZ4TJB3XFM

[@wienerwoods]

One way to avoid those nasty weevils along with diabetes, heart disease, strokes, cancer and obesity is to reduce or eliminate starches and sugars from your diet. They are not necessary for good nutrition, but animal protein and fat are. Eggs are an almost perfect food, and so are hard cheeses. Certain nuts too. Fish and seafood in general are very healthy, and I'm guessing cheap out on islands anywhere on earth, you gotta have a freezer. Fruits and vegetables are mostly starch mixed with fiber. So eating a couple of oranges isn't as bad metabolically as drinking a glass of pancake syrup or Coca Cola , but it's delivering a similar dose of sugar (33 grams for the Coke, 22 grams for two oranges) The sweeter the fruit the more sugar obviously. They don't keep well anyway, and neither does most bread, most of which are loaded with refined sugar and/or the demon fructose in America. Anyway, it turns out the the old USDA food pyramid is responsible for America's obesity and generally poor metabolic and cardiac health. Sugar and starches certainly are delicious, but so is lead paint... I'm afraid we've been lied to about what causes chronic diseases - it's not fat or butter or meat or eggs or even salt lol... I despise Jalapenos too btw.... ;-)

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Haha...all good advice, and you are right! But we are a product of our upbringing, and I think many of the things that will kill us, are part of our staple diet, so we will always have weevils I’m afraid :) Something has to kill us I suppose. But seriously...all good advice. -Rebecca

[@wienerwoods]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife - You are an awesome and inspiring couple, and I'd hate to see either of you have to quit cruising because of easily preventable health problems. Do your fans a favor and watch this presentation about carbohydrates and the havoc they wreak on world health - all for profit. Her's the science: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqewd51sg92Dfas More likely to save your lives than any storm tactic ;-)

[@sollasollew3208]

Thanks mate great vid. Do you repackage your dry goods into containers? If not how do reseal opened packets?

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Oatmeal, flour, rice, all goes into plastic storage containers with tightly fitting lids. We now put bay leaves in every container.

[@BillSias-op7xw]

Buying grains, flour, you think may have weevils, freeze the container/bag for more than 24 hours, then store, rinse off before cooking.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks…all good advice!

[@antonditt1661]

Extra dry air as it comes from a dive compressor could help conserving food in sealed containers and it's easy to source, especially when you have a compressor on board. May not impress the weevils though.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Interesting…

[@Death3duelsW-Adams]

Just a tip, nothing to do with food, the cardboard egg crates are great for getting rid of mosquitoes, much better than mosquito coils, just fold a crate, put it in a gallon tin can and light it, all it will do is smolder giving off a smoke the mosquitoes hate...inside? smaller can, smaller piece of the cardboard crate

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Nice idea.

[@duallylicensed145]

No thanks at 11:40. Straight up Patrick 🥴😑😭😭😂😂😂💯

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Haha

[@dianealarie864]

I use whole bay leaves in flour, rice and cereal and never in 9 years had a problem in the tropics. Do careful inspection of packages at time of purchase and bring no cardboard on board if possible.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Diane, thanks for watching and the valuable confirmation that bay leaves do work to prevent weevils from hatching out. After making the video, I opened the box of Jungle Oats. It was loaded with live, squirming, weevils! I had a second box of Jungle Oats which had no hatched out weevils. To prevent what seemed inevitable, I dumped its contents into a frying pan and heated everything to 160 degrees, Fahrenheit. I used a laser thermometer to determine temperature. Giving all the contents a good stir, I let the oatmeal cool before putting into a sealed, clear, plastic jar. I like the bay leaf idea better.

[@lessd685]

Four important things I always do to keep those pesky bugs at bay and to delay spoilage: (1) Never bring cardboard corrugated boxes on board or inside. (2) Put fresh bay leaves in every grain or pasta in a sealed container. For decades I have never had a bug problem even in several years old flour. (3) Wash all vegetables and fruit. And (4) buy fresh eggs from open air market or farmers and only slightly wipe the eggs clean and never wash eggs nor refrigerate. If going to want eggs to last months, cover with vaseline and put in sealed plastic container. I have had eggs last six months but usually about four is safe even in the tropics . Also, crack open an egg one at a time in another smaller bowl so if bad it does not contaminate other eggs. Of course, I try to keep all food in a cooler and dryer place.

