Mikayla's Mom Posted April 7, 2010 #1 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I have my Rum Runners and was wondering how soon I can fill them and pack them? Does it matter? We are driving to Galveston but my inlaws are coming our way the weekend before and we were going to send any packed luggage back with them to give us more room in the car. Would packing it up a week or so do any harm? Need advice from experienced Pirates please. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Foster Posted April 7, 2010 #2 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I have my Rum Runners and was wondering how soon I can fill them and pack them? Does it matter? We are driving to Galveston but my inlaws are coming our way the weekend before and we were going to send any packed luggage back with them to give us more room in the car. Would packing it up a week or so do any harm? Need advice from experienced Pirates please. :D When we got our RR's the instructions said to fill them up with water and let them sit for a bit... so we filled ours up with hot water and let them sit on the counter for a few days to "season them" and then it shouldn't matter how early you fill and pack them. No harm for packing them up a week early. I did however wrap mine in a hand towel then placed each one in their own zip lock bags just to make sure there were no leaks. Make sure you have the lids on good also. I have heard of people who did not have the lids on good and tight. I also heard one person say they wrapped theirs up individual in disposable diapers.. LOL.. GREAT IDEA for leaks. We have used ours for many things and have never had any leaks.. but I still don't like to take chances.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikayla's Mom Posted April 7, 2010 Author #3 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Thank you for the help- Think I will prep them, then fill and Zip lock them for packing. Should not be an issue. I am going to try "bundle Packing" (see youtube) and I figure I will make sure that little plastic cap is near other hard plastic things so they are less detectible. Thinking of putting a few in the snorkle gear bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted April 7, 2010 #4 Share Posted April 7, 2010 It's not like liquor will "go bad"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyAgain Posted April 7, 2010 #5 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I've had RR's with hard liquor in them for 7 days with no issues. Pre-seasoned with the water deal ahead of time. Do not over fill or force fill them. I prefer the smaller sized RR's but some folks love the huge ones. I use the Cinderella slipper approach and pack them in my shoes. Zip-Loc bags of course to keep it all tidy. Have never had a leak even after a long flight over the Pacific to Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvs2travl Posted April 8, 2010 #6 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I've had RR's with hard liquor in them for 7 days with no issues. Pre-seasoned with the water deal ahead of time. Do not over fill or force fill them. I prefer the smaller sized RR's but some folks love the huge ones. I use the Cinderella slipper approach and pack them in my shoes. Zip-Loc bags of course to keep it all tidy. Have never had a leak even after a long flight over the Pacific to Japan. We put our RR's in zip-lock bags. I then place them inside my husband's shoes (size 13 so there's plenty of room - :eek:) and we have never had a problem with them leaking. Just season them with warm water and you should be fine! It's not like the booze will go bad or anything. Just try to place them in or around something in your luggage like inside shoes or a handbag, or pack some books or toiletries around them - so that they will not appear as a big empty "void" on the cruise line luggage x-ray machine. Have a great cruise! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted April 8, 2010 #7 Share Posted April 8, 2010 We often fill ours a week before the cruise and the liquour is in them for at least two weeks during the cruise .... so no problem. In fact I have some Grey Goose in one that has been in one since early January....maybe I should try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyAgain Posted April 8, 2010 #8 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Yes, test that Gray Goose and let us know if it is still fine! Report back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowler Posted April 8, 2010 #9 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I left 16 oz. of 12 yr. old scotch in my RR's for a month, it must of gone bad because I had a headache the next morning after consuming it.:D Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulcimergirl Posted April 8, 2010 #10 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I left 16 oz. of 12 yr. old scotch in my RR's for a month, it must of gone bad because I had a headache the next morning after consuming it.:D Bill This made me laugh... good to know, early is A OK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted April 9, 2010 #11 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Please put them in a liplock bag. