Coghlans Egg Holder - Practical Protection
By Joan Young on
The inexpensive plastic egg carton really does protect eggs for camping.You can even carry them in a pack safely.
Coghlans is a brand that is known for inexpensive camping gadgets. Many of them dont work very well, but these egg boxes are definitely worth buying.This one is harder to find; its for 6 eggs.You can most often find the one for a full dozen eggs.Its basically the same just twice the size.Mine happens to be red, but I dont think the colors are consistent with the sizes.
These are made from semi-rigid plastic, and simply snap closed. You use the handles for leverage to pull the case back open.
If you look closely at the picture you can see that the cups on one side of the case have little tabs.If you put the small end of the egg in that side the eggs will be held fairly tightly in the case so they dont rattle.
I have actually carried eggs in my backpack in this for a couple of days. (They dont go bad in that amount of time.)I doubt that you could drop this on a sidewalk without damage to the eggs, but it offers a lot more protection than even a styrofoam egg carton.
Although this is something you wouldnt usually want the weight of for backpacking, its not unreasonable if you really want eggs. The weight is 3.2 ounces.
Because it is smooth plastic it cleans up easily, but I dont know if it is dishwasher safe.
The drawbacks are:
You must open it somewhat carefully or the eggs might fall out.
The handles, tabs, and hinge are the weakest portions and take a lot of abuse if it is used often... on the other hand, it didnt cost a lot to start with!