[@flyingdutchman6984]

@@lessd685 - A much cleaner, in my opinion, method to preserve eggs is to melt paraffin into a pan of water and quickly dip the eggs. With a little practice the eggs end up with a very fine layer of wax on them. Using colored wax would probably help a lot for someone trying this method for the first time.

[@mattlewandowski73]

many good deals can be found buying foods from the local farmers, but be careful and inspect your food for hitch hikers and other food safety concerns.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes

[@rb239rtr]

GHEE is clarified butter, shelf stable, no need to refrigerate. Good for all cooking, not as good on toast. Food of other cultures aren't disgusting, they are just different. The best Bahamian cuisine is their breakfasts, but westerners would prefer these breakfasts for lunch or supper. Boil fish (made with Grouper head) for example

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

I could not agree more. Patrick was not very adventurous with his food. But I love tasting the different cousins…many of which I love much more than American foods!

[@antoniocastro4371]

Sorry to tell you Patrick, but the best beefs in the world are not from the USA, and not even from Austrália... The best beefs in the world are the Brazilians, and the most healthy and delicious food is the Mediterranean food, coz we eat fish, meat, and vegetebles on the same porpotions... i can tell you, thank God the culture of the fast food is not to much a big problem here, even if we have those mac donalds, kfc, pizza hut, etc, in every corners... i found your channel 2 days ago, and you explain very important details for all who need to understand what is really need to make this journeys! Congratulations from Portugal, my friend, and good wind's!!!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

One of these days, after all our boat repair work is done, we will be able to leave S. Africa and will be able to test out the beef in Brazil. So far, S. African beef has been pretty good. In fact, all the food in S. Africa has been exceptionally great especially compared to S.E. Asia. Terrible food in S.E. Asia...deep fried, greasy, heart attack stuff. Thanks for your comment!

[@flasher702]

Oats! One of my favorite foods and I happen to know a lot about them, so I noticed you made a couple mistakes. All of the "oatmeal" you are talking about seems to be "rolled oats" (flat flakes). You can also get cut oats which are not cooked (which take a very long time to fully cook. I don't know how long, I was never patient enough) or stuff that is milled small enough that it is closer to flour than pieces or flakes. Rolled oats are all slightly cooked (which should kill the weevils, more on that in a second) in order to soften them and remove the husk and they are squished flat. If they are properly labeled: "instant" oats were fully cooked and then dried again and they are a lot more powdery, "quick" oats were cut into small pieces and then steamed and flattened into what looks like rolled oats that were broken into small pieces, and normal ones are full oats that were just squished flat. Rolled oats are cooked and shouldn't have weevils in them. The weevils you encountered were probably introduced at some point after they were cooked (probably inside the same factory, or other subsequent packaging or storage facility that processes both sanitized and uninitialized products in the same facility, where insufficient safeguards to prevent contamination were used). Before I posted I did take a moment to find a good source you can peek at so you know I'm not just making this up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatmeal Also good to mention is that Oats can get rare/expensive in different parts of the world. In India I had to switch from oat porridge to raggi porridge made from flour for my breakfasts. Probably healthier and tastier, but a lot more work to cook it. I like to just pour boiling hot water on rolled oats and eat it as soon as it is cold enough to eat. If you use instant or quick oats at least some stirring is necessary. If using raggi flour you have to stir it in could water first or it just clumps up. As for the weevils, just cook them and eat them before they get too out of control. They are good for you. Stopping weevils from hatching? I don't know of any good techniques for that either. Keep it cold enough and they shouldn't hatch, but that is hardly useful advice. If I found a brand with lots of weevils I would be concerned that the weevils are probably not the only contamination...

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes...we find out which brands are worse than others so we always try to find the brands that don’t have so many weevils. But they all seem to get weevils sooner or later. When we were crossing the Pacific this was a HUGE problem because we needed to buy enough for 6-12 months at a time...so eating them before they would get out of control was always an issue. You are just like Patrick...”eat the weevils...it’s a waste of protein not to eat them!” Thanks for watching...Patrick asked me to not answer your comment on the other video about the chain, because he has some answers for you. So when he is done with his work today on the boat he will be sitting down to answer your comment. He said you seemed like a nice guy so he wanted to take the time to give you a decent answer ;) -Rebecca (the wife)

[@nicholasfox1724]

I miss this guy

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

God me too!