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally pro-smuggling... but one of my rum runners sprung a leak across the top seam and I ended up spraying a dear friend in vodka. I threw the rest of them out, didn't trust them after that so please make sure they're bagged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsPete Posted April 9, 2010 #12 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Make sure you have the lids on good also. I have heard of people who did not have the lids on good and tight. I also heard one person say they wrapped theirs up individual in disposable diapers.. LOL.. GREAT IDEA for leaks.Diapers . . . interesting idea. I've always ziplocked everything liquid (toiletries, sodas, everything), but I've never put anything inside the ziplock to absorb liquids. A similar idea -- for those of us who don't keep diapers around the house any longer -- would be maxi pads. In fact, we have a couple maxi pads stuck to the bottom of our safe at home. If we were to have a fire and the area was sprayed with water, hopefully it'd do a little good in absorbing some of the water and keeping it away from the documents we keep there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted April 9, 2010 #13 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Just reporting in....Gray Goose was just fine!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ailuro Posted April 9, 2010 #14 Share Posted April 9, 2010 If you are going to see them the next week, why not fill up the rum runners when you get to theirs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikayla's Mom Posted April 9, 2010 Author #15 Share Posted April 9, 2010 If you are going to see them the next week, why not fill up the rum runners when you get to theirs? I would but I plan on "bundle" packing and would like to put the rr in the middle. So I need to do it when I put the bags together. Thanks everyone for the help! I love cc!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle1836 Posted April 9, 2010 #16 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I left 16 oz. of 12 yr. old scotch in my RR's for a month, it must of gone bad because I had a headache the next morning after consuming it.:D Bill too funny!!! thanks for the laugh Just reporting in....Gray Goose was just fine!!!! good to know. got a bottle of GG in the freezer waiting for that rum runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyAgain Posted April 9, 2010 #17 Share Posted April 9, 2010 The RR people absolutely honor their waranty. Instead of throwing away those Run Runners, you should have e-mailed the company and gotten a replacement. In tens of thousands of miles traveled I've never had an RR failure! I do put them in Zip-Loc bags but have never had an issue. The RumRunner company has an incredibly high level of customer satisfaction. For good reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted April 10, 2010 #18 Share Posted April 10, 2010 The RR people absolutely honor their waranty. Instead of throwing away those Run Runners, you should have e-mailed the company and gotten a replacement. In tens of thousands of miles traveled I've never had an RR failure! I do put them in Zip-Loc bags but have never had an issue. The RumRunner company has an incredibly high level of customer satisfaction. For good reason! I realize that now, at the time, I honestly just didn't trust them and wouldn't have trusted any replacement that they sent me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxguy77 Posted April 12, 2010 #19 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I have my Rum Runners and was wondering how soon I can fill them and pack them? Does it matter? We are driving to Galveston but my inlaws are coming our way the weekend before and we were going to send any packed luggage back with them to give us more room in the car. Would packing it up a week or so do any harm? Need advice from experienced Pirates please. :D Go 4 it!:p Steal entry 4 a bottle,h\\\, steal at least enough to pay for the cruise.!;) Why stop there?:confused::p:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxguy77 Posted April 12, 2010 #20 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Yes, test that Gray Goose and let us know if it is still fine! Report back! It will be OK 4 people that actually buy French products.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted April 12, 2010 #21 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Just poured what was in the Rum Runner back into the bottle...tested the Gray Goose again liberally and found that all is well....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted April 12, 2010 #22 Share Posted April 12, 2010 It will be OK 4 people that actually buy French products.:eek: Sorry, as a western Canadian I am not permitted to answer such a question.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsulin Posted April 12, 2010 #23 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Please put them in a liplock bag. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally pro-smuggling... but one of my rum runners sprung a leak across the top seam and I ended up spraying a dear friend in vodka. I threw the rest of them out, didn't trust them after that so please make sure they're bagged. I often place my negative posts into a liplock bag, but it doesn't seem to work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted April 12, 2010 #24 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I often place my negative posts into a liplock bag, but it doesn't seem to work very well. Too funny! it was the smuggling, I got all excited :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsulin Posted April 12, 2010 #25 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Too funny! it was the smuggling, I got all excited :) All is OK. And - weren't those 2010 Winter Olympics the best ever?? Thanks, Vancouver, for giving us such a great treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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