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[fromtheuk]

Next week, I will move to my new apartment, maybe an hour and a half away from where I am now, by road. I will move all of my belongings by van.

I will take some salad, fruit and other fridge-dwelling items.

Do you think these items will go off in one and a half hours, in the heat?

If yes, do they sell bags in Korea which keep food cool? Like freezer bags.

How would you transport these essential food items, without them going off, when moving apartment?

Thanks.

[fromtheuk]

Sensible answers please.

[saw6436]

You can buy these magical things called "coolers".

[Kikomom]

Fruit should travel fine without refrigeration, eat the salad before you leave. Just don't stock up before the move.

Your refrigerated items should be packed in a cooler with ice packs or loose ice. If you don't want to invest in a regular hard-sided cooler, you might find a styrofoam one in a convenience or grocery store. Look on the overhead above the frozen foods. Freeze some water bottles, or juice packs for ice before the move if you have a fridge with a freezer bin.

[Rufus]

How much food do you have? Cant you eat it within the next week?
Have you never moved house before? Or gone on a picnic?

[fromtheuk]

Thank you. I'll go to homeplus and ask for styrofoam coolers.

I want to arrive in my new apartment, without the need to go and buy stuff. I will not take much food which requires a fridge.

Just salad, some fruit and juice.

[DrOctagon]

[grunden]

I have a similar questions as well. I am going to go to Burgerking tomorrow, and order a whopper and a fish sandwich. I will ride my bike down to Busan station, and I will only eat the whopper, and half of the chicken sandwich. I want to bring the other half home. Now it will take me over an hour to ride to Burgerking, if I put it in my backpack will it spoil? what if I put some chuncks of ice in foil and wrap it up, will this save it from the bacteria that could give me the hershy squirts?

[Robot_Teacher]

I travel to Emart 2 hours and have no problems with meat, fruits, and veggies going off. I ask for ice, pack the meat and bag of ice inside a small cardboard box, tape it closed, and it stays cold for all of 2 hours. Probably could get away with doing 4 or 5 hours.

[weatherman]

[Dodgy Al]

I absolutely hate moving house. Good luck with it.

[kiknkorea]

I don't see a problem with the fruit.

As long as it's not ice cream you should be fine.

[Gillian57]

[fromtheuk]

I said 'like freezer bags' i.e. a bag which keeps food cool, but not frozen.

Is this person for real?!!

[Kikomom]