[@panzergaming9108]

i was rewatching this and realized the same thing kind of made me tear up thinking he had so much spirit and energy

[@flasher702]

I caught a glimpse of your spice rack in another video and there are way more spices on it than there are on your shopping list. What is on your spice rack and why? We had to work really hard to get our spice collection down to 14 (below). It seems like we should get rid of a few more, but it's getting much harder part with them (we used to keep 30+ herbs and spices stocked). Salt Black Pepper Chili powder Cumin Cinimon Ginger Cloves Garlic powder Kräuter de Provence (herb mix) Parsley flakes Nutmeg powder Curry powder Lemon Grass Garam Masala

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

We use so few of them it’s kind of REDICULOUS for us to have a spice rack at all! . It’s more like a dust collector. But if we remove some, they slide back and forth when we sail down wind. And I can’t stand things smashing around underway...it’s a quick route to seasickness for me...so we keep the spices. Maybe someday I will take up cooking as a hobby and I will know what to do with those pretty spices ;) -Rebecca

[@jamieminton172]

Spices Take so little room and add so much to your pantry. Your listed herbs and spices are basically what I use weekly. I think you are limiting yourselves and should expand. Adobo is a versatile spice (Jamaican, Cajun, French), Paprika (subtle but wonderful with starches), Cilantro (OMG, just experiment), Basil, bay, thyme, rosemary, sage and oregano, (these last six are great for the hearty stews, roasts and savories). There are so many more that can turn the same old in to the extravagant. Another favorite is Celery Salt, this innocuous blend can transform a bland potato soup or chicken (anything... salad, roast...) into five star WOW. My suggestion would be to invest in a fair sized Humidor for powdered spices. Hard cheeses are another source of added flavor and they keep very well. Bon Appetit.

[@tronalpha2552]

hi. just came by your channel. i am an aussie. i live in qweensland. All over is expensive and one of the resons is the primery producee has no subs from the goverment. if that changes maybe the cpi cost of living index may go down but unlikey. Another thing is australia is the most tax on everything full 10% at present the goverment had considerd putting that up as well. Well thats about all i can tell you. Gerard toora.

[@tronalpha2552]

Thanks for the response. I can give you an real example of cost of living in Australia. coles/woolworths sells 1 liter of milk at $2.00 the farmer gets payed .75c there for the stores make around $1.25 of each liter of milk. That should explane why Australia is one of the most taxed countrys in the world and the prices whent up a little while back. perhaps you should look at tbe world econamy before comparing prices because the otherthing that effeicts what you can buy hear, is the exchange rate. Gerard. Toora. Thank you. Gerard.

[@tronalpha2552]

by the way, thats before gst is taken into account. Gerard.

[@chrishalios5470]

YES .BUT NOT ON MEAT FISH OR FRESH FOOD

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching…

[@howea3172]

BTW the tinned butter is called Clarified butter, where the butterfat is separated from milk solids & water. It's heavily used out of Indian influenced countries (Indian grocery stores typically should have it ... they call it Ghee) and its cheaper than buying clarified butter. It's shelf stable and is good for cooking/frying. Not that nice to spread on your bread though.

[@ericlaing7961]

Dirk D Red Feather is not ghee, it is genuine NZL butter.

[@howea3172]

It may contain NZ butter (probably canned here, as NZ dairy industry is large) but the company is Australian. I'm in NZ and never seen it before. We only get clarified (or ghee) butter in tins here (which is also pure butter with butterfat skimmed off). It looks like that tinned butter needs to be treated like regular butter when it is exposed to air. Shelve stable until it's opened. Clarified butter will last a lot longer without refrigeration even after being opened. The clarified butter tins also have recloseable lids.

[@Garryck-1]

@@howea3172 - It may be Australian owned (though I believe it was originally a NZ company), but it's not easily come by even here in Australia. To the best of my knowledge, it's primarily an export product. If you want to try some out, look here: www.kiwishoponline.com.au/eshop/Red-Feather-Pure-Creamery-Butter-340g.html

[@howea3172]

@@Garryck-1 Ballantynes Food Pty 39 Ballantyne Street, South Melbourne Victoria 3205, Australia A Victorian family owned company since 1929 Considering NZ is the 800lb Gorilla of Dairy Products in this part of the world it's likely someone like Fonterra is contracted to produce it.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thanks for watching this and our pup later sailing videos!

