I usually just use the yellow clam-shell style carton. I have many times in the past, cracked my eggs into a nalgene for transport. As long as you don't leave room, they cushion each other and stay together pretty well. I would be careful with food handling if you choose the latter.

The Kevin Callan. Tape them under your canoe seat in the cardboard container you bought them in.  They'll keep for a week if bought at grocery store. 2 weeks if they are farm fresh and unwashed. 

I use the yellow clamshell thing.  I only use medium eggs with it as large or x-large are too big and will break when you close it up.  I put a tight elastic around it, then put it in a PC x-large ziplock bag.  Usually I get no breaks, and for sure the thing won't fly open with the elastic (I have had that happen before - disaster) but if it does, the ziplock catches the mess.

Unwashed, non-refrigerated eggs will keep for a few weeks.  It's what is commonly done in Europe (strange to see the eggs on a shelf next to cereal with no refrigeration, but look it up, it works) so find a local farm and ask them to set aside a dozen or two then use one of the protection methods above for transporting them un-damaged.

I forgot the "worst case scenario step":

Put the container inside a large ziplock bag.  Fits perfectly.


Barbara

Last edited by Barbara (5/04/2017 8:50 am)

I've used the yellow clamshell thing before but found that breakage was too common a problem. These day I usually keep them in their cardboard container & wrap it in a few layers of newspaper. Store flyers work well.

When backpacking I will often use a Pringles tin - balled-up paper towel, egg, paper towel, egg, paper towel egg...you get the idea. I've had great success with both method. Only one broken egg that I recall. 

Algonquintripper...one layer of paper towel between the eggs and the lid of the container will solve any breakage problem.

We had a breakage problem years ago, when the small cooler fell to the ground.  Can't remember why, but the eggs in the yellow container were smashed.  That's when I learned to put that cushion of a layer of paper towel in there.  No problems since then, and the barrel we use has had some "adventures".  Eggs stayed safe and sound.

I've not trusted the cardboard that eggs come in for a long time.  I check each egg before buying the package, and I have rejected up to 4 cartons because of broken eggs.  I really wouldn't trust them to be transported in the flimsy cardboard containers.


Barbara

From a farmer: scoutergriz is absolutely right. The shell protects against bacteria.
Unwashed eggs are best to take,however, farmers can NOT sell eggs to private people.
So knocking on a farmers door is not going to work for you.THe chicken board is very strict about that here in Canada.
I am uncertain if Mennonite families have an exemption from that.
There is an easy way to check if store bought eggs are still good to eat. Take one of your pots, a tall one is recommended, fill half full with water and put egg in with point to the bottom. If egg stays on the bottom, egg is good ( air chamber inside is small) if egg starts to come up a bit, but does not yet float,egg is older but okay( air chamber is enlarging). If egg floats, throw out, do not eat, egg has started to decompose (and airchamber is large)