[@499PUCK]

The big thing with beef is how long its hung after slaughter. This makes the meat tender and a better flavor. US and Scotland hand their beef around 20 days. Other countries hang theirs for a shorter period.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Some of the countries in S.E Asia don't hang their beef at all. There is little to no refrigeration so the flies get first dibs.

[@solsurfer1558]

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[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

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[@charles1379]

how is the fishing generally as you are cruising in the open ocean. is there a catch that you can rely on.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Generally, in the middle of an ocean, it is like a desert with little fish life. Certain upwellings of nutrient rich currents attract fish but those particular upwellings can be far between each other. Fishing improves as you get closer to shore. Traveling at 7-8 knots you have a far better chance of catching fish than at 5 knots.

[@numidian5191]

What if you microwave the rice, etc. right in the unsealed package before storage? Would that stop the weevils? RIP Patrick! GBY Rebecca!

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes it probably would though microwaves are hard to come by for a one time use like that :)

[@Thevwmethod]

We would "glass water" are eggs they would last a long time and take labels of tins It is odd as a lot of food in the UK is cheap! May be like the US is why we are Fat!! and we do sometimes put eggs in the fridge at that some are still sold with tray in them and we have just gone from 12 to 10 eggs in a tray ..

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Good idea…

[@willarddevoe5893]

Limes or lemons. Recent years have seen Hong Kong camping/car 12 volt chest freezers. I wont touch milk over a week old. Butter stores so much better. You can mash it into cereal or soup. Every possible smaller fish should be hooked with good bait, and devoured promptly. Small square solar panels hold together. They should stow for storms.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Never any trouble with the solar panel. Old milk is great as an anti constipation solution

[@markpeter1968]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife this is an old video, but can you freeze milk ?? Say 25 liters and use as needed for cereal etc

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

@@markpeter1968 that’s a great question. You can’t freeze yogurt…well you can but it will kill the cultures in it. But stores around the world do it, and the yogurt still tastes ok. So I’d say yes you can freeze it. But why not just put hut milk in your closets or bilges? Much more room than in a freezer.

[@carlopf5289]

you can stock flour, rice and any other grain for a long time, just put it in pet bottles, like water or soft drinks bottles. They just need to be very dry. Something else that can not be stock in the original box is spaghetti. do the same thing.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Your suggestions are certainly worth doing. I have been very surprised to see those little bugs crawling around and ruining a box of macaroni type of noodles. Never, living in the U.S., did I ever see a weevil but living in the tropics it is a real problem.

[@davidc6510]

Great tips on provisioning Patrick! Do you remove the paper off the cans and label the contents in order to toss the paper and allow storage in bilge areas? How about washing and dipping all the fresh produce in fresh water with a little bit of bleach to remove bugs and potential pathogens. I have seen that done in another sailing channel (Delos) and by commentors on some other sailing channels and it seems to make good sense. Do you also store some of the products such as rice, flour, and oats in air tight containers to prevent weevil migration? I guess it depends on the space you have available and the size of containers. Great comment below by other viewers as well. Fair Winds Patrick and Rebecca.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Hi David, Since our bilges get wet at times, the only thing we store there are plastic bottles, like soda bottles. I suppose washing vegetables in a bleach or iodine solution might be something to do, we never have. Vegetables get cooked at a high enough temperature to kill pathogens. If we saw bugs, we would wash them down the drain. Weevils can be a big problem so we now store rice and flour in closed containers with a few bay leaves thrown in. But even pasta can develop weevils so a cruiser has to keep a close eye on anything with a grain origination, we can't unpack and store everything in plastic containers.

[@SC-hd4rm]

@@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife I think the point about washing veg in a bleach solution is to do so at the time of provisioning -- to extend the life of the veg and stop them going soft before you want to cook them...

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Simon Costa Ah.....I’ve always felt that when you wash them, they start turning. Will have to experiment when it doesn’t matter much... Rebecca

[@krassos]

You're in the tropics...could you use a solar oven to bake?

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Probably!

[@waltobringer2928]

It's all about their natural aroma. Bay leaves contain an essential oil called eucalyptol that emits a scent that we find pleasant, but weevils absolutely detest. Placing a few bay leaves in your pantry or storage containers can create a barrier that keeps these tiny invaders at bay.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

You know..I once knew that, and now you have reminded me..thank you ;)

[@waltobringer2928]

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[@romandecaesar4782]

Question 1: Since you are using powdered milk, wouldn't it also make sense to use powdered eggs too? Question 2: Because soda pop is so bad for you and dehydrating, why carry it on board? Is there some special use? Question 3: Isn't canned food overall better, safer and more economical for ocean sailing, instead of bagged items? Question 4: You seem "light" on spices: is there a reason for this? Question 5: Would it be better to use packets of condiments instead of large 32 oz bottles? I downloaded your list. Thank you.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

1: Why use powdered eggs when you can buy fresh eggs nearly anywhere. We had powdered eggs stored away. Years later, when we finally opened the package, they were not fit to eat. Fresh milk is not available everywhere so powdered milk is used. Here in S. Africa, fresh milk is everywhere and inexpensive yet powdered milk is expensive. You go with what the situation warrants. No hard rules. 2: Coffee and tea are also diuretics, along with soda so why carry any of those items? By a vegetarian's standards, we are trash pit omnivores. But since we have been away from all those fast food joints in America, our cholesterol levels, for the first time, had gotten into the "normal" zones. Now that we are in S. Africa, where there is real food, like we grew up with in America, maybe our "normal" zones will disappear and get to the higher levels, where it used to be. 3: Canned food, fresh food, bagged food, you name it. It all gets used when appropriate and available. No one on our boat is on any sort of strict diet or health mission. 4: In the spice rack over our galley sink, there are 25 jars of spices. When it comes down to it, salt, pepper, both black and white and cinnamon are the most used spices. 5: 32oz bottles of condiments? You must be speaking about ketchup. Ketchup lasts forever. There is no finer sauce than ketchup. I use a lot of it. I couldn't imagine fiddling around with little packets of the stuff. 6: This video is about what is available and what may not be in different parts of the world. There is no agenda to tell anyone what to eat and what not to eat. If you don't want sugary soda on your boat, that is your business. It is a starting point for provisioning. The list of food is for a single passage, for 6 people delivering a boat across an ocean, and is very accurate. It is intended to have little surplus for which a boat owner is paying for. Leave $200 worth of food behind at the end of a delivery and the boat owner will see that as mismanagement and waste of his money. Thank you for your comment. I hope this helps.

[@markrussell910]

I heard somewhere that you should take the labels off the cans so that dust mites and other critters don't stow away. Is that your experience? Thank you for the helpful video.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Mark, you hear a lot of things that aren't practical....like never have anything made of glass on a boat. We have never found a reason to remove paper labels from cans. If one does not remove labels when living in a house, for the reasons you have heard, why should it be different on a boat? I have only read of some cruisers removing labels so they won't clog the bilge pumps, but those are not the cruisers I have known who are out crossing the Pacific or Indian Oceans. I would consider such a thing if we should ever head down around Cape Horn....but Tierra del Fuego sounds a bit more enticing. Thanks for watching the video and for your comment.

[@flyingdutchman6984]

I think any cans stored in the bilge or areas that are likely to get wet should have the labels removed, otherwise there is no real good reason to take them off.

[@Garryck-1]

@@flyingdutchman6984 - And if you're storing them in the bilge, don't just remove the labels and write the contents on them with a permanent marker (very important!), do what the old-timers used to do, and varnish (epoxy?) the cans. Otherwise you're just begging for them to start rusting.

[@reinc83]

Do you ever take what is considered delicacies to other nations with you for barter?

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Yes, we have done that. But sometimes it backfires. Hamburgers for those on a faraway island in Fiji proved to be revolting to the inhabitants there (or maybe it was my bad cooking). And alcohol in French Polynesia is like handing out poison. So the “delicacies” must be carefully chosen ;) -pFlour, rice and sugar seem to be more sought after “delicacies” in many areas! -Rebecca

[@winduncan9818]

As for weevils, I freeze my rice and flower for 24hrs when I first buy it. Kills all the eggs and lasts longer.

[@SailingBrickHouse-RVLife]

Thats a really good provisioning tip!!